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Create a Load-based Training Program

Translate load screening results into a load-based training plan

You’ve performed a load screening and gained detailed insight into how your athlete’s running load evolves with speed — yet the next question often arises:
How do I translate this output into a concrete, individualized training plan?

With the latest OnTracx PRO update, we’re excited to introduce our fully integrated Load-based running program generator.

Get started - Acces the tool

From your PRO platform, navigate to the Return-to-Run Program Generator via the icon "Programs" in the left navigation bar.

Step 1 - Start planning.

You can either:

  • Generate a plan: Create a load-based plan based on your athlete’s individual load tolerance and profile.

  • Adjust an existing plan: Access and modify a previously generated program at any time.


Step 2 - Choose an athlete.

Select an athlete from the list.

Can't find your athlete? Make sure the athlete onboarding to the platform has been completed first.

Step 3 - Choose the goal.

Choose the objective of the program:

  • Uninjured runner
    Build towards a 5K, 10k, half marathon, full marathon or custom goal for a currently uninjured athlete.

  • Returning from injury
    Build towards pre-injury training level for an athlete who is returning from an injury.

Build towards a custom goal

Step 4 - Enter athlete running habits.

Fill out the current habits and training days.

Toggle to "start from zero" if the athlete is new to running.

You can choose to:

  • Build up towards 5K, 10K, 15K, half marathon or marathon.

  • Define a custom goal by entering the target distance.

Step 5 - Set start date and availability.

Select:

  • The start date of the program

  • The days the athlete is available to run

One day must be selected as the longest session day.

Step 6 - Generate your Program.

Click Generate plan to create the load-based return-to-run program.

Once the program is generated, click Continue.

Step 7 - Review and customize your plan.

OnTracx automatically uses all available athlete data to generate the program.

You can further adjust the program by enabling Advanced Customization.

Here you can:

  • Adjust athlete info: Override the allowed weekly progress based on the athletes' tolerance profile.

  • Modify program details: Select speed preference.

Select finalize plan to finish. You can always access, review and edit sessions later.

You’re now ready to monitor your athlete’s progress remotely via OnTracx PRO.

Return to Pre-injury level

Step 4 - Enter athlete & rehab details.

Fill out the pre-injury parameters and injury details.
​Toggle to "start from zero" if the athlete is new to running.

You can choose to:

  • Build up towards the pre-injury level, or

  • Define a custom goal by entering the average weekly session distance and number of sessions

Step 5 - Set start date and availability.

Select:

  • The start date of the program

  • The days the athlete is available to run

One day must be selected as the longest session day.

Step 6 - Generate your Program.

Click Generate plan to create the load-based return-to-run program.

Once the program is generated, click Continue.

Step 7 - Review and customize your plan.

OnTracx automatically uses all available athlete data to generate the program.

You can further adjust the program by enabling Advanced Customization.

Here you can:

  • Adjust athlete info: Override the allowed weekly progress based on the athletes' tolerance profile.

  • Modify program details: Toggle walk-run preference, adjust length of the program and select speed preference.

  • Modify baseline week: Override the baseline week training volume. By default, OnTracx calculates a baseline week based on pre-injury level and injury details. You can manually adjust this baseline using:

    • A distance-based baseline week, or

    • A load-based baseline week

Select finalize plan to finish. You can always access, review and edit sessions later.

You’re now ready to monitor your athlete’s progress remotely via OnTracx PRO.

Download your program

You can export the program as PDF report or shareable web link

This includes:

  • All entered athlete details

  • Full training load progression overview

  • Individualized session guidelines

Adjust a training program

You can fully edit a generated program with the following available actions:

Manage sessions

  • Move sessions by dragging them to another day

  • Duplicate sessions

  • Delete workouts

Edit training sessions

  • Open a session with the program editor

  • Adjust training blocks by changing height (speed) or width (duration)

  • Add or remove blocks

  • Repeat blocks

  • Move blocks

  • Duplicate blocks

With the latest update you can now match an executed training session to the planned session, even when they happened on different days.

Until now, sessions completed on a different day than planned didn’t match up automatically. Now professionals can link the executed session to the planned one and immediately see where the session differed from the plan.


✅ You now have the tools to translate biomechanics into training — guiding your athlete safely, effectively, and remotely with OnTracx PRO.

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