Coaching FAQ

ANC offers individualized endurance coaching built around the athlete, their physiology, goals, and response to training. Our coaching philosophy is consistent. The level of coach involvement differs.

About ANC & the StressLogic System™

What makes ANC different from other endurance coaches?

We understand the athlete before determining the training approach. Training history, physiology, performance, goals, recovery, and life outside sport inform our decisions. Data provides information, but it does not replace interpretation, experience, or coaching judgment. Athletes should understand not only what they are doing, but why.

What is the StressLogic System™?

The StressLogic System™ is ANC's coaching framework connecting endurance physiology, training stress, recovery, adaptation, and race-specific preparation. Both Comprehensive and Foundation follow the same coaching philosophy: purposeful progression informed by the individual athlete's response, rather than numbers alone.

Do you coach all levels or just competitive athletes?

All levels, from first-timers completing their first triathlon or 5K to podium-level athletes chasing qualifications. The right service depends on how much ongoing coach involvement you want, not simply your experience or current fitness.

What disciplines do you coach?

Triathlon (Sprint through IRONMAN), Running (5K through Marathon), and Cycling/Gravel. Many ANC athletes are multi-discipline.

How is coaching delivered?

Remotely via TrainingPeaks. Comprehensive and Foundation are individualized, coach-led services. TrainingPlans+ provides structured ANC training for athletes who manage their own training, without a dedicated coach managing their individual training week.

Choosing the Right Program

What's the difference between Comprehensive and Foundation Coaching?

Both are genuine one-to-one coaching, built around your athletic history, physiology, current abilities, goals, and event demands. The difference is the frequency and depth of ongoing coach involvement, not the quality of coaching.

Comprehensive: ongoing evaluation, active management, continuous adaptation. Your coach stays closely involved in directing your training and development, interpreting performance, recovery, fatigue, and life circumstances. Frequent workout review and daily feedback support proactive adjustments to training volume, intensity, frequency, and session placement.

Foundation: individualized training, structured oversight, targeted intervention. Your coach establishes the training direction, builds your individualized program, and provides weekly oversight with review of key workouts, quality sessions, and important long sessions. Feedback and adjustments focus on meaningful performance and recovery trends, your response, and changing circumstances. You execute the program independently between reviews, while your coach remains responsible for its direction and progression.

Is Foundation only for beginners?

No. Foundation is for athletes who want an experienced coach building and overseeing their individualized training and are comfortable executing it between structured reviews. It is not a generic plan, an automated program, self-coaching, or a reduced-quality version of Comprehensive.

Who is TrainingPlans+ for?

Athletes who prefer to manage their own training using a structured ANC training approach. Unlike Comprehensive and Foundation, TrainingPlans+ does not include a dedicated coach managing your individual training week.

Can I change coaching services?

Discuss your needs with the ANC team. The right fit is the level of ongoing management and interaction you want, not a requirement to progress from one service to another.

How do I know which option is right for me?

Choose Comprehensive for ongoing, highly involved coaching and active training management. Choose Foundation for individualized coaching with structured oversight and targeted intervention. Choose TrainingPlans+ if you prefer to manage your own training. Our Coaching Inquiry form helps the ANC team recommend the best fit based on your goals, schedule, and preferred coaching experience.

Getting Started

How do I sign up?

Complete the Coaching Inquiry form. We'll be in touch within 48 hours to discuss next steps.

What happens after I submit the inquiry form?

A member of the ANC team reviews your submission and reaches out to schedule a brief intro call to make sure we're the right fit for each other.

Is there a minimum commitment?

Yes, 1-on-1 coaching requires a minimum 3-month commitment. Endurance performance is a process — meaningful adaptation takes time.

When should I start coaching relative to my goal race?

Ideally 16–24 weeks out for a key race. However, we can onboard athletes at any point in their season and build from there.

What equipment do I need?

A GPS watch is essential. A power meter is strongly recommended for cycling. We'll discuss specifics during your onboarding call.

Training & Communication

How often is my training reviewed?

Comprehensive includes frequent workout review and daily feedback as part of ongoing, active training management. Foundation includes weekly oversight and review of key workouts, quality sessions, and important long sessions, with targeted feedback and deliberate adjustments when warranted. TrainingPlans+ athletes manage their own training.

Does daily feedback mean round-the-clock availability?

Daily workout feedback describes Comprehensive's coaching involvement, not a promise of immediate replies or round-the-clock availability. Discuss communication channels, response expectations, and coaching boundaries with your coach before starting.

What if I miss workouts or life gets in the way?

Your response and life circumstances inform training decisions in both one-to-one services. Comprehensive emphasizes proactive, ongoing management. Foundation uses structured review and targeted intervention when your progress, response, or circumstances warrant adjustments. Tell your coach about relevant changes so they can inform the training direction.

Do you include fueling and nutrition guidance?

Yes. Fueling strategy is a core component of the StressLogic System™. ANC athletes also have access to the ANC Fueling Playbook library and race-specific fueling resources.

Do you use Critical Power and Critical Speed testing?

Yes — CP/CS is central to how ANC sets training zones and tracks fitness progression. Your coach will guide you through testing protocols.

Logistics

Where are you based? Can you coach internationally?

ANC is US-based but coaches athletes globally. Remote delivery via TrainingPeaks means location is never a barrier.

Do you offer refunds?

Please refer to our Terms of Service for our full refund and cancellation policy.

How do I access my training as an existing athlete?

Log in directly at trainingpeaks.com or via the TrainingPeaks app. Your coach pushes all workouts there.

Still have questions? Submit a Coaching Inquiry and we'll get back to you within 48 hours.