GYMKA Guides

Two kinds of guide: how to use every part of GYMKA, and the training theory behind what it measures. Written for real lifters, from your first workout to your first elite tier.

Written & edited by Gabriel Younes · 16 guides

Using GYMKA

Every feature in the app, explained: setup, logging, routines, cardio, calories, progress and privacy.

Using GYMKA6 min read

Getting Started with GYMKA: The Complete Walkthrough

Ten minutes of setup makes everything else in GYMKA work properly. Here is the whole tour, in order.

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Using GYMKA7 min read

Logging Lifts, Reading Tiers, and Using Your History

Logging is the core loop of the app. Here is what each field does, what happens to it, and how to read the result.

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Using GYMKA7 min read

Routines, Rest Timers and the Workout Planner

A routine turns your plan into a checklist you can run in the gym without thinking. Here is how to build one and how to use it under the bar.

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Using GYMKA7 min read

Cardio in GYMKA: GPS Runs, Logged Sessions and Step History

Cardio in GYMKA covers live GPS tracking, manual session logging, and the step count your phone already records.

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Using GYMKA5 min read

Tracking Calories, Meals and Activity in GYMKA

Food in, activity out, and the net for the day. The Calories tab is deliberately simple — here is how to run it.

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Using GYMKA6 min read

Progress in GYMKA: Levels, Streaks, Leaderboards and the Body Map

Tiers tell you how strong a lift is. Levels, streaks and the body map tell you whether your training as a whole is working.

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Using GYMKA6 min read

Community, Your Public Profile and Privacy Controls

Your profile is private by default. Here is what the community does, what others can see, and how to control all of it.

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Using GYMKA6 min read

Personalizing GYMKA: Themes, Layout, Language and iPhone Extras

Almost every screen in GYMKA can be stripped down to just the parts you use. Here is everything that is adjustable.

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Training & Nutrition

The theory behind the numbers: how strength is measured, how to program it, and how to fuel it.

Strength7 min read

Strength Standards Explained: From Beginner to Elite

Strength standards turn a raw number on the bar into context. Here is how tiers are calculated and how to read yours honestly.

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Training6 min read

How to Calculate Your One-Rep Max (1RM)

Your one-rep max is the currency of strength training. Here is how to estimate it without ever attempting a true max.

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Training6 min read

Progressive Overload: The Foundation of Getting Stronger

Muscles adapt to demands you place on them. Progressive overload is how you keep raising the demand, intelligently.

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Strength5 min read

Strength-to-Bodyweight Ratio: Why It Matters More Than Total Weight

A 2x bodyweight deadlift means the same thing whether you weigh 60 kg or 100 kg. That is the power of relative strength.

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Programming8 min read

How to Build an Effective Workout Routine

A good routine is not the most complicated one. It is the one you can repeat, progress, and recover from.

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Nutrition6 min read

Nutrition Basics for Strength: Calories, Protein, and TDEE

Training is the stimulus; nutrition is the raw material. Here is the simple math behind fueling strength.

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Beginner8 min read

Your First Month in the Gym: A Beginner's Guide

The first month is about showing up, learning the movements, and building a habit, not chasing big numbers. Here is exactly what to do.

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Training7 min read

9 Common Lifting Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)

Most stalled progress is not a mystery. It is one of a handful of fixable mistakes. Here are the nine most common, and how to correct each.

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