Based on sports science

45+ metrics.
3 formulas for 1RM.
0 guesswork.

Better Gym uses Epley, Brzycki and Lombardi formulas to estimate your 1RM. It calculates muscle fatigue with recovery times adjusted by age and gender. Detects your periodization phase. Predicts your progress 4 weeks ahead. All automatic, from your phone.

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What used to cost a personal trainer at $50-100/session

A good personal trainer tracks your volume, adjusts your routine for fatigue, and tells you when to rest. Better Gym does exactly that, but with 45+ metrics calculated in real time. Free.

It doesn't replace your trainer. It empowers them with data no human can calculate in real time.

$50-100 per session

$0

per month, forever

Your gym absorbs the platform cost

Methodology

The science behind every number

Every metric is backed by sports science research. These aren't made-up numbers. They're proven calculations.

Science behind Better Gym

1RM Estimation

We calculate your estimated one-rep max using three validated formulas:

Epley: 1RM = W x (1 + R/30)
Brzycki: 1RM = W / (1.0278 - 0.0278 x R)
Lombardi: 1RM = W x R^0.1

The system selects the most accurate formula based on your rep range.

Fatigue & Recovery

We estimate recovery time per muscle group:

Large muscles (chest, back, legs): 60h base
Small muscles (biceps, triceps): 36h base
Age adjustment: +10% to +40% after age 25
Gender adjustment: +10% women

Status: Ready / Partial / Needs rest. Updated in real time.

Automatic Periodization

The system automatically detects your current training phase:

  • Volume: High volume, low intensity
  • Intensity: High load, low volume
  • Deload: Reduction of volume and intensity
  • Maintenance: Stable on both axes

Training Stress Score

We model your fitness state with exponential decay:

TSS = Volumen x Intensidad x Complejidad
Fitness = TSS acumulado con decay 0.92-0.95
Fatiga = TSS acumulado con decay 0.89-0.92
Forma = Fitness - Fatiga

Decay adjusted by age. Positive = good form. Negative = overtraining.

Complete inventory

The 45+ metrics Better Gym calculates

Automatically. Without doing anything more than logging weight and reps.

Volume

  • ✓ Total volume (sets x reps x weight)
  • ✓ Time-based volume (cardio/time)
  • ✓ Effective volume (adjusted x intensity)
  • ✓ Volume per muscle
  • ✓ Volume per exercise
  • ✓ Relative volume (/ body weight)
  • ✓ Age-adjusted effective volume

Progression

  • ✓ Max weight per exercise
  • ✓ 1RM estimated (3 formulas)
  • ✓ Relative strength to weight
  • ✓ Relative strength to muscle mass
  • ✓ Age-adjusted 1RM
  • ✓ Weekly trends
  • ✓ Monthly trends

Frequency

  • ✓ Training days (week/month)
  • ✓ Current consecutive streak
  • ✓ All-time max streak
  • ✓ Frequency per muscle
  • ✓ Frequency per exercise
  • ✓ Optimal range by age
  • ✓ Frequency efficiency

Fatigue

  • ✓ Fatigue index per session
  • ✓ Fatigue per muscle group
  • ✓ Estimated recovery hours
  • ✓ Age-adjusted recovery
  • ✓ Status: ready / partial / rest
  • ✓ Performance degradation
  • ✓ Weight-relative fatigue

Balance & Efficiency

  • ✓ Agonist-antagonist ratio
  • ✓ Muscle distribution (%)
  • ✓ Volume efficiency
  • ✓ Volume per minute
  • ✓ Weekly improvement rate
  • ✓ Age-normalized efficiency
  • ✓ Automatic recommendations

Predictions

  • ✓ 4-week predicted 1RM
  • ✓ Suggested optimal volume
  • ✓ Risk score (0-100)
  • ✓ Detected risk factors
  • ✓ Periodization phase
  • ✓ Training Stress Score
  • ✓ Current form (fitness - fatigue)
Predictive intelligence

Know where you're going
before you get there.

The prediction engine analyzes your history and projects your performance 4 weeks ahead. If you keep your current volume, what will your 1RM be? Do you need a deload? Did your load increase too fast?

Predicted 1RM

Your estimated max strength in 4 weeks, based on your current improvement rate.

Risk Score (0-100)

Combines fatigue, load spikes and muscle imbalances into a single number.

Optimal Volume

How much training you need to progress without overtraining.

Better Gym Predictions

4-WEEK PREDICTION

Bench Press 1RM +8.2%
95 kg → 102.8 kg
Squat 1RM +6.1%
120 kg → 127.3 kg

Injury Risk
18/100

Low risk. Keep it up.

Detected Phase
Volume Phase
Training Stress
Fitness
72
Fatigue
45
Form
+27
Personalized precision

Every metric adjusts to your biology.

By entering weight, age, gender, body fat percentage and muscle mass, the system normalizes every calculation. Relative metrics, not absolute. Because a 100kg 1RM doesn't mean the same for someone weighing 70kg as for someone weighing 100kg.

Age Adjustments

  • • Recovery: +10% to +40%
  • • Variable optimal frequency
  • • TSS decay rates by age
  • • Expected strength by decade

Body Composition

  • • Strength relative to weight
  • • Strength vs muscle mass
  • • Normalized relative volume
  • • BMI and composition

Reliability Score

  • • 0-100% metric precision
  • • % of complete data
  • • Applied adjustments visible
  • • Total transparency

What data-driven athletes say

"Being able to see my estimated 1RM go up week by week is the best motivation. And the risk score saved me from a shoulder injury because it warned me about an anterior/posterior deltoid imbalance."

Federico G.
Federico G.
Amateur powerlifter, 3 years of experience

"As a trainer, I use the backoffice metrics to adjust my clients' routines. But the user app is great because they see their progress and stay motivated on their own. Less WhatsApp, more training."

Sofia C.
Sofia C.
Certified Personal Trainer
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