Best Way to Track Bench Press and Workout Volume

I used to walk into the gym and realize something frustrating every single time.

When I reached the bench press, I couldn’t remember what I had lifted last week.
Was it 60kg? Did I manage 10 reps or only 8? Did I actually improve, or was I repeating the same weight again?

At first, it didn’t seem like a big deal. I was working hard, sweating, pushing myself. But over time I noticed something — I wasn’t progressing consistently. Not because I lacked effort, but because I lacked clarity.

That’s when I truly understood what progressive overload means.

It’s not some complicated fitness theory. It simply means doing a little more than you did before:

1. More weight

2. More reps

3. More total work

But here’s the part most people ignore — you can’t apply progressive overload if you don’t know what you did last time.

Most of us rely on memory.
And memory is unreliable in the middle of a workout.

That frustration is what led me to build Telyn.

I didn’t want something complex. I just wanted a simple way to log my workouts properly. A place where I could:

• Create my own routines

• Add exercises

• Record weight, reps, and sets

• Instantly see what I did in previous sessions

Telyn automatically calculates total volume and shows progress through clean charts and graphs. After at least a week of consistent logging, it also provides AI insights based on your training data. It highlights patterns, shows trends in your strength and volume, and suggests when it might be time to push harder.

Nothing fancy. Just clarity.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re:

• A beginner trying to build your first routine

• An intermediate lifter stuck at a plateau

• An advanced athlete chasing precise improvements

If you care about getting stronger, tracking matters.

Telyn is currently free and available on Android. I built it because I needed it myself. If you’ve ever stood in the gym trying to remember your last workout numbers, you probably understand why it exists.

Real progress doesn’t come from guessing.
It comes from knowing.