Workout Calendar
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The Workout Calendar is where you can plan out your future workouts. You can do this manually or seek guidance from the ATP Wizard. You can decide whether you would like to plan a Heart Rate, Power, Pace, or ATP Wizard based workout.
How to Edit Workouts
Workout Calendar Functions
Weekly Summary Box
Workout Codes
All of the workout codes are just shorthand for the detailed explanation that is located within your Daily Log page within the Workout Description box. There is no need to memorize or understand the code system. These codes are primarily used by the coaches that use our system, to select and prescribe workouts. However, if you are curious as to what they mean, here is the explanation:
Codes- Workouts are organized by code, and our default set of workouts begin with a letter, followed by a number, and then a suffix letter (coaches can use their own scheme of coding, so the following explanation may not be accurate when applied to a Pre-Built Training Plan). This is evident in the workout code E2a, for example. "E" designates an endurance workout, "2" indicates a slightly higher level of intensity over a 1 for example, and the "a" at the end of code refers to the specific type of workout within the same ability level.
The first letter of any workout is one of the following: E, F, S, M, A, P or T.
Basic Abilities
E- Endurance- The ability to delay the onset and reduce the effects of fatigue.
F- Force- The ability to overcome resistance.
S- Speed Skill- The ability to move quickly and efficiently.
Higher Abilities
M- Muscular Endurance- The ability of the muscles to maintain a relatively high load for a prolonged time. Combination of force and endurance.
A- Anaerobic Endurance- The ability to resist fatigue at very high efforts when cadence is high.
P- Power- The ability to quickly apply maximum strength. Combination of force and speed skill.
T- Test- Self-administered field-tests to gauge fitness changes every 3-4 weeks.
Swim Workouts
The swim workouts are organized similarly to the run and bike workouts except the small alpha character at the end of the workout code (for example, the "a" in E3a) indicates the level of the workout. The "a" code indicates a workout appropriate for a sprint-distance race. These workouts are typically around 1200 meters/yards in length. The "b" code means a sprint- or international-distance workout with the distance typically being about 1700 meters/yards. The "c" code denotes an international- or half-Ironman-distance workout. These are about 2300 meters/yards. The "d" code is for half-Ironman- and Ironman-distance workouts with the distance being about 3000 meters/yards. All codes beyond "d" do not have any significance other than to differentiate between workout codes.
There are no "Anaerobic Endurance" (A-prefix workouts) as this type of training is'nt recommended for Ironman-distance training. Should you be training at the longer distances and wish to do an "Anaerobic Endurance" workout use a "c"-code session.
It is recommended that workout T1e, a time trial, be done early in the training season in order to establish your swim pace zones. The "T-pace" that results from this test will be referred to frequently in your swim workouts. Each swim workout provides complete details including the "Warm-Up" ("WU"), the "Main Set" ("MS"), the "Cool Down" ("CD"), and recovery intervals for these as seconds in parentheses. For example, (30") means to rest for 30 seconds before doing the next interval. Drills are often included in these workouts.
