Quick Text Capture
Workout Text Guide
Paste plain text from notes, a coach, or an AI assistant to build workouts in seconds. This reference matches the in-app guide under More → Workout text guide.
Paste plain text from notes, a coach, or an AI assistant to build workouts quickly in WOD Timer. One workout is a stack of section blocks — each block starts with a # header, then timing and movement lines.
Section formats
One block per section. Case-insensitive. Start each block with a # header, then the same lines as section quick add.
Section format
Stack multiple blocks in one paste — see the full workout example below.
EMOM block
#emom: strength
every 1min
x10
10 kettlebell swing @16kg
10 push-up
notes: With weighted vestMovement lines
One movement per line. Put reps before the exercise name, weight after @, and coaching cues on notes: lines. Exercise names must match the catalog.
10 pull-up
10 kettlebell swing @16kg
20 cal air bike
30s row
500m row
24in box jump
5 back squat @70%RM
max reps pull-upBrowse the full movement catalog inside the app under More → Exercise catalog.
Positional rest
rest 60s means different things depending on where it appears. Before the first movement it sets section timing. After a movement it becomes a countdown rest step before the next exercise.
#custom: Accessory
12 hammer curl @8kg
rest 75s
12 hammer curl @8kgFull workout example
#emom: strength
every 1min
x10
10 kettlebell swing @16kg
10 push-up
#rest
2min
#amrap
20min
5 pull-up
10 push-upNot supported in text
Use notes: for details the parser cannot set on a movement line.
- •Section comments (use notes: instead of // comments)
Common mistakes
Examples of text that will not parse, and what to write instead.
Don't write
EMOM 10 min
Each section needs a # header on its own line. Interval and rounds go on the lines below.
Write instead
#emom every 1min x10
Don't write
10x pull-up
Put the rep count first, then a space, then the exercise name.
Write instead
10 pull-up
Don't write
pull-up x 10
Reps after the exercise name must include the word rep or reps.
Write instead
10 pull-up
Don't write
10 kettlebell swing 16kg
Weight always uses @ before the number.
Write instead
10 kettlebell swing @16kg
Don't write
2m run
On movement lines, m means meters (distance). Use min for duration.
Write instead
2min run
Don't write
// stretch between sets
Line comments are not supported.
Write instead
notes: stretch between sets
Don't write
10 crazy squat
That exercise name is not in the catalog — pick a close match.
Write instead
10 Back Squat
Ready to try it?
Open the Builder tab in WOD Timer and paste your workout into quick capture.