Articles on Electronic Timing

Image of a digital workout interface showing metrics for exercises. Displays REPS and BAR in pounds, both at zero. The exercise menu on the right highlights Squats as the fourth option, surrounded by other workout choices like Deadlift and Bench Pull.

Review of GymAware Velocity Based Training

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.

Velocity Based Training

Most athletes care about momentum or their speed relative to size in their sport. Nearly every successful program wants to improve speed and repeated speed, so weight training is only a part of that formula. Since Velocity Based Training is a sub-component of weight training, it’s more important to evaluate the speed of the body versus the speed of the bar.