Circuits, one movement at a time.

The screen you train from

A workout in One Rep Closer centres on one large ring. On a lifting set it says DONE, and you tap the ring when the set is done. In rest it is a clock that drains as the rest runs down, with −15s and +15s to change it. In an AMRAP, like the frame above, the number inside it is your rounds. Reps and weight sit in steppers below the ring, and an Up next card shows what comes next.

In a Circuit block, the line above the ring names the round and the movement you are on. A movement set by reps, distance or calories shows DONE: finish it, tap, and the next movement comes up. A movement set by time counts down and moves on by itself when the time is up. You never have to remember where you are in the round.

What a circuit asks of you

A circuit is a list of movements done back to back, for rounds. It trains work capacity: holding a steady effort while your heart rate stays up and your muscles take turns. The hard part is rarely any one movement. It is keeping your place and your pace when you are tired, and keeping the transitions short.

There are three common ways to time one. You can do the rounds for time and try to beat it. You can give each station a fixed slot of work and rest. Or you can set a time cap and see how many rounds you fit in. Each suits a different day, and each needs a different clock.

Lifting in the same session

Many circuit sessions start with a heavy lift. A Strength block holds one exercise, with its own rest between sets. Tap a set done and, when the set has a rest time, the rest clock starts itself. A separate rest after the block runs by itself before the circuit begins, so you can catch your breath without watching a timer.

Three blocks for three kinds of circuit

• Circuit for rounds of movements done in order. Mix counted and timed movements, add the same exercise twice if you want it, and the summary shows the circuit’s total time.
• Interval for fixed work and rest. It runs timed work and rest for a set number of rounds and moves on by itself, with no tap. The EMOM preset sets 60 seconds of work and no rest; the Tabata preset sets 20 seconds on and 10 off for 8 rounds; or set your own.
• AMRAP for rounds against a cap. The ring drains with the time cap and counts your rounds, one tap per round, and the block ends itself when the cap runs out.

Sounds and haptics mark the start of work and of rest in an Interval block that has a rest time, and a 3-2-1 countdown plays as a rest runs out. The whole session, lifts and circuits, lands in the same history.

How to build it in One Rep Closer

Go to the Templates tab and tap +. Tap Add block, choose Circuit and set the number of rounds. Then tap Add movement for each station, in order, setting each by reps or time (runs, ergs and sleds can also take a distance or calories). Add a Strength block before it if you lift first, and tap Save.

To train, go to the Train tab, tap Pick a template, choose it and tap Start workout.

There is no superset grouping. If you want two exercises back to back, put them in a Circuit block.

The free plan has no limit on how many workouts you log. It keeps 2 templates, and Premium removes that limit. See pricing for what Premium adds. For the timing itself, start with the guide to timing circuits.