You can now customize how your training plan assesses your FTP and tracks your fitness. When adding a plan to your Calendar you can keep the Ramp Tests in your training plan or replace them with automatic AI FTP Detection updates.
How to Enable Fitness Assessment Preferences
The ability to customize your training plan’s fitness assessments is in early access. Before you can make adjustments to your plans fitness assessments you’ll need to have “AI FTP Detection” enabled in the early access page. Here’s how to enable these features.
- Log into the TrainerRoad website.
- Click “Account” at the bottom of the left sidebar, then click “Early Access” from the Account navigation menu.
- Scroll to “AI FTP Detection” and select Enabled.
How to Set Your Fitness Assessment Preference
You can customize your fitness assessment preferences for custom training plans built with Plan Builder as well as Ad-Hoc Plans added from the TrainerRoad training tab. These adjustments can be made in the latest version of the TrainerRoad mobile and desktop apps, as well as from TrainerRoad.com.
Setting Fitness Assessment Preferences on Mobile Apps
On the TrainerRoad mobile app, you can set the fitness assessment preferences for a training plan that is currently in progress or a new training plan that is on your Calendar.
How to set Testing Preferences for a new Plan Builder Plan
When building a custom training plan with Plan Builder you will be prompted to choose a fitness assessment preference for your custom-built plan in Plan Builders fifth step. Here’s how to choose your testing preference when building a Plan Builder plan.
- Make sure you're signed into the latest version of the TrainerRoad app.
- Select the Training Plans tab from the navigation menu.
- Choose Custom Plan Builder
- Fill out Plan Builders first four steps.
- Choose your preferred fitness assessment test for your training plan.
- Finish building your custom plan.
How to set Testing Preferences for a new Ad-Hoc Plan
When adding a new Ad-hoc training block you will have the option to choose how to test for changes in your FTP during your training block. Here’s how to add a new Ad-Hoc plan to your Calendar with your preferred fitness assessment on mobile.
- Make sure you're signed into the latest version of the TrainerRoad app.
- Select the ‘Training Plans’ tab from the navigation menu.
- Choose the training phase and plan volume that you’d like to add to your Calendar.
- Choose ‘Add to Calendar’.
- Choose your preferred fitness assessment test for your training plan.
- Finish adding the plan to your Calendar.
How to Adjust Fitness Assessment Preference for a Plan in Progress
You can change the fitness assessment preference of your custom-built training plan, or ad-hoc training plan at any given time in your plan. To change the fitness assessment preference of a training plan that has already been added to your Calendar follow these steps:
- Make sure you're signed into the latest version of the TrainerRoad app.
- Select the ‘Calendar tab’ from the navigation menu.
- Find the start date of your current training plan.
- Select your training plans plan annotation.
- Select the pencil icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.
6. Under ‘Fitness Assessments’ choose which testing type you would like to change your current plan to.
7. Select ‘Save’
Setting Fitness Assessment Preferences on Desktop Apps
On the TrainerRoad desktop app, you can set the fitness assessment preferences for a training plan that is currently in progress or a new training plan that is on your Calendar.
How to set Testing Preferences for a new Plan Builder Plan
When building a custom training plan with Plan Builder you will be prompted to choose a fitness assessment preference for your custom-built plan in Plan Builders' fifth step. Here’s how to choose your testing preference when building a Plan Builder plan.
- Make sure you're signed into the latest version of the TrainerRoad app.
- Select the Training Plans tab from the navigation menu.
- Choose ‘Custom Plan Builder’
- Fill out Plan Builders first four steps.
- Choose your preferred fitness assessment test for your training plan.
Step 6. Finish building your custom training plan.
How to set Testing Preferences for a new Ad-Hoc Plan
When adding a new Ad-hoc training block you will have the option to choose how to test for changes in your FTP during your training block. Here’s how to add a new Ad-Hoc plan to your Calendar with your preferred fitness assessment on mobile.
- Make sure you're signed into the latest version of the TrainerRoad app.
- Select the ‘Training Plans’ tab from the navigation menu.
- Choose the training phase and plan volume that you’d like to add to your Calendar.
- Choose ‘Add to Calendar’.
- Choose your preferred fitness assessment test for your training plan.
