HOW TRAINERROAD USES AI FOR CYCLISTS (Not what you think…) | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 573

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠www.TrainerRoad.com⁠// SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST!iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠Google Podcasts: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠// TOPICS COVERED(00:00:00) Welcome + Why We’re Talking About AI in Cycling Training(00:00:30) Environmental Impact of AI: Water Usage and Perspective(00:06:15) Where TrainerRoad Uses AI (and Where It Doesn’t)(00:09:30) TrainerRoad AI Results: Fewer Failed Workouts & Early Feedback(00:14:40) Power Records Chart: A Better Way to Understand Your Workouts(00:17:30) Why FTP Isn’t Driving the Model (and What Actually Is)(00:31:00) Group Workouts Return + Fatigue Detection Toggles(00:40:20) Failure Rates, Workout Difficulty, and Why Some Failure Is Good(00:43:36) Why Your FTP Prediction Changes (and How to Think About It)(00:53:03) Triathlon Support + Workout Scoring Updates(01:00:22) Wrap-Up + Leadville UpdateIn this episode, TrainerRoad CEO Nate Pearson and Coach Jonathan Lee explain how TrainerRoad uses AI in training—what it does (like improving workout recommendations and predictions) and what it doesn’t do (it’s not a chat-style LLM running the whole app). They address environmental impact concerns, clear up common misconceptions around FTP and AI, and share recent updates like the Power Records Chart, group workouts returning, and new controls for fatigue detection and workout scoring—ultimately focusing on how these changes help athletes get more consistent, achievable training and better results.// RESOURCES MENTIONED- Sign up for TrainerRoad! ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/GetFaster⁠- Follow TrainerRoad on Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/TrainerRoad - Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/trzwiftclub⁠ // TRY TRAINERROAD RISK FREE FOR 30 DAYS!https://trainerroad.cc/GetFaster⁠ TrainerRoad is the #1 cycling training app. No other cycling app is more effective. Over 17,000 positive reviews, a 4.9 star App Store rating.// HELPFUL LINKS- Have a question for the podcast? Ask here: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/podcast - TrainerRoad on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/⁠- TrainerRoad Forum: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/3uHvLnE⁠- TrainerRoad on Strava: ⁠https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad⁠- TrainerRoad on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/TrainerRd⁠- TrainerRoad on X: ⁠https://www.x.com/TrainerRoad⁠ - Learn more about TrainerRoad: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/3LBb5Ur⁠⁠ - Listen to the Successful Athletes Podcast: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/3JmKrN5⁠- Listen to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/3LpuIhP⁠- Training Blog: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/3gCdNdN