Intrvl Help Centre — Support & Documentation

Complete documentation for Intrvl. Built for serious athletes, coaches, and anyone committed to deliberate, measurable progress. No hand-holding—just the technical details you need.

01 — Metrics & Analysis

Dashboard: Training Intelligence

The Dashboard provides real-time visibility into training volume, frequency, and density across customisable time windows. Monitor progressive overload, identify training patterns, and ensure adequate stimulus without excessive fatigue accumulation.

Core Metrics

  • Workouts — Total training sessions in the selected period. Track adherence to your program's prescribed frequency.
  • Sets — Aggregate work sets across all exercises. Monitor volume landmarks to gauge training stress.
  • Volume — Total tonnage lifted (weight × reps × sets). The fundamental metric for progressive overload in strength training.
  • Reps — Total repetitions performed. Useful for tracking endurance-focused training blocks.

Date Range Selection

Toggle between Today, 7D (one week), 1M (monthly mesocycle), 3M (quarterly macrocycle), or Custom. Use 7D for weekly check-ins, 1M for phase reviews, 3M for trend analysis.

Intrvl Dashboard showing volume, sets, reps, and weekly goal tracking

Weekly Goal Tracking

Set target training frequency (e.g., 4 days/week). The progress bar updates in real-time, providing immediate feedback on program adherence. Critical for athletes following periodised training blocks.

Volume Visualisation

The daily volume chart displays tonnage distribution across the week. Identify training density patterns, rest day compliance, and potential overreaching indicators. Average daily volume provides context for single-session outliers.

For Coached Athletes

Share dashboard screenshots during coach check-ins. Volume and frequency metrics help identify fatigue accumulation, insufficient stimulus, or non-compliance with prescribed training loads. Use Custom date range to isolate specific training blocks for retrospective analysis.

02 — Workout Logging

Weights: Precision Tracking & Session Management

Weights session overview showing volume load, heaviest set, and progress metrics

The Weights tab is where training execution meets data capture. Log sets with exact weight and rep data, review session-level statistics, and maintain comprehensive training history. Every workout contributes to long-term progress tracking and auto-regulation decisions.

📈Session Statistics

Each session displays:

  • Volume Load — Total tonnage for the session (e.g., 3,620 kg)
  • Heaviest Set — Maximum load achieved (e.g., 60 kg × 12)
  • Sets Completed — Work set count
  • Difficulty Rating — Auto-calculated based on volume and intensity relative to previous sessions
  • Progress Indicator — Percentage change vs last session (e.g., +101%)

🎯Intelligent Analysis

The app calculates difficulty and progress automatically:

  • Moderate/Hard/Light — Based on tonnage and rep ranges compared to training history
  • Session-to-Session Comparison — Immediate feedback on progressive overload adherence
  • Contextual Insights — "Great progress from last session!" appears when metrics indicate significant improvement
Weights menu showing Load Program, Edit Exercises, and Clear All Sets options

Session Management

Access via the three-dot menu (top-right corner):

  • Load Program — Import structured training programs in JSON format. Coaches can distribute complete mesocycles with prescribed sets, reps, and progression schemes. All data stays local on your device.
  • Edit Exercises — Modify exercise names, reorder movements within a session, or customise your exercise library. Useful for adapting programs to available equipment.
  • Clear All Sets — Reset the current session (irreversible). Use when starting a new training day or abandoning an incomplete session.

Program Integration

Coaches can build programs in simple JSON files and distribute to athletes. No infrastructure, no accounts—just file sharing. Athletes import programs instantly, maintaining complete training logs locally.

For Powerlifters & Strength Athletes

Load your competition prep program at the start of each mesocycle. The app tracks prescribed vs actual performance, logs all tonnage, and maintains a complete training log. Use the difficulty rating to gauge recovery status and make auto-regulation decisions on deload weeks.

03 — Critical Feature

The Sticky Timer: Always-Accessible Rest Tracking

Sticky timer bar showing 00:00 running with play/pause, stop, and settings controls

The sticky timer is permanently pinned to the top of every workout screen. It remains visible and functional whether you're logging sets, adding exercises, or scrolling through your session history. This eliminates navigation friction and maintains flow state during training.

Why Sticky Architecture Matters

Traditional workout apps bury the timer in a separate screen or force you to navigate away from set logging. This creates friction at the exact moment you need seamless interaction. The sticky timer solves this: rest timing and set logging happen simultaneously, not sequentially. Zero context switching, zero workflow interruption.

