diff --git a/docs/api/openapi.yaml b/docs/api/openapi.yaml
index 9e63b701b..08f8aa46d 100644
--- a/docs/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/docs/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -834,6 +834,35 @@ paths:
                                 - t
                         required:
                           - geometry
+                      samples:
+                        minItems: 1
+                        maxItems: 30000
+                        type: array
+                        items:
+                          type: object
+                          properties:
+                            t:
+                              type: string
+                              format: date-time
+                              pattern: ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d)))$
+                            hr:
+                              type: integer
+                              minimum: 20
+                              maximum: 300
+                            speedMs:
+                              type: number
+                              minimum: 0
+                              maximum: 50
+                            power:
+                              type: number
+                              minimum: 0
+                              maximum: 3000
+                            cadence:
+                              type: number
+                              minimum: 0
+                              maximum: 400
+                          required:
+                            - t
                     required:
                       - sportType
                       - startedAt
@@ -4322,6 +4351,10 @@ components:
           anyOf:
             - $ref: "#/components/schemas/WorkoutRouteGeometry"
             - type: "null"
+        samples:
+          anyOf:
+            - $ref: "#/components/schemas/WorkoutHrSeries"
+            - type: "null"
         canonicalId:
           type: string
       required:
@@ -4342,6 +4375,7 @@ components:
         - externalId
         - metadata
         - route
+        - samples
         - canonicalId
       additionalProperties: false
     WorkoutRouteGeometry:
@@ -4358,6 +4392,18 @@ components:
         - geometry
         - sampleTimestamps
       additionalProperties: false
+    WorkoutHrSeries:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        sampleCount:
+          type: integer
+          minimum: 0
+          maximum: 9007199254740991
+        samples: {}
+      required:
+        - sampleCount
+        - samples
+      additionalProperties: false
     BatchWorkoutsResponse:
       type: object
       properties:
diff --git a/src/app/api/workouts/[id]/route.ts b/src/app/api/workouts/[id]/route.ts
index 9c9980967..d2b7141a9 100644
--- a/src/app/api/workouts/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/workouts/[id]/route.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ export const GET = apiHandler(
             createdAt: true,
           },
         },
+        samples: {
+          select: {
+            samples: true,
+            sampleCount: true,
+          },
+        },
       },
     });
 
@@ -108,6 +114,16 @@ export const GET = apiHandler(
         }
       : null;
 
