VELOARCHITECT

IF is the public-domain intensity ratio; Veloarchitect does not redefine it. The Veloarchitect protocol: IF allocations are conditioned on the Athlete's Circadian Window and Mechanical Efficiency curve. An IF of 1.05 means different things at 06:30 vs 09:30 for an Athlete whose Circadian Window is 09:00–11:00. The Adaptive Workout scheduler reads Circadian Window before allocating supra-threshold IF, and shifts sessions to align with peak Mechanical Efficiency windows.

Protocols: Protocol 2 — VO₂max Repeats; Protocol 3 — Threshold Sustain

The metric traverses the closed loop: Intent is the .zwo prescription the system computed against the Athlete’s True Normal. Telemetry is the .fit recording of the executed session. Adaptation is the longitudinal movement of the metric itself, logged against the True Normal and feeding back into the next day’s prescription via Protocol 10 (Adaptive Workout).