My imported program didn't map cleanly

Imports do most of the work, but a messy source file can leave a few rough edges in the preview. The preview screen exists for that reason. Nothing lands in My Rack until you confirm, so a half-mapped program is a thing you fix on screen, not a thing you live with.

If you are new to imports, read Bring an existing program with you first. This article picks up where that one stops, at the preview screen with a few warnings on it.

Unmapped exercises in the preview

The matcher runs four passes against the catalog of 453 lifts: manual review, exact name, alias, and fuzzy. Anything it cannot place shows up in the preview with an Unmapped tag. You get a row per exercise with the source name on the left and a Pick button on the right.

Tap Pick and the catalog opens with the source name already in the search box. Most of the time the right lift is the first result. If the source name is short or shorthand, broaden the search. "OHP" finds Overhead Press, "BB Row" finds Barbell Row, "Hip Thrust" finds the variations.

If the lift truly is not in the catalog, tap Create custom exercise from the same picker. The custom lift behaves like any other, and the import keeps going.

Units that disagree

Source files written in kilograms and a phone set to pounds will preview with weights that look wrong. The preview header shows the unit the file declared, and a Switch units button next to it. Tap it once and the whole preview re-renders in your unit. The conversion runs on display, not on the saved data, so toggling back and forth is safe.

If the source file did not declare a unit at all, Rackd assumes your current setting. Check a few headline weights against what you remember lifting before you commit. A 100 lb bench that should be 100 kg is the obvious tell.

Progression rule not declared

Simple format imports describe sets and reps but often skip the progression rule. The preview flags this with a Pick progression banner at the top. Tap it and the 11 progression systems list opens with a short description on each one. Linear for novice work, double progression for hypertrophy blocks, 5/3/1 percentages for strength, RPE for autoregulated training.

Pick the one that matches how the program was written. If you are unsure, Linear is a safe default and you can change it later from the program settings.

Confirm the preview, tap Add to Rack, and the program is yours. Load the bar.