Timer Controls

  • Play/Pause — Start, stop, or resume countdown. Large, glanceable button design for mid-set interaction.
  • Stop — End timer completely and reset to 00:00
  • Settings — Quick access to alert preferences, sound selection, haptic feedback options
  • Tap to Expand — Reveals full-screen Live Activity with additional controls and visibility

Live Activities Integration

When expanded, the timer becomes a full Live Activity. It remains interactive even when the app is backgrounded or your phone is locked—visible in the Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro+) and Lock Screen. Glance at remaining rest time without unlocking your phone.

Real-World Usage

1

Finish Heavy Set

Complete your working set. Timer is already running at the top of the screen.

2

Log Immediately

Enter weight and reps without leaving the screen. Timer keeps counting above.

3

Stay in Flow

Scroll, add exercises, review sets—timer remains accessible. At 3:00, alert fires. Return to squats. Zero friction.

Precision Timing Engine

Unlike simple countdown apps, Intrvl uses system-level timing APIs to maintain accuracy even when backgrounded. Your 3:00 rest is exactly 3:00—not 3:02 because of iOS background task throttling. Critical for protocols requiring precise rest periods (e.g., strength training with 3-5 min rest, hypertrophy with 90-120s rest).

04 — Dynamic Workout Building

Adding Exercises & Logging Sets

Build workouts dynamically as you train. Add exercises spontaneously, log sets immediately after completion, and let the app handle data structure. Ideal for auto-regulated training, responsive programming, and spontaneous accessory work based on recovery status.

Add Exercise button highlighted at bottom of workout screen

Add Exercise

The "Add Exercise" button appears at the bottom of your workout. Tap to insert new movements into the current session.

  • Exercise Library — Your most-used movements appear first. The app learns your training style and surfaces frequent exercises automatically.
  • Search Function — Accepts partial matches and common aliases (e.g., "bench" matches "Barbell Bench Press", "DB Bench Press", "Incline Bench")
  • Custom Exercises — Create new movements on the fly. Add specific names for equipment variations or coach-prescribed movements.

Auto-Regulation Support

If your program prescribes 3 exercises but you feel strong, add a fourth. If recovery is poor, skip the accessory work. The flexible structure adapts to your training state, not the reverse.

Add Set

Within each exercise card, tap "Add Set" to log another working set. The app automatically increments set numbers and displays previous set data for reference.

  • Set History — Each set card shows weight, reps, timestamp, and calculated volume (weight × reps). Compare current performance to previous sets in real-time.
  • Automatic Sequencing — Sets are numbered sequentially (Set 1, Set 2, Set 3...). No manual tracking required.
  • Instant Logging — No submit buttons, no form delays. Enter data, and it's saved immediately.

For Hypertrophy Training

Add sets dynamically based on performance. Hit a pump set with perfect form? Add another. Technique breakdown on set 3? Stop there. The app doesn't force predetermined set counts—you decide based on execution quality.

Add Set button highlighted within exercise card

Set-Level Data Capture

Every set stores: exercise name, weight, reps, timestamp, and calculated volume. This granular data enables long-term progress tracking, identifies performance patterns, and supports evidence-based program adjustments. Export data for external analysis or coach review.

05 — Conditioning Protocols

Workout: Tabata, HIIT, and Custom Intervals

Workout tab showing interval controls with sliders for work time, rest time, rounds, and prep time

The Workout tab provides structured interval training with fully customisable work/rest periods, round counts, and prep time. Supports Tabata protocols, EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute), sprint intervals, circuit training, and any other work/rest-based conditioning method.

Quick Presets

Three preset configurations for common interval protocols. Tap once to load parameters:

Classic (20/10)
Standard Tabata

20s work / 10s rest

Beginner (30/15)
Extended Work

30s work / 15s rest

Advanced (40/20)
Metabolic Stress

40s work / 20s rest

Custom Interval Configuration

Adjust sliders to create bespoke protocols matching your training goals:

  • Work Time — 5 seconds to 2 minutes. Set high-intensity work duration.
  • Rest Time — 5 seconds to 2 minutes. Control recovery between intervals.
  • Rounds — 4 to 20 rounds. Total interval count for the session.
  • Prep Time — 0 to 30 seconds. Countdown before first interval begins.

Common Training Protocols

Tabata: 20s work / 10s rest × 8 rounds
EMOM: 45s work / 15s rest (or any 1min total)
Sprint Intervals: 30s work / 90s rest × 8-10
Circuit Training: 40s work / 20s rest × 12
Lactate Threshold: 60s work / 60s rest × 10

Execution & Feedback

  • Audio Cues — Announces transitions between work and rest periods. No need to watch the screen during high-intensity intervals.
  • Visual Indicators — Large countdown display shows current phase (Work/Rest), remaining time, and round progress.
  • Haptic Feedback — Optional tactile alerts at phase transitions (enable in Settings).
  • Background Operation — Timer continues running when app is backgrounded. Receive notifications when intervals complete.

