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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.

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.

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Logging workouts

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

8 min read
Programs and routines

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The exercise library

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

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Tracking your progress

The history calendar, four analytics tabs, the PR board and goal ETA forecasts — what your logged sets turn into.

6 min read
NewIn 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.

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Cardio, nutrition and body tracking

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

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NewShare 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.

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Settings, sync and your data

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

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The web dashboard

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

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Hidden features and shortcuts

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

4 min read

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.

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How to choose a workout program

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

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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.

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Sets and reps: how many should you do?

What the rep ranges really mean, how many sets you actually need, and how to pick numbers for strength versus size.

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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.

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Rep tempo: does it matter?

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Calorie calculator

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

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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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Train with Durata

Free during beta — 50 proven programs, 415 exercises (308 with how-to videos), automatic progression and PR tracking.

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