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Best gym rest timer
Rest timers fail in two directions. A log's timer is useless if you are not logging. A pretty timer is useless if you still have to remember the weight. Pick the tool that matches the session you are actually in.
A timer inside the log
TrackYourLift starts rest when you complete a set. The interval sits on the same screen as the next set, which is where your eyes already are. The Watch app can be part of that session if the iPhone is nearby.
Use this when the point of the hour is the workout history, not only the clock.
A timer that is only a timer
Racked is a rest interval timer for iPhone and Apple Watch. No account. It is the app to open when you want intervals, haptics, and a clock, and you are not trying to build a training record.
Racked's support notes are honest about the watch: phone-to-watch behavior depends on the devices being nearby and on the OS versions. Read that before you expect a watch timer to run alone in a basement gym.
Racked on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/racked-rest-interval-timer/id6822546484
Do not use both clocks
Two timers is how you rest 90 seconds and also 3 minutes and then trust neither. Pick one clock for the work sets.
Is Racked part of TrackYourLift Pro?
No. Racked is its own free-to-install app. TrackYourLift Pro is a separate optional upgrade for the lifting log.
Which one should I use for 5x5?
If you are logging the 5x5 in TrackYourLift, use its rest timer so the set and the clock stay together.