BASKORP.METHOD.PGART

I turned strength progression into an algorithm.

I designed PG-ART, a strength-training method that runs like software: you log the reps you actually hit, and a fixed set of rules decides your next target. No RPE guessing, no calendar to grind through. The apps on this site are the implementation; the same systems habit is what I do professionally, in embedded Android and custom AOSP.

PG-ART progression plotted as training volume (weight times reps): volume climbs as reps go from 6 to 10 at a fixed weight, then the weight increases about 5 to 10 percent and reps reset to 6, so volume dips before each cycle restarts on a higher baseline. SESSIONS → VOLUME (WT×REPS) → 6 7 8 9 10 weight ↑ / volume ↓ weight ↑ / volume ↓
The y-axis is training volume (weight × reps). At a fixed weight, volume climbs as the rep target steps from 6 to 10. Clear the top and the weight goes up while reps reset to 6, so volume dips, then each cycle climbs from a higher baseline. That waveform is what PG-ART does.
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How the method works

Train in a fixed 6 to 10 rep range. Hit your target in 3 of 4 sets and the next session goes up a rep; miss it and the target drops one. Reach the top of the range and the weight steps up while reps reset to 6. It is fully algorithmic: the reps you log decide the next target, with no RPE or RIR to guess at.

I have run it on myself for ten months and logged every set. The full write-up covers the rules, where it sits among existing methods, and what the data actually showed.

Read PG-ART →
PG-ART progression plotted as training volume (weight × reps): volume climbs as reps go from 6 to 10 at a fixed weight, then the weight steps up and reps reset to 6, so volume dips before each cycle restarts on a higher baseline.
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The software that runs it

Two local-first Android apps. Iron Log is PG-ART in your pocket: it applies the rules so you just log and lift. Food Locker is a companion body-weight tracker in the same spirit. No accounts, no cloud, your data stays on the phone.

Iron Log app icon: a white dumbbell on a deep-purple rounded square.
BASKORP.APPS.IRONLOG

Iron Log

The app that runs PG-ART: it decides your progression so you just log and lift.

  • Applies the PG-ART rules: log your reps, it sets your next target
  • No account, no cloud; your data stays on the device
  • Signed release builds, distributed as an APK
Food Locker app icon: a fork and knife over a shield on a teal rounded square.
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Food Locker

A companion body-weight log. Everything stays on your phone.

  • Records your body weight over time
  • No account, no cloud, offline by design
  • Local-first Android app, distributed as an APK
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