8 Reasons to Coach With TrainingPeaks

Hey everyone, welcome back to the show! Today, we're diving into the less-than-stellar side of TrainingPeaks—a platform that seems designed to keep coaches stuck in the crowd. If you’re all about losing your unique brand, letting athletes wander off to a marketplace, and dealing with sluggish tech when you need it most, this episode is for you. We'll break down eight reasons whyTrainingPeaks might be exactly what you don’t want, and then we'll chat about an alternative that puts you in the driver's seat.Episode Bullet PointsBlending In with the Crowd Your unique coaching style and brand? They get lost under TrainingPeaks’ overwhelming branding.If you’re happy being “just another coach,” then this is the perfect system for you.Losing Athletes to the MarketplaceTrainingPeaks pushes generic training plans and competing coaches via their marketplace.Athletes can easily switch out, taking your hard-earned client relationships with them.Sluggish Platform PerformancePeak usage times lead to a sluggish, overloaded platform that barely works when you need it most.Ideal for those who enjoy tech struggles on busy Sunday evenings.Lack of Control Over Business GrowthThe platform is all about growing their brand, not yours—think of it as renting space where they call the shots.Perfect if you don’t mind your business being a small cog in a much larger machine.Intellectual Property on the LooseYour training plans and coaching insights can easily follow an athlete if they decide to switch coaches.If you’re okay with your intellectual property being as portable as it is, TrainingPeaks delivers.Athlete-Driven Business DecisionsThe platform lets athletes dictate how you run your coaching business, often to the detriment of your vision.Great if you prefer your athletes making the decisions over your professional strategy.Stifling Innovation in Endurance CoachingTrainingPeaks dominates by keeping the industry stuck in the past, slowing down innovation.It’s the spot for those who don’t mind lagging behind as other industries move forward.Overloading Athletes with Confusing DataInstead of empowering athletes, the platform dumps them with metrics they don’t understand.Enjoy the chaos of explaining data and constantly justifying your expertise? Then you’re set.The Alternative: Taking Back ControlIf you’re over the status quo and ready to reclaim your unique coaching brand, consider a switch to a platform that works with you.Training Tilt offers the tools to run your business your way, without handing over control to a marketplace giant.You can read the blog version of this episode over at Training TiltOr you can watch the video version on Youtube hereTraining Tilt is an all in one coaching and e-commerce platform that helps coaches get better results for the clients and their businesses. You can learn more about Training Tilt here