Kapel for powerlifters
You train the squat, bench, and deadlift with intent, in kilos, on a bar you can describe from memory. Your accessory work exists to serve the mains. You care about tonnage across a block, about whether last week’s top single moved better than this week’s, and about not writing a load your rack can’t build. A tracker that treats the barbell as an afterthought is a tracker you’ll abandon.
What a powerlifter needs from a tracker
- Fast, barbell-first set logging that respects real plate math.
- Honest volume over a block, not a vanity “top set” that ignores the work.
- Planning against the actual bar and plates you’ll load.
- A clean way to bring your history across so a switch doesn’t erase your logs.
How Kapel meets them
Barbell-first logging with real increments. Sets are logged with load and reps, and loads snap to assemblable increments rather than free-floating numbers. You can tap a past set to fix a load or reps, or add a set you forgot — the recovery path when a log goes wrong mid-session.
Volume you can trust. Kapel’s headline training metric is volume — load times reps across the session — not a single top set, because volume is what actually accumulates across a block. Protocol-aware stats mean a timed or AMRAP accessory block reads correctly instead of being flattened into “sets × top load”.
Equipment-aware planning. Gyms are modelled with the equipment in them, so a prescribed working load is one your bar and plates can build — no 62.5 kg prescription on a rack that only makes 60 or 65.
Bring your history. Import a FitNotes backup and keep your logs, with each set’s original unit recovered.
Balance across a week matters too, and the muscle-group volume breakdown on a session hints at where your accessory work is actually landing — useful when you’re managing fatigue around the mains. For the why behind density work you might slot in as accessories, see what EDT is.
Where Kapel doesn’t fit yet
Be clear about this: Kapel does not have a dedicated estimated-1RM or competition-attempt planner today. It tracks the work honestly, but if e1RM curves and attempt selection are the core of how you plan a meet, that specific tooling isn’t here yet. Everything else on this page ships now.
Try it
Kapel is in alpha. Import your FitNotes history, log a heavy session, and see the volume and plate math handled the way a lifter expects.
FAQ
Does Kapel calculate estimated 1RM?
Not today. Kapel tracks sets, reps, load, and volume with protocol-aware stats, but a dedicated e1RM and competition-attempt planner isn't in the product yet. If that's central to how you train, it's an honest gap to know about.
Can I bring my training history over?
Yes, from a FitNotes backup — exercises and categories are mapped across and each set's original logged unit is recovered.
Does Kapel know my gym's bar and plates?
Gyms are modelled with the equipment actually in them, so a prescribed load is one you can assemble with the bar and plates on hand.