VELOARCHITECT

Protocol 11 — Mechanics is the system rule that gates block-level intensity on the Athlete's Mechanical Efficiency trend. The protocol reads 4–6 weeks of Mechanical Efficiency against True Normal and dispatches one of three mechanical-work cadences: ascending (positive trend, supra-threshold work permitted), plateau (trend within ±0.005 W/bpm/week, repeat last block), or descending (trend negative, deload required). Protocol 11 is what makes the Adaptive Workout scheduler respect the Athlete's actual engine state instead of the calendar.

Protocols: Protocol 10 — Adaptive Workout; Protocol 1 — Zone Endurance

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).