Barbell & Lifting API
Barbell and weight-training maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically — the plate-loading and percentage numbers a lifter, coach or gym app works out at the rack. The plates endpoint solves the everyday gym puzzle of which plates go on each side for a target weight: 100 kg on a standard 20 kg bar means 40 kg a side, loaded heaviest first as a 25 and a 15; 102.5 kg adds the 1.25 micro-plate; and if a target is not reachable with the plates on hand it loads the closest it can and tells you the shortfall, so you never guess. It works in kilograms or pounds (225 lb on a 45 lb bar is two 45s a side), with a custom bar weight and a custom plate set. The percent endpoint turns a one-rep-max into the working weight you actually load: 80 % of a 100 kg max is 80 kg, and asking for a five-rep weight returns about 85.7 kg via the Epley formula (1RM = weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)) — five reps sits near 86 % of max, ten reps near 75 %. The warmup endpoint builds a ramp from the empty bar to the working set at roughly 40, 55, 70 and 85 %, each rounded to a loadable increment, with the rep count dropping as the bar gets heavy. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for gym, strength-training, powerlifting and fitness app developers, workout-logger and coaching tools, and smart-rack and plate-calculator builders. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Exact maths, no simulation. Live, nothing stored. 3 compute endpoints. For one-rep-max estimation from a set use a strength API.
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