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📸Barcode Scanning Features
After Scanning a Food Barcode:
- Add to My Foods: This saves the scanned item to your personal nutritional reference library. You can access it later from the "Reference" button on the nutrition page for quick logging without scanning again.
- Quick Log: Instantly logs the food to today's meal with default serving size. Perfect for when you're in a hurry!
- Add to a Meal: Opens the full meal logging interface where you can customize the serving size, add multiple foods together, and give your meal a name before logging.
Important Note: Most barcodes display nutrition per 100g. Always adjust the serving size to match what you're actually eating!
💪Workout Logging Features
Individual Set Logging:
For each exercise, you have two options:
- Quick Entry: Enter total sets and reps (e.g., "3 sets of 10 reps @ 100kg"). This is fastest for consistent sets.
- Detailed Set Logging: Click the "Log Individual Sets" button to track each set separately. Perfect for:
- Drop sets or pyramid training
- Tracking warm-up sets vs working sets
- Recording when you hit failure on different sets
- Accurate progressive overload tracking
Pro Tip: The app auto-saves your workout draft to your device every 3 seconds, so you won't lose progress if you accidentally close the page!
📱QR Code Features
Two Types of QR Codes:
- Recipe QR Codes: Found in BarbellBites recipe books (like "Pure Plant Protein"). Scan these to instantly view complete recipes with full nutritional breakdowns. Premium users can log these meals instantly!
- Workout Plan QR Codes: Found in workout program PDFs. Scan to load pre-built training plans directly into your workout logger with all exercises, sets, and reps pre-filled.
👑Premium Features
Unlock Advanced Tools:
- AI Smart Workout Planner: Get personalized 4-week training programs based on your experience level, available equipment, and goals.
- Pre-Built Workout Programs: Access 6+ professional programs including PPL, Upper/Lower, Full Body, Strength 5x5, Hypertrophy, and Home Gym variants.
- Save & Customize Plans: Save any workout plan to your library and edit exercises, sets, reps, and rest times to fit your needs.
- Advanced Analytics: Track personal records (PRs) for the Big 3 lifts + custom exercises, view complete workout history with detailed exercise logs, analyze macro trends, and monitor training volume over time.
- Food & Meal Calculator: Search 700+ restaurant items (McDonald's, Burger King, Nando's & more) and calculate exact macros for custom meals.
- AI Meal Planner: Generate meal plans with dietary preferences including vegan, vegetarian, and halal options.
- Saved Meal Templates: Save your go-to meals for one-click logging.
✨Unique Features You Should Know
- Points & Shop System: Earn 10 points per workout and 5 points per meal logged. Spend points in the Shop to unlock profile badges, borders, icons, and banners to customize your avatar!
- Login Streak: Build a streak by logging in daily. Hit 30-day milestones to earn bonus points and achievements.
- Challenges: Create or join challenges with friends (e.g., "30-Day Push-Up Challenge"). Track progress together and compete on leaderboards.
- Nutrition Reference: Access a built-in database of common foods on the nutrition page. Tap "Reference" to search foods and quickly add them to your meal logs.
- Push Notifications: Receive daily reminders for breakfast (8 AM), lunch (1 PM), and dinner/workout (6 PM) to stay on track. Enable in Settings → Notification Preferences.
- PWA Benefits: Add BarbellBites to your home screen for a native app experience. Works offline for logging, syncs automatically when back online, and updates instantly without app store downloads.