Articles & guides — page 16
212 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.
212 articles
How often should you weigh yourself?
Daily gives the smoothest trend; once a week is the floor Zyra Nutrition's expenditure screen sets. What trials of daily weighing found; how gaps are handled.
Human trial dataBody metrics5 minHow to take body measurements (and compare them over time)
The seven tape sites Zyra Workouts tracks, where the tape goes, how to keep the tension the same, and how the 30- and 90-day comparison is computed.
Method / guideBody metrics5 minWhy the scale doesn't match the mirror
Fat and lean tissue store different amounts of energy per kilogram, so weight can hold still while shape changes. The arithmetic, plus a 30-day tape check.
First principlesBody metrics5 minTraining around your menstrual cycle: what an app can and can't tell you
How Zyra Workouts estimates cycle day and phase from the days you mark, what the optional chart overlay shows, and what it deliberately does not claim.
Method / guideBody metrics5 minBody fat percentage by sight: how visual ranges work
Why Zyra Nutrition asks you to tap the silhouette closest to you, what the nine ranges are, and what the estimate is — and is not — used for in the app.
Method / guideBody metrics7 minWhat to expect from your weight trend in the first 30 days
Week one is noise, weeks two and three settle the estimate, week four brings the first adjustment that counts. The first month of tracking, week by week.
Method / guideComparisons6 minBest macro tracking apps: what to look for
Six criteria for macro tracking apps — expenditure, food data, logging speed, targets, platform, price — with Zyra Nutrition, MacroFactor and MyFitnessPal compared.
Method / guideComparisons4 minZyra Nutrition vs MyFitnessPal
Zyra Nutrition vs MyFitnessPal compared: food database, barcode scanning, how targets are set, platforms and price — by the team that builds Zyra Nutrition.
Method / guideComparisons5 minZyra Nutrition vs MacroFactor: an honest comparison
Zyra Nutrition vs MacroFactor, by the team that builds Zyra Nutrition: what MacroFactor's adaptive expenditure and coaching do that we do not yet, and what differs.
Method / guideComparisons6 minBest workout logging apps: what to look for
Five criteria for a workout logger — speed per set, set types, plate math, progression and data ownership — with Hevy, Strong and Zyra Workouts compared.
Method / guideComparisons5 minZyra Workouts vs Strong vs Hevy
Zyra Workouts vs Strong vs Hevy — set types, plate math, progression, platforms, export, price — by the team building Zyra Workouts, with its status plainly.
Method / guideComparisons6 minMacro calculator vs a tracking app: which do you actually need?
A calculator gives a population estimate; an app corrects it from your logs. What each can know, the size of the starting error, when a calculator is enough.
First principlesZyra 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.