The Speediance Button Nobody Uses (That Makes Building Workouts Faster)

The Button You're Not Using

Let me show you something on the Speediance app that most people scroll right past.

The Sequence button.

It's down at the bottom of the workout builder screen. Most people never click it. They add exercises one by one, set their rest times, and move on.

But the Sequence button is a game-changer for building workouts fast. Here's why.

What Sequence Actually Does

When you click Sequence, you can add the exact exercise you're currently on to the next position in your workout — instantly.

Instead of:

1. Clicking Add Movement

2. Searching for the exercise

3. Selecting it

4. Configuring settings

You just:

1. Click Sequence

2. Click Add

3. Done

The exercise copies to the next slot with all its settings intact. Then you can tweak the settings for the new set.

This matters because most workouts have repeat exercises. You do lat pulldown, then later you do more lat pulldown. You do bench press, then later you do more bench press. The Sequence button handles that instantly.

My Workflow: Warmup Then Working Sets

Here's exactly how I use it:

First, I add my warmup set. I use Stamina mode with 20 weight and 13 reps. This is light — 20% of my 1RM. It's just to get blood flowing.

Then I hit Sequence. I click Add. Now that same exercise copies to the next position.

For the second set, I change the settings:

- Switch from Stamina to Gain Muscle mode

- Change weight from 20 to 15 (15% of 1RM — my working range)

- Keep reps at 13

- Turn on Unlimited Sets

Now I have:

- Set 1: Warmup (Stamina, 20 weight, 13 reps)

- Set 2: Working set (Gain Muscle, 15 weight, 13 reps, Unlimited Sets)

Two clicks to build a complete set structure. Without Sequence, I'd have to add the movement again and reconfigure everything.

Why I Use Stamina Mode For Everything Now

Here's the thing about Stamina mode: it's the fastest way to build workouts.

Stamina mode is percentage-based. You pick a number (5-30), the machine calculates what that percentage of your 1RM actually weighs. You don't have to think about actual pounds — the machine does the math.

This means:

- Warmups: 20 weight, 13 reps (always light, always easy)

- Working sets: 15 weight, 13 reps (always challenging but doable)

I don't have to calculate what 30% of my deadlift 1RM is. I just type 20. The machine knows.

This also means as I get stronger, my workouts adapt automatically. My 1RM goes up, so my percentage-based weights go up. No manual adjustments needed.

The Speed Advantage

Building a workout with Sequence takes me about 30 seconds now.

Add first exercise → Sequence → Add → Tweak settings → Sequence → Add → Tweak settings → Done.

Compare that to the old way:

- Add Movement → Search → Select → Configure → Add Movement → Search → Select → Configure → Repeat

The difference adds up when you're building 8-10 exercise workouts. What used to take 5 minutes now takes 1.

Practical Example: Arm Day

Let me walk through a real arm day setup:

1. Add barbell curl. Set to Stamina, 20 weight, 13 reps. (Warmup)

2. Click Sequence → Add. Now I have barbell curl copied.

3. Change to Gain Muscle, 15 weight, 13 reps, Unlimited Sets ON. (Working set)

4. Add preacher curl. Stamina, 20 weight, 13 reps. (Warmup)

5. Click Sequence → Add.

6. Change to Gain Muscle, 15 weight, 13 reps, Unlimited Sets ON.

7. Repeat for each exercise.

Total time: maybe 2 minutes to build a complete arm workout with warmup and working sets for 4-5 exercises.

Common Mistakes

**Mistake #1: Using Customize instead of percentage modes.** Customize locks in absolute weights. That breaks the automatic scaling when your 1RM changes. Use Stamina, Gain Muscle, or Strength instead.

**Mistake #2: Not using Unlimited Sets.** When you're doing working sets, turn Unlimited Sets ON. If you hit 13 reps and can do more, the weight stays on and you keep going. The machine tracks those extra reps for progressive overload. Without it, the set ends at 13 even if you're not tired.

**Mistake #3: Forgetting to change the mode.** When you Sequence from a warmup (Stamina, 20), make sure to change the mode for the working set (Gain Muscle, 15). Same exercise, different mode, different intensity.

The Bigger Picture

This is why I love the Speediance ecosystem. Little features like Sequence make a big difference in daily use.

I've lifted over 1.2 million pounds on these machines. The little workflow optimizations add up. Thirty seconds here, a minute there — over 125 workouts, that's hours of time saved.

The Sequence button isn't sexy. It's not a firmware update or a new mode. But it's the feature I use multiple times every single workout.

Learn it. Use it. Your future self will thank you.