Exercise Library

HyperIron includes a built-in library of 170+ exercises covering all major muscle groups and equipment types.

Browsing the library

Open the exercise library from the main menu or when adding exercises to a program. You can:

Search by name — Type to filter (e.g., "bench", "curl", "squat")
Filter by muscle group — Show only exercises that target a specific muscle (chest, back, quads, etc.)
Filter by equipment — Show exercises for barbell, dumbbell, cable, machine, bodyweight, etc.

When browsing the By Muscle Group view, tap the sort button to change the order:

Alphabetical — A–Z by exercise name
Contribution % — Highest muscle activation percentage first (then alphabetical)

Each exercise includes:

Name — Standard exercise name
Primary muscles — The main muscle groups targeted with activation percentages
Secondary muscles — Supporting muscles involved, also with percentages
Equipment — What equipment is needed
Default resistance type — Weight, bodyweight, cable, machine, etc.

This means one set of bench press counts as 1.0 effective chest sets, 0.6 triceps sets, and 0.4 front delt sets for volume tracking.

When you add a library exercise to a program, all its properties (muscles, default resistance type) come with it. You configure:

Tap any exercise to open the exercise detail panel. It shows:

Muscle activation — Which muscles are worked and at what percentages
Volume contribution — How many effective sets per muscle group this exercise contributes based on your program's prescribed set count
Performance chart — A bar chart of your recent sessions for this exercise (max weight and working sets), so you can see strength trends at a glance
YouTube search link — Tap to search YouTube for the exercise name, useful for checking form or finding cue videos

If the library doesn't have what you need, create a custom exercise with your own name and muscle activation percentages.