+    // v1.10.0 — route-independent per-workout HR series. Present for
+    // both indoor (no route) and outdoor workouts that shipped a
+    // `samples` array on ingest; null otherwise.
+    const samples = row.samples
+      ? {
+          sampleCount: row.samples.sampleCount,
+          samples: row.samples.samples,
+        }
+      : null;
+
     return apiSuccess({
       id: row.id,
       sportType: row.sportType,
@@ -126,6 +142,7 @@ export const GET = apiHandler(
       externalId: row.externalId,
       metadata: row.metadata,
       route,
+      samples,
       // v1.4.32 — when the requested id is a non-canonical twin the
       // caller can redirect to `canonicalId` to land on the cluster
       // winner. `canonicalId === id` when the requested row already
diff --git a/src/app/api/workouts/__tests__/batch-create.test.ts b/src/app/api/workouts/__tests__/batch-create.test.ts
index 74a19557b..e834f4abb 100644
--- a/src/app/api/workouts/__tests__/batch-create.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/workouts/__tests__/batch-create.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
     workoutRoute: {
       createMany: vi.fn(),
     },
+    workoutSamples: {
+      createMany: vi.fn(),
+    },
     user: {
       findUnique: vi.fn(),
     },
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   vi.mocked(prisma.workout.createMany).mockResolvedValue({ count: 0 });
   vi.mocked(prisma.workout.findFirst).mockResolvedValue(null);
   vi.mocked(prisma.workoutRoute.createMany).mockResolvedValue({ count: 0 });
+  vi.mocked(prisma.workoutSamples.createMany).mockResolvedValue({ count: 0 });
   // v1.4.43 W9 — default to no per-user source-priority override so
   // the write-time picker walks the canonical default ladder. Tests
   // that exercise a custom ladder override this in-line.
@@ -386,6 +390,122 @@ describe("POST /api/workouts/batch — nested route attachment", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("POST /api/workouts/batch — per-workout HR series (v1.10.0)", () => {
+  it("creates a WorkoutSamples row for an indoor workout (samples, no route)", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.workout.createMany).mockResolvedValue({ count: 1 });
+    vi.mocked(prisma.workout.findMany).mockImplementation((async (args: {
+      select?: { id?: true };
+    }) => {
+      if (args.select?.id) {
+        return [
+          {
+            id: "wkt-indoor-id",
+            source: "APPLE_HEALTH",
+            externalId: "uuid-indoor",
+          },
+        ];
+      }
+      return [];
+    }) as never);
+
+    const res = await POST(
+      makeRequest({
+        workouts: [
+          validWorkout("uuid-indoor", {
+            sportType: "strength",
+            samples: [
+              { t: "2026-05-14T06:30:00.000Z", hr: 110 },
+              { t: "2026-05-14T06:30:05.000Z", hr: 118 },
+              { t: "2026-05-14T06:30:10.000Z", hr: 124, power: 0, cadence: 0 },
+            ],
+          }),
+        ],
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    // The route table is untouched — an indoor workout has no GPS route.
+    expect(prisma.workoutRoute.createMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // The HR series lands in the dedicated child table by FK.
+    expect(prisma.workoutSamples.createMany).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const call = vi.mocked(prisma.workoutSamples.createMany).mock.calls[0]?.[0];
+    const rows = (
+      call as {
+        data: Array<{
+          workoutId: string;
+          sampleCount: number;
+          samples: unknown;
+        }>;
+      }
+    ).data;
+    expect(rows[0]?.workoutId).toBe("wkt-indoor-id");
+    // `sampleCount` is the denormalised series length.
+    expect(rows[0]?.sampleCount).toBe(3);
+    expect((rows[0]?.samples as unknown[]).length).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it("attaches both a route and an HR series on one workout", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.workout.createMany).mockResolvedValue({ count: 1 });
+    vi.mocked(prisma.workout.findMany).mockImplementation((async (args: {
+      select?: { id?: true };
+    }) => {
+      if (args.select?.id) {
+        return [
+          {
+            id: "wkt-both-id",
+            source: "APPLE_HEALTH",
+            externalId: "uuid-both",
+          },
+        ];
+      }
+      return [];
+    }) as never);
+
+    const res = await POST(
+      makeRequest({
+        workouts: [
+          validWorkout("uuid-both", {
+            route: {
+              geometry: {
+                type: "LineString",
+                coordinates: [
+                  [11.077, 49.452],
+                  [11.078, 49.453],
+                ],
+              },
+            },
+            samples: [{ t: "2026-05-14T06:30:00.000Z", hr: 142 }],
+          }),
+        ],
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(prisma.workoutRoute.createMany).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(prisma.workoutSamples.createMany).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const routeRows = (
+      vi.mocked(prisma.workoutRoute.createMany).mock.calls[0]?.[0] as {
+        data: Array<{ workoutId: string }>;
+      }
+    ).data;
+    const sampleRows = (
+      vi.mocked(prisma.workoutSamples.createMany).mock.calls[0]?.[0] as {
+        data: Array<{ workoutId: string }>;
+      }
+    ).data;
+    // Both children attach to the SAME freshly-inserted workout id.
+    expect(routeRows[0]?.workoutId).toBe("wkt-both-id");
+    expect(sampleRows[0]?.workoutId).toBe("wkt-both-id");
+  });
+
+  it("does not touch the samples table when no workout ships a series", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.workout.createMany).mockResolvedValue({ count: 1 });
+    const res = await POST(
+      makeRequest({ workouts: [validWorkout("uuid-no-series")] }),
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(prisma.workoutSamples.createMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("POST /api/workouts/batch — user source-priority (v1.4.43 W9)", () => {
   it("looks up the user's source-priority blob exactly once per batch", async () => {
     vi.mocked(prisma.workout.createMany).mockResolvedValue({ count: 1 });
diff --git a/src/app/api/workouts/batch/route.ts b/src/app/api/workouts/batch/route.ts
index 29d13dea4..5ee00fb99 100644
--- a/src/app/api/workouts/batch/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/workouts/batch/route.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ async function postBatch(request: NextRequest): Promise<Response> {
       geometry: unknown;
       sampleTimestamps: unknown;
     } | null;
+    /** Route-independent per-workout HR series. NULL when the entry
+     *  ships no `samples` array. Persisted to the `WorkoutSamples`
+     *  child by FK after the workout row lands. */
+    samples: {
+      samples: unknown;
+      sampleCount: number;
+    } | null;
     /** Composite-key probe for the pre-flight findMany. NULL when
      *  the entry has no externalId — those rows always pass through
      *  as "inserted" because the NULL-distinct unique index can never
@@ -237,6 +244,12 @@ async function postBatch(request: NextRequest): Promise<Response> {
           sampleTimestamps: (w.route.sampleTimestamps ?? null) as unknown,
         }
       : null;
+    const samples = w.samples
+      ? {
+          samples: w.samples as unknown,
+          sampleCount: w.samples.length,
+        }
+      : null;
     const row: Prisma.WorkoutCreateManyInput = {
       userId: user.id,
       sportType: w.sportType,
@@ -262,6 +275,7 @@ async function postBatch(request: NextRequest): Promise<Response> {
       index,
       row,
       route,
+      samples,
       dedupKey: w.externalId
         ? { source: w.source, externalId: w.externalId }
         : null,
@@ -372,19 +386,27 @@ async function postBatch(request: NextRequest): Promise<Response> {
         }
 
