Gym profiles that match your equipment.

Start with the equipment in front of you

A weight target is more useful when you can actually load it. Gym profiles let you record increments for equipment such as dumbbells, barbell plates, cable stacks and machines. The available steps can differ between equipment types, even within one gym.

Illustrative example: a gym might have dumbbells spaced in 2.5 kg steps and a cable stack that moves in 5 kg steps. Those are separate settings, not a suggested configuration for every gym. Check the equipment you use and choose increments that reflect the loads available to you.

Keep different gyms and units organized

Create profiles for different places you train, such as your regular gym and a home setup. Each can use its own equipment settings and units. A profile can be configured in kilograms or pounds, so you can describe the equipment in the units shown on it.

When you change gyms or units, review the active profile and increments before logging. Converting a number does not tell you which weights another gym actually stocks. Keeping the profile current helps your workout log stay understandable and your split targets work with the right equipment steps.

Adjust the exceptions at exercise level

A profile handles your general equipment setup; exercise-specific settings cover the details that differ. You can fine-tune the increment and how a weight is entered for an exercise. This is useful when an individual machine or movement does not match the general setting.

Review how you log a weight as well as the unit beside it. A consistent logging convention makes past entries easier to interpret. Gym profiles can be used with split workouts and custom workouts; custom sessions still leave programming and load choices manual. Automatic weight and rep targets support the split workflow.

Keep equipment changes in context

Gym profiles do not make every machine directly comparable. Different machines can have different resistance characteristics even when their stacks show the same number. Next Set’s targets use compatible history and equipment settings; a machine weight should not be treated as a shared baseline across all gyms.

The practical habit is simple: check the exercise, profile, unit and logging setup, then record what you actually do. If a suggested weight does not fit the equipment, review those settings and choose an appropriate available load.

Gym profiles are part of the supported settings that sync with your account and are included in account backups. See what backups include, or contact Next Set support if you need help with an equipment setting.