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Notes on coaching lifters

Practical guides on check-ins, programming, progression and nutrition — and how we think about building MassMetrics.

LatestCoaching

Moving your coaching business off spreadsheets

Spreadsheets are a great way to start coaching and a hard way to grow. How to tell you've outgrown them, and the order to migrate in so nothing breaks mid-block.

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  • Training

    Reading progression set by set

    Why we compare each set to the same set last session instead of charting total volume — and exactly how MassMetrics decides whether a set went up, held or went down.

  • Coaching

    How to run check-ins that don't slip through the cracks

    A sustainable cadence, a repeatable agenda and a written record of what you agreed — the system behind check-ins that keep athletes progressing.

  • Nutrition

    How to read your weight trend without overreacting

    Daily weigh-ins bounce for reasons that have nothing to do with fat. How to weigh in consistently, read the average and know when a change is real.