Training guides

Plain-English, evidence-based guides to lifting — progression, programming, technique, recovery, and fuel. The same coaching MyoAmigo builds into the app, here for everyone.

Fundamentals

Progressive Overload Explained

The one training principle you can't skip

Fundamentals

Picking a Starting Weight

How to find your working weight on any unfamiliar lift

Fundamentals

Reps, Sets, and Rest Periods

Rep ranges, weekly volume, and rest by goal

Programming

How to Structure a Training Week

Choosing a split that fits your schedule and goals

Programming

Breaking a Plateau

What a real stall is and how to work past it

Technique

Warming Up That Works

A practical pre-lift routine that earns its time

Technique

Earn the Next Plate

Form standards to clear before adding load

Recovery

How Long to Rest Between Sets

Rest is programming, not laziness

Recovery

Soreness Isn't the Score

What DOMS actually tells you about your training

Recovery

Sleep Is a Training Day

Why sleep is the biggest recovery lever you have

Fuel

Protein Without the Noise

What the target actually is and why distribution barely matters

Fuel

Training Through a Cut

How lifting in a deficit is different and what success actually looks like

Fuel

The Scale Lies Daily

Why bodyweight swings 1-2 kg overnight and what number to actually trust

Mindset

Showing Up Beats Perfect

Why consistent mediocre sessions beat occasional heroic ones

More on the blog

Deeper dives on specific topics: what is e1RM, what is RIR, and how many sets per muscle per week.

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