# Coaching Tips **URL:** https://forum.athletica.ai/c/training-coaching/coaching-tips/44.md [Latest](https://forum.athletica.ai/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.athletica.ai/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.athletica.ai/tags.md) --- ## [About the Coaching Tips category](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/about-the-coaching-tips-category/1324)
**Author:** [@MarkB](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/MarkB)\ **Replies:** 0
Gain insights and advice from experienced coaches to optimize your training and performance. --- ## [How long in the FORM "red zone"](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/how-long-in-the-form-red-zone/4383)
**Author:** [@camargofernando](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/camargofernando)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/how-long-in-the-form-red-zone/4383 "2025-11-03T23:52:41Z")
How long is too long to keep an athlete in the form “red zone”? I know this should be an individualized analysis but in general at which point is it too long to stay in that zone that it will take too long to recover? I … --- ## [Limit training plan visibility by athletes](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/limit-training-plan-visibility-by-athletes/4205)
**Author:** [@camargofernando](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/camargofernando)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/limit-training-plan-visibility-by-athletes/4205 "2025-09-17T20:18:01Z")
Can a coach using Athletica limit the training plan visibility of his athletes to 2 weeks only? Even when the subscription is paid by the athlete? --- ## [Run length in training vs races](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/run-length-in-training-vs-races/3708)
**Author:** [@Antonie](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/Antonie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/run-length-in-training-vs-races/3708 "2025-07-09T14:04:28Z")
I am mainly doing 70.3 races. I usually suffer during second part of the run. Muscles are usually gone after the race and need about a week to recover. I am wondering if this has to do with the length of my training wor… --- ## [Ever felt “overtrained”… but couldn’t quite explain why?](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/ever-felt-overtrained-but-couldn-t-quite-explain-why/3468)
**Author:** [@Marjaana](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/Marjaana)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/ever-felt-overtrained-but-couldn-t-quite-explain-why/3468 "2025-05-23T16:22:37Z")
I’ve recently completed CEU: Female Athlete Performance and Health at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, with a presentation “Cutting Through the Noise - Preventing Overtraining in the Era of Data Overload” and I w… --- ## [I'm concerned my test week could throw me into overtraining](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/im-concerned-my-test-week-could-throw-me-into-overtraining/2922)
**Author:** [@ethilo](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/ethilo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/im-concerned-my-test-week-could-throw-me-into-overtraining/2922 "2025-02-24T12:53:09Z")
Hi there, Love the concept and I’m excited to start my training for my first Ironman with you guys. I have a question about the test week: I completed a 70.3 race last year then over the winter did a training block for… --- ## [Are my long rides, long enough](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/are-my-long-rides-long-enough/2086)
**Author:** [@PhilB](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/PhilB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/are-my-long-rides-long-enough/2086 "2024-10-04T17:02:32Z")
As I head toward my taper for my 100 km xcm event, (est. 9:30 hrs) I am completing a build 2 mid volume week, culminating in Saturday scheduled as 4:00 hrs z2 mtb, followed by 1:47 hrs hot laps on Sunday. Next week is b… --- ## [Match Zwift FTP to Athletica CP?](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/match-zwift-ftp-to-athletica-cp/1896)
**Author:** [@fekieser](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/fekieser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/match-zwift-ftp-to-athletica-cp/1896 "2024-08-15T03:41:59Z")
@Prof If you get a notice of your CP going up or down in Athletica, is that new CP the value you should set in Zwift as your FTP when doing a workout there? Thanks! --- ## [Sports Science Literature](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/sports-science-literature/1618)
**Author:** [@Berk](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/Berk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/sports-science-literature/1618 "2024-05-04T17:36:59Z")
Which source or sources would you recommend to me for a self-development by reading the literature of the sport sciences, please (e.g. the researches of Paul Laursen)? --- ## [Mathematics in training science](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/mathematics-in-training-science/1413)
**Author:** [@Berk](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/Berk)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/mathematics-in-training-science/1413 "2024-03-15T15:29:22Z")
Is it important to have a solid foundation in mathematics to excel in the field of sports science, if so, what subjects? I’m currently a student and I’d like to know this to make a career plan. Thank you for your time.