Speculation thread - what feature(s) is Jonathan trolling us with?

Seems like a lot of mentions of “new features” when it comes to endurance and volume. Likely something in that realm I’m guessing.

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They really, really don’t. ChatGPT “coaching” is impressive in how bad it can be.

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Maybe so. I tend to not do the workouts because they’re often so weird and overly complicated. I was thinking more like having the option to ask TR to schedule a 4x10 threshold workout and it’ll simply schedule it - maybe with some feedback or other options.

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Hmm…. that would be kind of neat but it’s not that hard to search the workout database…

Zone = threshold

Difficulty = productive

Keyword = 4x10

I prefer the system just picking the workouts based on an overarching goal though

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So I should caveat my previous comment. I would definitely like the “give me a 60 minute 4x10 Threshold workout with 2 minute rest intervals on Tuesday” part.

I just wouldn’t want the Strava style, “you had a hard workout and worked out harder than your non-hard workouts” kind of feedback.

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We’re well into October now so it looks like there isn’t any new features being released. It’s been quite some time since a new feature was released.

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Because features can only be released in September?

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TR, please understand that I’m not going anywhere if you don’t tease new features. Don’t get me wrong, I love the features when they come. AI FTP detection is truly game changing for example. Just don’t feel the need to tease it; we know you’re working on cool new stuff.

Also, when you do release a substantial improvement - like picking V02 workouts that are challenging but doable rather than whatever arbitrary number my PL has degraded to - let us know! (I don’t remember an announcement on this one). Letting us know is not admission that you were doing it wrong; it’s confirmation of constant improvement.

Third, and I’m probably in the minority here, but I won’t complain if a new feature release doesn’t work 100% as intended. Some of us have enough experience with TR to grasp 98% of the benefit of a new feature even if some part of it is a little wonky. Months of delay in exchange for minor fine tuning doesn’t seem like a good trade-off.

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Big disagree. Ship quality, and take the time to do it right. The current landscape in tech is to ship, ship, ship and very few are taking the time to ensure their products work.

The audience of TR is much bigger than those of us on the Forum. We’re the ones who would be able to understand that a feature is at 98% and understand what the missing 2% means. The ‘less involved’ folks who just use TR without reading the extras and being behind the scenes (us) expect a polished product. I’d hate to see a few examples of 98% complete software causing issues for the majority of users and hurting the reputation or effectiveness of the platform.

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Isn’t having a new feature at 98% complete what Early Access is for? Pretty sure TR can vet who gets early access too.

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Tomorrow is podcast Thursday, will Mr Lee troll us again with “The new Feature” :thinking:

:joy:

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I’ve not listened to the pod for a while (no particular reason - just limited time). What kind of hints is he dropping? :thinking:

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He says things like “What you could do is, oh, you don’t have that feature yet.” I find it a bit annoying, either keep quiet or tell us what’s in development.

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Maybe he’s just excited :joy:

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I mean…. this thread is literally titled “speculation thread” :grin:

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Ah go on for those of us who don’t listen to the podcast at the moment!

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Oh today, once Mr Lee got to about the 45 min mark, he trolled us hard :joy:.

“I can’t show my calendar” “I’m so punchy because of this new feature I’ve been using for training”, now I’m really curious.

I hope they don’t run into any bugs and it’s a smooth launch.

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It’s beginning to feel like trolling… so, I’ve fixed the name of the thread.

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Maybe try the outdoor versions on the trainer?

:thinking: maybe the Ai can make dynamic changes to your workout week so instead of having fixed hard days, say Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, it can change that up when needed to give you a better training week when needed.

Say you have a race on Saturday, the Ai can give workouts with in the time that you gave it during the week for Tuesday, Wednesday at a slightly easier level, recovery ride Thursday, Friday opener and Saturday is your race.

I know that’s a problem I run into with the CX plan, where some times I feel the legs are still feeling Thursday’s workout on Saturday’s race.