Vocab / Glossary

The heaviest weight you can lift for exactly one repetition of an exercise. If you can squat 300 lbs once — and only once — that’s your 1RM squat.

We use it to measure strength levels and program training loads. We also estimate it from any weight × reps set using the Epley formula, so you don’t need to actually test your max.

A 0–100 rating for Mexican dishes based on six weighted pillars: Protein (25%), Calories (20%), Protein-to-calorie efficiency (20%), Flavor (20%), Value (10%) and Portion (5%).

It lets you compare Mexican meals head-to-head for muscle-building and macro-friendly value.

The 0–100 personal fitness score from the Baseline Test: push-ups (20 pts, 60 reps maxes it — the U.S. Army ACFT hand-release push-up max), sit-ups (20 pts, 78 in 2 minutes = the Army APFT sit-up max), squats (20 pts, 80 in 60 seconds), plank (20 pts, 3:40 = the ACFT plank max), and an optional 1-mile run (20 pts, 6:40 = ACFT 2-mile max pace, 12:00 = the slowest ACFT passing pace).

The bars aren't made up — they're adapted from U.S. Army ACFT/APFT scoring tables, so your Semilla → Fuego → Máquina → Leyenda climb is measured against real military fitness standards. Everyone who finishes the Baseline Test earns a badge: Bronce 🥉 for completing it, Plata 🥈 at a Fuego score (25+), Oro 🥇 at Máquina level (50+) on the core four (the mile is optional and never costs you points); add the mile for Platino 🩶; complete all five with a score of 90+ and you're Diamante 💎.

Every macro on Mexican Muscle carries a truth label. Verified = restaurant-provided nutrition. Estimated = calculated from ingredients and portion assumptions. Unknown = not enough data to guess responsibly.

Honest numbers. Honest gains. We mark estimates with a tilde (~) and leave unknowns blank instead of making them up.

Calorie counting tracks only total energy — did you hit your kcal target today? Macro counting splits those calories into protein, carbs and fat.

Calories decide whether you gain or lose weight; protein decides whether that change is muscle or not. Use Simple mode in Comida for calories only, or Full macros when you're chasing muscle.

Spanish for food or meal. In the app, Comida = your Mexican food log, macro uploads and restaurant check-ins.

It ties together eating, nutrition goals and the restaurant network.

Points earned for workouts, challenges, PRs, restaurant check-ins, body checks, daily missions, team activity and more.

Points climb the leaderboard, unlock streaks, earn badges and contribute to rewards.

The number of days in a row you’ve logged activity in the app. It counts as long as you complete any qualifying action (workout, food log, challenge, etc.).

Long streaks keep you on the leaderboard, earn streak tokens, and boost your rank.

Your best-ever performance for a specific exercise and metric — max weight, reps, volume, distance or time. Lower-is-better metrics like mile time also count.

Tracking PRs helps you measure real progress over time and earns Muscle Points.

A workout buddy connection. Amigo for King/Male division, Amiga for Queen/Female division. You can have multiple Amigos.

Amigos share goals, regimens, nudges and duels to keep each other consistent.

A team of members with a captain who can approve join requests, build shared workouts and set goals.

Teams compete on the leaderboard and hold each other accountable with shared regimens.

Your leaderboard division: El Rey (open to male competitors), La Reina (open to female competitors), or La Realeza (open, non-gendered). Rankings are split by division so there is a Muscle King, Muscle Queen and an open Royalty crown.

Keeps competition fair while giving everyone a crown that fits them.

A tool to log custom workouts — miles, reps, timed sets, stretches, meditation, runs — and earn AI-weighed points.

Lets you get credit for any movement, not just preset workouts.

Upload a photo and receive AI-powered physique coaching, body composition estimate, posture notes and progress comparison.

It pairs with body composition goals and measurements to track visual and metric progress.

A token that lets you keep your streak alive on a planned rest day without logging a workout.

Recovery is part of training. Tokens prevent rest days from breaking your streak.