Find your sticking pont.

Upload your Hevy or Strong export. Sticking Point shows you why a lift stalled, which training blocks worked, and what to change next.

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A lifter in a squat rack, viewed from behind, gripping the bar before a set

Your logger records the work. We tell you whether it's working.

Hevy and Strong are great at logging sets. When your bench goes sideways for two months, they show you a flat line. They don't tell you why.

Sticking Point reads every set you've logged, compares the weeks when a lift was moving with the weeks it stopped, and tells you what changed: volume, effort, frequency, rep ranges, or the program itself.

Keep logging where you log. Bring the export whenever you want a fresh read.

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Three questions your logger can't answer

Why did it stall?

We find lifts that have stopped improving, check the trend isn't just noise, and look at what changed around the time progress stopped. You get a verdict in plain English and one thing to try next.

Bench pressStalled 7 weeks
e1RM 108 kg Week 1 Week 12

Why: weekly chest sets went from 12 to 18 while your top-set RPE climbed from 8 to 9.5. Fatigue is probably hiding strength you've already built.

Try next: one lighter week, then 3 back-off sets instead of 5 for four weeks.

Likely 9 sessions over 7 weeks, low noise

Which block actually worked?

We split your history into training blocks at program changes, lighter weeks and breaks, then rank them by how much each main lift gained per week. Most lifters have never seen this.

Squat, gain per week by block

GZCLPJan 6 to Mar 16 · 10 wks
+1.75 kg/wk
5/3/1 BBBMar 24 to Jul 13 · 16 wks
+0.47 kg/wk
Push pull legsJul 21 to Oct 26 · 14 wks
+0.18 kg/wk

Your best block for squat was GZCLP, at almost four times the rate of anything since.

Am I doing enough for each muscle?

Hard sets per muscle per week, counted the way evidence-based coaches count them: warm-ups out, half credit for muscles an exercise only partly trains. The shaded band is the 10 to 20 sets most programs aim for.

Hard sets per week, last 4 weeks

Chest
18
Back
14
Shoulders
12
Quads
9
Hamstrings
5.5

Quads and hamstrings are under 10 sets a week. Your squat stall may start here.

Examples use made-up numbers.

Where the bar slows down

Every heavy rep has a slow spot. On a deadlift it's usually just below the knee: bar speed drops, then picks back up to lockout. Lifters call it the sticking point.

Training has them too. A lift climbs for weeks, then flattens. Sticking Point finds those flat stretches in your logs and tells you what changed.

The white line is bar speed through one rep. The red marker is its slowest point.

Two minutes from export to answer

  1. Export from your logger

    In Hevy or Strong, open Settings and export your workouts as a CSV file. Fitbod, JEFIT and Liftosaur exports work too.

  2. Drop the file in

    The app reads it in your browser, matches your exercise names, and handles kilograms or pounds. Upload more exports later and we merge them.

  3. Read your report

    Stalled lifts first, then your best blocks, weekly volume per muscle, and every lift's trend. Each call shows how sure we are.

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How we decide a lift has stalled

We publish our rules so you can check them. No black box, and no number more precise than your data allows.

Estimated 1RM
Each session's best set, using the Epley formula. If you log RPE, we count the reps you had left in the tank. Sets above 12 reps aren't used, because the estimate gets unreliable.
Stalled
No new best for at least 4 weeks and 4 sessions, while you're still training the lift, and a trend line that isn't rising faster than the noise in your numbers.
How sure we are
Likely when there are enough sessions and the numbers are steady. Possible when the data is thin or jumpy. We'd rather say "unclear" than guess.
Why
We compare the 8 weeks before the stall with the weeks since: hard sets for the muscle, top-set effort, how often you train the lift, rep ranges, and program changes.
e1RM = weight × (1 + (reps + reps in reserve) / 30)

Your year on the bar, free

Every December your logger shows you how many kilos you moved. Ours shows the block that worked best, your longest stall and the day you broke it.

Make one from any Hevy or Strong export, sized for Instagram Stories.

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Your 2026
on the bar

214sessions
5,812sets
612 tmoved
+22%RDL e1RM
Best blockGZCLP, Jan to Mar. Squat +17.5 kg
Longest sticking pointOverhead press, 9 weeks. Broken in August after a rep-range switch.
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Priced like your logger, not like a coach

Everything is free while we're in beta. Paid plans are coming soon, and we'll email everyone on the list before they open.

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Diagnosis

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  • Block-by-block comparison

Also planned: a weekly report by email, and automatic sync for Hevy Pro users.

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Coach lifters who log in Hevy or Strong?

Your athletes keep the app they like. You get one report per athlete: what's moving, what's stalled, and whether they're doing the volume you wrote.

We're building this with a small group of coaches. Join the beta and tell us what your weekly check-in needs.

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Questions

Do I have to stop using Hevy or Strong?

No. Keep logging where you log. Sticking Point reads the export file your logger already makes.

Where does my data go?

Nowhere. The app reads your file in your browser and keeps it on your device. If you clear your browser data, upload the export again.

Which apps can I export from?

Hevy and Strong are fully supported. Fitbod, JEFIT and Liftosaur CSVs work when their columns match the Hevy or Strong layout; we're adding the rest.

Kilograms or pounds?

Both. Hevy's export says which it uses. For Strong, you pick when you upload, and you can switch any time.

How much history do I need?

About three months gives useful trends. Stall calls need at least four weeks of a lift after its last best. Blocks need a few months.

Is this medical or coaching advice?

No. It's analysis of your training log. Use it alongside your own judgment or your coach's, and see a professional for pain or injury.