How to write a different percentage for every set

Turn it on

1. 1

   Open the exercise

   Click the block, then click the exercise’s name in the panel to expand it.

2. 2

   Fill in the sets and reps first

   Type the number of sets and the reps for most sets, like 4 and 5.

3. 3

   Turn on Progressive Overload

   Click Progressive Overload under Load, and each set gets its own row.

The rows start at 70% and go up 10% a set, to no more than 100%. Every row starts with the reps you typed. The Sets, Reps and Load fields hide, because the table holds all of that now.

That’s why Sets comes first: the table makes one row for each set, so 4 sets gives you 4 rows. You can still add or remove rows later.

Change any row

Every row is yours to change. Type a new percentage in any row, from 0 to 100, and change its reps the same way.

Add Set adds a row 10% above the last one, with the same reps. The X at the end of a row takes it out. Close turns Progressive Overload off and brings back plain Sets, Reps and Load.

Shapes you can write

The rows start out climbing, but you can type any shape. A few common ones, with the weights for a 275 max:

• Climb: 70% for 5, 75% for 5, 80% for 3, 85% for 3. That’s 195, 210, 220 and 235 lbs.
• Top set, then back off: 85% for 3, then 75% for 5, twice. That’s 235, then 210 and 210.
• Wave: 75% for 5, 80% for 3, 85% for 1, then 75% for 5 again. That’s 210, 220, 235 and 210.

Coach Reps rounds each one up to the next 5 lbs, the same as everywhere else.

See the weights before you deliver

With one athlete open, the Load column shows what each set weighs for them. Change a percentage, and the weight changes as you type.

If that athlete has no max for the exercise, Load reads N/A, and a line under the table says no max is recorded. Click it, type the max, then press Enter or click Save.

With a group open, Load reads N/A on every row. Each athlete’s weight comes from their own max, so there’s no one number to show. Every athlete still sees their own weights on their phone.

Spot it on the calendar

Back on the calendar, hover over a block to see what’s in it. An exercise with per-set percentages shows an Overload tag, so you can tell at a glance which lifts climb set by set.

What your athletes see

On the phone, each set gets its own line: the set, its percentage, the weight and the reps, like Set 1: 70% 195 lbs x 5. Athletes check off each set as they go.

If a set was too heavy or too light, they tap the weight or the reps and change it before they check the set off. You see what they did next to what you wrote, set by set.

When to use it

Use per-set percentages for the main lifts, where the load matters set by set. For accessory work, plain Sets and Reps with one load is quicker to write and quicker to read.

A simple rule: if the athlete needs a different weight on each set, use it. If every set is the same, don’t.

Working in pounds or a load of your own, like a plyo ball color? Use the Per-set button next to Load instead. It gives each set its own load the same way.

Write it once

Per-set percentages come along when you copy a block or save it as a template. So a good pattern only has to be written once. Paste it next week, change a row or two, and move on.