Tell Beoflow about your training

Before you start

• You answer these questions once during setup, on iPhone, Android or the web. The questions are the same on every platform.
• To answer them again later, sign in at web.beoflow.com/wizard.
• Have your race dates and recent personal records handy if you have them.
• The questions save your profile. They do not create training sessions on their own: Flow builds your plan from your answers afterwards.

Answer the questions

1. Are you training for a specific event? Choose Yes, I have an event or No specific event.
2. If you have an event, Add your races and events: for each one pick an Event type, a Race date and a Priority (I want to peak for this one, Testing myself, not my main event, or Just doing this one for fun). Event name (optional) can stay blank. Tap Add event for more.
3. If you have no event, What are you training for? Pick up to 2 themes, such as Hybrid Training, Pure Strength or Longevity. Choose Sport-Specific to name your sport.
4. Do you program your own training? Choose Yes, I coach myself, No, I have a coach, or No, and I want help.
5. Want a full periodized plan? Choose Yes, build me a plan for a plan built around your events, or Not right now to keep your training flexible.
6. Where’s your fitness right now? Answer the next two questions, or tap Skip for now:
   • How many hours per week do you already train? 0-2, 3-5, 6-8 or 9+.
   • Your current personal records: tap a suggestion or start typing a lift or benchmark, then tap Add a PR. Choose No specific PR to skip.
7. If you asked for a plan, How much time do you have? Answer the next two questions, or tap Skip for now to use sensible defaults:
   • Do you have a max session length? (optional) From 30 min to 120 min, or No limit.
   • Select your preferred training days: tap a day and a time (Morning, Afternoon, Evening), then choose Strength, Cardio, Flexible (you can train, Flow picks the content) or Class or group session (booked elsewhere, so Flow does not program it).
8. A few baseline details: set your Height and weight, then A bit about you (birth month and year, and sex). You can tap Skip for now and add these later in the app.
9. Tap Save my profile.

What happens next

• Your answers are saved to your profile. Any race with a date appears on your calendar as a key event, with the priority you chose.
• On the web you go straight to Flow. In the iPhone and Android apps, setup carries on to its next step.
• Ask Flow to build or adjust your plan at any time. It uses your answers as its starting point.

If a coach invited you

If you joined from a coach’s invite, Do you program your own training? is already answered as Invited by a coach on Beoflow, and Want a full periodized plan? shows Your coach writes your plan. Your coach writes and adds your programme; you still answer the other questions so your coach and Flow know you.

Troubleshooting

• “Something went wrong saving your profile. Please try again.” Check your connection and tap Save my profile again. Your answers are kept on the screen.
• I finished but have no plan. This is expected. Open Flow and ask it to build your plan.
• My answers were gone when I came back on the web. The web keeps unsaved answers only while that browser tab session lasts. Start again and save at the end.
• A race is missing from my calendar. Only events with a race date are added. Add the date in Flow or on your calendar.

FAQ

• Can I change my answers later? Yes. Sign in at web.beoflow.com/wizard and answer again, or tell Flow what has changed.
• Do I need a coach or a paid plan to answer? No. Anyone with a Beoflow account can answer the questions.
• Why do you ask my age and sex? They calibrate training loads and recovery.

Privacy

Your answers become part of your coaching profile, and Flow uses them to plan your training. Your height, weight, birth date and sex are stored with your body details. Coaches you have given access to can see your profile.

Related

• Set up Beoflow as an athlete
• Target events and goals
• Ask Flow