How it works · Scan a program

Turn a workout PDF into an app you can actually train from.

Got a program as a PDF, a photo, or handwriting? LiftScan reads it and builds a trackable plan with targets and PRs — no manual entry, inside the complete tracker that also holds your food, sleep, planning and coaching. See how it works.

No more retyping.

You've got a program. Maybe your coach emailed you a PDF. Maybe it's a screenshot from a group chat. Maybe it's a photo of a whiteboard from your last in-person session, or a page of handwriting from years of notebooks. None of that is trackable — until someone retypes every set, rep, and week into an app by hand.

LiftScan skips the retyping. Upload the PDF, photograph the page, paste the text — however the program exists, LiftScan reads it and turns it into a program you can actually log against: exercises matched to its own database, sets and reps structured by week, and a plan you open on day one instead of building from scratch.

This isn't a program generator — LiftScan doesn't invent a plan for you the way some AI fitness apps do. It reads a program that already exists and makes it trackable exactly as it was written.

What LiftScan reads.

  • A PDF a coach or program sent you
  • A screenshot of a spreadsheet or a text message
  • A photo of a printed page or a gym whiteboard
  • A photo of handwriting — your own notes, or someone else's
  • Plain text pasted directly in

What happens after the scan.

  • Every exercise is matched against LiftScan's database, so it comes with start/end-frame position guides and written cues, not just a name on a screen
  • Straight sets, supersets, and more exotic formats (Myo-Reps, EMOM, Tabata, and 24 formats total) run natively — the scan doesn't flatten your program into generic sets
  • Targets and suggested weights follow from what you log, and PRs get caught live during the session, not discovered later in a spreadsheet
  • After each session, a summary tells you what changed since last time
  • Training then sits next to food, sleep, and weight in the same daily diary, so the whole picture is in one place instead of a tracker for lifting and separate apps for everything else

Questions people ask.

How do I get my coach's PDF program into an app?

Upload it directly in LiftScan — the app reads the PDF and builds the structured program automatically. No manual entry, no retyping exercises or weeks by hand.

Can I scan a handwritten workout program?

Yes — a photo of handwriting works the same way as a PDF or screenshot. LiftScan reads what's on the page and matches exercises to its database.

Will it get my program exactly right?

You review the scanned program before it saves — nothing is added to your tracker silently. If something needs a fix, you can edit it before you start training from it.

Does this work for any program format, or just straight sets?

LiftScan supports 24 program formats natively — straight sets, supersets, Myo-Reps, EMOM, Tabata, and more — so a scanned program keeps its actual structure instead of being flattened into generic sets and reps.

Is this different from an AI that generates a workout for me?

Yes — LiftScan's scan reads a program you already have (from a coach, a book, your own notes) and makes it trackable. It doesn't invent a program from scratch.

Your program can be in the app tonight.

Photograph your program and start tracking it today — 14-day free trial. Upload your program at liftscan.app — free for 14 days on every tier.

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