Copy a workout?

[abslover]

Hi guys.

Is it possible, to copy an existing workout?

I have a rather complex workout schedule, where the same workout is done with different "goals" every day. So my target weights and repetitions have to change back and forth from day to day.
I though about copying the workout and name it accodingly workout 1-3, workout 2-3.. 3-3, ---1-3,--- and put that in my schedule or programm.

So far I have found no easy solution instead of putting in all exercises again in a new workout.

And there is no note field, where I could put in the recovery time between sets. Mostly its constant, but changing in one exercise also...

Do you have any suggestions for me?

Regards

[Team FitSync]

I understand completely.  Personally, I do the same thing with heavy and light strength days and easy and hard cardio days.  Since FitSync originated with pro athletes and trainers the system is set up to very specifically and consistently track your performance in each exercise so you always have a clear benchmark.  That's why targets are specific to the exercise rather than the workout.

Let me explain.  I do bench press heavy and light.  If I log both heavy and light days in the same exercise my reports look strange because they'll swing from a max of 405 on some days to 185 on others plus my volumes and average weight and reps per set are all over the place.  The other problem is "Last" will show just show the last time I did the exercise and not the last time I went heavy.  So, if its my light day my "last" will likely show my heavy stats and not my light.

Two approaches you can take.

1 - Create a separate exercise for each way you perform it.  For example, I have an exercise called bench press H and bench press L.  Each one has its own targets and reports are clear for each.  I do the same with cardio.  Then create a separate workout to match such as heavy and light strength days.  This is what most of our hard core, pro athlete, and data nerd types (that's me - the data nerd) use.

2 - Use one exercise to log everything regardless of heavy, light, reps, easy, hard, etc.  Put your details in the exercise note for rest period, targets, etc. For bench press you could say "heavy=6-8 reps, light=12-15."  This is more popular with less serious users who just want to log general activity.

While we don't have a "copy workout" feature we do have a "copy exercise" option.  Althoiugh it might take you some extra time initially to create 2 or 3 exercises for each of hte ways you might perform it and a separate workout, in the long run it will make your workouts and your tracking easier.

Another option would be to use different exercises for each muscle group.  This is what I would recommend.  Therefore, instead of doing barbell bench press with different goals in 3 workouts you would do barbell in workout 1, dumbell in workout 2, and smith in workout 3.  You'd still need to create 3 different workouts but you wouldn't need to be creating 3 versions of the same exercise.

I hope this all makes sense.  I've assumed you do the same exercises each day but at different intensity levels so I hope that's correct.  Check back in anytime and I'll be happy to share some more ideas.

Best Regards,

John Morgan