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Is Mr Z Built on ChatGPT or Claude?

Francesco Zen, founder of ZTraining · Last updated June 19, 2026

What "built on Claude" actually means here

Claude is the model powering the conversation itself. What makes Mr Z what it is sits on top of that: Francesco's own way of coaching, his persona, and the specific formulas and systems developed across 18 years of real client work. The model provides the engine. The method provides everything that actually matters in the advice itself.

Why this distinction matters

Plenty of AI tools are a generic model with a fitness-themed prompt attached. Mr Z is the reverse: a specific, tested coaching method, encoded into an AI built to deliver it consistently, at scale, to far more people than one coach could ever reach alone.

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Francesco Zen is the founder of ZTraining and ZLIFE, with 18 years of coaching experience working with executives across the UK, US, and UAE. He built Mr Z, an AI coach trained on his methodology to bring the same approach to a wider audience.

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