The GMRL Blog

Practical guides on filming your lifts, tracking progress with video, and training with your crew.

August 24, 2026

The Best Way to Record Your PRs (Setup, Review, and the Victory Lap)

How to set up PR day so the attempt gets captured properly, what to look for when you review the footage, and how to make celebrating with your crew part of the ritual.

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August 17, 2026

Lifting With Friends: Why Accountability Beats Motivation

Training partners are the most reliable performance enhancer in the gym. How to build real lifting accountability — and why sharing lifts with your crew beats posting them to public social media.

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August 10, 2026

The Gym Video Organization Guide: From Camera-Roll Chaos to a Real Library

A practical system for turning hundreds of scattered workout clips into dated sessions, searchable exercise tags, and highlight reels you'll actually rewatch.

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August 3, 2026

How to Track Gym Progress With Video (Not Just Numbers)

Why filming your training beats a numbers-only log, how to build a video habit that survives busy sessions, and how tagging PRs turns raw clips into a progress record.

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July 28, 2026

How to Film Your Lifts for Form Checks (Angles, Height, Framing)

The exact camera angles, tripod heights, and framing to film squats, deadlifts, bench, and Olympic lifts so a coach — or future you — can actually judge your form.

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