How Many of These 20 Do You Know?
The 20 things it takes to actually train with AI, in order. The first 4 get you going.
These are the 20 things you need to know to actually train with AI, and they get more advanced as you go.
You don't need all 20 to start. The first 4 get you going, so find where you are on the list and work down from there.
We teach all 20 of these in Athlete AI Labs, where you build your own app or AI agent in 4 weeks: 4-Week Fitness App Challenge.
The list
Claude Code or Codex
API documentation
MCPs
IDE
The CLAUDE.md file
Markdown files
Claude skills
API keys and your .env.local file
OAuth
Database schema
Rate limiting
Sync pipelines
Scripts
Git and GitHub
The write-back
Deploying
Cron jobs
Webhooks
Memory
The closed loop prompt
I wrote up what each one is, why it matters and where to start.
Let me know how many you've got and which one you want me to go deeper on next.
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