Streamline your prescription and programming with Perch PLAN!
Using Perch PLAN involves creating and managing your workout programs on the web app, and using workouts on the weight room floor when going through your sessions. To see how to use the Perch PLAN on the web app, see our user guide here.
Once the plans have been saved and published, you're ready to go on the weight room floor! Please make sure that both your camera and tablet apps are up to date on their software versions.
Starting a workout
Only published programs and workouts are available on the tablet. To view available programs and workouts, select the Home tab in Perch app. Here you'll be able to view all published plans, as well as assigned plans. To begin a workout, select "Start."
- Log-in to view the last completed program and continue the next workout in addition to viewing all assigned programs and workouts.
- Preview a workout: Select a workout title.
Select a set
Once you've selected your plan, the first set in the workout will be automatically selected.
The selected set is displayed in blue and will be displayed as the active set in the bottom section of the screen. Active set variables (Weight, goal etc) can be edited for the selected set before starting or completing the set.
Keep in mind that you can prescribe either a static number for both load and rep schemes, or you can set them as ranges! To learn more about how to create a program, see our user guide here.
TIP: Long-hold an exercise name to open the "Activity Detail" view, where athletes can bulk complete reps, switch exercises, or view instructions for the exercise. You must have an athlete logged in for this functionality to work.
View set history
To view set history, including technique details and rep-by-rep results, select the completed set ✅ to open the "Set summary" view.
Note: Any sets that you complete beyond the prescribed sets will display with a "+" at the bottom of the training session, instead of with a check mark underneath the programmed exercise.
Switching exercises
Weight rooms can be chaotic settings, and sometimes your programs and workouts will need to be adjusted for individual athletes. To make a switch for an athlete from the tablet, [Long Hold i.e. select and hold] the planned exercise and select "Switch Exercise" to make a change.
Re-assigning completed sets
If your athlete completes a set under another athlete's profile you can reassign to the completed set and add it into an athlete's plan during a workout.
- Change users: Selecting the ✅ set tile to open the "Set Summary" view and select the user avatar in the top right corner. Select which user the set should be assigned to.
- Assign to a planned set: Re-assigning a set to a new user will display the set as a "+" set until it is assigned to the correct position in the workout. To assign the "+" set to the correct position in the plan, open the "Workout Summary" view by select the title of the plan in the top left corner. Select "Edit" in the bottom right corner and select which set you'd like to assign the "+" set to.
Exit or switch a workout
Once you've completed your plan, you can log out your athletes by selecting the "X" in the top right corner of their user icon - since Perch is cloud-based, the information will send to the web automatically (as long as the tablet is connected to wifi), no manual saving necessary!
Exit workout
If the next group of athletes are doing a different workout, you can fully exit the workout by selecting "Finish workout" button at the top of the workout. Selecting "All" will close the workout for all users logged in. Selecting "Just me" will close the workout for the athlete but keep that athlete logged in.
Switch to a new workout
To switch a plan and get back into "Free Train" mode, or to activate a different plan, select "Finish Workout" and select "Home" tab to browse available workouts.
Keep a workout selected for the next session
The last athlete to log-out on the tablet will receive a notification asking to "Exit Workout."
Selecting "No" will keep the workout enabled for the next group of athletes. Use this workflow if you have several sessions using the same workout plan.
If you're unable to see the plans or have any questions, please reach out to your Perch representative or email our support team at support@perch.fit.