Run a strength workout
Start with the workout you planned, then record the work you actually do. Open a scheduled strength workout in Plan and tap Start Workout. Check the reps and weight before Log Set, use rest and pause controls as needed, and finish the sets or end early with a partial result.
Choose the workout you intend to do
Use Momentum on your iPhone. Choose an uncompleted scheduled strength workout in an active training plan. This guide covers rep-and-weight sets.
You do not need a paired Apple Watch or a live connection to record sets locally.
Move through the workout
Start from Plan
- Open Plan.
- Select the workout's date.
- Select the scheduled strength workout.
- Tap Start Workout.
- Wait for the countdown to finish.
- Tap Begin Exercise when it appears.
If this workout is already active, Resume Workout opens it instead. If Momentum asks to replace a different active workout, use the choices described in “When the workout needs a different next step.”
Check the values before logging
The current set starts with planned values. Leave them unchanged only if they match the work you want to record.
- Tap the current rep value, labeled Adjust reps.
- Enter the rep count in Reps.
- Tap Set Reps.
- Tap the current weight value, labeled Adjust weight.
- Enter the weight in Weight, or select Bodyweight for a bodyweight set.
- Tap Set Weight.
- Tap Log Set after performing the set.
You can skip either adjustment when its value already matches your set. Set Reps and Set Weight prepare the values; Log Set records them. In either editor, Use Planned Value restores that field's planned value.
Rest and continue
After a successful log, Momentum moves to the next set and starts rest when the workout calls for it.
- Tap Skip Rest when you want to leave the current rest.
- Tap +30 sec when you want to extend it.
- Tap Begin Exercise when the next exercise is ready to begin.
To pause:
- Open Controls.
- Tap Pause Workout.
Active time and rest stop advancing while paused. Tap Resume Workout when you are ready to continue.
Finish or stop early
Logging the last set opens Workout Complete. Review the summary, then tap Done.
You can also stop before all sets are complete:
- Open Controls.
- Tap End Workout.
- Select End Workout in the confirmation.
- Review Workout Ended.
- Tap Done.
Ending early retains completed sets in a partial summary. Select Keep Going in the confirmation if you want to continue instead.
Keep the work you recorded
A completed workout contains the sets you logged through the final set. An ended-early workout retains the work you logged before stopping; it does not mark the remaining sets complete.
A successful set log saves the change on your iPhone. Open Workout status to check local save, Apple Watch delivery, and live connection separately. Saved on This iPhone does not confirm companion delivery or account cloud sync.
When the workout needs a different next step
Keep planned and recorded values separate
Momentum records the reps and weight you confirm with Log Set; it does not independently measure them. If you make no adjustment, logging uses the planned reps and weight.
The live rep-and-weight editor does not offer every target control found in the workout builder. A planned duration, distance, or resistance level is not evidence that you recorded that result.
Keep or replace an active workout
Keep Current Workout leaves the existing workout active. End and Start This Workout starts a countdown. When the countdown finishes, Momentum ends the current workout, keeps its recorded work, and starts the selected workout. Choose replacement only when you intend to stop the current workout.
Check a failed local save
If Workout status shows Not Saved, the latest change did not save. Check the current set and its values before trying Log Set again. Do not delete or recreate the workout to resolve a delivery delay.
An unavailable live connection does not prevent a local set log. Check the local save state separately from Apple Watch delivery.
Return after an interruption
If Workout Interrupted appears, choose Resume Workout to continue, or End at Last Saved Activity to stop at the last saved activity. Momentum keeps logged sets and excludes the time away from active training.
Values you only prepared in an editor are not logged sets. Check the current values again after returning.