Strength
How to set up strength ratio analysis
Create a strength ratio collection with an anchor lift and target ratios, then read each client’s balanced, over-, and under-developed lifts.
Last updated 2026-06-12
Strength ratios compare a client's lifts against the balance a well-rounded athlete should have, so you can spot a lagging lift before it becomes an imbalance or an injury. You build a collection once and apply it to any client.
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Create a collection
Go to Strength Ratios and choose New collection. Give it a name and an optional description. To start fast, load a preset — Big 3 Balance, Upper Body Push/Pull, or Lower Body Balance — and adjust from there.
New ratio collectionDefine ratios relative to an anchor liftStart from a templateBig 3 BalanceUpper Body Push/PullLower Body BalanceAnchor exerciseBack SquatAdd bodyweightExercises to compareratio × anchor 1RMBench Press0.75xDeadlift1.25x+Add exercise - 2
Set the anchor and target ratios
Choose an anchor lift — the reference every other exercise is measured against (for example, Back Squat). Then add each lift to compare with an expected ratio:
- A 0.75 target on Bench Press means a balanced client benches about three-quarters of their anchor.
- Toggle Add bodyweight on the anchor or any lift where bodyweight should count toward the number.
Save the collection when your lifts and targets are set.
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Read a client’s analysis
Open the collection and pick a client. Trainnode charts expected versus actual for each lift and labels it balanced, over-developed, or under-developed — anything more than about 10% off target — using their tested or estimated 1RMs. Record a tested 1RM for the most accurate read.
Strength ratiosEva Nakamura · Big 3 BalanceAnchor Exercise
Back Squat
Tested 1RM
140 kgT1 Balanced1 Over1 Under1.5x1.0x0.5x0.0xBenchDeadliftOHPExpected ActualExerciseActualDev.StatusOverhead Press0.50x-23%Under-developedDeadlift1.40x+12%Over-developedBench Press0.78x+4%Balanced