Feature request: calisthenics, resistance band and hybrid training support
I use Hevy to log weight training, calisthenics and hybrid workouts, and I love the app. It find it gets everything right for me, but I end up creating lots of custom exercises and adding notes to cover gaps that could probably be handled through extenstions.
A few additions that would make Hevy much stronger for calisthenics and hybrid training:
1. Expanded equipment options
It would be great to have equipment like rings, parallel bars or parallettes. Even having the option to add custom equipment with the “Other” would be useful.
2. Comprehensive resistance band logging
For band-assisted or band-resisted exercises, it would be useful to log band colour/type per set, ideally with an optional resistance or assistance range (which would have to be user definable due to the inconsistencies between manufacturers).
This would make progression much easier to track for things like assisted pull-ups, one-arm chin-up progressions, planche work, banded HSPU, and band-resisted lifts.
3. More calisthenics exercise variations
The exercise library could use more calisthenics and rings-based movements, for example:
- Ring chin-ups
- One-arm chin-ups
- Bulgarian ring dips
- Bulgarian ring push-ups
- Ring rows variations
- Planche/Front/back lever progressions: tuck, advanced tuck, straddle, full
- Pseudo planche pushups
4. Exercise modifiers for progressions/regressions
Rather than needing a separate custom exercise for every variation, it could be useful to apply modifiers to an exercise or set, such as:
- Band assisted/resisted
- Weighted
- Regression/Progression
- Rings / bar / parallettes
I know calisthenics isn’t Hevy’s primary focus, and some of these requests are much bigger than others from a UX and engineering perspective. But even small additions, like better equipment tagging and band logging, would reduce the need for custom exercises and make the app much better for calisthenics, rings, and hybrid strength training.
Hevy already goes a long way toward supporting this style of training. A few targeted improvements could make it even better.