What changed
Strava’s press release describes a new strength series of “coach-designed strength workouts” with “guided, animated instruction and live set-and-rep tracking.” Per the release:
- During a workout, guided animations walk you through it, and you log sets and reps live. Tapping an exercise shows guidance on form, tips and the muscles it targets.
- When you finish, every exercise, set and rep is saved to the activity, and your muscle map updates to show where the effort went.
- Running too. The same update adds new guided running workouts. The release gives no detail on them.
Is it free?
No, apart from one sample workout. Strava says the series is “rolling out to subscribers over the next few weeks, with a sample workout available to free users.” So a subscription gets the series once it reaches your account, and a free account gets one workout to try. Strava describes the rollout as happening over the next few weeks, so it may not show up for every subscriber at once.
The strength log itself is older than this launch. Strava’s Strength Training help article already shows how to add exercises, sets, reps and weight by hand to a Weight Training, Workout, HIIT or CrossFit activity. That article doesn’t say whether the log needs a subscription, so we don’t either.
What it means if you use a strength app
Nothing in the release changes how partner apps connect. Strava’s strength overhaul in May added partner integrations, and the help article lists the partners whose exercises, sets, reps and weight come into the workout log, including Hevy, Fitbod, JEFIT, Caliber, Liftoff, Motra, REMAKER and WHOOP, plus device makers such as Garmin and COROS. Strava’s September roundup said Lyfta, Gravl and HYBRD “now sync with Strava,” without saying which details they send. The release names no partner apps and doesn’t say any partner’s workouts are part of the new series.
Both feed the activity’s exercise list. The muscle map shades each muscle group by the number of working sets, not by weight or reps.
What Strava says is coming
Per the release, still to come:
- More workout series “before the end of the year.”
- Logging sets and reps from a screenshot of a training plan or notes app.
- A build-your-own workout feature.
- More partner integrations, none named.
Only the extra series comes with a timeframe.
What’s still unknown
- Who designed it. The release credits “experienced strength coaches” but names none, and doesn’t say how many workouts there are.
- Where it runs. The release doesn’t say whether it’s on iPhone, Android or any watch.
- Where it lives in the app. Strava already has Instant Workouts for subscribers, whose guided recording covers runs and rides. The release doesn’t say whether the strength series sits there.
- Countries and languages. Not stated.
- Help pages. As of October 16 there is no support article on the series, and the subscription features page doesn’t list it yet. We’ll update this post when either changes.
For apps that send strength workouts to Strava, see the gym and strength apps in the directory.
Sources
- Strava press: New coach-designed strength series (October 15, 2026), Strength overhaul with partner ecosystem, workout log and muscle maps (May 21, 2026)
- Strava support: Strength Training, Muscle map for strength activities, What are Instant Workouts?, What features are included in a Strava subscription?
- Strava Stories: What’s new on Strava (September 15, 2026)
