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Training, nutrition & recovery, written for real Indian gyms.

40 evidence-based guides on 3D workout biomechanics, authentic Gujarati vegetarian nutrition, and progressive overload—written and tested directly by founders Denish Vaghasia and Nidhi Davara.

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Guides · Latest

Install Repyra on Android and iPhone without an app store

Exact steps to put Repyra on your home screen from Chrome or Safari, what you gain (notifications, full screen), what needs HTTPS, and how desktop works.

Denish Vaghasia··3 min
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Guides

Using Repyra in Gujarati and Hindi

How to get coach answers in Gujarati or Hindi, which food names work in search (rotli, dudh, thepla), and where the AI translation can still get things wrong.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Recovery

Stuck for three weeks? Run this checklist first

An eight-item checklist with pass marks for attendance, progression, protein, sleep, calories, steps, effort and stress, plus a real stuck-bench case solved.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Guides

Repyra for gym owners and trainers

Set up gym mode step by step: create the gym, share the invite code, read the member overview of 7-day workouts and protein, manage roles, and reset passwords.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Recovery

Eight hours at a desk: six exercises that undo it

Six exercises with sets and reps, a 12-minute routine with timings, a two-minute office version, and the desk changes that help your squat and press.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
Delicious Indian thali with chapati, rice, dal, okra, and yogurt. A traditional vegetarian meal
Nutrition

A Gujarati thali built for muscle gain

A standard Gujarati thali measured against a muscle version with the same calories and double the protein, plus the five swaps and a full day that make it work.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Guides

Reminders that help without nagging

Every Repyra reminder explained: water in a window, workout at gym time, meal logging at 9, 13 and 20, Monday weigh-in, the 21:00 nudge. Plus a sample day.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Training

Only dumbbells at home? A full-body plan that works

A 3-day full-body dumbbell plan for home with one adjustable pair: the exercises, sets and reps, and how to keep progressing when you run out of weight.

Denish Vaghasia·4 min read
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Recovery

Why your weight jumps 1 kg overnight, and what to track instead

Salt, carbs, leg day and a late dinner explain overnight jumps. See a real two-week weigh-in log with daily swings and the weekly average that tells the truth.

Nidhi Davara·3 min read
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Guides

Progress photos and measurements: how we keep them private

What happens to a progress photo after you upload it: re-encoding, EXIF and GPS removed, 1280 px limit, visible only to you. Plus how to log measurements well.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Nutrition

Do you need whey protein? An honest answer

What whey protein is, what it costs per 20 g against eggs, soya and paneer, who actually benefits from it, and how to buy a genuine tub in India.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Recovery

You can't crunch away belly fat. Here's what works

Why spot reduction fails, and a real 12-week case: five small food changes, 130 g protein and three gym days took a Surat banker from 96 cm to 87 cm.

Nidhi Davara·3 min read
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Training

One leg weaker than the other? How to fix the imbalance

How to test whether one leg is really weaker, which single-leg exercises close the gap, and a 6-week plan with sets, reps and loads to bring both legs level.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Guides

The exercise guide: 3D, 2D, poster and video

Learn an exercise without a trainer: the 3D model with glowing muscles, the 2D start and end diagram, a poster with common mistakes, and pinned YouTube videos.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Recovery

How to build a gym habit that survives a bad month

Three sizes of workout, a trigger that already exists in your day, and a real wedding-season month that still logged 11 training days. No motivation needed.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Nutrition

Eating out: 20 Indian restaurant dishes ranked by protein and calories

Twenty common Indian restaurant dishes ranked by protein per 100 kcal, from fish tikka to chole bhature, with ordering rules for fat loss and muscle gain days.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Guides

Workout mode: one exercise at a time, with the rest timer

How workout mode runs a session: Set done, the automatic rest countdown, weight and reps prefilled from last time, overload hints, swapping machines, and PRs.

Denish Vaghasia·4 min read
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Training

A warm-up that takes six minutes and actually helps

A six-minute gym warm-up, minute by minute, with upper and lower body versions, plus the ramp-up sets that make your first working set feel strong.

Denish Vaghasia·4 min read
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Recovery

Training through an Indian summer and the monsoon

A temperature-based table of session changes, a real May heatwave training week, and monsoon fixes for flooded roads, wet kit and slipping grip.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Nutrition

Is dal really a protein source? The numbers

How much protein a katori of dal really gives, how it compares to paneer, eggs and soya for 30 g, and five ways to make dal carry more without extra cooking.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Training

How many sets and reps do you need to build muscle?

