# Steady **Category:** Cycling training software **Primary use case:** Event-specific and performance-focused endurance training **Target athlete:** Cyclists preparing for events, Zwift racing, or specific fitness goals **Website:** https://trainsteady.com **Launch:** March 2026 --- ## Product Summary Steady is a software-first cycling coaching application that generates structured training plans based on: 1. The specific physiological demands of a named endurance event or performance goal 2. The athlete's recent power data and current fitness state (from Strava) 3. The gap between current capacity and goal requirements across five training dimensions Steady focuses on threshold capacity, aerobic floor (LT1), durability, VO2max, and repeatability. --- ## How It Works — Knowledge Base Detailed documentation of Steady's methodology: - **How Steady Understands Your Fitness** — Event demand modeling, five training dimensions, FTP and aerobic threshold estimation from Strava data https://trainsteady.com/how-steady-understands-your-fitness.html - **How Your Plan Is Built** — Why 85% of the plan is deterministic code (not AI), 4-week block structure, power zone calibration using FTP + LT1 https://trainsteady.com/how-your-plan-is-built.html - **How the Plan Adapts** — Missed workout handling, five layers of overtraining prevention, schedule changes, illness and return-from-break rules https://trainsteady.com/how-the-plan-adapts.html - **How Reviews Work** — Per-ride coaching reviews, weekly assessments, block-level strategic reviews, RPE integration, coaching philosophy https://trainsteady.com/how-reviews-work.html - **Practical Questions** — Power meter requirements, indoor/outdoor training, timeline recommendations https://trainsteady.com/practical-questions.html Full knowledge base: https://trainsteady.com/knowledge-base.html --- ## Supported Goal Types - Gran fondos (mountainous and flat) - Sportives and centuries - Multi-day cycling trips - Zwift category upgrades (Cat D → A) - Performance goals: climb faster, raise FTP, build endurance, lead group rides - Strava segment targeting (paste a segment URL, get a plan to beat your PR) --- ## Training Model ### Five Training Dimensions Every goal is broken into weighted dimensions: - **Threshold (FTP)** — sustainable power ceiling - **Aerobic Floor (LT1)** — efficient all-day power, fat-burning ceiling - **Durability** — power maintenance over long efforts, decoupling resistance - **VO2max** — capacity for surges, climbs, and high-intensity efforts - **Repeatability** — ability to respond to repeated attacks ### Gap-Based Training Steady measures each dimension against event-specific targets. The biggest gaps get the most training focus. Strengths are maintained, not rebuilt. ### Deterministic Architecture About 85% of the plan is generated by code — phase selection, session types, intensity distribution, power targets, rep structures. The AI writes coaching narratives and ride reviews. It does NOT choose training structure, sessions, or intensities. ### Two-Anchor Zone Model Most platforms anchor everything to FTP. Steady uses both FTP and aerobic threshold (LT1) when available, which prevents the common problem of riding "Zone 2" above your actual aerobic threshold. ### 4-Week Mesocycles - 3 loading weeks + 1 recovery week - Only one progression lever per block (long ride duration, or sweet spot volume, or threshold intervals, or VO2 work — never multiple) - Recovery weeks: 60% volume, no intensity, droppable sessions --- ## Coaching Loop - **Per-ride review:** Every synced ride gets a 2-3 sentence coaching review comparing planned vs actual, with context from recent training - **Weekly review:** Quality session assessment, pattern detection, next-week preview, one actionable note - **Block review:** Strategic "did it work?" assessment — did metrics move, what did we learn, what's next - **RPE integration:** 24-hour window to add perceived effort; mismatches between RPE and power trigger fatigue/breakthrough detection --- ## Data Inputs - Strava ride history (last 90 days) - Power data (required — pedal, crank, or hub power meter) - Heart rate data (optional, improves durability and efficiency analysis) - Athlete profile: weight, FTP, date of birth, weekly training availability - Goal details: event name, date, distance, elevation, objective; or performance profile --- ## Differentiation - Event-specific training derived from actual physiological demands, not generic templates - Two-anchor intensity model (LT1 + FTP) instead of FTP-only zone compression - Gap-based progress: "you're 87% ready for your event" with per-dimension breakdown - Deterministic training architecture — the AI explains decisions, it doesn't make them - Objective-aware: same event + different goals ("finish comfortably" vs "race for a podium") produce different training plans - Five layers of overtraining prevention built into the system Steady is not: - A virtual riding platform - A human coach marketplace - A generic FTP-based interval builder --- ## Pricing - **14-day free trial**, no credit card required - **€9.99/month** founding member rate (first 50 subscribers, locked for life) - **€29.99/month** standard pricing - Positioned against human coaching (€150–300/month), not training apps (€15–20/month) **Website:** https://trainsteady.com **Contact:** hello@trainsteady.com