For Combat Athletes

Programme fight-specific intervals: 5min rounds with 1min rest for MMA simulation, 3min rounds with 1min rest for boxing, or custom timing for Muay Thai, kickboxing, etc. The flexible timer adapts to any combat sport timing requirement.

Integration with Weight Training

Use interval training for conditioning work between strength sessions, finishers after main lifts, or dedicated conditioning days. The Workout tab is completely separate from weight tracking—switch tabs mid-session without losing data in either mode.

06 — Sport-Specific Timing

Sports: Pre-Configured Timers for Your Discipline

Sports tab showing six sport categories with multiple timer presets each

Dedicated timer presets for basketball, rugby, soccer, American football, ice hockey, and water polo. Each sport includes multiple timer configurations matching official game timing rules, practice drills, and scrimmage formats. Use for competition simulation, drill timing, or game-specific conditioning.

🏀Basketball

  • Shot clock (24s, 14s)
  • Quarter timing (12min, 10min, 8min)
  • Timeout timers (60s, 30s, 20s)
  • Half-court drill intervals

🏈Rugby League

  • 40-minute halves
  • Scrum timing
  • Sin bin (10min penalty)
  • Interchange rotations

Soccer / Football

  • 45-minute halves
  • Extra time (15min periods)
  • Stoppage time tracking
  • Training drill intervals

🏈American Football

  • 15-minute quarters
  • Play clock (40s, 25s)
  • Two-minute warning
  • Timeout management

🏒Ice Hockey

  • 20-minute periods
  • Penalty timing (2min, 5min)
  • Overtime rules
  • Line change intervals

🤽Water Polo

  • 8-minute quarters
  • Shot clock (30s)
  • Exclusion timing (20s)
  • Timeout periods

Create Custom Sport Timer

Don't see your sport? Tap "Create Custom Timer" to build bespoke timing protocols. Set your own work periods, rest intervals, and round counts. Perfect for niche sports (fencing, wrestling, BJJ), training drills, or competition simulation that doesn't fit standard presets.

Coaching & Team Use

Use sport timers for practice drills, scrimmages, and game-specific conditioning. Basketball coaches can run shot clock drills, soccer coaches can time possession exercises, combat sports coaches can programme round-based sparring sessions. All timers work offline—no connectivity required during outdoor training.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about Intrvl.

How do I import a training program into Intrvl?

Go to the Weights tab, tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner, then select Load Program. Programs are JSON files — you can get them from intrvl.app/programs/ or receive them from your coach. Data stays local on your device.

Does Intrvl work offline?

Yes. All workout logging and analytics run on-device. Intrvl works fully offline. iCloud sync, when enabled, is handled by Apple and requires a connection only to sync across devices.

Is Intrvl a one-time purchase or a subscription?

Intrvl is a one-time purchase of $24.99 USD with a 14-day free trial. No subscription, no tiers — all features are included.

How does the sticky timer work?

The rest timer is permanently pinned to the top of every workout screen. It stays visible while you log sets, add exercises, or scroll through session history — no context switching required. It also integrates with Live Activities and the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro and later.

Can I use Intrvl for interval training and HIIT?

Yes. The Workout tab supports Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, sprint intervals, circuit training, and fully custom work/rest protocols. Presets include Classic Tabata (20s/10s), Beginner (30s/15s), and Advanced (40s/20s), or you can configure any work time, rest time, and round count manually.

What sports timers does Intrvl include?

Intrvl includes pre-configured timers for basketball, rugby league, soccer, American football, ice hockey, and water polo — matching official game timing rules. There is also a custom sport timer for any non-standard protocol.

How do I share my training data with my coach?

Use the Dashboard to set a custom date range covering your training block, then take a screenshot to share during check-ins. Coaches can also build and distribute JSON programs directly — athletes import them via the Load Program option in the Weights tab.

How do I contact Intrvl support?

Email info@intrvl.app. Response time is 1–2 business days. For technical issues, include your iOS version, device model, and steps to reproduce the problem. For program integration queries, attach the JSON file if applicable.

Support

Get Help

Technical questions, feature requests, or program integration support? We respond to every inquiry.

Email Support

Email: info@intrvl.app

Response Time: 1–2 business days

For technical issues, include: iOS version, device model, and steps to reproduce. For program integration questions, attach your JSON file (if applicable).

Additional Resources

Blog — Training guides, product deep-dives, and evidence-based methods

Integration Docs — For coaches building and distributing programs

About — Product philosophy and development roadmap

Privacy Policy — Data handling and iCloud sync details

Feature Requests

Intrvl is actively developed. If you need specific functionality for your training or coaching workflow, email us. We prioritise features that serve serious athletes and evidence-based training methodologies.