If you have a Saris M2, or any saris trainer for that matter, how are you connecting intervals to the trainer so it can control your trainer?
I have used a Garmin in the past. Is there a way to without a subscription to Zwift or other app? The Saris Utility app doesn’t seem to allow loading files into to control the trainer.
Thanks
Chris
Intervals doesn’ have any functionality to control your trainer. It does have all you need/want to build workouts and analyse your workouts/races. Intervals.icu is focussed on training analysis and very good at it. David is an amazing coder, very responsive and really open to suggestions. You will be amazed to see what one single person can accomplish… Trainer control is as far as I know not on the todo list because it is out of his comfort zone and would take away time needed to further develop the amazing analysis tools he created so far.
If you are interested in an affordable app that integrates nicely with intervals, checkout TrainerDay. It is also a smaller project that provides tools to build workouts and control your trainer. Both Intervals and TrainerDay started out by adressing a rather niche group but are getting more and more attention from athletes at all levels. Look at Anna Kiesenhofer…
Another option (desktop only) is Golden Cheetah. For free.
If you’re on iOS, give BreakAway: Indoor Training a Try. (if it doesn’t work w/ your trainer, I can work w you on getting it supported if youre keen)
I’ve already gotten interval’s calender to be sync directly to the app, this what, you can use/create/upload any workouts to intervals calender and it will show up in the app directly. But ive not uploaded the new version to the Apple App Store (still working on a weekly summary/Current fitness page view)
There’s a few videos here
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyn4PapiMm5-X4KFKwtASEQ
This is great! I will try to set it up on my trainer soon. Am I correct in thinking that you have both sync to the same dropbox folder?
I will also have some clients that will be using it in the near future.
Hi,
For loading your own workouts, yes, you will need a dropbox account. (you can also sign up via the app within settings)
After you’ve signed up, you can then connect to your dropbox account, it will automatically create a “BreakAway” folder for you. (completed workouts will sync to this folder)
For custom workouts, please create a folder within “BreakAway” named “Workouts” and put your workouts inside there.
As mentioned, this would be much easier in the next revision as you can do it all within intervals.icu and it’ll be synced to the phone app (with pull to refresh)
I got the app to sync with my trainer, Saris M2, easily! Controls the resistance and gives way more data and control than the Saris utility app.
Being able to automatically sync the intervals calendar with the app will be a game changer for myself and my clients.
Apple just approved the next revision w/ the changes that enables Syncing of intervals.icu calender directly into the app. (still working on weekly summary, but figured i’ll release what I have first rather than waiting)
Go to Settings, and flick on the Connect to Intervals.icu switch. Once you’ve login, then you’re good to go.
By default, the app will only download the WOD (Workout Of the Day), but you can change that by enabling the “Download Entire Week” option.
The other options there is for
Do a “pull to refresh” within the Library Tab.
