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Long reads on the science and the methods behind Kinoku's deepest features. Each one opens with a quick start for serious trainees. Then comes a section with the math, for those who want it. The sources sit at the end, so you can go further.

14 min read Last reviewed Apr 2026

Banister's Fitness-Fatigue Model — CTL, ATL, TSB Explained

What CTL, ATL, and TSB really mean in the Banister fitness-fatigue model, how to read the curve day to day, and how to time a peak or a deload.

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10 min read Last reviewed Apr 2026

Offline-First Fitness Tracking

What changes when your fitness data stays on your phone, and what you give up. A plain look at owning your training record.

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10 min read Last reviewed Apr 2026

Reading the DOTS Score: Are You Actually Strong?

DOTS is the score that rates lifting strength fair across body weights. How it works, how to read yours, and how it stacks up to Wilks and IPF GL.

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11 min read Last reviewed Apr 2026

Relative Strength + Bodyweight Exercise Load

Why 10 pull-ups at 70 kg is not the same set as 10 pull-ups at 85 kg, and how Kinoku tracks the real per-rep load of bodyweight work.

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11 min read Last reviewed Apr 2026

Reproductive Health Privacy Architecture

Why Kinoku keeps cycle and pregnancy data in a separate database that Google Auto Backup never sees, and how tests keep it that way.

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12 min read Last reviewed Apr 2026

The Supplemental AI Philosophy

Most fitness apps let AI run your training. Kinoku flips that. The AI shows you patterns you might miss, then you make the call.

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