Quick Tips

Threaded Comments

trainingpeaks — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:31:20 +0000

On the right side of the Quick View window there are 3 seperate text boxes for workout description, pre-activity comments and post-activity comments.

Athlete and Coaches can enter information into these text boxes at anytime. However, when entering text within the post-activity comments and saving a time stamp will be made and a new comment box will be created. If a comment needs to be deleted there is a remove button in the upper right of each comment box.

By "threading" comments athletes and coaches can exchange ideas on a particular workout without needing to send seperate messages via email or the TrainingPeaks message system.

For coaches with Premium Athletes using post-workout notifications, each new comment made by the athlete will send a new post-workout notificaion to the coach via email. Likewise, each new comment made by the coach will be sent via email to the athlete. For more information on post-workout notificaitons click here.

If a coach or athlete does not want to recieve notificaitons they can turn off this option under their email settings within their account settings.

Use of comments is also available on our mobile TP app for Android or iPhone. Please note that athletes and coach can not delete comments while using the mobile app.

Also note that only the first comment will be visible if the workout is marked "public" and shared on Twitter, Facebook or email.

How to Add, Share or Remove a Coach

trainingpeaks — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:30:35 +0000

If you have an athlete account and your coach has a Professional/Coach account you can request to be connected as an athlete or share your account with a coach. More on the different coach and client relationships can be found here.

To add, share or remove your coach please log into your TrainingPeaks personal account. Once logged in please click on your name in the upper right and select "Account Settings."

1. Once your Account Setting Window is open click on the "Social and Sharing" tab under "Account Settings" click on the "Linked Coaches/Trainers" tab.

2. To add a new coach click on the "Add new" link next to "Request a coach." If you wish to share your account click "Add new" next to Others Im shared with. For more information on the difference between a coach and a shared coach please go here.

3. Enter your coach's email address and click submit. Likewise, if you are sharing your account you will see the same email submittal option below Other's I'm shared with.

4. If the email was correct you will see the message "The request has been sent." Click OK. -

Your work as an athlete is complete. Your coach will recieve an email from TrainingPeaks and will need to complete the connection by accepting the invite and logging into their account.

Verify or Remove a Coach

You can verify you are connected to your coach or remove your coach by following the steps below:

1. Within the "Social and Sharing" tab under "Account Settings" click on the "Linked Coaches/Trainers" tab.

2. If you are connected to a coach you will see their name next to current coach. If you are shared with a coach you will see their name below "Others I'm shared with." If you wish to no longer be connected with this coach simply click the "Remove" link or if you wish to no longer share with a coach click the "X" button next to the coaches name.

3. Click the confirm button. If you are breaking a share link you will be asked if you want to no longer share, click yes.

4. Click OK and you will be removed from the coach. If the removal was succesful, where it used to say "Current Coach" it will now display "Request new coach." Likewise if the removal of the shared coach was succesful you will no longer see their name under "Others I'm shared with."

Viewing the Public File Viewer with HTML5

trainingpeaks — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:37:01 +0000

After the last release if you were on PC and Flash compatible Mac browser you may not have been able to test out our HTML5 file viewer since the default option is still set to Flash.

However, we are proud of our first steps into this evolving platform and encourage everyone to try it out. Therefore we offer the following QuickTip to learn how changing a few letters in the public file viewer url can unlock a glimpse of future in TrainingPeaks file analysis.

For more information on HTML5 please read our CEO's, Gear Fisher, thoughts on Flash and HTML5 here.

For more information on the public file viewer please read more here.

Get Started with your GPS Tracker Pro Apps!

TrainingPeaks Quick Tips — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:36:13 +0000

How do I transfer my WKO+ data from one computer to another?

TrainingPeaks Quick Tips — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:42:47 +0000

New computer? Time to get your WKO+ fired up, but you'll need your WKO+ data from your original computer.

Here's how:

First, install and activate WKO+ on your new computer.

Next, copy the Data folder from Libraries : Documents : TrainingPeaks : WKO+ to a removeable storage device such as a "thumb drive" or USB stick.

Next, with WKO+ not running, copy that data folder on the USB stick to the same location on the new computer. Several dialog boxes will ask if you want to merge. Say yes to all of them.

When it asks about files with the same name, check the box at the bottom (circled in red) and click Copy and Replace.

When it asks if you to confirm folder replace, check the box at the bottom and select Yes.

Now start up WKO+ and all of your data should be replicated as it was on the old machine.

Where did the "Upload Device File" button go?

TrainingPeaks Quick Tips — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:55:09 +0000

With our latest site update, you now have two options for uploading directly to your TrainingPeaks account:

1. Upload from the Create Calendar Item Window . Click the '+' on a calendar day and then click the 'Upload Device File' button. The sport type will automatically select based on your file and the workout will be created. One step!

2. Upload from the Quick View. If you already have a workout created on the calendar and want to attach the device file to it, then use this method. Easy!

Send us a support ticket for personalized help with anything else you have questions with.

Sport type specific Heart Rate Zones in TrainingPeaks

TrainingPeaks Quick Tips — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:14:13 +0000

Did you know that you can set different zones for different sports by clicking on the "Add Zone" button at the top lefthand corner of your Heart Rate Zones screen, and then selecting another sport from the list. Now your sport specific zones will apply to workouts of that sport type.

Log in to your account, go to Account Settings, click on Zones, click “Add new” and select a different sport from the list. Click the image below as an example.

What are Channels in Device Agent and why should I care about them?

TrainingPeaks Quick Tips — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:53:31 +0000

The channels refer to the following:

P - Power

H - Heart Rate

C - Cadence

S - Speed

A - Altitude

D - Distance

G - GPS

T - Time

There maybe times in which you may not be aware that a sensor has failed or that you're not getting all of the data expected until something is missing on your graph. Verifying your channels in Device Agent before you save a file will allow you to be more aware of missing data streams and can rectify that situation sooner (ie. check the battery in your powermeter, heart rate strap, etc).

Customizing your Coach Edition Calendar View

TrainingPeaks Quick Tips — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:55:47 +0000

Creating plans: regular vs dynamic

TrainingPeaks Quick Tips — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:44:57 +0000