Articles & guides — page 10
125 pieces on the questions people actually search — how many calories, how much protein, how big a deficit, what a set at RIR 2 means, how the 1RM estimate works, how many sets a week — with every number derived from the formulas the apps use or cited to a source you can open. Training and nutrition education only; never medical advice.
125 articles
Setting up your gym profile and plate inventory
The plate inventory in the Zyra Workouts app: bar weight (10, 15 or 20 kg), six plate sizes, named gym profiles, and what the inventory changes.
Method / guideApp guides4 minUsing the plate calculator in Zyra Workouts
The barbell plate calculator in the Zyra Workouts app: where it appears, how to read the breakdown label, and what "not loadable exactly" means.
Method / guideApp guides5 minSmart Progression: what the blue, yellow and red wand mean
Smart Progression in Zyra Workouts from its own rule: the rep ceiling, the step size, and why the wand is blue, yellow or red (not loadable).
Method / guideApp guides4 minGenerating a program with Smart Generation
The program generator in the Zyra Workouts app: the six questions, the rules that turn them into a six-cycle periodized program, and how to run it.
Method / guideApp guides4 minAdding custom exercises in Zyra Workouts
How to add a custom exercise in the Zyra Workouts app: the New Exercise form, the primary/secondary muscle tap-cycle, equipment, type and rest.
Method / guideApp guides4 minReading the Levels tab and muscle-group drill-downs
The Levels tab in the Zyra Workouts app shows weekly sets per muscle over 4, 8 or 12 weeks. How it counts, and why it differs from the dashboard.
Method / guideApp guides4 minExporting your training data from Zyra Workouts
How to export workout data as CSV or JSON from the Zyra Workouts app: the export sheet, the eight CSV columns, and what the effort column holds.
Method / guideApp guides5 minGetting started with MacroDiet
MacroDiet is a macro and calorie tracking web app. What the 25-step onboarding sets up, what the dashboard shows on day one, and which tabs are live today.
Method / guideApp guides6 minWhat MacroDiet's onboarding asks, and why
Every MacroDiet onboarding question, what it feeds, and which answers change the calorie and macro maths today versus being recorded for later.
Method / guideApp guides5 minExpenditure in MacroDiet: what it is and the 3-of-7 logging rule
What the Expenditure page shows, where the starting number comes from, what the 3-food-days-plus-1-weigh-in rule is for, and which parts are live today.
Method / guideApp guides4 minThe weight-trend chart in MacroDiet
What the Weight Trend page shows, how the deficit estimate and 30-day projection are computed, why the scale is noisy, and what smoothing is still coming.
Method / guideApp guides4 minScale weight and weigh-ins in MacroDiet
How to log a weight in MacroDiet, what the Scale Weight chart and Weigh-In calendar show, the once-per-7-days minimum, and how to weigh so the data is usable.
Method / guideZyra is a training and nutrition tracking tool. Nothing on this page is medical advice, a diagnosis, or an individual prescription. The numbers are estimates from published formulas and the apps' own rules — consult a qualified professional for decisions about your health, and a coach for your training.