Strength & Gear

Resistance bands are the most underrated piece of gym equipment available. Here are the best sets for strength training, warm-up, rehab, and travel — ranked by resistance range, durability, and value.

The best strength training apps ranked by logging speed, free tier value, analytics depth, and real-world usability. Plus the gear that makes your logged PRs actually mean something.

Strong and Hevy are the two strength logging apps most serious lifters end up debating. Both are excellent. The right one depends on whether you train alone or want a social layer, and how much you care about the free tier.

Strong does one thing — log your workouts cleanly and track progressive overload. We tested it for 12 weeks against every alternative. Here’s the verdict.

Hevy is the fastest, cleanest workout logging app we’ve tested. We used it for six weeks across multiple training splits — here’s what the data looks like.