         // Look up the workouts we just wrote (or that the racing batch
-        // wrote) so we can attach routes by FK. We probe by the
+        // wrote) so we can attach their child rows (route geometry +
+        // the route-independent HR series) by FK. We probe by the
         // composite unique key for entries that have one, and by the
         // `(userId, source, startedAt, sportType)` tuple as a fallback
         // for manual entries (where externalId is null). The fallback
         // is best-effort — manual entries from the iOS client always
         // carry an HK uuid, so the null-externalId case is exercised
         // only by future surface (manual workout entry).
-        const routeAttachable = toInsert.filter((p) => p.route !== null);
-        if (routeAttachable.length > 0) {
-          const withExternal = routeAttachable.filter(
+        //
+        // v1.10.0 — `samples` (the per-workout HR series) rides the
+        // SAME id lookup as `route`: an indoor workout carries samples
+        // with no route, so the lookup runs whenever EITHER child is
+        // present on a to-insert entry.
+        const childAttachable = toInsert.filter(
+          (p) => p.route !== null || p.samples !== null,
+        );
+        if (childAttachable.length > 0) {
+          const withExternal = childAttachable.filter(
             (p) => p.dedupKey !== null,
           );
-          const withoutExternal = routeAttachable.filter(
+          const withoutExternal = childAttachable.filter(
             (p) => p.dedupKey === null,
           );
 
@@ -463,13 +485,30 @@ async function postBatch(request: NextRequest): Promise<Response> {
             return match ? { id: match.id } : null;
           });
 
+          // Resolve the freshly-written workout id for a prepared
+          // entry — by composite key for externalId-bearing rows, by
+          // the deterministic (source, startedAt, sportType) tuple for
+          // manual rows. Shared by both child tables (route + samples)
+          // so the HR series and the route attach to the same row.
+          const resolveId = (
+            p: Prepared,
+            manualIndex: number,
+          ): string | undefined => {
+            if (p.dedupKey !== null) {
+              return idBySourceExt.get(
+                `${p.dedupKey.source}::${p.dedupKey.externalId}`,
+              );
+            }
+            return manualMatches[manualIndex]?.id ?? undefined;
+          };
+
           const routesToInsert: Prisma.WorkoutRouteCreateManyInput[] = [];
+          const samplesToInsert: Prisma.WorkoutSamplesCreateManyInput[] = [];
           for (let i = 0; i < withExternal.length; i++) {
             const p = withExternal[i];
-            const id = idBySourceExt.get(
-              `${p.dedupKey!.source}::${p.dedupKey!.externalId}`,
-            );
-            if (id && p.route) {
+            const id = resolveId(p, -1);
+            if (!id) continue;
+            if (p.route) {
               routesToInsert.push({
                 workoutId: id,
                 geometry: p.route.geometry as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
@@ -479,13 +518,21 @@ async function postBatch(request: NextRequest): Promise<Response> {
                     : (p.route.sampleTimestamps as Prisma.InputJsonValue),
               });
             }
+            if (p.samples) {
+              samplesToInsert.push({
+                workoutId: id,
+                samples: p.samples.samples as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
+                sampleCount: p.samples.sampleCount,
+              });
+            }
           }
           for (let i = 0; i < withoutExternal.length; i++) {
             const p = withoutExternal[i];
-            const match = manualMatches[i];
-            if (match?.id && p.route) {
+            const id = resolveId(p, i);
+            if (!id) continue;
+            if (p.route) {
               routesToInsert.push({
-                workoutId: match.id,
+                workoutId: id,
                 geometry: p.route.geometry as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
                 sampleTimestamps:
                   p.route.sampleTimestamps === null
@@ -493,6 +540,13 @@ async function postBatch(request: NextRequest): Promise<Response> {
                     : (p.route.sampleTimestamps as Prisma.InputJsonValue),
               });
             }
+            if (p.samples) {
+              samplesToInsert.push({
+                workoutId: id,
+                samples: p.samples.samples as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
+                sampleCount: p.samples.sampleCount,
+              });
+            }
           }
 
