u/Medical_Feeling_3097

Ciao a tutti,

sono Andrea, appassionato di allenamento di forza.

Insieme a un dottorato di ricerca in neuroscienze e a un coach di forza, stiamo costruendo un'app che misura i parametri del sistema nervoso. Ma non è questo il punto del post.

Cerchiamo 10 atleti a cui dare coaching gratuito, in cambio della possibilità di seguire da vicino il vostro allenamento e capire i vostri problemi, le difficoltà, e cosa vi frena davvero nei progressi. Lo facciamo per costruire qualcosa che risolva problemi reali, invece di indovinare cosa serve agli atleti.

In cambio di provarla:

• Coaching 1:1 gratuito con un coach di forza e un neuroscienziato del nostro team
• Accesso completo all'app

Non sto cercando di vendere niente, voglio davvero aiutare le persone e ricevere feedback. Rispondo volentieri alle domande nei commenti.

Hi everyone,

I'm Andrea, the cofounder of umo. We're building an app that reads nervous system readiness (HRV, sleep, reaction time, tremor, subjective wellness) and adapts your training plan day to day instead of following a fixed program regardless of how recovered you actually are.

A few things we've learned building this:

• Athletes care way more about the plan adapting correctly than about the underlying science, nobody asks how our readiness score is calculated, they just want to know if today's workout is right.
• Selling science based products is way harder than eays outcomes (look at how many fitness apps are basically collection of random plans)
• Wearable integration is very messy, every device reports recovery data differently, and normalizing that has been one of the harder problems. We decided to offer so many integrations from the beginning but if I could go back i would start from a few wearables only.
• Multi-sport support (we now cover CrossFit, Hyrox, running, combat sports, weightlifting) was complex to build but it allowed us to find athletes in many niches. Investing in a big feature like this one is paying off in customer acquisition.
• Social media is extremely important

Where we're at now: live on iOS, paid app, and we recently added workout-import (photo/PDF of a plan or gym whiteboard gets parsed and adapted automatically).

What we're doing next: running a small program offering free 1:1 coaching (from a strength coach + our neuroscientist co-founder) to a handful of athletes in exchange for close feedback on where the app gets it wrong.

Happy to answer questions on the tech stack, the science behind it, or anything about the build. Genuinely looking for feedback, not just posting to post.

Hi everyone,

I'm Andrea, I'm passionate about Hyrox and strength training.

Together with a PhD in neuroscience and a strength coach, we're building an app that measures nervous system metrics. That's not really the point of this post though.

We're looking for 10 Hyrox athletes to give free coaching to, in exchange for being close to your training and understanding your problems, challenges, and what actually gets in the way of progress. We do this so we can build something that solves real problems instead of guessing what athletes need.

In exchange for trying it out:

• Free 1:1 coaching from a strength coach and a neuroscientist from our team
• Full access to the app

Not trying to sell anything, genuinely looking to help people out and receive feedback. Happy to answer questions in the comments.

Hey all 👋

We're a small, well-funded sports tech startup (pre-seed, neuroscience-based training app) looking for our first batch of UGC creators. We're being upfront about the budget so nobody wastes time: $100 per approved video. We're looking for the right early creators we can grow with.

About the app (briefly, not the point of the post): A mobile app that tells athletes how hard to train each day based on HRV, recovery, sleep, and nervous system readiness. Used by some Serie A football clubs and pro teams. Now opening up more to the broader athlete/fitness audience.

Who we're looking for:

• People who actually train (running, lifting, cycling, CrossFit, team sports — any of it)
• Comfortable on camera, decent phone footage, good lighting
• Based in EU or US
• Bonus if you already post fitness content on TikTok/IG

What you'd create:

• 30-60 second authentic videos (not heavily scripted, we want your voice)
• Talking head, "day in my training" style, or "I tried this app for X weeks"
• One video per brief; we'll send a clear creative brief, you have freedom on execution

What we offer:

• $100 per approved video, paid within 7 days
• Free access to the app
• Recurring work if first batch goes well (we want long-term collabs, not one-offs)
• Usage rights for the video on our channels (we'll credit you)

To apply, comment with:

1. Your IG/TikTok handle (or portfolio link)
2. Your sport / what you train
3. Your location (country is enough)

Or DM if you'd rather not post publicly. Will respond to everyone within a few days.

