I’m experimenting with giving my AI coach a central research database.
The main advantages are consistency and keeping skills manageable. Rather than every skill carrying loads of its own research and eventually becoming so bloated that it’s difficult to properly review, they all consult the same evidence base. It means Plan My Week, Build Training Block, nutrition, reviews etc are all singing from the same hymn sheet.
The database covers things like concurrent training, tapering, strength maintenance, nutrition and recovery, with current research, citations, evidence strength, limitations and useful interpretation from leading coaches and practitioners.
If the AI comes across something the database doesn’t cover properly, it flags the gap and I can deepen that area centrally. Hopefully it means the skills stay lean while the research base gets better and more useful over time.