EGYM COMPANION
· vv1.3.1
About
Track your EGYM circuit training directly from your wrist.
Companion WebApp (beta): https://egymvisualizer.vercel.app/
Support the Development: https://buymeacoffee.com/forsterf
Small manual: http://egym.forster-florian.de/
GYM Training is a Garmin Connect IQ strength app for guided machine-based workouts and manual free-flow strength sessions. It records each completed set as a FIT lap and stores additional strength data in FIT developer fields for later review. Free-flow workouts, custom programs, recovery after interruptions, and faster weight adjustments are built directly into the watch experience.
## Main Features
- Guided upper-body and lower-body circuit workouts
- Three custom circuit slots from Garmin Connect settings
- Repeat syntax for custom circuits, such as `2xChest Press` or `Lat Pulldownx2`, for back-to-back sets
- Individual and free-flow mode for freely selected exercises, including optional order saving
- Compact set display for direct repeats, such as `S2/2`
- Three custom training programs with configurable method and reps directly on the watch
- RM-based target weight guidance with learned calibration and estimates for custom programs
- Quality rating or watt tracking, depending on the active training method
- Faster weight and watt adjustment by holding a button or touch zone
- Recovery screen to resume an active workout directly after an app restart
- Session summary with total volume, average performance, method, and record highlights
- English and German user interface
## Typical Workout Workflow
1. Choose a program and start a circuit or free-flow workout.
2. Follow the current exercise, adjust the suggested weight with fine steps or fast hold-repeat, and confirm the set.
3. Enter or rate performance where the method requires it.
4. Advance through the break phase to continue with the next set or exercise.
5. Save the workout to write the FIT activity and the final summary fields.
## Data Recorded
- Every completed set is written as a lap in the saved FIT activity.
- Break phases are written as separate `Pause` laps with zero reps, weight, performance, and workload.
- Lap developer fields store reps, weight, performance, workload, and exercise name.
- Session developer fields store total session load, average performance, program name, training method, and record summary.
- Standard Garmin activity metadata is recorded through the Connect IQ ActivityRecording session.
## Notes / Limitations
- The app is designed for manual workout logging on the watch. It does not connect directly to EGYM gym machines.
- RM and watt reference values are maintained through the app and Garmin Connect settings workflow.
- Custom program names are edited in Garmin Connect settings; method and reps can be changed on the watch before training.
- When a workout can be recovered, the app first asks whether to resume or discard it on startup.
- The app is not affiliated with or endorsed by EGYM GmbH.
What's new
### Added
v1.1: Support for three custom circles, repetition in exercises and custom programms
v1.1.1: More robust Free Flow, direct resume after restart, and faster weight/watt adjustment by holding. UI Adjustment for Sets.
v1.1.2:Better storage logic for user changes to suggested weights
v1.2:
Skipped exercises in fixed circuits can now be completed later: swipe left to skip, swipe right to restore the last skipped exercise, and pending exercises are offered automatically at the end of the round. Reps can now be adjusted per set before the percent/watt rating, and the custom circuit settings label has been cleaned up.
Max-Out mode included