Jacob Tober and Durham McInnis get into velocity based training from first principles: what it actually is, why it works better alongside reps in reserve, and how to use it without overcomplicating it. The biggest takeaway is probably contextual velocity, the easiest thing most coaches and athletes can add today. They also cover the Metric app, which uses your phone camera to track velocity, power and ROM without any extra hardware.
Show notes
Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show. These links will take you to associated blogs and free resources on Jacob's VBT website, vbtcoach.com
- 00:00 - Introduction and Jacob's deep dive on VBT
- 03:29 - What is Velocity Based Training?
- 06:55 - The benefits of Velocity Based Training
- 08:01 - Why Velocity Based Training works even better with Reps in Reserve (RIR)
- 16:26 - Autoregulation, fatigue, velocity loss and proximity to failure
- 18:53 - Mean and peak velocity
- 29:23 - The easiest thing to implement for coaches and athletes - contextual velocity
- 32:34 - Intent to move
- 37:50 - Velocity based training zones, and why they're overused
- 41:03 - Velocity based training devices & apps
- 48:40 - Using Metric for your Velocity Based Training
- 51:01 - How the Metric is different to existing Velocity based training device
Metric is an app that revolutionises tracking Velocity, ROM, Power and Fatigue. No strings. No hardware. Just your smartphone camera. Learn more about Metric here.
You can also catch a few teasers of Metric in action on Instagram.
Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.
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