Articles & guides — page 9
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
Training 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 planned chart overlay will show, and what it deliberately does not claim.
Method / guideBody metrics5 minBody fat percentage by sight: how visual ranges work
Why MacroDiet 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 metrics6 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 that separate macro tracking apps — expenditure, food data, logging speed, targets, platform, price — with MacroDiet, MacroFactor and MyFitnessPal compared honestly.
Method / guideComparisons4 minMacroDiet vs MyFitnessPal
MacroDiet vs MyFitnessPal compared criterion by criterion: food database, barcode scanning, how targets are set, platforms and price — written by the team that builds MacroDiet.
Method / guideComparisons5 minMacroDiet vs MacroFactor: an honest comparison
MacroDiet vs MacroFactor from the team that builds MacroDiet: what MacroFactor's adaptive expenditure and coaching do that we do not yet, and what is different about MacroDiet.
Method / guideComparisons6 minBest workout logging apps: what to look for
Five criteria for choosing a workout logger — speed per set, set types, plate math, progression and data ownership — with Hevy, Strong and Zyra Workouts compared honestly.
Method / guideComparisons5 minZyra Workouts vs Strong vs Hevy
Zyra Workouts vs Strong vs Hevy compared feature by feature — set types, plate math, progression, platforms, export, price — by the team building Zyra Workouts, status included.
Method / guideComparisons6 minMacro calculator vs a tracking app: which do you actually need?
A macro calculator gives a population estimate; a tracking app can correct it from your own logs. What each can know, the error you start with either way, and when a calculator is enough.
First principlesApp guides4 minGetting started with Zyra Workouts
Zyra Workouts is an offline-first iOS workout logger in development. The four tabs, the first workout, the day-one settings, and what it does not do yet.
Method / guideApp guides4 minLogging a set: the keypad, partial reps, left and right
How to log partial reps and unilateral sets in Zyra Workouts: the weight and reps keypads, the "+" key for partials, RIR chips, and the L/R split.
Method / guideApp guides4 minWarm-up, drop, myo and failure sets in Zyra Workouts
How to log drop sets, myo-reps, warm-ups and failure sets in Zyra Workouts: the set-type sheet, W/D/M/F badges, and which sets count toward volume.
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.