LiftTrack App Brings Custom Strength Workouts to Garmin Watches

LiftTrack launched in January 2025 as a dedicated strength training app that integrates directly with Garmin devices, filling a gap that Garmin's native workout builder has left open for years. It works on both iOS and Android, and lets you build custom exercises from scratch rather than picking from a locked library.

For endurance athletes adding lifting blocks to their training, this matters. Garmin's default strength activity tracks reps and sets but gives you almost no control over exercise naming or custom movement patterns. LiftTrack lets you define your own exercises, which means your Romanian deadlifts and Bulgarian split squats actually show up as that in your training log, not as a generic "lower body" entry.

The integration pushes structured strength workouts directly to your Garmin watch, similar to how TrainingPeaks or Garmin Connect send running or cycling sessions. You build the session on your phone, sync it, and follow it on your wrist. That workflow will feel familiar if you already use structured run or bike workouts on a Fenix, Forerunner, or Epix.

Where it sits in the ecosystem: Whoop and Apple Watch track strength sessions passively through motion. Polar and Coros have basic strength modes but limited custom exercise support. LiftTrack is specifically solving the Garmin customization problem, not trying to replace recovery tracking or heart rate analysis.

Solid addition for Garmin users who lift seriously. Not a full training platform. But if you want your strength sessions logged properly alongside your 80k running weeks, this is worth five minutes of setup.