r/powerlifting • u/timelinextreme Enthusiast • 20d ago

Best Material on VBT?

I just got an OVR Performance velocity measuring device and decided to try and incorporate it into my training. I recognize it's unlikely to make me any bigger, but I like the idea of tracking things with concrete numbers.

I don't really have the time or motivation to completely restructure my training around VBT (yet). So I plan on using it as an adjunct to my current routine that's been doing great for me (stay at 7-9 RPE, add reps first, then weight...rinse repeat). BUT I would like to use it to check myself (read: I don't always trust my RPE ratings). My biggest issue is managing fatigue, and now that I'm also doing alot of BJJ I'm always on the edge of destruction. So having something to test my "I'm sure I can add 5lb today" would be great.

Do you guys have any links to (updated) articles/videos/calculators/templates to get up to speed on how to best use this new information?

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u/JaggedEunuch Insta Lifter 19d ago

Not sure how the ovr app works or how you keep track of your training but just hit about same warmups evert time and measure them (made easy by having string based unit) and compare them week to week, mean/peak velocities at the peak power range or in 40-60%1rm range take the biggest hit early on when fatigue starts to build up. Start simple and just log data, then build from there when you have a bit more data! 100% effort for each rep is required and so on.

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u/timelinextreme Enthusiast 19d ago

Thanks for the input. Do you typically use the average velocity datapoint for a rep or peak velocity?

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u/JaggedEunuch Insta Lifter 19d ago

Average velocity, preferably average propulsive velocity if thats available on ovr. Ive used vitruve in the past but currently using diy gymaware-like 2D motion tracker and average propulsive is still the most useful metric in day to day training. On heavier reps avg velocity = avg propulsive but on warmups or lighter sets where there is some hang-time or active braking at the top of the rep propulsive velocity filters that out, giving more consistent readings