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Log a regular working set

3 min read 2 tools Updated May 12, 2026

— Say it like this
10 at 80.
2 more ways to say it
  • 80 for 10.
  • Just did a set of 10 at 80 kg on bench.
— Here's how it goes

What you'd see in chat

  1. 10 at 80.
  2. Logged. 10 reps at 80 kg on barbell row — your second set of the exercise. Want a rest timer, or move on to set three?

  3. Pull A — Rows / Lats

    In progress

    2.92 t

    Volume

    6

    Sets

    58

    Reps

    28 min

    Duration

    Last set logged

    Barbell Row

    10 reps @ 80 kg

    • Push A — Bench / Shoulders

      May 8 · 16sets · 3.12 t

    • Pull A — Rows / Lats

      May 5 · 18sets · 4.28 t

      PR

    • Legs — Squat / Hamstrings

      May 1 · 14sets · 5.24 t

      PR ×2

You racked the bar after a clean set — the chalk's still on your palms, the bar's still cold from your grip, and you want to log it before the rest timer winds down. No notes, no fuss, just the set.

What the agent needs to hear

Behind your sentence, the agent works backwards to three pieces: which exercise, the weight, and the rep count. You don’t have to spell every one out — the active exercise in your session is the assumed target, so « 10 at 80 » is enough if you’re mid-bench. If you’ve moved on or you’re between exercises, name it: « 10 at 80 on bench », and the agent attaches the log to the right line.

Order is flexible. « 10 at 80 », « 80 for 10 », « 80 kilos, 10 reps » all land cleanly. The agent reads the larger number as weight and the smaller as reps, with the unit you specified (or your default if you don’t say). « 8 reps at bodyweight » works the same — no weight, the rep count and a flag.

Numbers and units

Numbers always override defaults. If you weighted the bar at 82.5, say 82.5 — the unit sticks and decimals carry. Pounds vs kilos: name the unit if it’s not your default; otherwise the agent uses what you set in profile. « A plate per side » gets resolved to the loaded barbell math (45/20/whatever your default plate is). « Bodyweight + 10 » resolves to your current body weight plus the added load.

For reps, the convention is what you did, not what was planned. If the program said 8 and you got 10, log 10. If the program said 8 and you cut at 6, log 6. The agent does not coach you about the gap — it logs the truth.

What this signal is for

The working set is the bedrock log. Your PR ledger reads from these — heaviest sets become your one-rep estimates. Volume totals come from these. Exercise progression, weekly review, training quality score, all of it. A clean working set in the right exercise builds the signal; a wrong one corrupts that exercise’s history quietly until you correct it.

This is why the agent shows you a card before saving even on a simple log. Quick to confirm, hard to fix later if it slipped through.

When the agent gets it wrong

Before you nod, scan the card for what doesn’t match what you actually did. If the rep count is off, say the right one: « it was 12, not 10 ». If the weight got attached to the wrong exercise — you said « 80 for 10 » mid-rest from bench but the session had already auto-advanced to incline — name the exercise: « that was the last bench set, not the incline ».

If your phrasing got read in the wrong direction — rare, but possible at extreme rep ranges — call it: « 20 reps at 60, not the other way around ». The card updates in place.

What makes the log worth keeping

Three things decide whether this set helps you later: the exercise is the right one (so PR ledger and progression stay honest), the weight is what was on the bar (decimals and added load count), and the rep count is what you did, not what was planned (the system reads truth, not intent). The system uses these for the PR ledger, working volume, and exercise progression; a wrong exercise or invented number quietly corrupts an entire lift’s history. Say the set the way you hit it, glance at the card, nod.

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