Platepusher Articles https://platepusher.com/articles/ Your training. Your data. Your progress. en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:29:43 GMT support@sailquery.com (Platepusher) A serious lifter's tracker has one job, and most of the category is doing four other things instead. https://platepusher.com/articles/honest-strength-tracker-thesis/ https://platepusher.com/articles/honest-strength-tracker-thesis/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:20:03 GMT The category competes on engagement metrics, prescriptive coaching, and subscription retention. Serious lifters need none of those, and most of what the apps optimize for is in tension with what the lifter is actually trying to measure. Four patterns of dishonest tracker design, and the shape that respects the work. Category Analysis