Weighted calisthenics · Added-load pull-ups & dips
Track added load on pull-ups and dips set by set
You completed six pull-ups with 15 kg added. How hard was the last set, and what comes next? LiftPal records added weight, repetitions and effort as an RPE rating for pull-ups and dips. Your history gives you the previous sets to compare.
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What you can record with LiftPal
- Weighted pull-ups and weighted dips
- Added load, repetitions, and RPE for every set
- Custom variations, history, and personal records
- Weighted calisthenics and hybrid blocks
Save the weight you add to pull-ups and dips
For weighted pull-ups and dips, enter the extra weight on your belt or vest. Repetitions and RPE sit beside it in the same set.
Keep bodyweight and weighted variations as separate exercises. You can then compare the right sets and follow each variation over time.
Same weight, more left in reserve
Last week, five pull-ups with 20 kg added took everything you had. Today you had another repetition in reserve. RPE captures that difference even when weight and repetitions stay the same.
It is a subjective estimate. Compare the same grip and range of motion so a change in execution does not look like a strength gain.
Heavy sets and skill practice in the same week
Plan weighted pull-ups and dips as strength work, with holds and skill variations in their own parts of the session. Repetitions, added load and hold times stay with the relevant exercise.
LiftPal milestones show the skill steps you have logged. You or your coach still judge whether the movement is ready for the next progression.
Prepare your next training block
Premium creates an editable four- to eight-week plan for calisthenics, weighted calisthenics or a mix of both. Change exercises and targets to suit your training.
Your history holds the sets you can build on. Seeing weight, repetitions and RPE together makes the next session easier to plan.
Quick answers
Weighted calisthenics FAQ
Can I store added load for pull-ups and dips?
Yes. Record added load, repetitions, and RPE for every set and compare them in history.
Do bodyweight and weighted sets stay separate?
Named exercise variations keep separate histories so different loading styles stay in the right comparison.
Can I track skill progressions beside weighted basics?
Yes. Skill goals and logged variations can sit beside weighted pull-ups and dips in routines and blocks.
Does LiftPal count repetitions automatically?
No. You enter the set data and LiftPal organizes it in history, PRs, and planning.
Sources
Training sources and product details
Proximity to Failure and Total Repetitions Performed in a Set Influences Accuracy of Intraset Repetitions in Reserve-Based Rating of Perceived Exertion
Zourdos et al. · Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Open original sourceProgressive overload without progressing load? The effects of load or repetition progression on muscular adaptations
Plotkin et al. · PeerJ
Open original sourceLiftPal Features: Training, Flow, and Wombat
LiftPal · LiftPal product documentation
Open original source