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Introduction           The snatch and the clean and jerk (C&J), the two lifts performed in Olympic weightlifting competitions, are technically complex movements requiring high levels of strength, power, and agility. Weightlifters demonstrate exceptional peak power outputs during these lifts, surpassing those reported in other sports (Ho, Lorenzen, Wilson, Saunders, & Williams, 2014). Olympic weightlifting is …

If you are a coach, athlete or even every day gym goer, wouldn’t it be nice to consistently track your progress? Of course it would be. You wouldn’t be here reading this if you weren’t keen to the idea of consistently tracking your training progress. However, the key word here is consistency. What good is …

Velocity Based Training (VBT) has emerged as a cutting-edge approach in strength & conditioning that promises significant benefits for athletes of all ages and experience levels.  As parents, understanding these modern training techniques is crucial to supporting and nurturing your child’s long-term athletic development.  This article aims to explain what VBT is, how it benefits …

My coaching journey with velocity-based training A couple of years ago I was contacted by the Vitruve team asking if I would be interested in collaborating with them as a writer and researcher on their blog. At the time, I was studying Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and, although my knowledge at the time about …

Velocity Based Training – The Ultimate Guide Index We know you’ve come this far because you’re interested in learning how to train in the most efficient way, achieving the best results, and enhancing your performance as an athlete. That’s why we’ve created the world’s largest Velocity Based Training guide. In this guide, you’ll find all …

Relationship Between Session Intensity and Training Days per Week in Powerlifting Powerlifting is a sport of both relative and absolute maximum strength, comprising three movements: squat, bench press, and deadlift (Ferland & Comtois, 2019). This athletic discipline has existed as a strength sport for several decades but has gained increased attention in the last 10 …

Powerlifting is a sport that has gained a significant number of followers in recent years. This sport, which was virtually unknown in the 1990s, reached its peak in the early 2000s and now, in 2023, it has become a social phenomenon. I’m sure you’ve seen people in your gym performing the fundamental exercises (squat, deadlift, …

Velocity Based Training or VBT is a type of training that considers the velocity of execution of the sporting gesture in question. Currently, the applications that measure the velocity of execution do so in certain movements such as the squat, deadlift, bench press, pull-up or pull-up, among others. These exercises allow you to monitor the …

This is a question that many athletes may ask themselves at some point in their sports career. By improving my velocity in lifting, will I improve my sports development? How does improving velocity in my weight training benefit me? How do I improve my velocity? Keep reading if you want to know more! In addition …

Velocity-based training has gained traction among fitness trainers in this day and age. Although the concept of VBT is not new, it has become more prevalent due to technological advancements that have brought forward some pretty nice tools to monitor and manage training velocity. And this velocity measurement is both objective and precise. The primary …

Monitoring and managing training load, both acute and during longer time frames, is one of the cornerstones of performance-enhancing strategies implementation. Regardless of the method or model implemented, every single one of them are built just for one purpose: Manipulating FATIGUE. Every coach on the planet knows how imperative is to monitor and manage fatigue …

Individualized load-velocity profiles are commonly employed to predict 1RM. Nonetheless, the results are mixed: some studies demonstrate that they can accurately predict 1RM; however, other studies reveal the opposite. Join me as I address what are the individual subtleties that must be considered for application in order to increase the accuracy of 1RM prediction.   …