Athletica is a training platform that leverages coaching principles, sports science and artificial intelligence and seeks to help both athletes and coaches. Athletica services the sports of running, cycling, triathlon, duathlon and now rowing. A big part of the ethos at Athletica is professional development and education to empower and assist the end user - athletes that prefer to self-coach and coaches that would like an assistant coach or sport scientist working alongside them.
I spoke with Trevor and Rob on their podcast about Athletica and how we might continue to see AI leveraged in our field here.
I’ll use this thread to update our latest releases as we go.
- Free 5-day email course - Athlete Profiling Primer - that teaches the concepts around the nuances of the different athlete profiles and what we might want to do about it.
- Launched rowing plan support for Beta users.
- Profile charts now display applicable sessions and can be interacted with directly from the UI.
- Implemented a tiered pricing model for coaches to provide more flexible and equitable payment options.
- Introduced Swimming Pace Profile charts to enhance data visualization for swimming activities.
- Limiting Maximal Mean Power (MMP) Insight to session chart analysis, highlighting its relationship to Workout Reserve (WR).
- Ability to add any number of ‘A’ priority races during the year.
- Power and pace profile charts upgraded to version 5. Includes analyses of strengths and work-ons below your cycling power and running pace profiles (example below).
Latest release:
Recovery Profile charts updated with improved HR/HRV analysis. At this point in time analysis is only available for those using the Garmin Connect system with a device that captures nocturnal (sleeping) HRV.
The foundation of our methodology published here:
Plews, D. J., Laursen, P. B., Stanley, J., Kilding, A. E., & Buchheit, M. (2013). Training adaptation and heart rate variability in elite endurance athletes: opening the door to effective monitoring. Sports Medicine , 43 (9), 773-781.
Can be useful for coaches challenged with the time it takes to do a proper HRV analysis on an athlete.
Latest release:
In line with our science-based ethos, Athletica now uses Critical Pace/Power (CP) and rolling maximal mean powers across the power-duration spectrum to calculate thresholds and training zones instead of using FTP and coefficients of it.
Full details here.
Our latest release includes a substantially improved interface change for athletes and coaches. Details as follows.
Athlete View
- Streamlined Visual Design: We’ve focused on making the calendar view cleaner and more intuitive, so you can quickly get the information you need at a glance.
- Enhanced Flexibility: You now have the option to hide or show detailed information.
What’s New for Coaches?
- Your Brand, Front and Center: Showcase your coaching identity with customizable branding options. Add your Brand Color, Branding Text, and Branding Picture to create a unique platform experience for your athletes. Athletica remains in the background as the engine powering your expertise, while your coaching style takes the spotlight.
- Streamlined Coach UI: Navigate with ease thanks to a cleaner, more intuitive design. Spend less time searching and more time coaching.
- Searchable Athlete Library: Quickly find and manage your athletes’ plans in seconds.
- Searchable Workout Library: Locate and reuse your favorite sessions effortlessly with enhanced search functionality.
- Compact Weekly Training Totals: Gain a clear overview of weekly training metrics across your roster at a glance.
- Enhanced Communication Portal: Connect with athletes using a more intuitive messaging system, now including both text and voice capabilities.
Why These Updates Matter for Coaches
At Athletica, we’re all about empowering you to do what you do best:
- Understand your athletes’ context to tailor their plans.
- Communicate effectively to build trust and buy-in.
- Inspire belief in the process that drives performance and health.
While we handle the science, data, and optimization behind the scenes, you remain the architect of your athletes’ success. Together, we create the ideal balance of intelligence and human connection to help every athlete thrive.
As a Reminder
The Athletica coach account is free to use, with costs incurred on a per-athlete basis. You can choose whether you or your athletes cover the cost. We also offer bulk athlete discounts to make scaling your coaching practice even easier.
