Guides
Learn the craft
Everything we know about training, organised by what you're trying to figure out. Free to read, no app required — start anywhere.
01
Programming
How programs are built — overload, 5×5, splits, and periodization.
13 guides → 02The engine
Deloads, RPE, junk volume and plateaus, under the hood.
7 guides → 03Recovery & adaptation
Sleep, deloads, and how SteelRep adapts to age and sex.
7 guides → 04Women's strength
Beginners, 40+, building muscle, and the bulky myth.
6 guides → 05Lifting over 40
What changes with age — and how to keep training heavy, safely.
6 guides → 06Getting started
Your first lifts, your first program, your first month.
7 guides →