VBT
Velocity-Based Fatigue Detection: Using Bar Speed to Manage Training Load
Bar speed slows before soreness, HRV, or CK react. This review covers VL% thresholds by goal, daily readiness tests, and when jump testing beats both.
Velocity Stop Set Programming Guide
A velocity stop set ends when bar speed drops a percentage, not at a fixed rep count. Program 20% cutoffs across sport-specific templates below.
Belt Squat: The Joint-Friendly Path to Lower-Body Hypertrophy and Strength
Complete belt squat guide: setup, loading progressions, VBT monitoring, and why it outperforms barbell squats for athletes with spinal or shoulder.
Floor Press: The Shoulder-Safe Bench Press Alternative That Builds Lockout Power
Master the floor press with this expert guide: shoulder mechanics, velocity-based loading zones, bilateral power comparison, programming for strength.
How to Set Up VBT Training: Step-by-Step
Skip the trial and error. Choose a device, build a load-velocity profile, assign velocity zones, and run your first VBT session with clear benchmarks.
How to Set Velocity Zones for Training
Guessing your velocity zones leads to loads that miss target adaptation. Use squat and bench benchmarks, a profiling method, and common errors to avoid.
How to Use Velocity Loss Cutoffs in VBT
Same velocity loss cutoff for every goal? That's a mistake. Set evidence-based, lift-specific thresholds for strength, power, and hypertrophy training.
Velocity-Based Training Research Review: Current Evidence
From load-velocity profiles to autoregulation, this review breaks down VBT's research base into practical takeaways coaches can apply this week.
Autoregulation in Strength Training: Science and Practice
Evidence-based autoregulation guide: RPE vs. velocity-based methods, daily readiness protocols, velocity-loss thresholds, and practical integration.
Eccentric Training: Science and Application Guide
Complete eccentric training guide: mechanisms of eccentric overload, tempo prescriptions, practical protocols for strength and power, and VBT integration.
Power Training Programming: Guidelines for Athletes
Not sure whether to squat heavy or throw med balls this week? Match exercises to your force-velocity profile, then autoregulate with VBT.
Rate of Force Development: The Complete Guide
Strong but slow off the floor? Rate of force development explains why, with RFD physiology, normative data, training methods, and VBT integration.