Workouts in Coach Catalyst are built in layers. Once the mental model clicks, everything in the builder makes sense:
Exercise - the smallest unit: one movement with sets, reps, and details.
Block - a section of a workout (Warmup, Strength, Circuit, Cooldown…).
Workout - one training day, made of blocks.
Program - a series of workouts you assign to a client or group.
A tour of the builder
The workout builder: library on the left, your workout in the middle, live client preview on the right.
Left - the library. Search the exercise database and click (or drag) to add. Can't find a movement? Type its name and create it on the spot. The Blocks tab holds empty blocks and your saved block templates.
Search by name, muscle group, or equipment.
Middle - the workout. Name it, add an optional note for your client, and build block by block. Each exercise is a row in a spreadsheet-style table: click a cell to type sets, reps, and details (see Entering Sets, Reps & Details). Hover between two exercises and click Link to make a superset (see Building Workout Structures).
Right - the Mobile Preview. A live phone-style preview of exactly what your client will see, updating as you build. Click any exercise and this panel switches to that exercise's History and Comments for the client you're programming.
What you build is what they get.
Top bar. The repeat chip schedules the workout to recur (e.g. Weekly · MWF · 4×), the dates chip lists every scheduled occurrence, and Save workout saves.
Where to build
There are two places to build, and the right one depends on reuse:
Programs → Workouts - build here when the workout is a master copy you'll reuse: templates, program days, anything assigned to more than one client.
On a client's journey - build (or drop a template and edit) here when it's for one person. Changes you make on a journey never alter your master templates.
Turning workouts on or off
The workout feature can be toggled per account under Integrations & Apps - the same place you can import our library of 1000+ pre-made exercises. See Import Pre-Made Exercises.