Building your first program

Mettle needs to know your situation before it can write anything sensible. The setup is short and every answer is changeable later.

1. 01

   Goal

   Build muscle, get stronger, or general fitness. This shapes rep ranges and how volume is distributed.

2. 02

   Experience

   Choose the experience level that fits your training history. Mettle can suggest an adjustment as you log workouts.

3. 03

   Equipment

   Full gym, home setup, dumbbells only, bodyweight. Mettle uses your equipment setup when choosing exercises and load targets.

4. 04

   Schedule

   Training days per week and roughly how long a session can be. A realistic three days beats an aspirational six.

5. 05

   Units and bodyweight

   The current development build uses pounds for training. Optional bodyweight helps put training numbers in context; CSV import/export has separate unit handling.

6. 06

   Generate

   Mettle builds training days with exercises, sets, reps, and rest targets based on your setup.