Races & Records
Weightlifting score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Lift the heaviest weight you can. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Weightlifting
Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- Play 2 to 8 lifters, each for themselves.
- Record the finishing order, and each lifter’s weight if you like.
- Add the lift, like Snatch, Clean & jerk, Squat, Bench press or Deadlift.
- Heaviest wins. Weights show in kg.
The basics
How to play Weightlifting
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- PlayersLifters take turns. Each lifts on their own.
- How to winLift the most weight. In a total, the biggest sum of your lifts wins.
- The official gameThe IWF writes the rules for Olympic weightlifting, which is the snatch and the clean & jerk. Powerlifting has its own federations.
- How groups differGym lifts use a spotter and often skip the three attempts. Agree before you start.
- Each lifter gets three attempts on each lift. The heaviest good lift counts.
- A lift counts when you finish under control and hold it still until the referee says down.
- Snatch: lift the bar from the floor to overhead in one motion.
- Clean & jerk: lift the bar to your shoulders, then drive it overhead.
- Squat, bench press and deadlift are the three powerlifting lifts.
Play better
Weightlifting tips
- Warm up with lighter weights.
- Keep the bar close to your body.
- Brace your core and keep your back flat.
- Use a spotter or safety bars for heavy sets.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Weightlifting, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
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Questions
Weightlifting in log8: questions
Can I keep Weightlifting scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Weightlifting is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Weightlifting?
Lift the most weight. In a total, the biggest sum of your lifts wins.
How many people play Weightlifting?
Lifters take turns. Each lifts on their own.
Do people play Weightlifting differently?
Gym lifts use a spotter and often skip the three attempts. Agree before you start.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Weightlifting rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team