Heavy Protocol
Gopalarathnam Venkatesan Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Heavy Protocol is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Gopalarathnam Venkatesan. Requires iOS 17.6. Updated May 11, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 9 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- May 11
- 2026 · v1.11
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About Heavy Protocol
BRIEF. INTENSE. INFREQUENT. Stop living in the gym. Start growing. THE PROBLEM Most training programs focus on volume—more sets, more days, more hours in the gym. But biologically, intensity and duration are inversely proportional. You can train hard, or you can train long. You cannot do both. THE SOLUTION Heavy Protocol is a precision tracker designed for High Intensity Training (HIT). It enforces the "One Set to Failure" philosophy, ensuring you stimulate maximum muscle growth with the minimum effective dose of exercise. KEY FEATURES: • THE 72-HOUR TIMER Growth happens when you rest, not when you train. The app tracks your recovery window and tells you exactly when your nervous system is recharged and ready for the next session. • FOCUS-FIRST LOGGING No clutter. See your previous lift, beat it, and get out. • SMART ROUTINES Includes the classic Ideal Routine (4-Day Split) and the advanced Consolidated Routine. • HEALTHKIT INTEGRATION Automatically closes your Activity Rings and saves workouts to Apple Health. • PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD Clear visual history ensures you are always beating your last log. • STRICT FORM GUIDE Built-in 4-2-4 cadence instructions and anatomy guides to ensure perfect execution. • PHILOSOPHY Training before you have fully recovered is like picking at a scab. It prevents healing. Heavy Protocol prevents overtraining by managing your frequency based on your intensity. • PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays with you. There is no usage tracking or any other data that leaves your device. Download Heavy Protocol today and master the logic of lifting.
What’s new
Version 1.11 · Updated May 11, 2026
• New A/B (2-Day Split) protocol - old-school pre-exhaust supersets on Mon/Wed/Fri • A redesigned Max Intensity program • Skip Weekends option - defer recovery past Saturday/Sunday to Monday • Workout logging now shows the target rep range up front • Form-check videos added for 8 more exercises
App privacy
The developer, Gopalarathnam Venkatesan, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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