◆ Anvil v4.2 · iOS + Android · No ads, ever 7-day free trial · Cancel anytime · £6.99/mo
Strength training for grown-ups

Lift like an adult. Recover like one, too.

Anvil is a training app built for the specific problem of getting stronger after 35 — without the ego, the injuries, or the 400-page spreadsheets. Proven programs, honest metrics, no gimmicks.

4.8★ App Store 34k lifters UK-built
◆ TUE 07:14WK 6
Squat day.
Block 2 · Session 14 of 24
Back squat
5 × 3 @ RPE 7
125 kg
Romanian deadlift
3 × 8 @ RPE 8
95 kg
Split squat
3 × 10 e/s
22 kg
Log set 3 →
Powerlifting Strongman Physique General strength Return-from-injury Masters comp prep Powerlifting Strongman Physique General strength Return-from-injury Masters comp prep
What Anvil actually does

The boring bits of getting stronger, made bearable.

Every set logged in three taps. Every plate loaded from your bar setup. Every deload triggered before you dig a hole you can't climb out of.

Three-tap logging

Weight, reps, RPE. Anvil remembers the rest of the set format from last week. Median session logged in 4:20.

Real programs, built by real coaches

Nineteen templates from named UK powerlifting and strength coaches — Sheffield, Manchester, Cardiff. Not scraped from Reddit.

Plate calculator that knows your gym

Save your bar and plate stack. Anvil tells you the loading pattern for every set. No mental arithmetic between reps.

Recovery-aware programming

Sleep, soreness, and readiness inputs adjust the day's prescription. Miss a session, Anvil rebalances the week rather than pushing you into a hole.

E1RM without the noise

Estimated 1-rep max per lift, plotted against session RPE, not against your bad days. See the trend line, ignore the wiggles.

Export everything

CSV, PDF, or share a session link with your coach. You own the data. If we go bust, you leave with a decade of logs intact.

A closer look

Not another workout diary.

01 · Programs

Programs written by people you'd actually train with.

Every program in Anvil is credited to the coach who wrote it, with a plain-English description of what it's for and who it isn't. No "AI-generated 12-week hypertrophy programme". Just training built by lifters who know how the barbell moves.

  • Powerlifting: strength blocks, peaking, meet week
  • General strength: 3-day and 4-day rotations
  • Return-from-injury: deload → build → test protocols
  • Masters-specific: adjusted volume, extended warm-ups
MON
Press day · Bench focus
45 min
TUE
Squat day · Block 2
55 min
WED
Off
rest
THU
Pull day · Deadlift
60 min
FRI
Accessory · Optional
30 min
SAT
Off
rest
SUN
Squat day · Volume
50 min

Back squat · e1RM · 12 weeks

+18.2 kg
W1W3W6W9W12
02 · Progress

Trend lines that don't lie to you.

Anvil's e1RM tracker weights sessions by RPE, so your grinder single at RPE 10 doesn't get counted the same as a comfortable double at RPE 7. You see the actual trajectory of your strength, not the noise of individual bad days.

  • Rolling 8-week trend on every main lift
  • Volume load per week, per movement pattern
  • Bar-speed data if you use a velocity tracker
  • Deload warnings when readiness drops for 5+ days
34k
Active lifters
4.8/5
App Store rating
4:20
Median session log time
19
Programs from named coaches
Lifters using Anvil

The people at the barbell.

Finally an app that assumes I know what a Romanian deadlift is and doesn't try to sell me protein. Log the set, see the trend, go home. That's the whole job.
HR
Halvor Rees
Powerlifter · 42 · Sheffield
The readiness-adjusted programming was the difference between me finishing a training block and me tearing something in week 6. Best £7 a month I spend on my body.
MC
Mira Chandra
Masters comp · 38 · Cardiff
I've coached with WhatsApp screenshots for six years. Anvil's shared-session view means my lifters send me one link and I see everything I need. Saves me an hour a week per athlete.
OB
Otis Blackwood
Coach · Manchester

Seven days. No card. No nonsense.

Full access to every program, every metric, and every export function. If you don't love it by day seven, uninstall and you're done. No dark patterns.