Manual & Guides
Last updated: 2026-05-10
Your Trainer is a multi-rider indoor cycling app for Android tablets. Smart-trainer control with local data + local control. One-time purchase.
Everything you need to get the most out of Your Trainer — beyond what fits in the app itself.
Start here
Getting Started — first-ride walkthrough from install to your first completed workout. About thirty minutes start-to-finish.
Workout library
Bundled training sessions across the main categories — base, sweet spot, threshold, VO2max, HR-Zone, routes — plus how to import community workouts and how the visual editor works. Browse the workout library →
Quick Ride, Free Ride & Zone Ride
The three unstructured-ride modes — one per workout tab. Quick Ride holds a wattage; Free Ride gives you slope and gears; Zone Ride keeps you in a target heart-rate zone via the HR Zone-Lock thermostat. Read the unstructured-rides guide →
Personal Bests & Ghost Rider
How Your Trainer tracks personal bests for each workout (per-domain metrics — heart-rate cost on power, average wattage on HR-Zone, completion time on routes), and how the ghost rider on routes lets you race your previous best. Read about Personal Bests →
Riders & Family
Multi-rider household setup — what's per-rider, the rider card, the rating panel that unlocks after five sessions (PWR, SPR, CLB, END, CON, HRE), family leaderboard, family ghosts on routes. Read the riders guide →
AI prompt skills
Tips, patterns, and tested example prompts for the AI Workout Coach. Plus the Ask-AI-Coach input on the Workout History screen, for plain-language questions about your training. Read the AI guide →
Advanced workout authoring
The full .ytw workout file format. Build workouts in any text editor, import via the share sheet, share with friends. See the workout schema →
Troubleshooting
Common issues across connection, ride feel, imports, sync, AI Coach, and language — with the fix or workaround for each. Browse troubleshooting →
Reference
- Glossary — cycling, training, and hardware terms used across the manual, defined in plain language.
- Training Zones — power and HR zones explained, including the Coggan-7 mapping and how to find your FTP and LTHR.
- Hardware Guide — supported smart trainers, HRMs, device recommendations (tablets and phones), mounting suggestions.
- Routes Guide — slope-driven simulation rides: where to find route files, the elevation requirement, and how to enrich a flat file.
- FAQ — privacy, compatibility, cost, features, and support questions.
- Safety & Fitness — indoor-cycling safety, hydration, mechanical checks, when to back off.
- Release Notes — what's new in each Your Trainer release.
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