Training Knowledge · Article
How is adaptive training different from a static plan?
Understand what should change when your training or circumstances change, and what information the system needs from you.
By Precision Coaching
A static plan lays out a route in advance. An adaptive approach is intended to revisit that route as new information arrives. The difference matters most when the training you complete differs from the training originally planned.
Think about navigation: a proposed route is useful, but a change in conditions may call for a different decision. Training has its own changing context, including available time, completed sessions and the athlete's feedback.
What makes a plan individual?
A name at the top of a calendar is not enough. Ask what information influences the sessions, how your current ability is assessed and how the system responds when you complete more, less or different work than expected.
FitLogic describes using athlete and workout information to generate personalised training recommendations. That is the intended function of its intelligence engine, rather than simply displaying a fixed sequence of workouts. FitLogic overview ↗.
Adaptation needs good information
A platform can only work with information available to it. Keep your activity uploads complete, maintain relevant settings and communicate changes in your schedule. Your coach may also need context that does not appear in the activity file.
For example, a missed run due to a busy working day and a missed run because you felt unwell may look similar in the calendar. They call for different conversations.
Choose support that suits you
Some athletes want help understanding the technology; others want an ongoing coaching relationship around their training and racing. Consider how confident you feel interpreting feedback, making practical decisions and raising concerns.
- Check how a programme responds to completed and missed sessions.
- Understand what you need to enter or update yourself.
- Ask where human coaching fits into the service.
- Review the programme against your real availability.
Individualised training should remain a conversation about your journey. The most useful system is one you understand well enough to use consistently.