Getting started
First launch
- Open Rackside. If your iPhone uses Face ID, Rackside asks for it before showing anything. If Face ID doesn’t work, tap
Unlock and enter your passcode.
- Rackside shows a reminder that your data lives only on this iPhone. There is no cloud backup, so you’ll want to export your data regularly — see Backup and restore.
- Tap
Got it to continue, or
- Tap
Add yourself as a client to set up your own profile so you can log your own training.
- Rackside asks permission to send notifications. Allow it if you want session reminders.
What’s already in the app
Rackside starts with a library of 34 common exercises — strength, bodyweight, cardio and mobility — so you can build workouts straight away. You can edit them or add your own from the Exercises tab.
A typical day
- Build a workout once in the
Workouts tab — see Workouts and exercises.
- Add a client in the
Clients tab and run their intake — see Clients and intake.
- Schedule a session for them in the
Schedule tab — see Scheduling sessions.
- Run the session: log each set as you go, with a rest timer on your iPhone or Apple Watch — see Running a session.
- Check progress in their reports — see Progress reports.
Locking
Rackside locks itself whenever you leave the app, and unlocks with Face ID (or your passcode) when you come back. Your clients’ information stays private even if someone else picks up your phone.