           if (routesToInsert.length > 0) {
@@ -508,6 +562,19 @@ async function postBatch(request: NextRequest): Promise<Response> {
               });
             }
           }
+
+          if (samplesToInsert.length > 0) {
+            for (let i = 0; i < samplesToInsert.length; i += CHUNK) {
+              await tx.workoutSamples.createMany({
+                data: samplesToInsert.slice(i, i + CHUNK),
+                // 1:1 FK on `workoutId` (UNIQUE), same idempotency as
+                // the route child: a re-submitted batch that wins the
+                // workout-row race but loses the sample-row race is a
+                // no-op, not a hard error.
+                skipDuplicates: true,
+              });
+            }
+          }
         }
       });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/routes.ts b/src/lib/openapi/routes.ts
index e322b886c..32d23dd53 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/routes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/routes.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ coachPrefsSchema.meta({
 createBatchWorkoutSchema.meta({
   id: "CreateBatchWorkoutRequest",
   description:
-    "v1.4.25 W16b — typed workout batch ingest. Each entry is an HKWorkout-aligned record with an optional nested GeoJSON LineString route. Up to 100 workouts per call; nested route geometry capped at 20 000 points. Withings server-to-server callers pass source: WITHINGS and ship no route (Withings reports aggregates only).",
+    "Typed workout batch ingest. Each entry is an HKWorkout-aligned record with an optional nested GeoJSON LineString route AND an optional route-independent per-workout heart-rate series (`samples`: `[{ t, hr?, speedMs?, power?, cadence? }]`, up to 30 000 points). The `samples` series is the strain-engine input for indoor workouts that have no GPS route. Up to 100 workouts per call; nested route geometry capped at 20 000 points. Withings server-to-server callers pass source: WITHINGS and ship no route (Withings reports aggregates only).",
 });
 
 const coachMessageFeedbackBody = z
@@ -501,6 +501,17 @@ const workoutRouteGeometry = z
   })
   .meta({ id: "WorkoutRouteGeometry" });
 
