Velocity Based Training (VBT) is as simple as it sounds in some respect: you are performing exercises and adjusting loads based on a velocity measurement. In order to obtain these measurements, various products are available on the market, including the well-established GymAware system. Quite simply, for the coach or athlete, the goal is to utilize a VBT system in order to retrieve more accurate feedback from barbell exercises, beyond load and repetitions.
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The Freelap Pro Coach BLE Electronic Timing System is wireless, accurate, easy to set up and use, versatile, expandable, compact, and portable. The system can time multiple athletes simultaneously in a wide range of training scenarios including block starts, flying sprints, splits, hurdles, tempo runs, laps, velocity of horizontal jumpers and pole vaulters, 10 and […]
Read MoreSprinting and the 10,000-Hour Rule
The deliberate practice model holds that sporting success is a function of time doing specific practice; the more specific practice you do, the better you will perform. This is commonly known as the “10,000 hour” rule, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book “Outliers”.
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Video demonstration of the Freelap Pro Coach Timing System.
Read MoreReaction Time in Track & Field Athletes
In the world of track and field, reaction time is known to be a pivotal aspect of a top-level athlete’s technical arsenal, separating the gifted from the elite. Gender, age, mental state, and learning experience also play a role in the athlete’s ability to react to a given stimulus. The slower the stimulus recognition information is passed to the brain, the slower the reaction movement. In professional track and field sprint events, a delay of even one-hundredth of a second can cost the athlete a podium position.
Read MoreGaining Muscle Performance Insight with Tensiomyography
The field of muscle diagnostics has a long history of providing valuable, objective information for use in risk management, injury diagnosis and muscle composition data. Ultrasound Imaging, MRI, and EMG have laid the foundation for the modern use of these diagnostic devices in sport performance. In the analytics era, data is more important than ever. Sports professionals are now searching for new and more valuable technologies for use diagnosing and monitoring athletes.
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