# Advanced prescriptions and load adjustments

Updated: 2026-05-09
Canonical page: https://methodapp.net/docs/advanced-prescriptions-and-load-adjustments
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Intensity, rest, tempo, supersets, notes, and percent loading. The fields Advanced tracking unlocks, and when each earns its keep.

Advanced tracking adds prescription fields Basic mode leaves out. Use them when
the intent of a set matters as much as the exercise and rep target.

## The fields

  - **Intensity** RIR, RPE, or a percentage, for when the athlete needs a specific effort
    level.

  - **Rest** Planned rest, for when the recovery window is part of the prescription.

  - **Tempo** Lift speed, when it is a meaningful technique or training cue.

  - **Load adjustment** Change load, reps, or intensity across weeks without rebuilding the
    exercise each time.

  - **Supersets and notes** Group exercises that belong together, and attach notes for setup, technique,
    substitutions, or constraints.

## Advanced becomes a requirement

A program using intensity, rest timers, tempo, or percent-based loading
requires Advanced tracking. Method uses that requirement to stop athletes
switching into Basic mode while active content still depends on those fields.

> **This affects your athletes' settings.** If you publish or share a program built with these fields, anyone adding it
>   needs Advanced tracking enabled. Method prompts them at checkout.

> **Keep prescriptions lean.** Every advanced field is one more thing to maintain across every week. Add
>   intensity when effort is the point. Add rest when recovery is the point.
>   Leave the rest blank.