Workout builder

[Andras_Soos]

Hi guys,

I am trying to create my first workouts.
I add the structured steps, but they do not appear on the timeline below. What do I wrong?

[MedTechCD]

Syntax is totally wrong.
Start with using m for minutes, s for seconds and h for hours.
Or use the workout builder to familiarise yourself with the syntax before typing directly. Click on Edit, then add step and reproduce what you have typed in your workout structure.

[Andras_Soos]

Thank you.
I try to edit the syntax (basically used the steps part, the syntax was created by the builder.).

Edit:
Yep, the space is not needed between the number and min, and I have to use m instead of min. It works fine. Thank you!

[ohmax]

If there’s somewhere a “definitive” guide for all syntax options I’d be interested !

[Gerald]

I’ll update a few of these posts latrr today or in the week.

ACTIVITIES PAGE - a guide to getting started

In the guide, you will learn about the Activities page, and the features available. Each section is covered in a separate post, so that any features relating to the specific section on this page can be updated accordingly. [image] What can you do on this page? Plan workouts, rides, runs for a day, week, block, year, etc. Upload activities Plan weekly training load, duration and distance, but sport See a weekly summary of your wellness and activities Add notes about holidays, illness, injur…

[Gerald]

This post has been updated, with some syntax used on the workout builder.
Hopefully it’s user-friendly enough; let me know what could change.

ACTIVITIES PAGE - a guide to getting started

Section 16 Workout Builder basics There is a thread dedicated to the Workout Builder, but has a lot of comments in-between the vital information. This section will touch briefly on the basics: Before starting, let’s understand what is displayed once the workout is ready to be saved. [image] Category: Chose from Workout, Manual Activity, A-B-C Race. Name: 4x8m VO2 Max, can be anything you want** - this is a mandatory field. Colour: Red default is red, but you can select from a list of colo…

Remember that the ADD STEP function is already quite user-friendly, and has multiple options to load a usable workout.

[Mark_Benyak]

There are some examples at the beginning of the thread, but you’ll get the hang of it after a few tries. Really is easy.

On a side note…nice to see a felow Hungarian on the forum…

[Andras_Soos]

Thanks, Cheers !

Yep, it is pretty easy by now, I just had to play around a bit to get used to the rules.

[Bernd_Liebermann]

Yesterday I did my first intervals-created workout containing a freeride section. I was a bit surprised (though not unhappy) that the resistance didn’t reflect the route and terrain. This was different for my old workouts created at zwiftworkout.com. I guess, this is because the workout builder puts “FlatRoad = 1” in the XML. Would it be possible to control this behavior with a keyword like “freeride simulation” or “freeride flatroad”?

[Simone_Finotti]

Is there a way to have a text message appear when you are x minutes/seconds into the interval?

[Gerald]

No, not currently.

I’m trying to find the reference David made about a single line of text.

[fabric5000]

After initially fully not understanding how the workout builder works, this has now become one of my favorite features!

This is indeed the easiest way to build a workout!

[Nik_Om_Cinderella_Ri]

ZWO Workout Import / Textevent

Intervals.icu stores workouts internally as the text you see in the editor. Would be hard to reconcile changes in the editor with another stored format.

[Jorrit_Kortink]

Hi there,

I’ve been using the workout builder and it works great. One thing I’m running into though, when I want to repeat interval workouts, is there any way to program the repeats automatically?

e.g. I want to do an over/under workout which is

3x12min, with each 12m block consisting of
2m @ 105% - 1m @ 95%

I’m writing this as

4x

• 2m 105%

• 1m 95%

• 6m 55%

4x

• 2m 105%

• 1m 95%

• 6m 55%

4x

• 2m 105%

• 1m 95%

• 6m 55%

Where I would like to write it is something like

3x
[4x

• 2m 105%

• 1m 95%

• 6m 55%]

Is what I want currently possible?

[app4g]

nope… nested blocks are currently not/not yet supported

[Jorrit_Kortink]

At least now I know what they’re called thanks!

[fabric5000]

Hey, at least you can just copy and paste it! I think that’s easier than writing nested blocks in a GUI based system, which is what everything else is.

[Jorrit_Kortink]

True, once you get the hang of writing it in plain text programming can be quite quick.

[Gerald]

@Jorrit_Kortink

e.g. I want to do an over/under workout which is

3x12min, with each 12m block consisting of
2m @ 105% - 1m @ 95%

@Jorrit_Kortink

e.g. I want to do an over/under workout which is

3x12min, with each 12m block consisting of
2m @ 105% - 1m @ 95%

I’m writing this as

4x

• 2m 105%
• 1m 95%
• 6m 55%

You need a space between 1m and the 6m recovery. You probably know this, but for those that might not know, the nesting stops when there is a space between two lines.

[app4g]

wait… is this nested blocks? I tot it was not supported yet?