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Calculate your calories.

A useful starting estimate using the Mifflin-St Jeor equation. No email required.

What’s your primary goal?

Sex

Age

yrs

Weight

kg

Height

cm

Activity level

Enter your details to see your estimated BMR, maintenance calories and a suggested range for your goal.

Free self-assessment

The Gut Check.

Why do you keep starting over? This isn’t another diet quiz. It’s a quick reality check to help you identify what’s actually getting in the way.

First, your goal

What’s your primary goal?

Free self-assessment

Is my coaching a fit for you?

Tell me what you find hard in everyday life. If you say yes to anything, I’ll ask how hard on a scale of 1 to 10. It takes about a minute and points you to whether coaching is the right next step.

First, your goal

What’s your primary goal?

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Estimate your one-rep max.

Enter a weight you lifted and how many reps you did. I'll estimate your 1RM with the Epley equation and show your training percentages. No email required.

Weight lifted

kg

Reps performed

reps

Updates as you type. Most accurate between 1 and 12 reps. The closer to a single rep, the more reliable the estimate.

Research  Epley B. (1985). Predicting one-rep max from submaximal reps. Validated within 3–7% of true 1RM for 1–10 rep tests across free-weight and machine lifts (PMC9465738).

Enter a weight and rep count to see your estimated 1RM and training percentages.

Learn about your body

Learn a new fact about yourself today.

Short quizzes about your body, training, nutrition and recovery. Myth busters and surprising facts, backed by research. Random every click.

Learn something new about your body.

Quick quizzes, random each time. Myth busters, surprising facts, things you probably believed that aren't true. No sign-up, just a few clicks.

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Can't decide what to train? Pick a muscle.

Tap a muscle group, choose gym or no gym, then pick common or advanced. Hit shuffle for another.

Create a free account to use the Exercise Finder.

It takes 30 seconds. You'll get access to 200+ exercises across 14 muscle groups, with gym and no-gym options, plus new resources as they're published.

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Articles

Straightforward articles on training, nutrition and habits.

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Training guides

Done-for-you programs for common goals.

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Nutrition education

Simple frameworks you can actually use.

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Short videos

Technique and habit demos, under two minutes.

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