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Lifting science, product updates, and the journey of building Tensio.
The Case Against Filming Your Sets
Filming your sets sounds simple. In practice, it adds friction, produces subjective data, and doesn't scale as a tracking system. There's a better way.
Read post →What Progressive Overload Actually Involves
Every lifter knows progressive overload matters. But most only measure it two ways — and when those stop moving, they assume they've plateaued. The real picture is bigger than weight and reps.
Read post →Tensio for Strength Training
Strength training is simple in theory. Get stronger over time. But measuring 'stronger' is harder than most people think — and the tools we use miss most of it.
Read post →Tensio for Beginners
Starting out in the gym can be overwhelming. Tensio was built for lifters who take their training seriously — and that includes people who are just getting started.
Read post →Building Tensio: More Than Just a Wrist Wearable
Wrist-based tracking has limitations. I said they were solvable. This is the solution — one piece of tech, three ways to use it.
Read post →Building Tensio: What the Bands Actually Do
You've heard what Tensio tracks. Here's what it's actually like to use it in the gym — from pressing start to uploading your workout.
Read post →What Your Tempo Actually Tells You
You probably know tempo matters. But do you actually know what your tempo looks like? Not what you think it looks like — what's actually happening, rep by rep.
Read post →Tensio for Bodybuilders
Bodybuilding is about control. But the tools available have never reflected that. Time under tension, tempo tracking, asymmetry detection — Tensio changes the game for hypertrophy.
Read post →Tensio for Powerlifters
Powerlifting is built on precision. So why are its tools stuck in the notebook era? Automated RPE, explosiveness tracking, asymmetry detection, and more.
Read post →Building Tensio: Lifting Is a Two-Armed Endeavor
A magnetic wearable. A lifting glove. An arm band. Tensio went through many forms before landing on dual wrist bands — here's why.
Read post →Introducing Tensio: The Evolution of Lifting
Sleep, recovery, hydration are fields that have seen massive progress. Weightlifting technology? It never came along for the ride. Until now.
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