5/3/1 Weightlifting App
Ranked 3 of 3 workout trackers by recommenders
Simple app for Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 strength program that people use for years, though it lacks more advanced training regimens.
Simple app for Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 strength program that people use for years, though it lacks more advanced training regimens.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Used for a year or more
“Thank you for building this! I've been using the app for almost a year”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell” “has been earning me ~$1000 a month for over two years now”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Lacks more advanced training regimens
“My one complaint was that there weren't more sophisticated training regiments.”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell”
Other workout trackers people recommend
The two most recommended other workout trackers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stronk.app | 10 | 1 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| Hevy | 6 | 2 | 75% | 5 | — | — |
| 5/3/1 Weightlifting AppThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Unless you have elite genetics or are on juice you don't really need to go beyond those programs.”
“This is a perfect example of taking a simple idea and elevating it/ executing it well.”
“My one complaint was that there weren't more sophisticated training regiments.”
“Thank you for building this! I've been using the app for almost a year”
“has been earning me ~$1000 a month for over two years now”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.