Strength programming
Cycle-based plans with per-set RPE, RIR, tempo, and intensity. Periodization templates, e1RM tracking, and plate calculators are all included.
- Cycle-based plans running 5 to 9 days, not locked to weekdays
- Per-set RPE, RIR, tempo, and intensity percentage
- Linear, DUP, block, and 5-3-1 periodization templates
- e1RM tracking with system mass for bodyweight work
- Seven-type PR ledger and weekly plateau detection
Cycles instead of weeks
Most platforms force you onto a seven-day Monday/Wednesday/Friday grid. Real programs often run on 5, 8, or 10-day cycles. Colossus is cycle-based by default. A training cycle has a length in days, and the calendar walks the cycle independently of weekdays. A coach can drop a deload at cycle 4, day 3 and it lands on whichever calendar day that resolves to.
Per-set prescription
Every set has its own target rep range, tempo, intensity percentage, RPE, and RIR. Mark a set as warm-up or AMRAP with one tap. Dropsets, rest-pause clusters, myo-rep, and EMOM are built into the prescription model, so coaches set them directly rather than leaving instructions in a notes field.
Periodization templates
Author a linear, DUP, block, or 5-3-1 template once and apply it to any program. Modifiers fan out per cycle automatically: intensity ramps, volume drops on deload weeks, and top-set RPE caps in the back half of a block.
PR ledger and plateau detection
Seven distinct PR types are tracked per lift: heaviest single, heaviest 3-rep, heaviest 5-rep, heaviest 8-rep, best estimated 1RM, best single-set volume, and best single-day volume. e1RM trends carry confidence bands and account for bodyweight using system mass, so an unweighted pull-up still produces a real e1RM at the athlete's own weight. A weekly job flags plateaus per lift so coaches see them before the athlete asks.