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Customise Your AI Coach

Choose from preset personalities or create your own custom coaching style

Personalised Coaching

Your AI coach can adapt its communication style, response length, technical depth, and approach to match your preferences. Choose from ready-made coach personalities or create your own custom configuration.

How to Customise Your Coach

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Go to Settings

Open the WattsUp app and navigate to Settings from the side menu

Step 1: Go to Settings
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Open AI Coaching Style

Tap on 'AI Coaching Style' to access coaching customisation options

Step 2: Open AI Coaching Style
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Choose a Coach Personality

Select from preset personalities (The Motivator, The Analyst, The Supportive Friend, The Pro Coach) or choose Custom to fine-tune every setting

Step 3: Choose a Coach Personality
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Customize Settings (Optional)

If you selected Custom, adjust individual settings like response length, detail level, challenge level, and data focus using sliders and pickers

Step 4: Customize Settings (Optional)

Coach Personalities

The Motivator

Energetic and encouraging, keeps things simple and action-focused. Perfect for riders who want quick, motivating feedback.

• Style: Encouraging & Supportive

• Tone: Friendly & Casual

• Responses: Brief and actionable

• Detail: Simple, easy to understand

• Challenge: Motivating with balanced push

• Focus: Balanced mix of data and feel

The Analyst

Data-driven and technical, provides comprehensive analysis. Ideal for riders who love metrics and detailed breakdowns.

• Style: Direct & Analytical

• Tone: Professional & Formal

• Responses: Comprehensive and detailed

• Detail: Advanced technical depth

• Challenge: Demanding with high expectations

• Focus: Heavy emphasis on numbers and zones

The Supportive Friend

Warm and understanding, focuses on how you feel and encourages consistency. Great for riders prioritizing enjoyment and sustainability.

• Style: Encouraging & Supportive

• Tone: Friendly & Casual

• Responses: Standard length

• Detail: Simple and accessible

• Challenge: Supportive with gentle encouragement

• Focus: Feel-based with RPE emphasis

The Pro Coach

Professional and balanced, mixes motivation with metrics. Best for serious riders seeking structured, evidence-based training.

• Style: Balanced Approach

• Tone: Professional & Formal

• Responses: Standard length

• Detail: Intermediate technical level

• Challenge: Motivating with balanced push

• Focus: Metrics-driven approach

Custom

Create your own coaching personality by adjusting individual settings. Perfect for riders who know exactly what they want.

When you select Custom, you can fine-tune:

  • Coaching Style: Encouraging, Direct, or Balanced
  • Communication Tone: Friendly, Professional, or Adaptive
  • Response Length: Brief, Standard, or Comprehensive (slider)
  • Detail Level: Simple, Intermediate, or Advanced (slider)
  • Challenge Level: Supportive, Motivating, or Demanding
  • Data Focus: Feel-Based, Balanced, or Metrics-Driven

Custom Settings Explained

Response Length

Control how verbose your coach is:

  • Brief: Quick, actionable answers - get straight to the point
  • Standard: Balanced explanations with key details
  • Comprehensive: In-depth responses with full context

Detail Level

Set the technical depth of explanations:

  • Simple: Everyday language, minimal jargon
  • Intermediate: Some technical terms with explanation
  • Advanced: Full technical terminology (FTP, TSS, CTL, etc.)

Challenge Level

Adjust how hard your coach pushes you:

  • Supportive: Gentle encouragement, emphasizes rest and recovery
  • Motivating: Balanced push with encouragement (default for most)
  • Demanding: High expectations, pushes you harder

Data Focus

Choose what your coach emphasizes:

  • Feel-Based: Focus on RPE, how you feel, qualitative feedback
  • Balanced: Mix of data and subjective feel
  • Metrics-Driven: Heavy emphasis on numbers, watts, zones

Customisation Tips

  • Changes take effect immediately - your next chat message will use the new settings
  • Start with a preset personality and switch to Custom if you want to adjust specific settings
  • Try different styles for different phases of training (e.g., Supportive during recovery weeks)
  • The Coach Instructions preview shows exactly what instructions are sent to your AI coach
  • You can change your settings anytime - experiment to find what works best for you

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