Guides for coaches who already know what RIR means.
Long-form articles on programming methodology, coaching workflow, and body composition. Cited where research exists. Practical where coaching ambiguity dominates. No "ultimate guide" covers everything; we keep each guide narrow.
Methodology
RPE, RIR, periodization, autoregulation, volume landmarks.
Autoregulation Fundamentals: When to Push and When to Hold
Autoregulation lets the lifter's daily readiness adjust the load instead of the program. The three working approaches (RPE-capped, velocity-based, daily max) and how to pick one.
autoregulation · rpe · programming
RPE vs RIR: The Difference and Why It Matters for Programming
RPE 8 and RIR 2 mean almost the same thing. Almost. The difference is small but matters when you're programming for clients who don't read minds. A practical guide for working coaches.
rpe · rir · autoregulation
The 3-Test PR Protocol: A Defensible 1RM in 6-9 Weeks
Why a single 1RM attempt is unreliable, and how the three-test protocol from Body Unbound's free template gives you a confidence band instead of a single point estimate.
1rm · testing · protocol
Workflow
Save Week automations, multi-client systems, comparison-driven decisions.
The Save Week Workflow: From 5 Hours to 12 Minutes
How a one-click Apps Script automation cuts the Sunday admin grind. The pattern, the script structure, the trade-offs. Built from a Reddit thread where one coach showed his version.
save-week · apps-script · sunday-admin
Sunday Admin Pain: How to Cut It from 5 Hours to Under 30 Minutes
The systemic pattern behind why online coaches spend Sunday afternoons on data entry. The four time sinks that account for 80% of admin hours, and the sub-pattern fixes that work.
admin-time · workflow · automation
Why Sheets-Native Beats Custom Backend for Coaching Tools
Most coaching SaaS hosts your data in proprietary cloud. Coach Sheet hosts in Google Sheets. The trade-offs honestly compared, and why we made the call.
sheets-native · architecture · apps-script
Business
Pricing, onboarding, retention, the data ownership argument.