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How to turn a past workout into a reusable routine

A good session is often the routine you wanted all along, and rebuilding it by hand is tedious. FlexLog's Android app can save a finished workout as a new routine, so next time you start from what you actually did.

1 min readWritten from play.google.com✓ Approved by the founder · 4 Nov 2026
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  1. Step by step
  2. Questions

Step by step

  1. Open FlexLog on your Android phone and go to your completed workouts.Screen: Completed workouts list on the phone
  2. Pick the session you want to repeat and check the sets, weights and reps it recorded.Screen: Detail of one completed workout
  3. If a set was logged wrong, correct the entry before you save anything.Screen: Editing a logged set
  4. Save the session as a new routine and give it a name you will recognize at the gym.Screen: Save as routine dialog
  5. Next time, start the workout from that routine instead of from a blank log.Screen: Routine list with the new routine
  6. Turn on the rest countdown if you want the same rest breaks as the original session.Screen: Rest countdown during a phone workout

Questions

Does it keep track of my heaviest lifts?

Yes. Next to workout and exercise history, the watch keeps heaviest-weight records for your exercises.

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Can I edit a watch workout from the phone?

No. Watch information is read-only on the phone, so corrections to watch sessions happen on the watch.

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Can I see my watch templates on my phone?

Yes, if FlexLog is installed on both. The phone shows recent watch workout summaries and the names of your watch templates.

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Does the phone app come with ready-made routines?

Yes. On the Android phone you can start from a built-in routine or build your own and track the planned sets.

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Can I pause a workout and pick it up again?

Yes. During an active session on the watch you can pause, resume and switch exercises, then review what you finished.

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Can I add my own exercises on the watch?

Only with Pro. The one-time Pro purchase unlocks custom exercises on the watch, along with more custom templates.

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Log strength-training exercises, sets, and weights directly from a Wear OS watch or Android phone without navigating a complicated workout log.