Good but AI aims to please too much
Really like tracking and advice setting up a plan. The problem is I need a flexible
plan which adjusts as a progress. The issue though is AI is not acting like a coach, it loves to please rather than trying to keep you to a target (standard for AI). I would like to know impact of adjusted or missed sessions, and then what I should do next week to make it up. Instead it does what AI does and is keen to say all good and even adjusts future weeks to be lower to accommodate changes. I have to prompt it add intensity. It needs to learn how to dish out some tough love :-)
plan which adjusts as a progress. The issue though is AI is not acting like a coach, it loves to please rather than trying to keep you to a target (standard for AI). I would like to know impact of adjusted or missed sessions, and then what I should do next week to make it up. Instead it does what AI does and is keen to say all good and even adjusts future weeks to be lower to accommodate changes. I have to prompt it add intensity. It needs to learn how to dish out some tough love :-)
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AAlissa2009
So far so good!
This app is exactly what I needed. I race cyclocross at an amateur level, having raced in various cycling disciplines for about 15 years. Over this time I’ve trained consistently. I’ve had various coaches, self coached (using training peaks and books), bought off the shelf plans and more recently used trainer road. About a year ago I started serious weight training (I’m a 45 year old female, so I was acutely aware of the importance of doing so). Consequently my cycling took a bit of a back seat. The start of the cyclocross season was a humbling experience as reality hit about the impact of my reduction in training. I came across stride by accident and gave it a go. It analysed 5 years worth of my power and HR data. Identified my weak areas (I had a good idea what they were anyway, but it confirmed my suspicions). I was able to feed all my races, holiday dates and target (to improve on where I had been in my best cross season ready for 2027). It’s built me a realistic plan. It has also prescribed strength sessions based around my goals for that. It analyses each work out and feeds back. It analyses sleep, HRV status and RHT. It will talk me through how ready I am to train or race. I’m really impressed! The proof will be in my results next season of course. But it is significantly better than my last coach and way better than just using trainer road. I’ve signed up for a years subscription. I hope the app continues to improve. I definitely recommend it for anyone who races - do explore the strength training element too.
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IMI'll be your mirror
The training platform you wish you’d always had
It’s rare to find a training app that does it all, but Stride does. I’ve been a long time user of Trainjng Peaks, both with and without a coach, and found that so much time was spent just copying workouts and looking at numbers that weren’t helping me. Stride helps me plan my training, replan based on what my training data and Whoop is telling me and what I feel like, and then analyse it in so such detail. The insights are actually useful and honest. I find myself waiting to get my Stride insight after a ride even before checking for trophies on Strava!
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CCapturing_Lordy
Great app, poor support
This app has a lot of potential and has been designed beautifully but understandably so, there little to no support available. This is the reality of AI based tools: ship endless features but no room for people on the ground to support
RRetina1764
Response from developer
We have a full human support team and are here 9-5, 5 days a week an usually answer in less than then minutes! Please feel free to contact us using the in app chat feature
Can’t sign in with Apple
I use my Apple account for logins to preserve privacy, but the Stride app just delivers a “failed to authenticate” message. App seems to have fallen on its face right off the start.
EEmdubya
