diff --git a/lifting/importers.py b/lifting/importers.py
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+import sqlite3
+from lifting.models import Exercise, Set
+
+
+def _clean_name(name):
+    return name.lower()
+
+
+def import_fitnotes_db(filename):
+    # exercise names to db ids
+    exercises = {_clean_name(e.name): e.id for e in Exercise.objects.all()}
+
+    # build mapping FitNotes exercise id => our exercise id
+    exercise_id_mapping = {}
+
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(filename)
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+    for fnid, ename in cur.execute('SELECT _id, name FROM exercise WHERE exercise_type_id=0'):
+        cleaned = _clean_name(ename)
+        if cleaned in exercises:
+            exercise_id_mapping[fnid] = exercises[cleaned]
+
+    for fnid, date, weight_kg, reps in cur.execute(
+        'SELECT exercise_id, date, metric_weight, reps FROM training_log'):
+
+        # create Exercise if it wasn't found and there's a workout using it
+        if fnid not in exercise_id_mapping:
+            exercise_id_mapping[fnid] = Exercise.objects.create(name=cleaned).id
+
+        exercise_id = exercise_id_mapping[fnid]
+
+        Set.objects.create(exercise_id=exercise_id, date=date, weight_kg=weight_kg, reps=reps)
diff --git a/lifting/tests.py b/lifting/tests.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+from lifting.models import Exercise, Set
+from lifting.importers import import_fitnotes_db
+
+
+class TestFitnotesImport(TestCase):
+    # fitnotes.db has:
+    # April 1
+    #   bench press 10 @ 45
+    #   bench press 5 @ 95
+    #   bench press 3 @ 135
+    #   bench press 5 @ 155
+    # April 3
+    #   squat 10 @ 45
+    #   squat 5 @ 95
+    #   squat 3 @ 135
+    #   squat 2 @ 185
+    #   squat 5 @ 225
+    import_fitnotes_db('example.fitnotes')
+
+    #assert Exercise.objects.count() == 2
+
+    bp = Exercise.objects.get(name="bench press")
+    squat = Exercise.objects.get(name="barbell squat")
+
+    assert Set.objects.count() == 9