The real sets and reps numbers for muscle growth: weekly sets per muscle, the rep ranges that work, how close to failure to go, and a sample week that adds up.

Denish Vaghasia·4 min read
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Guides

Log food in ten seconds: search, quick picks, barcode

The fastest ways to log Indian meals in Repyra: aliases like rotli and dudh, quick picks, saved meals, barcode scanning, and when to use the photo estimate.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Nutrition

What to eat before and after the gym (Indian options)

Indian pre- and post-workout meals with calories, protein and cost for each option, what timing actually matters, and a full training day laid out with totals.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Recovery

How much water do you really need on gym days?

Work out your own number from bodyweight, heat and session length, with a full day's drinking schedule for a 72 kg office worker and when to add salt.

Nidhi Davara·3 min read
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Training

Machine busy? A swap for every common exercise

A swap table for 16 common gym exercises so a busy machine never wastes your session: what to use instead, how to match the weight, and when to just wait.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Guides

How the weekly report score works (and how to raise it)

The weekly score is 50% training, 30% protein days, 20% logging. See a sample week worked out to the point, and the cheapest ways to add points next week.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Nutrition

15 cheap high-protein foods from any kirana store

Fifteen high-protein foods from any kirana store ranked by rupees per 20 g of protein, with calorie trade-offs and a sample ₹60-a-day plan that reaches 100 g.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Recovery

What to actually do on a rest day

A sample beginner week with four rest days, a 10-minute mobility routine with timings, a rest-day plate for 70 kg, and why protein must not drop.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Training

7 bench press mistakes we see in every gym

Seven bench press mistakes that stall your chest and hurt your shoulders, how to spot each one, and the exact fix, plus a safe 3-set warm-up for a 50 kg bench.

Denish Vaghasia·4 min read
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Nutrition

How many calories do you need? The formula, worked out

The Mifflin-St Jeor formula worked out for two real examples, with activity factors, fat loss and muscle gain adjustments, and how to turn it into meals.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Training

Progressive overload, explained with a 4-week example

What progressive overload really means, the four ways to apply it, and a week-by-week example on bench press, row and squat so you know exactly what to add.

Denish Vaghasia·4 min read
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Guides

Getting started with Repyra in five minutes

Set up Repyra from a blank account to your first workout: the onboarding questions, where your calorie and protein targets come from, and the Today tab.

Denish Vaghasia·4 min read
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Nutrition

Paneer, chicken or soya chunks: protein per rupee and per calorie

Paneer, chicken breast and soya chunks compared on protein per rupee and per calorie, with a cost-per-20-g table and advice on when each one fits your goal.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Recovery

Still sore. Should you train today?

A two-minute check and a decision table that tells you when to train through soreness, when to swap the session, and the few times you should rest.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Training

How to squat without knee pain

Why knees hurt when you squat and the five fixes that usually solve it: stance, depth, tempo, shoes and a 4-week plan to rebuild from a box squat upwards.

Denish Vaghasia·4 min read
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Nutrition

Roti vs rice: does it matter for fat loss?

Roti and rice compared per serving for calories, protein and fibre, with two 600 kcal lunches that show why neither grain decides your fat loss outcome.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Training

Your first week in the gym, day by day

A day-by-day plan for your first seven days in the gym: what to do on each visit, how light to start, how long to stay, and how to handle the soreness.

Denish Vaghasia·3 min read
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Nutrition

How to eat 120 g of protein a day on a vegetarian Indian diet

A full day of vegetarian Indian meals that reaches 128 g protein without whey, plus the foods and swaps that close the gap for hostel and office eaters.

Nidhi Davara·4 min read
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Training

Push, pull, legs: the 3-day split that fits an Indian work week

A full push, pull, legs plan for beginners: which days to train, the exact exercises, sets and reps for each day, and what to do when you miss a session.

Denish Vaghasia·4 min read
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Recovery

How much sleep do you need to build muscle?

Seven to nine hours, most nights. What sleep does for muscle, a real week's sleep log from an 11 pm office sleeper, and the fixes that cost nothing.

Nidhi Davara·3 min read

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