Smolov, run exact. A coach that can't hallucinate your squat numbers.
A short survey routes you to Full Smolov, Smolov Jr, or a Prep on-ramp. Every session's load is computed for you and rounded to your plates. An on-device AI coach explains the plan from your own logged sets, and it can never invent a number it hasn't seen.
How beginnergains works
Three steps, one squat program, no spreadsheet.
The survey routes you
A short intake checks your training age and how stable your one-rep max is, then routes you to Full Smolov (13 weeks), Smolov Jr (3 weeks), or Prep if you're not ready for either yet.
You train with exact loads
Every session shows the exact weight, computed from your training max and rounded to your kg or lb plates. Miss too many reps and the failure protocol proposes a training max drop; nothing changes until you confirm it.
The coach keeps the cycle honest
Wellness check-ins track soreness, energy, and nutrition. The on-device coach reads your logged sessions to explain the plan and nudge you before a missed day turns into a missed cycle.
What's actually in the app
Full Smolov runs 13 weeks. The Smolov Jr tracker inside beginnergains compresses that into 3, for lifters who don't have a school semester to give a squat max. A gated survey keeps unprepared lifters out of the 13-week cycle and into Prep instead.
Miss two or more sets, or miss across back-to-back sessions, and the coach recommends a training max drop. You confirm it before anything changes: no lockouts, no forced rest days.
Built on Apple Intelligence FoundationModels and grounded in your actual logged sessions. A deterministic rule engine owns every load and every training max change; the coach can explain those decisions but can never contradict or invent one.
Local notifications for missed sessions, test-day prep, and phase briefs. There's no push server, because there's no server.
An e1RM trend line built from your real test-day numbers.
No account, no login, no analytics SDK. Every rep you log stays on the phone that logged it. The only network call is Apple's App Store handling your subscription.
Your training data never leaves your phone.
Read the privacy policy →Pricing
One Pro subscription. Cancel any time in Settings.
Weekly
$4.99/week
- Full program engine
- On-device AI coach
- Coach check-ins
Monthly
$14.99/month
- Full program engine
- On-device AI coach
- Coach check-ins
Yearly
$59.99/year
- Full program engine
- On-device AI coach
- Coach check-ins
Subscriptions auto-renew. Cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions.
Support & FAQ
Run the program. Skip the spreadsheet.
beginnergains computes every load, catches every missed rep, and never leaves your phone.
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