Need to track personal records at the gym — best weight, best reps, and when you beat them — without a notebook comparison or a gym-app download? This howtoany walkthrough uses a browser workout log so PRs update from the sets you already lift.
If you want the broader progress picture (volume, streaks, history), see how to track gym progress without a spreadsheet. If you are still building the habit of writing sets down, see how to keep a workout journal online. This guide is about personal records specifically.
Why automatic PRs beat a notebook column
A paper PR list only works if you remember to update it after every session. An automatic tracker that reads the sets you log can:
- Compare today’s weight and reps to your previous best per exercise
- Flag a personal record with a PR badge when you beat that best
- Keep top lifts per exercise visible without hunting old pages
- Stay on your phone in the browser — no spreadsheet sync at home
MyRepLog’s free plan includes unlimited sessions, full history, and those automatic personal records.
Steps
Open MyRepLog. Go to myreplog.com in your phone or laptop browser. No app-store download is required.
Create a free account. Sign up with no card. Unlimited sessions, full history, and automatic personal records are free forever.
Log weight and reps. During the session, log the weight and reps for every set on each exercise. Use kg or lb, whichever you already train in.
Finish the session. End it so history saves and MyRepLog can compare today’s lifts to your previous bests.
Check the PR badge. When you beat a previous best, MyRepLog flags the personal record with a PR badge. Top lifts per exercise stay visible without a spreadsheet column.
What counts as a personal record here
MyRepLog treats a PR as beating a previous best on an exercise from the sets you logged. You do not maintain a separate “PR” sheet — the badge and top-lift views come from finished sessions.
AI coaching and advanced strength analytics sit on MyRepLog Pro if you want them later. They are not required to track personal records at the gym.
Tips
- Follow a program you already have, or browse training programs (beginner, strength, hypertrophy, fat loss, 3-day, and home training) and log against that structure so PRs have a consistent exercise list.
- Glance at exercise technique guides before a new lift so the first logged sets are worth comparing later.
- Add the site to your home screen as a progressive web app if you want an icon; you can keep opening it in the browser either way.
Open MyRepLog and log the next session so the next personal record has something to beat.