Can I add a deload week?

Yes. The 4-Week Accumulation + Deload preset builds for three weeks and drops on the fourth, and the Deload week preset halves the sets and lowers intensity by 10% and RPE by 2. A deload is a rule you choose, not something the app adds by itself.

Do the weights update for each athlete?

Yes. Loads written as a percentage of 1RM turn into each athlete’s own kilos, rounded to the nearest kilogram, so one block fits every athlete on it.

How many weeks can I create at once?

From 1 to 12 per copy. Copy again from a later week to build further.

Does the progression compound from week to week?

No. Each new week is the source week plus its own rule, which keeps the numbers predictable. In the 3-week accumulation, the last week adds two sets and 5% to the source week, not to the week before.

Coach question · updated 16 October 2026

How do I turn one training week into a progressive block?

Write one good week, then copy it forward with a progression rule for each new week. In Strength Academy’s week builder, “Copy a week” creates up to 12 weeks at once, and a duplication scenario sets how each one changes: sets up or down, intensity up or down by a percentage, and RPE. Presets cover a 3-week accumulation, 4 weeks with a deload, peaking and a deload week, and each athlete’s kilos are worked out from their own maxes.

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The week builder for one athlete: week 7 of a volume, strength and peaking cycle, with the Insights panel on the right showing 15,811 kg of volume, up 3% on the previous week, and a volume line across the loaded weeks — Build one week here, then copy it forward with a rule for each new week.

How it works

Start from your best week
In the week builder, open Quick actions and pick “Copy a week” or “Duplication scenarios”. Choose how many weeks to create, from 1 to 12. On a fixed-length template the copies fill the weeks that are left.
Give each new week its rule
A rule changes sets by a number or a percentage (never below one set), intensity by a percentage and RPE in whole steps from 1 to 10. Apply it to every session, one session type or one lift group.
Or start from a preset
3-Week Accumulation keeps the first copy as it is, then adds a set and 2.5% intensity, then two sets, 5% and one RPE. There are also 4-Week Accumulation + Deload, Peaking (fewer sets, heavier), a Deload week and Maintenance, a straight copy. Tune any number before you save.
Check it, then edit any week
The preview marks what went up in green and what went down in red. Each copy is still a normal week you can edit by hand, and athletes see their new kilos worked out from their own maxes.

How coaches usually do it

In a spreadsheet, a block means copying the week and changing each percentage and set count by hand, then checking nothing was missed.

On Trainerize’s ideas board, a request for an automatic intensity increase was posted in May 2020 and shows no status as of October 2026.

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Limits worth knowing

A rule changes sets, intensity and RPE. Reps stay as written; change them by hand.
Rules do not stack. Each new week is the source week plus its own rule, so week three of an accumulation adds two sets to the source week, not to week two.
Loads in kilograms are multiplied by the intensity change and rounded up to a whole kilogram. Percentage loads move by percentage points.
Up to 12 weeks per copy. Deloads and peaks come from the presets or your own rules; the app does not add them on its own.
Weightlifting and Strength sessions are the ones selected to start with.
Strength loads are in kilograms. Pounds are only available in the CrossFit workout builder for now.

Common questions

Checked against the app on 16 October 2026. Spotted something outdated? Email info@strengthacademy.app.

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How do I turn one training week into a progressive block?

How it works

Start from your best week

Give each new week its rule

Or start from a preset

Check it, then edit any week

How coaches usually do it

Limits worth knowing

Common questions

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Try it with your own program

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