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IronLedger works with a coach through a spreadsheet round trip. Your coach sends the program as a CSV or Excel file, you import it and train it in IronLedger, and you send your workout history back as a CSV. There are no coach accounts, assignments, or in-app messages, so your coach sees only the files you send.

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Key takeaways

  • Your coach writes the program in a spreadsheet, one exercise per row.
  • Import the file to turn it into an editable program.
  • Export your history as a CSV and send it to your coach.
  • Import an updated file to update the program in place.

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How do I load my coach’s program?

1

Get the file

Ask your coach for the program as a CSV or Excel file. If they want a starting point, open the import screen and tap Get the template for a sample workbook with Week, Day, Exercise, Sets, Reps, Load, and RIR columns.
2

Import it

Open the import screen, tap Choose file, and select the file. You can also tap Paste from a sheet to paste rows copied from a spreadsheet.
3

Review the preview

Check the weeks, days, exercises, and targets. When IronLedger suggests a library name for an exercise, keep your coach’s name or use the suggestion, then tap Import.
4

Train

Log each session as usual. Completed sessions go into History.
See Import and export data for the supported columns and import warnings.

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How do I send my training back?

1

Open the export

On the History tab, tap CSV.
2

Choose a range

Pick Last 7 days, Last 30 days, Last 90 days, or Everything, then tap Export.
3

Send the file

Choose mail, messages, or a file app from the share sheet and send the file to your coach.
The CSV has one row per set, with the date, program, session, exercise, target and actual weight, reps, RPE and RIR, and notes.

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What happens when my coach updates the program?

Import the updated file. When it matches a program you imported before, IronLedger asks how to bring in the new version. Update in place keeps the weeks you already logged exactly as trained and takes later weeks from the new file. Import as copy leaves the original untouched and adds a copy to your library.

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Frequently asked questions

No. IronLedger has no coach accounts or sharing. Your coach sees only the files you send.
Yes. A Notes column imports with each exercise and shows in the workout.

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Next steps

Import a spreadsheet

Check the supported columns, warnings, and export options.

Log the workout

Complete the actual sets in IronLedger so the session enters your history.
Last modified on October 16, 2026