<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Quintal · Guides</title><description>Practical guides for people who lift: plate math, estimated 1RM, warm-up sets, keeping a training log, moving your history between apps.</description><link>https://quintal.indigatellc.com/</link><language>en-US</language><item><title>Barbell plate math: which plates to load for any weight</title><link>https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/barbell-plate-math/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/barbell-plate-math/</guid><description>A plain method for working out which plates go on each side of a barbell, with worked examples and reference tables in kilograms and pounds.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estimated one-rep max: the Epley and Brzycki formulas</title><link>https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/estimated-one-rep-max/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/estimated-one-rep-max/</guid><description>How the Epley and Brzycki formulas estimate a one-rep max from a set of several reps, with worked examples, a percentage table and the limits of the estimate.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to keep a lifting log that stays useful for years</title><link>https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/how-to-keep-a-lifting-log/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/how-to-keep-a-lifting-log/</guid><description>What to write down in a strength training log, the one question it must answer, paper versus notes app versus dedicated app, and the habits that keep it usable.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to move your workout history from one app to another</title><link>https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/move-workout-history-between-apps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/move-workout-history-between-apps/</guid><description>Export your training history as a CSV file, understand what is inside it, avoid the usual import pitfalls with units, names and dates, and keep a backup.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to plan warm-up sets before a working weight</title><link>https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/warm-up-sets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://quintal.indigatellc.com/blog/warm-up-sets/</guid><description>The arithmetic of ramping up to a working weight: common percentages, falling reps, rounding to plates you can load, with worked examples in kilograms and pounds.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>