+// v1.10.0 — route-independent per-workout heart-rate series. Present
+// for indoor and outdoor workouts that shipped a `samples` array on
+// ingest. `samples` mirrors the ingest shape `[{ t, hr?, speedMs?,
+// power?, cadence? }]`; `sampleCount` is the denormalised length.
+const workoutHrSeries = z
+  .object({
+    sampleCount: z.number().int().nonnegative(),
+    samples: z.unknown(),
+  })
+  .meta({ id: "WorkoutHrSeries" });
+
 const workoutDetailResponse = z
   .object({
     id: z.string(),
@@ -520,6 +531,7 @@ const workoutDetailResponse = z
     externalId: z.string().nullable(),
     metadata: z.unknown().nullable(),
     route: workoutRouteGeometry.nullable(),
+    samples: workoutHrSeries.nullable(),
     canonicalId: z.string(),
   })
   .meta({ id: "WorkoutDetailResponse" });
diff --git a/src/lib/validations/__tests__/workout.test.ts b/src/lib/validations/__tests__/workout.test.ts
index 557f63f33..297d88864 100644
--- a/src/lib/validations/__tests__/workout.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/validations/__tests__/workout.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import {
   createWorkoutSchema,
   geoJsonLineStringSchema,
   MAX_ROUTE_POINTS,
+  MAX_WORKOUT_HR_SAMPLES,
   MAX_WORKOUTS_PER_BATCH,
+  workoutHrSamplesSchema,
   workoutRouteSamplesSchema,
   workoutSportTypeEnum,
   type CreateWorkoutInput,
@@ -111,6 +113,61 @@ describe("workoutRouteSamplesSchema", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("workoutHrSamplesSchema", () => {
+  it("accepts a route-independent HR series with optional channels", () => {
+    const parsed = workoutHrSamplesSchema.parse([
+      { t: "2026-05-14T07:00:00.000Z", hr: 142 },
+      { t: "2026-05-14T07:00:05.000Z", hr: 145, speedMs: 3.1 },
+      { t: "2026-05-14T07:00:10.000Z", hr: 150, power: 220, cadence: 88 },
+    ]);
+    expect(parsed).toHaveLength(3);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts a bare-timestamp entry (sparse series)", () => {
+    expect(
+      workoutHrSamplesSchema.parse([{ t: "2026-05-14T07:00:00.000Z" }]),
+    ).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an empty series", () => {
+    expect(() => workoutHrSamplesSchema.parse([])).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an out-of-range heart rate", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      workoutHrSamplesSchema.parse([
+        { t: "2026-05-14T07:00:00.000Z", hr: 5 },
+      ]),
+    ).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a series above the per-workout sample cap", () => {
+    const oversized = Array.from(
+      { length: MAX_WORKOUT_HR_SAMPLES + 1 },
+      (_v, i) => ({
+        t: new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 4, 14, 7, 0, 0) + i * 1000).toISOString(),
+        hr: 140,
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(() => workoutHrSamplesSchema.parse(oversized)).toThrow(
+      /sample.*cap/i,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("accepts a series exactly at the cap", () => {
+    const atCap = Array.from(
+      { length: MAX_WORKOUT_HR_SAMPLES },
+      (_v, i) => ({
+        t: new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 4, 14, 7, 0, 0) + i * 1000).toISOString(),
+        hr: 140,
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(workoutHrSamplesSchema.parse(atCap)).toHaveLength(
+      MAX_WORKOUT_HR_SAMPLES,
+    );
+  });
+});
+
 describe("createWorkoutSchema", () => {
   const minimalRun: Record<string, unknown> = {
     sportType: "running",
@@ -261,6 +318,40 @@ describe("createWorkoutSchema", () => {
     });
     expect(parsed.route?.sampleTimestamps).toHaveLength(2);
   });
+
+  it("accepts a route-independent HR series on an indoor workout (no route)", () => {
+    const parsed = createWorkoutSchema.parse({
+      sportType: "strength",
+      startedAt: "2026-05-14T06:30:00.000Z",
+      endedAt: "2026-05-14T07:15:00.000Z",
+      source: "APPLE_HEALTH",
+      externalId: "indoor-1",
+      samples: [
+        { t: "2026-05-14T06:30:00.000Z", hr: 110 },
+        { t: "2026-05-14T06:30:05.000Z", hr: 118 },
+      ],
+    });
+    expect(parsed.route).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(parsed.samples).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts both a GPS route and a canonical HR series on one workout", () => {
+    const parsed = createWorkoutSchema.parse({
+      ...minimalRun,
+      route: {
+        geometry: {
+          type: "LineString",
+          coordinates: [
+            [11.077, 49.452],
+            [11.078, 49.453],
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+      samples: [{ t: "2026-05-14T06:30:00.000Z", hr: 142 }],
+    });
+    expect(parsed.route?.geometry.coordinates).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(parsed.samples).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("createBatchWorkoutSchema", () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/validations/workout.ts b/src/lib/validations/workout.ts
index 5b8f35c46..f26864aae 100644
--- a/src/lib/validations/workout.ts
+++ b/src/lib/validations/workout.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,51 @@ export const workoutRouteSamplesSchema = z.array(
 
 export type WorkoutRouteSamples = z.infer<typeof workoutRouteSamplesSchema>;
 
