Strava for Lifting (2026): Can Strava Track Weights, and What Are the Alternatives?

If you want Strava for lifting, the short answer in October 2026 is that Strava now does some of it. It added a strength log for sets, reps and weight in May. Hevy is the closest Strava-style feed built around lifting, and it can post your workouts to Strava. PeakBFF is the pick if you would rather have a friends leaderboard, share cards and food tracking in the same app than a social feed.

Short answer: stay on Strava if you run or ride and lift a little. Pick Hevy if you want likes, comments and follows around your sets. Pick PeakBFF if you want friendly comparison with people you follow, a shareable workout card, and protein and calories next to your lifts.

Strava vs Hevy vs PeakBFF for lifters

Prices are US prices as of October 2026 and can change. Strava's comes from its pricing page, Hevy's and PeakBFF's from their app store plans. Check the store listing before you pay.

Can Strava track lifting now?

Yes. On 21 May 2026, Strava announced a rebuilt strength experience: a workout log for sets, reps and weight, automatic muscle maps, five new strength share formats and 14 partner integrations, including Hevy, Garmin and WHOOP (9to5Mac's report). Strava later added guided strength workouts for subscribers, with a sample workout open to free users.

That changes the old advice. Older roundups, including ours, said Strava was built for outdoor activity and not a set-and-rep log. That is no longer fair. What is still true is that Strava is a social network first. You get a feed, kudos and clubs, and the lifting log sits inside that.

Strava is a good fit when:

• most of your training is running, cycling or walking and you lift two days a week
• you already follow friends there and want everything in one feed
• you use a Garmin or WHOOP and want the strength session on the same timeline

It is a weaker fit if you want a routine builder, a deep exercise library you can edit, or any food tracking. Check the app for which strength tools your plan includes, because Strava's tiers and rollout have shifted this year.

Hevy: the closest Strava-style feed for lifting

Hevy is built around sets and reps. Its social guide describes a home feed of workouts from people you follow, with likes and comments, plus a Discover feed that shows popular workouts from people you do not follow yet.

If you still want Strava as well, Hevy can post a finished workout there. You connect them under Profile, then Integrations. After you save a workout, Hevy lets you edit the title, description, photo and visibility before it posts (Hevy's Strava help article). The sync is one way. Strava activities do not come back into Hevy.

For a head-to-head on logging itself, see our Hevy alternative with calorie tracking. Hevy has no food tracking, so you would pair it with a separate nutrition app.

Best for: lifters who want a Strava-like feed with likes, comments and follows, built around sets and reps.

PeakBFF: friends, a leaderboard and sharing, without a feed

PeakBFF does not have a scrolling activity feed. It has a lighter version of the social side. You can search for friends by @username and follow them, and a profile shows their day streak, days logged and goals hit. The Leaderboard in the Progress tab has Friends and Global boards that you can switch between streak, best streak, days logged, goal days, weight lifted and calories.

For sharing, a finished workout becomes a Card, a Photo with your own picture behind the stats, or a Video, which you post wherever your friends are, such as Instagram or a group chat. Weight lifted on the board comes from the sets you log, so it is a record of logged work, not a measure of who is stronger.

The rest of the app matters if you lift to change your body: a workout log that prefills your last session, a plate calculator, a muscle volume view, and food logging by photo, text or barcode. Calories are free; macro detail is a Plus feature. See our best gym leaderboard app for friends for how to run a friendly board, and the best app for sharing gym progress for the share formats.

PeakBFF has no Strava connection, no likes or comments, no Discover feed and no Apple Watch app. If a social feed is the point, use Hevy or Strava. Plus is $49.99 a year on the US App Store, and many features are free for basic users, including workout and food logging.

Best for: lifters who want friends, a leaderboard and shareable workouts, with protein and calories in the same app.

Smaller "Strava for lifting" apps

A few newer apps pitch themselves as Strava for weightlifters, including StrengthPals and OverLoad Fitness. Their own launch pages describe squads, leaderboards and shared workouts. We have not tested them, and small social apps depend on your friends being there. Before you move a training group, check recent reviews and confirm the people you train with will actually join.

Which one should you pick?

You do not have to pick only one. Plenty of lifters log in a lifting app and post a card to wherever their friends are. If friends are the reason you log, start with a two-week experiment: agree on one metric, such as days logged, and see whether the comparison keeps you showing up.

The bottom line

Strava can track lifting now, and for people who split time between the gym and the road, it may be all you need. Hevy is the better answer when you want the social feed around your sets. PeakBFF is the better answer when you want a friends leaderboard, share cards and nutrition without a feed to maintain.

Download PeakBFF for iOS or Android to log your lifts, follow a few friends and share your next session.

Questions, answered

Can Strava track weight lifting and strength training?

Yes, since a May 2026 update. Strava announced a strength log for sets, reps and weight, automatic muscle maps and five new strength share formats. Which of those tools are free and which need a subscription can differ by plan and rollout, so check the app. Guided strength workouts were later added for subscribers.

What is the best app like Strava but for lifting?

Hevy is the closest match if you want a feed with follows, likes and comments around your sets. PeakBFF fits better if you want a friends leaderboard, shareable workout cards and food logging in one app. Strava itself works if your training is mostly running or cycling with some lifting on the side.

Does Hevy sync with Strava?

Yes. Hevy can post your saved workouts to your Strava feed after you connect the two in Hevy's integrations settings. It is one way: workouts go from Hevy to Strava, and activities recorded in Strava do not come back into Hevy. You can edit the title, description and photo before it posts.

Does PeakBFF connect to Strava?

No. PeakBFF has no Strava connection. It has its own follow system with profiles, a Friends and Global leaderboard in the Progress tab, and workout share cards, photos and videos you can post anywhere. It does not have a scrolling activity feed with likes or comments, so it suits you if that is not what you want.

How much does Strava cost compared with Hevy and PeakBFF?

As of October 2026 on the US App Store, Strava lists $79.99 a year, Hevy Pro is about $23.99 a year and PeakBFF Plus is $49.99 a year (about $4.17 a month). All three have free versions. PeakBFF is the one that also includes food tracking, which the other two leave to a separate app.