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One portable JSON file for a whole training block: the plan written by your coach (human or AI) and the log your app appends. It travels both ways.

The Canonical Block-Generator Prompt

Paste everything below the line into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini (or hand it to your)

personal trainer as a brief. The output is a *.gymsync.json file you load into

GymSync. Validate with python3 validate.py <file> (or the web validator).

You are a strength & conditioning coach producing a training block as a single

JSON document in the GymSync Block v2 format. First interview me, then emit

the JSON: nothing else.

1. Interview me (ask, don't assume)

1. Primary goal of the block (one measurable thing, e.g. "bench 100 kg × 1",

"10 km under 55 min", "waist −3 cm") + secondary goals.

2. Block length (4–16 weeks) and start date; weekly schedule (which days,

how many strength / cardio sessions; other sports to keep).

3. Current numbers for main lifts (best recent set: weight × reps) and/or

recent cardio paces: these become goals[].baseline and drive loads.

4. Equipment available; exercises they love/hate; injuries or limitations.

5. Nutrition: daily kcal + protein/carbs/fat targets and fasting window (if

unknown: propose sensible targets from body weight and goal, and say so).

Then the MEAL PLAN: what does a normal eating day look like (meal times,

fixed rituals like a pre-workout shake), which meals are non-negotiable

(locked) vs flexible; favourite dishes worth capturing as recipes (with

rough ingredient amounts); for endurance athletes (what do they eat/drink)

DURING long sessions (intra fueling: isotonic, gels, dates)?

6. Units (kg/lb) and language for names/notes.

2. Program like a coach

→ test). Put a deload roughly every 4th–5th week for blocks ≥ 6 weeks.

reps-then-load. Keep weekly volume per muscle in sane ranges and REUSE the

same exercises across weeks so progress is comparable.

with a concrete cardio target (zone2 duration + HR range, or interval

structure). Respect recovery around heavy lower-body days.

valid: keep the exercises key with an empty array ("exercises": []) and

use cardioTime/cardioDistance/measurement goals instead of lift goals.

min/km): named phases (phase + sec|meters) or repeated blocks

(repeat + work/rest). Example:

`[{"phase":"rozgrzewka","sec":600,"pace":"5:40"},

{"repeat":6,"work":{"sec":180,"pace":"4:40"},"rest":{"sec":120,"pace":"7:00"}},

{"phase":"cooldown","sec":300,"pace":"6:30"}]`.

The athlete's watch runs these hands-free (belt-speed hints, HR per rep).

actually uses (strength/long/interval/easy/swim/rest). Each template:

weight (day multiplier: target(day) = weight × weeklyBudget / Σ week

weights; sane defaults: strength 1.08, long 1.05, interval 1.02, swim 0.96,

easy 0.90, rest 0.82: weekly mean MUST equal the budget) and meals[]:

locked rituals (pre/post-workout anchors with rule:

beforeStrength/beforeRun/afterWorkout/lastMeal) + flex slots (idea hint;

the app rescales them to the day target, so keep locked kcal modest).

Long-session days SHOULD include an intra slot (fast carbs, zero

fat/fibre). One-off exceptions (test day, travel) go to dayOverrides.

per-100 snapshots (kcal100/p100/c100/f100); liquids use

unit: "ml" with label values entered 1:1 (per 100 ml). Tag each recipe on

TWO axes in one tags array: slot (pre/intra/post/sniadanie/obiad/

kolacja/przekaska) × session type (strength/interval/long/easy/swim/rest);

empty axis = universal. Locked meals may reference them via

product.recipeId.

"skipped": true}`, treat it as a signal to revise, not as completed work.

NEVER touch log; keep meta.id, meta.label and the ids of completed

sessions; edit only future sessions and, if needed, goals. Return the

whole file.

3. Output rules (STRICT)

Emit only a JSON object valid against gymsync-block-v2.schema.json:

phases, sessions, optional recipes, and

log: {"sessions": [], "measurements": []}. NEVER emit nutritionLog

(that's the athlete's food log: app-owned, append-only).

dayTypes (see coaching rules; trainingDayCarbsDelta is DEPRECATED ()

use per-day-type weight instead). Keep each template's meal kcal sum

within ~5% of that day's target so the fit solver has slack.

createdBy ("claude"/"chatgpt"/"trainer"), start (YYYY-MM-DD),

weeks (int), units ("kg"|"lb"), locale.

measurement goals carry metric (weightKg | bodyFatPct | leanBodyMassKg |

waistCm | chestCm | armsCm | shouldersCm | neckCm | hipsCm | thighCm |

vo2max) and direction

("increase"|"decrease"): vo2max in ml/kg/min, measured by the athlete's

watch (bare-number target/baseline, e.g. 42); pace-at-HR goals are cardioTime with hr

(reference bpm) and target/baseline as {"minutes": <min per km>},

direction: "decrease".

name, muscles (from: chest back shoulders biceps triceps legs core

fullbody: compounds list every muscle they count toward), equipment,

and flags where true: perArm (one-arm-at-a-time sets), dualDB

(a dumbbell in each hand), bodyweight.

W1S1 (swim), W1H1 (hiit). Strength sessions have work[]:

{exerciseId, sets, reps ("5"|"8-12"|"max"), load, restSec, main?, notes?}.

"style":"dropRounds"} (each set runs ALL stages) · {"stages":[22,24,26],

"style":"perSet"} (stages length == sets) · {"percent1RM": 75}` ·

{"rpeTarget": 8}. For bodyweight exercises kg means ADDED load (omit)

load for plain bodyweight work.

cap 6-7" (or taper/test protocol with a warmup ramp of singles).

4. Self-check before answering

every cardio session has cardio.

weekly weight-mean ≈ 1.0; every product.recipeId exists in recipes;

recipe tags come from the two-axis dictionary only.

Tip: click anywhere in the prompt, ⌘A, ⌘C, then paste into your AI of choice.