User guide

Everything Durata does.
Nothing left to guess.

How every screen in Durata works, from your first logged set to a full program running on automatic progression. Including the shortcuts most lifters never find.

Using Durata

The app screen by screen

Getting started with Durata

Install the app, create your account, import your training history and find your way around the dashboard.

11 min read NewHome widgets: what's on the board and how to change it

What every Home widget shows, when it appears, and how to rearrange, resize and add widgets with Customize Home.

9 min read Logging workouts

Set types, supersets, auto-fill, the rest timer, three calculators and the finish flow - the full logger tour.

21 min read NewSetup Next: plate maths and saved machine settings

The equipment sheet: plate maths for every bar, pin numbers for every stack, saved rack and machine positions, kit, and a rest screen that does the sums for you.

10 min read NewGyms: training in more than one place

One tap says where you are, and the app follows: plates, pins, dumbbells, warm-up steps, and records that know which gym you set them at.

8 min read Plans and sessions

Pick a proven program, let Durata calculate every session's weights, or build your own plan from scratch.

24 min read Starting a program: training maxes and schedule

The short setup a program runs when you start it: training maxes, starting weights and a start date, explained so nothing catches you out.

7 min read The Rippler in Durata: a 12-week wave to a max

A full 12-week block of GZCL's The Rippler, screen by screen: the tier structure, the undulating "two-up, one-down" wave off your true 1RM, and the week-12 max that lands a new personal record.

4 min read Build your own program

Design a training program from scratch: your days, your exercises, with automatic progression built in, then run it like any built-in plan.

8 min read NewImport a Session From a Photo

Photograph a whiteboard, pick the page of a PDF that holds the session, or paste a message from your coach. Durata reads one workout out of it, shows you the source line behind every row, and saves nothing until you tap Save.

8 min read The exercise library

Every exercise with demo videos, instructions, your records and full history - plus custom exercises.

10 min read Tracking your progress

The Progress hub, the history calendar, the PR board and goal ETA forecasts: what your logged sets turn into.

15 min read NewThe Strength story: the full history of one lift

A fullscreen chart of one lift: estimated 1RM over the weight on the bar, the engine's verdicts, the programs you ran, and a dock you drag to read any session.

5 min read Review

A full report on any month or year you trained: volume against last period, every PR, your top lifts' 1RM movement, and a recap card built from the same numbers.

7 min read Cardio, nutrition and body tracking

HIIT intervals that run themselves, synced nutrition, body measurements, progress photos and time-lapses.

10 min read Share cards

Workout summaries, PR certificates, program and goal cards, monthly recaps, progress-photo and compare cards, and time-lapse video, all built on your device from your real numbers.

11 min read Settings, sync and your data

Units, rest timer, plate calculator, CSV import/export, cloud sync, Apple Health & Health Connect, Wear OS and Pro, all in one place.

15 min read Switching from Hevy

Bring years of Hevy history and every routine across by API key or CSV file, re-runnable with no duplicates, and optionally send workouts back.

11 min read The web dashboard

Durata in a desktop browser - same account, live-synced. Train on your phone, review and plan on a big screen.

2 min read Hidden features and shortcuts

The long-presses, swipes and auto-behaviours that make Durata fast once you know they exist.

9 min read
Learn the basics

New to lifting?

How to start lifting weights

Your first gym session, explained: warming up, picking weights, sets and reps, and how to actually get stronger.

5 min read How to choose a workout program

Match a program to your schedule, experience and goal, then stop second-guessing it. The one you'll stick to wins.

5 min read How progressive overload works

The single principle behind every strength and size gain: what it is, the ways to do it, and how to keep it going without stalling.

5 min read Sets and reps: how many should you do?

What the rep ranges mean, how many sets you need in a week, and how to pick numbers for strength or size.

4 min read How long to rest between sets

How long to actually wait between sets for strength versus size, and why rushing your rest quietly costs you gains.

3 min read Rep tempo: does it matter?

What 3010 actually means, when slowing your reps helps, and when tempo is a distraction from adding weight.

4 min read RPE and RIR explained

How to measure how hard a set really was: the reps-in-reserve scale, what the numbers mean, and how to use them to train smart.

3 min read How much protein do you actually need?

The simple number for building muscle, how to hit it from real food, and why timing matters far less than the daily total.

4 min read How to set up your diet for your goals

Fat loss, muscle gain or maintenance: how to set your calories and protein, then adjust by what the scale actually does.

4 min read Calorie calculator

Estimate your maintenance calories and a daily target for fat loss, muscle gain or maintenance, with a protein target to match.

3 min read Gym terms, explained

AMRAP, RPE, drop sets, training max: every lifting term you'll hear or see in an app, in plain English.

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Ready to lift?

Train with Durata

Free to use — 50 proven programs, 415 exercises (376 with how-to videos), automatic progression and PR tracking.

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