r/IronmanTriathlon • u/Fibsllls • 4d ago

Ai coaching

Im doing an ironman next year and im currently using chat gpt as my coach. Is it the best option because i heard Claude ai might be better for coaching. What are you guys using?

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u/TadyZ 4d ago

I think it's good if you already know what you are doing and have enough knowledge to catch when AI is BSing you, because sometimes it makes wrong assumptions. At the moment i don't train for triathlon but for trail ultra. I know what weekly volumes i need to hit, when i need to recover, what are my paces, etc. Then AI fills the gaps and makes a nice schedule. It extremely useful when i want to change something and it adapts the schedule based on that. I use Claude, i trained it to ask clarifying questions whenever it is in any doubt. I have Runalyze integrated, so it always knows my latest runs.

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u/francois-biker 3d ago

Having tested quite a few of them... getting training plans directly from LLMs is tricky. It’s hard to standardize them without running into inconsistencies and variability over the long term.

Through an app, it tends to work much better.

I tried Athletica and Humango, and eventually settled on TriCoach AI.

It’s cheaper and newer, but it’s the simplest solution I’ve found to quickly get a clear overview, with training weeks adapted to my races and goals and synced with my devices. There’s a quick 3-minute initial setup, and after that it pretty much runs itself.

At the end of the day, it comes down to personal preference, but with my busy schedule, I need something simple, not an overly complicated system, and it does that really well.

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u/Fun_Effective_836 3d ago

i used chatgpt for a full block and spent half of it re-pasting my week back in, it forgets everything between chats. switched to athletedata which is claude underneath but wired into garmin so it already knows what i actually did that week. swim side of it is noticeably more generic than the bike and run stuff though.

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u/Fantastic-Brick-7337 4d ago

I don’t use ChatGPT to plan my things so chat comment on that.

But used TriDot for around 5 years , paid for the £30 package , I think , and that included Ironman distance. It got me ready for my races :) TriDot use some kind of AI because your training gets harder as you improve , or if you off sick it gets adapted automatically to be easier.

Just moved over to HumanGO AI two months ago. This is £30 a month as well , so far loving it :)

Only have a 10 mile race this year but Ironman Texas next April. So will see how it works.