Leaving a workout app should not erase your training context.
If you have used Hevy for months or years, the important asset is not the app account. It is the log: exercises, loads, reps, set types, notes, routines, bodyweight, and the recent trend that tells you what to do next.
Jacked is built around that next decision. The import has to make old history useful inside the workout, not just visible in a static archive.
Quick Checklist
Before you import:
- Export your Hevy workout data.
- Keep the original export unchanged.
- Preview the file with the Hevy Import Checker.
- Check workout count, set count, exercise count, and measurement-like fields.
- Review custom exercises and unusual set types.
- Import into Jacked.
- Open your recent main lifts before training.
If the preview looks wrong, do not delete or edit the original file. Work from a duplicate.
What Should Carry Over
A useful Hevy migration should preserve the training details you will need during the next session:
- Workout dates
- Workout names
- Exercise names
- Sets, reps, and load
- Notes
- Warmup, drop, failure, or technique labels where supported
- Bodyweight or measurement rows where available
- Routines or repeatable training structure where the app supports them
The goal is simple: when you open a lift in Jacked, your recent work should help set the next target.
Why Exercise Matching Matters
Exercise names are the easiest place to damage a migration.
If one app uses "DB Incline Bench" and another uses "Incline Dumbbell Press", the import flow has to map those to one exercise. If it does not, your history splits across duplicates and your progress view becomes less useful.
After import, check these first:
- Bench press or your main press.
- Squat or your main quad lift.
- Deadlift, RDL, or your main hinge.
- Main row or pulldown.
- Any custom exercise you use every week.
Use the Import Checker First
The Hevy Import Checker runs in your browser. It gives a quick preview of what the export appears to contain:
- Workouts found
- Sets found
- Exercises found
- Measurement-like rows found
- Likely match confidence
That does not replace the app import. It prevents blind switching.
What to Verify Inside Jacked
After import, do a short audit before your next workout:
- Open the most recent workout and compare it to Hevy.
- Check one older workout from at least a month ago.
- Open your main lift history and confirm the trend makes sense.
- Check whether notes stayed attached to the right exercise or set.
- Start with conservative targets until you trust the imported history.
This takes five minutes. It can save weeks of bad progression data.
Why This Matters for Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy training depends on repeated signals.
One set is not enough. You need to know whether load, reps, effort, rest, and weekly volume are moving in the right direction. A clean import lets Jacked use old sessions as training context instead of forcing you to rebuild from memory.
Bottom Line
Export first. Preview second. Import third. Verify before training.
You used Hevy to collect the data. Jacked should turn that data into your next set.