6. Select Next and then finish adding plan to Calendar.
How to Adjust Fitness Assessment Preference for a Plan in Progress
You can change the fitness assessment preference of your custom-built training plan or ad-hoc training plan at any given time in your plan. To change the fitness assessment preference of a training plan that has already been added to your Calendar follow these steps:
- Make sure you're signed into the latest version of the TrainerRoad app.
- Select the ‘Calendar tab’ from the navigation menu.
- Find the start date of your current training plan.
- Select your training plans plan annotation.
- Under ‘Fitness Assessments’ choose which testing type you would like to change your current plan to.
6. Select ‘Save’
Setting Fitness Assessment Preferences on the Website
On the TrainerRoad website, you can set the fitness assessment preferences for a training plan that is currently in progress or a new training plan that is on your Calendar.
How to set Testing Preferences for a new Plan Builder Plan
When building a custom training plan with Plan Builder you will be prompted to choose a fitness assessment preference for your custom-built plan in Plan Builders fifth step. Here’s how to choose your testing preference when building a Plan Builder plan.
- Make sure you're signed into the latest version of the TrainerRoad app.
- Select the Training Plans tab from the navigation menu.
- Choose ‘Custom Plan Builder’
- Fill out Plan Builders first four steps.
- Choose your preferred fitness assessment test for your training plan.
6. Finish building your custom training plan.
How to set Testing Preferences for a new Ad-Hoc Plan
When adding a new Ad-hoc training block you will have the option to choose how to test for changes in your FTP during your training block. Here’s how to add a new Ad-Hoc plan to your Calendar with your preferred fitness assessment on mobile.
- Make sure you're signed into the latest version of the TrainerRoad app.
- Select the ‘Training Plans’ tab from the navigation menu.
- Choose the training phase and plan volume that you’d like to add to your Calendar.
- Choose ‘Add to Calendar’.
- Choose your preferred fitness assessment test for your training plan.
6. Hit Next and Finish adding the plan to your Calendar.
How to Adjust Fitness Assessment Preference for a Plan in Progress
You can change the fitness assessment preference of your custom-built training plan or ad-hoc training plan at any given time in your plan. To change the fitness assessment preference of a training plan that has already been added to your Calendar follow these steps:
- Make sure you're signed into the latest version of the TrainerRoad app.
- Select the ‘Calendar tab’ from the navigation menu.
- Find the start date of your current training plan.
- Select your training plans plan annotation.
- Under ‘Fitness Assessments’ choose which testing type you would like to change your current plan to.
6. Select ‘Save’
Frequently Asked Questions:
Does enabling AI FTP Detection automatically change my plan’s settings?
When you enable this feature in early access, you will be prompted to remove the Ramp Tests from your plan in an initial onboarding flow. If you bypass this step initially you will need to manually adjust your plan settings to make any further adjustments.
Can I still use AI FTP Detection if I’ve opted to keep Ramp Tests?
Yes! You will still see the option to detect your FTP with AI FTP Detection in the Account tab as well as with any Ramp Tests scheduled on your Calendar.
Can I change my testing preferences once I’ve started a plan?
Yes! You can change the testing preferences of your current training plan at any time. To change the testing preferences of your current plan follow the instructions listed for mobile here, desktop here, and web here.
Why can’t I replace my Ramp Tests with AI FTP Detection?
If you aren’t seeing the option to replace your Ramp Tests with AI FTP Detection, you might not have met the minimum indoor workout requirement to use AI FTP Detection. You’ll need ten completed indoor workouts before you can use AI FTP Detection or replace your Ramp Tests with AI FTP Detection.
If you have completed ten indoor workouts and are still unable to choose AI FTP Detection please reach out to support@trainerroad.com.
Will my Ramp Tests be Replaced With Workouts?
Yes! When you opt to use AI FTP Detection and replace your Ramp Tests, Adaptive Training will automatically replace all the Ramp Tests in your training plan with workouts that fit into your training.
Does AI FTP Detection's New Functionality Work if I'm Not Following a Plan?
You can still use this new functionality without a plan! When you enable AI FTP Detection in early access, AI FTP Detection you will get the updated post-workout experience. You will also be prompted to use AI FTP Detection after a completed workout if you are within the 28 day window, and AI FTP Detection detects a new FTP.