Allowing coaches to totally customize a meal plan and structure for clients is critical. When assessing a client, the smart meal tracker does not account for their specific needs and it's too much. If we can access foods that we can totally create a meal plan and keep the structure simple as well as incorporating refeeds and something as simple as; example, ground turkey 93/7 100 grams, jasmine rice 40 grams(raw weight), and zucchini 100 grams this would be most optimal and they wouldn't be guessing if its right or not because it's right there in the app where they can see it daily. Even with high/low days being able to create a few meal plans that would auto generate based on if they are training or resting that day. This is crucial, and i'm sick of going back and forth between apps having to create this. If other apps can have this implemented and this app costs MORE....why can it not be created?! Also why aren't progress photos able to generate a side by side from the desk top. The only way you can actually pull up a progress photo side by side is from the app on the phone. MAKE IT EASIER and better for us to be able to help others. Please and thank you!

This was first posted in 2022, looks like they won't be making this change...

The smart meal planner is worthless without custom macros.

Clients generated meals should be based off your custom macros and should include sugars and fiber as to much sugar or to little fiber is going to mess up the diet as well.

The generated meal plans should be based of macros for that meal not just a total as certain meals need certain macros for their total macros:
I.E. Higher carbs pre/post meal, No carbs morning or night, etc...

I have small-petite size clients. 1400 calories are their TDEE.

Trainerize need's to trust the trainers and nutritionist to know what's best for their clients and the nutrition plan that they choose to put them on.

My entire business is based around this macro split

We definitely need flexibility when dialing in athletes, there is a time and lace to pull that trigger, with absolute individualization, down to micronutrient level. Otherwise I still have to pay extra for Nutritics and the like to peak athletes.

This can be used badly, yes for sure, but many a coach is highly educated in nutrition, as much as they are in physiology and basic psychology, Even if this level of flexibility requires the more advanced coaches to qualify for such depth. Not all coaches or trainers need this, but anyone who preps, especially our pro athlete's, need the flexibility. It doesn't pay well, (to us), however we still invest n our education for specific niches. an all in one app, would be nice. we now dealing with a massive wave of new medications, that unless attended to effectively, is going to wipe us coaches out, till we can prove that most side effects can be mitigated. Right now, a lot are in the honeymoon phase, malnourished and at the doorstep of metabolic syndrome, seduced by weight loss only rivaled by surgery, soon to surpass it. So both sides of this coin is needed.

yes and being able to have higher and lower calorie days. etc

This is VERY important! Even if custom % makes the custom meal function not applicable.

We currently have 4 clients with the need to be below the 1400 calorie limit set in Trainerize to be in a calorie deficit. This has completely made the app inadequate for us and to start exploring competitors. Frustrating considering we have multiple apps with the ABC Fitness org.

This feature is critical to coaches helping clients fine tune their nutrition during a diet and reverse diet phase. With such strict calorie (1600, 1700- no inbetween) and macro goal percentages for the meals, the meal planner becomes increasingly hard to use.

You just need to make more flexibility in the app with the autogenerated meals. Great that you made 7 days and so many dietary patterns. But default "balanced" to 30% protein is absolutely ridiculous. There should be an option to customize the macros. Similarly you can't plan anything under 1400 calories. Why? So weird. Also you need to triple check your math on many recipes. They don't all add up.

The main reason i'm considering not staying with trainerize is for this reason. It's the ONLY thing in my opinion that lets it down. I have at least two short clients, 1400 would barely get them in a deficit. Perhaps the system could link the meal generator to the height or perhaps you only allow those with professional credentials/ qualifications to apply for this lower calorie feature? Seriously disappointing that your software can't do this.

Is there an update on this, really hoping this is coming soon

Main split that I use with clients

If the goal is to have our clients move from tracking in MyFitnessPal to using TZ, this should be a priority.

The fact this is not an option still has led me to start shopping for other training apps.

Can't believe this post was March 2024 and it's still not been done! Ah, very frustrating and making me contemplate using another app.

This needs to change ASAP! Going below 1400 is less than a 500 calorie deficit for some clients. Please update!!

Yess