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
Go to Settings
Open the WattsUp app and navigate to Settings from the side menu
Open AI Coaching Style
Tap on 'AI Coaching Style' to access coaching customisation options
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
Customize Settings (Optional)
If you selected Custom, adjust individual settings like response length, detail level, challenge level, and data focus using sliders and pickers
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
Need Help?
Questions about customising your AI coach?
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