EndoGusto lets you build strength workouts directly from your coaching calendar. You can browse a full Exercise Library, filter by muscle group or equipment, and add exercises that include animated GIFs showing proper form. Your athletes see exactly how to perform each movement inside their workout, on desktop and mobile.
This guide walks you through creating a strength workout from start to finish.
Create a New Strength Workout
Step 1: Open the Workout Builder
Go to your Calendar and select the athlete. You have two ways to start a strength workout:
Hover over the day, click the +, and choose "Strength" from the sport picker.
Drag the strength icon from the icon strip on the left onto the day.
The Workout Builder opens. Select the "From scratch" tab to build a custom session, then fill in the workout name, date, duration, and any Workout instructions you want your athlete to see. To start adding exercises, click "+ Add step" at the bottom of the panel. For the general builder, see How to Create and Assign Workouts from the Calendar.
Step 2: Browse the Exercise Library
After clicking "+ Add step", the "Select exercises to add to workout" modal opens. This is your Exercise Library. You have three ways to find exercises:
Search bar: type the exercise name in the "Search exercises..." field.
Muscle Group filter: narrow results by target area (Back, Core, Upper Legs, Shoulders, Cardio, and so on).
Equipment filter: filter by equipment type (Body Weight, Barbell, Cable, Dumbbell, Stability Ball, Leverage Machine, and so on).
You can combine both filters. For example, Core plus Cable shows only cable-based core exercises. Each exercise in the list shows its muscle group, name, and equipment type, with a GIF thumbnail on the left.
Step 3: Preview Exercise Details
Click any exercise's GIF thumbnail to open a detailed preview: a large animated GIF of the full movement, the equipment, difficulty level, body part, target muscle and secondary muscles, a written description, and step-by-step instructions for performing it correctly.
This is useful when exercise names sound similar, or when you want to confirm the exact muscles targeted before adding it.
Step 4: Select and Add Exercises
Close the preview and check the box next to each exercise you want to include. You can select several at once. When you're ready, click "Add selected exercises" at the bottom of the modal; the button shows how many you've picked, for example "Add 3 selected exercises".
Step 5: Reorder, Configure, and Assign
Back in the Workout Builder, drag and drop the exercises into the order you want. Set reps, sets, duration, and rest periods for each exercise as needed. Once you're happy with the session, click "Assign workout" to schedule it on your athlete's calendar.
Save Your Workout to the Library
If you want to reuse this workout later, tick Save to Library before clicking "Assign workout". This saves the full session to your workout library so you can assign it to any athlete at any time without rebuilding it. You can also build strength sessions directly in the Library; see How to Create, Duplicate, and Delete a Workout from the Library.
What Your Athletes See
Once you assign the strength workout, your athletes see the full session with animated GIFs for every exercise. They can click any exercise to view the detailed instructions, target muscles, and step-by-step guide, just like the preview you saw when building the workout. The GIFs play in-app on desktop and mobile, so athletes can check form before or during the session. There's no setup on the athlete's side.
Tips for Coaches
Combine filters for speed. Using the muscle group and equipment filters together is the fastest way to find the right exercise in the library.
Always preview first. Clicking the GIF opens the full detail view with target muscles, difficulty, and instructions. It takes a second and ensures you're assigning the right movement.
Save sessions you'll reuse. If you program similar strength blocks across athletes or training phases, save the workout to your library once and assign it whenever you need it.
Plan strength alongside the endurance load. Strength sessions sit on the calendar with everything else, but they aren't counted toward Training Arc volume targets, so budget them separately; see How to Create a Training Arc.
Works on both desktop and mobile. Your athletes can follow their strength workouts with GIF guidance from any device.
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