Training Phases
Training phases are color-coded blocks that span multiple days on your planner. Use them to visualize training periods — strength blocks, endurance phases, deload weeks, competition prep, or any other training cycle structure.
Phases are visual overlays that help you see your training structure at a glance. They don’t affect workouts or scheduling — they’re purely for organization and planning clarity.
Adding a Phase
Open day actions
Click on any day in your planner to open the day actions menu.
Select Phase
Click Phase in the extra actions section.
Configure the phase
In the phase modal:
- Label — Name your phase (e.g., “Strength Block”, “Deload Week”)
- Start date — When the phase begins
- End date — When the phase ends
- Colour — Pick a color to distinguish this phase from others
Save
Click Save to add the phase to your planner.
Editing a Phase
Hover over any phase block on your planner — the block will highlight. Click on it to open the edit modal where you can:
- Change the label
- Adjust start or end dates
- Pick a different colour
- Delete the phase
How Phases Behave
Phases are date-anchored and managed separately from other planner content. This means:
| Action | Phase Behavior |
|---|---|
| Insert week | Phases stay in place (workouts shift, phases don’t) |
| Delete week | Phases stay in place (workouts shift, phases don’t) |
| Clear planner range | Phases are preserved |
| Apply template with overwrite | Existing phases are preserved, template phases are added |
| Drag workouts | Phases are unaffected |
Because phases don’t move when you insert or delete weeks, you may need to manually adjust phase dates after making structural changes to your planner.
Phases in Templates
Coaches can add phases to templates to create reusable training block structures.
Open template day actions
In a template, click on any day to open the day actions menu.
Add a phase
Click Phase to open the phase creation modal.
Set week range
Template phases use week numbers instead of dates:
- Start week — The week number where the phase begins
- End week — The week number where the phase ends
Save
Click Save to add the phase to your template.
When you apply a template to a client’s planner, template phases convert to date-based phases starting from the application date.
Template Phase Behavior
Template phases adjust automatically when you modify template structure:
| Action | Template Phase Behavior |
|---|---|
| Insert week | Phases after insertion point shift forward; spanning phases extend |
| Delete week | Phases after deletion point shift back; spanning phases shrink |
| Duplicate week | Single-week phases in the duplicated week are copied |
| Clear week | Only single-week phases in that week are removed |
Tips
Use consistent colors
- Assign the same color to similar phase types across clients (e.g., red for strength, blue for endurance)
- This makes it easy to scan multiple planners and understand training structure at a glance
Label clearly
- Use descriptive labels like “Strength Phase” or “Week 1-4: Base” rather than abbreviations
- Labels appear when you hover over phases
Plan phase structure first
- Add phases before filling in workouts to establish your training block structure
- This helps ensure your workout selection aligns with phase goals
Next Steps
- Planner — Learn more about the planner interface
- Templates — Create reusable training plan templates
- Training Plans — Structure longer-term training programmes