A rest timer for lifters that grew into a training log.

how it started

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ancora

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■ Ancora is a rest timer and training log for iPhone, built by a lifter for the way lifters actually train. Tap when you rack the weight, rest exactly as long as you planned, and let the app remember every set. No account, no cloud, no tracking.

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■ LEFT / RIGHT TIMERS

Independent rest timers for each side, so alternating one-arm and one-leg work never means counting out loud between sets. Alerts reach you even with your phone locked.

Single mode for everything else, with a set counter on every timer and your last session's reps shown right where you need them.

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■ PROGRESSION

Build workouts from a library of 90+ movements or your own. Ancora logs every set and tells you when you've earned more weight.

Double progression by default. Advanced mode adds reps in reserve, fractional reps, lengthened partials, and estimated one-rep-max charts.

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■ YOUR DATA

No account, no servers, no analytics. Your training log lives on your iPhone and exports to a spreadsheet whenever you want it.

Optional heart rate from Apple Health or a Bluetooth chest strap, shown during your session and summarized afterward.

PRIVACY POLICY

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about us

■ OUR STORY

Ancora started as two buttons on a web page, built to stop counting rest times out loud while alternating arms on overhead press.

Every feature since has come from the same place: notes taken between sets.

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BUILT BY A LIFTER, FOR LIFTERS

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Questions, bug reports, or feature ideas? Email contact@ancorafitness.com. Every message is read by the person who built the app.

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