> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.saturday.fit/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The dials: how Saturday thinks about fueling

> The model behind an athlete's fueling plan, and the dials you turn to change it

# The dials

Saturday does the sports-science math. This section covers the model underneath it, so you can read an athlete's plan, change it deliberately, and answer their questions yourself. To see a live one, open an athlete from your [roster](https://coach.saturday.fit/dashboard).

## How Saturday turns targets into bottles

Saturday calculates an athlete's per-hour targets for carbohydrate, sodium and fluid from their profile and the session ahead. It then maps those targets onto the bottles and flasks the athlete carries, producing a bottle-by-bottle, hour-by-hour plan.

Three dials shape that mapping, and they all live in one object called the Setup.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Bottling: fill & mix" icon="bottle-water" href="/coaching/nutrition/bottling-fill-mix">
    How targets become real bottles.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Gluc:fruc ratio" icon="scale-balanced" href="/coaching/nutrition/gluc-fruc-ratio">
    Which sugars make up the carbohydrate.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Eco-mode vs products" icon="leaf" href="/coaching/nutrition/eco-mode-vs-products">
    How far to lean on the kitchen versus branded products.
  </Card>

  <Card title="The Setup" icon="gear" href="/coaching/nutrition/setup-dials">
    Where all three live, and how you adjust them.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## The short version

| Dial                 | In one line                                                                        |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Bottling: fill & mix | Which vessels the athlete carries, how big each is, and when they drink.           |
| Gluc:fruc ratio      | The balance of glucose to fructose in the carbohydrate.                            |
| Eco-mode vs products | Whether the kitchen or a branded product fills the gap.                            |
| The Setup            | The one object all three live in. Read it, change it, and it syncs to the athlete. |

A dial changes *how* a target is met. It does not change the target itself; the per-hour carbohydrate, sodium and fluid numbers come from the athlete's profile and the session.

<Tip>
  See [Co-piloting](/coaching/overview) for how coach and athlete share control across the portal.
</Tip>
