FAQ
The questions I get most. If yours is not here, the contact page goes straight to my inbox.
Is this free?
Is everything on this site really free?
Almost all of it. All 76 calculators and the tool flows are free forever, no account needed. A free account is free too. It saves every result with its history and trend lines, shows how your numbers compare by age and sex, keeps the habit tracker and the mental health check-in, and builds you a full AI plan each month: one workout plan and one nutrition plan, or one combined plan covering both. The one optional upgrade is Pro, $9.99/mo, which builds as many plans as you want and adds the coach chat, AI fix-it plans, and a personal review from me. And 1:1 coaching with me is a separate paid product with its own page.
Why give the tools away? Two reasons. The first is personal: a lot of what I know came from free content online, and putting this out is my version of returning the favor. The second is strategic: the free side is what earns trust, and Pro and coaching fund the whole thing by serving the people who want more hands-on help. Both are true. Neither depends on you ever paying me a dollar.
The calculators stay free. Pro is there for people who want uncapped AI and the coach chat, not a wall around the tools. The AI features have real API costs, so if anything ever gets tight, that pressure lands on Pro, not on the free calculators.
I donated. Does that get me coaching?
No. Donate is a one-time tip to help cover hosting and API costs. It is not a subscription, not a membership, and it does not buy coaching. Coaching is applied for separately. Thank you either way.
Who is behind this?
Who runs TS Coaching?
I do. I am Taylor. I have been lifting and learning about this stuff for years, and I built this site to have one place where the free thing is actually free and the paid thing is actually worth it. It is a solo operation: no team, no VC, no influencer playbook. One person making a free toolkit and coaching a small number of people 1:1. When you email, you are emailing me.
What are your credentials?
No letters after my name, so let me tell you what is actually behind the advice. I have spent years training, reading the research rather than the headlines about it, and coaching friends and family through the parts that reliably work. I built every calculator on this site myself, which meant getting the formulas right and reading the papers they came from, and each tool cites its sources so you can check my work instead of taking my word for it.
What I specialise in is the beginning: someone who has trained on and off, or never really started, and wants it to stick this time. I am not the right coach for a powerlifting total or a bodybuilding stage, and I will say so and point you elsewhere.
I am not a doctor, a dietitian, or a licensed medical professional, and nothing on this site is a substitute for one. If you have a medical condition, an injury, or anything that needs a professional, that is who to talk to.
Coaching
What does coaching cost?
$149.99/mo, month to month, cancel anytime. You can also pause up to 4 weeks per year for travel or life. The full offer is laid out on the coaching page.
What does a coaching client get that free users do not get?
Me. Coaching is a relationship. You get a custom program I build for you, weekly check-ins I review and respond to, text access to me, and video form reviews. Coaching also includes everything Pro unlocks, so nothing on the platform is held back from you. The calculators and the flows stay free for everyone either way.
How do I apply for coaching?
There is an application form at /coaching/apply. It takes 5 to 10 minutes. I read every application personally and reply whether or not we are a fit. If we are, I send you an enrollment link to set up your monthly payment, then I reach out directly and we get started. Nothing happens automatically, and there is no sales call.
If we are not a fit, I will write back and tell you, usually with a pointer to someone or something that would be a better match. A decline from me is about fit, nothing else.
Is this right for advanced lifters or competitive athletes?
Probably not. My coaching is built for people who are newer to training, or who have trained on and off and want someone to help them make it stick. If you are chasing a powerlifting total or a bodybuilding stage, there are coaches who specialize in that and I will happily point you toward them.
Can I try coaching for a week?
No trial period. Month-to-month billing with cancel-anytime is the substitute. If after the first month it is not working, you leave without penalty.
The platform
Do I need an account to use the tools?
No. Every calculator runs without an account, and you see the full result either way. An account lets you save results, generate AI plans that stick around, and pick up tool flows where you left off. Signup is free and takes under a minute.
What about my data?
Your data is yours. I use Supabase to store accounts, Vercel to host the site, Anthropic to power the AI features, Stripe for any payments, and Resend for email. Those are the only places your info lives. The privacy page has the full list with what goes where and why.
I do not sell your data. There is no ad network on this site. I do not read your saved calculator results or AI plans unless you share them with me directly for a coaching conversation.
Can I delete my account?
Yes, from the settings page. Deletion removes your account and everything tied to it.
I hit a bug, or I have a feature idea. What do I do?
Either way, the contact page goes straight to me. Pick "Something's broken" or "Feedback on the site" as the subject. For bugs, give me as much detail as you can (what you were doing, what browser or phone, what you expected to happen). For ideas, if it sounds useful, I will add it to my list.
Is there a mobile app?
Not yet. The site works on a phone. A native app might come later, but there is no timeline.
Why does the AI take a minute sometimes?
The AI features run on Anthropic's Claude API, which is smart but not instant. Plan generation usually lands in 20 to 60 seconds depending on how much context it has. If it ever times out or errors, hit regenerate and try again.
Can the AI change my saved plan on its own?
No. Ask your corner to change your plan and it drafts the rewrite and shows you a before and after. Nothing is written until you tap to apply it, you can discard it instead, and you can undo it after. It proposes, you decide, every time. If your plan has changed since the draft was written, applying is refused rather than quietly overwriting the newer version.
When the chat gives me a number, is it doing the maths itself?
No, and that is deliberate. Ask something one of the calculators answers and it runs that actual calculator with your saved numbers, then shows you the tool's own result card. Language models are unreliable at arithmetic, so it is never allowed to work the number out in its head. What the chat tells you and what the tool page tells you cannot disagree.
Why is the app telling me one of my numbers is out of date?
Because it noticed. If your weight has moved since you worked out your TDEE, that old number is being quietly wrong at you, so Pro flags it and offers to rerun the tool with your current numbers in one tap. The same watcher keeps an eye on your goal pace. Every card is dismissible, and none of it is phrased as you falling behind. Off pace is information, not a telling-off. If something has actually drifted, Pro also gets a short email about it, and nothing at all in a week where nothing changed. You can turn that off in Settings.
Do you have an email list?
Yes, a small one. It is opt-in only from your settings, and every email has an unsubscribe link. I will not sell or share it. If you would rather not get anything beyond the essentials, just leave it off.
Still have a question?
The contact page goes straight to my inbox. I read everything and I usually write back within 48 hours.
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