Cheers 🙏

Hey all 👋

We're a small, well-funded sports tech startup (pre-seed, neuroscience-based training app) looking for our first batch of UGC creators. We're being upfront about the budget so nobody wastes time: $100 per approved video. We're looking for the right early creators we can grow with.

About the app (briefly, not the point of the post): A mobile app that tells athletes how hard to train each day based on HRV, recovery, sleep, and nervous system readiness. Used by some Serie A football clubs and pro teams. Now opening up more to the broader athlete/fitness audience.

Who we're looking for:

• People who actually train (running, lifting, cycling, CrossFit, team sports — any of it)
• Comfortable on camera, decent phone footage, good lighting
• Based in EU or US
• Bonus if you already post fitness content on TikTok/IG

What you'd create:

• 30-60 second authentic videos (not heavily scripted, we want your voice)
• Talking head, "day in my training" style, or "I tried this app for X weeks"
• One video per brief; we'll send a clear creative brief, you have freedom on execution

What we offer:

• $100 per approved video, paid within 7 days
• Free access to the app
• Recurring work if first batch goes well (we want long-term collabs, not one-offs)
• Usage rights for the video on our channels (we'll credit you)

To apply, comment with:

1. Your IG/TikTok handle (or portfolio link)
2. Your sport / what you train
3. Your location (country is enough)

Or DM if you'd rather not post publicly. Will respond to everyone within a few days.

Cheers 🙏

Ciao a tutti, primo post qui anche se vi leggo da un po'.

Sono un italiano a Berlino, faccio palestra/endurance da un paio di anni. Niente di che a livello agonistico, qualche gara amatoriale ogni tanto.

Mi alleno con una certa costanza, ma ho una vita lavorativa abbastanza piena e a volte faccio fatica a essere regolare. O semplicemente arrivo in palestra dopo 10 ore di lavoro e stress, e non so più se ha senso spingere o se sto solo facendo danni.

Da un po' di tempo mi sono messo a leggere robe su sistema nervoso, recovery, readiness etc. Mi sono chiesto se davvero il sistema nervoso influisce così tanto sull'allenamento come dicono, e se misurarlo abbia senso anche per uno come me che non gareggia.

Ora ci lavoro pure su queste cose (non dico cosa, non è il senso del post e non voglio vendere niente).

Volevo capire come la vivete voi:

1. Come decidete se spingere o scalare? A sensazione? Dati dei dispositivi wearable? Una regola fissa tipo "se ho dormito meno di 7 ore vado piano"?
2. Chi usa Whoop / Oura / Garmin / Apple Watch, vi fidate dei punteggi di readiness o vi sembrano un po' a caso? Vi hanno mai fatto davvero cambiare un allenamento?
3. Vi è mai capitato di rendervi conto dopo settimane di essere in sovrallenamento senza accorgervene? Come l'avete capito?
4. Chi si allena con un coach: vi chiede mai come avete dormito, lo stress della settimana, come vi sentite? O il piano è quello e basta?

Curioso davvero di sentire come la gestite voi.

Hi all, kind of new to reddit and especially this sub, it's my first post.

I work in the applied neuroscience / sport performance space (won't name the product, not the point of this post) and I'd genuinely value perspective from people actually doing this work day-to-day.

The team I work with focuses on measuring nervous system readiness in athletes — cognitive tests on a phone, HRV, sleep, reaction time. The output is essentially a daily "are you ready to train hard or should you back off" signal that coaches use to adapt load.

Something I keep noticing: in most of the teams we're working with, there's a sport psychologist already embedded in the staff. That wasn't really on my radar when we started, and now I'm curious how the role actually works in practice.

So a few honest questions:

1. When you work with athletes or teams, how much of what you do overlaps with what objective readiness data could inform vs. what only shows up in conversation?
2. Have any of you worked alongside data-driven performance tools (HRV apps, force plates, cognitive testing platforms)? Did it help, get in the way, or just get ignored?
3. Where do you draw the line between "this is a sport psych conversation" and "this is a S&C / coach conversation"? Is that line cleaner in pro environments than in semi-pro or youth?
4. If a platform like the one I described wanted to be genuinely useful to sport psychologists rather than stepping on your toes, what would that look like?

Thanks for any thoughts. Just trying to understand the field better before assuming where we fit.