Glossary

Key terms used across the Teshape app and documentation. Where a term has a specific technical meaning that differs from everyday use, it’s noted here.

A – C

Active client: A trainee currently paired with a coach. Each coach has a maximum active client count set by their subscription tier.
Assignment: A training or nutrition plan that a coach has attached to a specific trainee, anchored to a start date. An assignment is a copy of the template — edits to the template after assignment don't affect the live assignment.
Check-in: A structured questionnaire sent by a coach to a trainee. Check-ins are used for intake forms, weekly progress reports, and accountability prompts.
Coach: A Teshape user with the Coach portal active. Coaches manage clients, build training and nutrition libraries, and have a searchable public profile. In code, the coach role is called "trainer" for historical reasons — "Coach" is always used in all user-facing copy.
Connection: The active pair between one coach and one trainee. A trainee can have exactly one active connection at a time.

D – M

Document: A file (contract, PDF, assessment result) shared within the coach-trainee relationship via the Documents feature. Separate from message attachments.
Dual portal: The Teshape model of one app with two distinct interfaces — Coach and Trainee — accessible from the same login via a role switcher.
Exercise: The base unit of the training library. An exercise has a name, movement type, target muscles, and optional coaching notes. Can be from the bundled stock library or coach-created.
Logged set: A single set of an exercise as recorded during a session: weight, reps, duration (if timed), RPE, rest taken, and PR flag.
Meal: A named collection of foods within a nutrition plan. The middle tier of the nutrition library: Plan → Meal → Food.
Meal template: A trainee-saved collection of foods that can be re-logged in a single tap. Useful for meals eaten regularly.
Membership: The active service arrangement between a coach and trainee created when a coach confirms receipt of an Offer payment. Memberships are records, not Teshape subscriptions.

O – R

Offer: A structured service proposal a coach creates for a trainee. Covers service description, price, and duration. Goes through a state machine (draft → published → accepted → awaiting payment → awaiting confirmation → confirmed). Teshape doesn't process the actual payment.
Overload score: A post-session metric comparing this session's performance to the trainee's previous attempt at the same workout. Indicates whether progressive overload occurred.
Plan: The top tier of both the training library (Plan → Workout → Exercise) and the nutrition library (Plan → Meal → Food). A training plan is a multi-week schedule of workouts mapped to specific days.
Portal: Either the Coach portal or the Trainee portal — the role-specific navigation and feature surface within the Teshape app.
RPE: Rating of Perceived Exertion. A 1–10 scale indicating how hard a set felt. Used by coaches to prescribe intensity without specifying exact weights. A set at RPE 10 means no reps left; RPE 7 means 3 reps in reserve.
Role switcher: The UI control in the sidebar profile card that flips the app between the Coach and Trainee portals. Only visible when both roles are active on the account.

S – Z

Session: A single executed workout. Created when a trainee taps Start session. Contains all logged sets, duration, and a completion status.
Specialty: A keyword tag on a coach's profile (e.g. Powerlifting, Weight loss, HIIT) used for filtering in Find a coach.
Trainee: A Teshape user with the Trainee portal active. Trainees follow plans, log sessions, track measurements and nutrition, and can optionally connect to a coach. Always free — no subscription required.
Tier: A coach's subscription level: Free, Pro, or Elite. Determines maximum active client count and AI generation allowance.
Verification: The one-time coach identity check (government ID + certification) required before a coach's profile is searchable in Find a coach.
Workout: The middle tier of the training library. A workout is a single session's worth of exercises with prescribed sets, reps, RPE, and rest. Workouts live inside plans but can also be assigned standalone.