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The Models Behind the Magic: How You’re Shaping the Future of AI Coaching
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Hello Reader, We’ve always said it: Athletica is built on the shoulders of giants. In our latest two-part podcast with Dr. Andrea Zignoli, we dive into what that really means. It’s about the "modelling-first" philosophy that drives everything under the hood—from Banister’s load-response equations and Critical Power, to our integration of HRV responses, anaerobic power reserve, and HIIT Science principles. 👉 Listen to Part 1: Modelling First: Building Smarter Endurance Training Andrea reminds us that meaningful AI doesn’t start with flashy black boxes. It starts with understanding the human system, then building from that foundation. That’s how Athletica is designed: to coach with you, not instead of you. You Want to Be Coached — And We Heard YouHow do we know coaching matters? We're grateful for that. Not only did it help us identify and correct issues, but it also reinforced something powerful:
And that’s exactly what we’re working toward—together. New Feedback Engine: Rolling Out NowThanks to your feedback (and a special shoutout to Stefano), we’ve rolled out a refined version of our Session Feedback AI, including:
This is one more step toward making the AI-coach truly feel like a coaching partner—insightful, responsive, and grounded in the principles you trust. “You, the Athletica user, are helping to shape the future of AI coaching—session by session, post by post.” Stay tuned for more in-app coaching improvements as we continue to evolve Athletica based on your voice and experience. Thanks for being on the journey with us. Paul Laursen, PhD P.S. If you’re enjoying your experience with Athletica, we’d be grateful if you could take a moment to leave a review on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Your feedback helps others discover us—and helps us continue to grow. 🙏 |
Athletica AI Coach and Training Science
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Hi everyone, Over the past month, many of you experienced turbulence across Athletica. We know that when your training doesn’t work smoothly, explanations don’t matter. Outcomes do.Still, I want to briefly explain what happened, why it mattered, and where we are now. At its core, Athletica is not a chatbot or a dashboard. It’s a sports science system. The figure below shows the Athletica architecture. Raw data from your wearables doesn’t go straight to a screen or an AI response. It’s first...
Welcome to Inside Athletica Here, we share what we’re seeing behind the scenes: patterns emerging from athlete data, questions from our forum, support team and ambassadors, updates from partners, product developments, and the occasional lesson from lived experience. First, our newly improved Workout Wizard is currently in testing and will be available to all athletes very soon. Thank you to everyone who has helped us refine it. Second, applications for the Athletica Development Athlete (ADA)...
Hi everyone, First, I want to sincerely thank you for your patience and support over the past month as we rolled out the new Athletica Experience. Our team has worked relentlessly, and we are now seeing relative stability for around 98 percent of users. We know there is still work to do, particularly around re-architecting the Workout Wizard. This is important foundational work to ensure performance and reliability as we scale, and we truly appreciate your patience as the team builds this out...