Adaptive hybrid training
Training that responds to what actually happened.
Onward is being built to create a running and strength programme from your context, then make the next block more useful by reviewing the evidence you record.
What “adaptive” means here
In the confirmed first version, adaptation means a next-block review. Onward compares the sessions you planned with the lifts, runs, effort and changes you recorded, then proposes what to carry forward or change in the following six-week block.
You see the proposal, the evidence behind it and where the evidence is limited before accepting it. This is not a claim that every week will rearrange itself automatically.
The training engine starts before AI
Onward’s planned approach begins with authored goal-family templates and programming rules. Your goal, current training, schedule, equipment and constraints help shape a suitable six-week block. Server-side validation checks the proposed block before it is shown.
AI helps explain the block’s rationale and summarise the review in plain language. It does not replace the programme structure with a generic chat response.
Three examples of a next-block review
Keep the main lifts; reduce accessory work.
If shorter strength sessions were consistently recorded, the next block may keep that format and remove some accessory work. The review should show the completed sessions that support the proposal.
Extend the block when the evidence is thin.
If only two runs are available to compare, that may not be enough to judge a running trend. The review can make this uncertainty visible and suggest an extension for you to consider.
Understand an exercise substitution.
When you change an exercise, you can record the replacement and why. The next review can then reflect what you actually trained instead of assuming the planned exercise happened unchanged.
These are illustrative product examples, not customer results.
What the first version does not claim
The first beta focuses on reliable manual logging for strength and running. It does not include recovery-based automatic adjustments, watch or health-app integrations, GPS run tracking or automatic within-week rescheduling.
A session you do not log is unknown. Onward should make that uncertainty clear rather than silently treating it as a missed workout or inventing a reason for it.
Why this matters for hybrid training
A running plan and a lifting plan can each look reasonable on their own. The hard part is managing their interaction over time. An integrated programme gives the next block one shared focus and one evidence review.
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