+/**
+ * Upper bound on per-workout heart-rate samples. HealthKit emits a HR
+ * sample roughly every 5 s during a workout — a 6-hour ultra at that
+ * cadence lands at ~4 320 points, and even a 1 Hz reconstruction of
+ * that session is ~21 600. 30 000 covers any realistic single session
+ * (including long endurance events sampled at 1 Hz) while still
+ * rejecting pathological payloads. The series is the largest new
+ * workout-side write stream, so the cap keeps each workout's payload —
+ * and the total request body — bounded the same way `MAX_ROUTE_POINTS`
+ * bounds the route geometry. iOS should downsample to ≤ this many
+ * points (e.g. 1-min buckets for very long sessions) before posting.
+ */
+export const MAX_WORKOUT_HR_SAMPLES = 30_000;
+
+/**
+ * Route-INDEPENDENT per-workout heart-rate series — the
+ * `WorkoutSamples.samples` shape. Mirrors `workoutRouteSamplesSchema`
+ * but carries no geometry coupling, so an indoor workout (no GPS) can
+ * still ship its HR signal for the training-strain engine.
+ *
+ * `t` is the per-sample ISO timestamp; `hr` beats/min. `speedMs` /
+ * `power` / `cadence` are optional companion channels HealthKit may
+ * report (cycling power meters, running cadence). Every channel is
+ * optional EXCEPT `t` so a sparse series (HR only) is valid; an entry
+ * with no signal channel at all is still permitted (a bare timestamp)
+ * but carries no analytical value.
+ */
+export const workoutHrSamplesSchema = z
+  .array(
+    z.object({
+      t: z.iso.datetime({ offset: true }),
+      hr: z.number().int().min(20).max(300).optional(),
+      speedMs: z.number().min(0).max(50).optional(),
+      power: z.number().min(0).max(3000).optional(),
+      cadence: z.number().min(0).max(400).optional(),
+    }),
+  )
+  .min(1, "samples requires at least 1 point")
+  .max(
+    MAX_WORKOUT_HR_SAMPLES,
+    `samples exceeds the ${MAX_WORKOUT_HR_SAMPLES}-point cap`,
+  );
+
+export type WorkoutHrSamples = z.infer<typeof workoutHrSamplesSchema>;
+
 /**
  * Workout insert payload — the shape `POST /api/workouts/batch` accepts.
  * Defined here so the iOS Swift session can generate its DTO against the
@@ -131,6 +176,15 @@ export const createWorkoutSchema = z
         sampleTimestamps: workoutRouteSamplesSchema.optional(),
       })
       .optional(),
+    /**
+     * Route-independent per-workout heart-rate series. Persisted to the
+     * `WorkoutSamples` child so an indoor workout (no GPS route) still
+     * yields a strain-relevant HR signal. Independent of `route` — a
+     * GPS workout MAY carry both (`route.sampleTimestamps` for the
+     * geometry-aligned series, `samples` for the canonical HR series);
+     * an indoor workout carries only `samples`.
+     */
+    samples: workoutHrSamplesSchema.optional(),
   })
   .superRefine((value, ctx) => {
     if (value.endedAt.getTime() <= value.startedAt.getTime()) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/workout-batch-create.test.ts b/tests/integration/workout-batch-create.test.ts
index c1dde3885..0bcbf6277 100644
--- a/tests/integration/workout-batch-create.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/workout-batch-create.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ interface WorkoutFixture {
     geometry: { type: "LineString"; coordinates: [number, number][] };
     sampleTimestamps?: Array<{ t: string; speedMs?: number; hr?: number }>;
   };
+  samples?: Array<{
+    t: string;
+    hr?: number;
+    speedMs?: number;
+    power?: number;
+    cadence?: number;
+  }>;
 }
 
 function makeRequest(
@@ -189,6 +196,42 @@ describe("POST /api/workouts/batch (real Postgres)", () => {
     expect(workouts[0]?.durationSec).toBe(45 * 60);
   });
 
+  it("persists a route-independent HR series for an indoor workout (v1.10.0)", async () => {
+    const { POST } = await import("@/app/api/workouts/batch/route");
+
+    const body = {
+      workouts: [
+        baseWorkout("hk-uuid-indoor-001", {
+          sportType: "strength",
+          // No route — an indoor session has no GPS geometry.
+          samples: [
+            { t: "2026-05-14T06:30:00.000Z", hr: 110 },
+            { t: "2026-05-14T06:30:05.000Z", hr: 118, power: 0, cadence: 0 },
+            { t: "2026-05-14T06:30:10.000Z", hr: 124 },
+          ],
+        }),
+      ],
+    };
+
+    const res = await POST(makeRequest(body));
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const json = (await res.json()) as {
+      data: { inserted: number };
+    };
+    expect(json.data.inserted).toBe(1);
+
+    const workouts = await getPrismaClient().workout.findMany({
+      where: { userId: TEST_USER_ID, externalId: "hk-uuid-indoor-001" },
+      include: { route: true, samples: true },
+    });
+    expect(workouts).toHaveLength(1);
+    // No route row — the series lives in the dedicated child table.
+    expect(workouts[0]?.route).toBeNull();
+    expect(workouts[0]?.samples).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(workouts[0]?.samples?.sampleCount).toBe(3);
+    expect((workouts[0]?.samples?.samples as unknown[]).length).toBe(3);
+  });
+
   it("inserts a 100-workout batch with a mix of routed and routeless entries", async () => {
     const { POST } = await import("@/app/api/workouts/batch/route");