Strength training fits neatly into sets and reps. Conditioning does not. A runner's interval session, a CrossFit AMRAP and a 45-second plank hold each need different numbers. Trainzilla's workout builder lets you choose a type for every exercise, so the plan looks like the session you meant.
The exercise types
- Strength: sets, reps and rest, as usual.
- Intervals: rounds or laps, work duration or distance, recovery time, target pace and effort.
- Steady cardio: a duration at a stated effort, for example 20 minutes in Zone 2.
- AMRAP: as many rounds or reps as possible in a time cap.
- EMOM: a set number of reps every minute on the minute.
- For time: complete the work as fast as you can.
- Hold: sets of a timed hold, such as three 45-second planks.
Fields each type uses
Picking a type shows only the fields that make sense for it. Intervals show laps, distance or duration, recovery and effort. Holds show duration. You are not filling in reps for a run.
Templates too
Types work in plan creation, plan editing and workout templates. Build a Tuesday interval session once as a template, then drop it into any client's plan. Programs you sell on the marketplace carry the same fields.
How clients see it
In the client app a plan card reads like the session: "20m, Zone 2", "6 x 400 m, 90s recovery" or "EMOM, 10 reps per minute". Plan summaries estimate the session's duration and volume using the type, so a conditioning day does not show up as a single set of one rep.
A worked example
- Warm-up: steady cardio, 8 minutes at easy effort.
- Main set: intervals, 6 laps of 400 m with 90 seconds recovery at a hard effort.
- Finisher: hold, 3 sets of 45 seconds.
- Cool-down: steady cardio, 5 minutes.
What to know
- Logging detail for cardio on the client side is still catching up to the builder. Coaches should check what clients can record for each type in their current app version.
- The coach Android and iOS builders support the same types, but they reach store builds on their own schedule.
Looking for strength-specific tracking? See how to track client PRs.
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