Hello there !
At the moment, in order to generate a plan, you have at least to:
- set your min/max volume
- define the race/sport you want to compete for
- set the race day
What about deciding which is the desired fitness level you want to have by that race day instead ?
Something like: hey, AI coach on xth of September I want to have a fitness level of Y.
Then the ai-coach should provide some hints about the expected volume and ramp rate to achieve the deisred target, higligthing any critical aspect, if any, eg: ramp rate > 8.
thanks
F
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Hey @thekappe
Would love to hear more from others in here on this idea—especially how it could be implemented in a way that protects athlete health.
This is my personal opinion, so please let’s have a conversation about this.
I think it is important to be cautious about designing training purely around desired theoretical fitness number by a fixed date.
This kind of approach can easily lead down a dangerous road, especially if not grounded in physiological feedback and recovery data.
Fitness isn’t a static number to chase, it’s an adaptive process. Chasing a static number by a certain date or threshold pace/power can lead to overtraining and injuries. More and harder is not always the answer. Chasing a number can lead to adding “a little extra here and there” when body is not adapting - just because we are a type ambitious athletes…
Been that road. It got ugly. 
We humans are complex creatures. Our bodies don’t always act the way we want. Adaptation is not always linear. Adaptation can take much longer time than we desire.
I do agree there’s value in giving athletes insight what is required on event day to reach certain outcomes but not as a prescription but an estimation.
Goal setting should be based on your physiology, not arbitrary numbers.
Happy to learn more insights and change my mind so let’s talk !
MJ
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Thanks @Marjaana ,
I’m studying a lot in this period about endurance training (but hey, I’m just a newbie !) . One thing that I can’t understand is how/when you can judge an athlete as “ready” to do something ?
As far as I know, some people use a table with the annual TSS as guide (8h+ event 40K-60K TSS), others use a target CTL for the race and then get backward to find the best day to start training.
What about athletica ? How does it define the right TSS for each week/period ? How do I know if the final CTL will be sufficient to handle the race ?
Thanks,
F
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