TESTES de Potência

SmartCoach™  does not only assist during training, but is also  an invaluable tool to estimate the athlete's power characteristics and force-velocity curves!

To run a power test it is sufficient to choose the exercise used for testing, the side being tested (left, right or bilateral), the number of test loads and their value expressed in kilograms or as a percentage of 1RM:

Tests can be run immediately or prepared in advance and scheduled in the calendar for future execution.

The test function also includes a handy utility to estimate the 1RM value, if this is not known a priori, from the number of sub-maximal lifts with a given load, using established formulae from scientific literature

SmartCoach™  will execute the test by recording a set for each load, where the athlete performs a series of lifts at the maximum possible power, and elapsing the rest time between each load. Loads can be recorded in any desired order (e.g. randomized), repeated if desired, etc.

Once the test is finished, SmartCoach™  automatically selects the most representative rep for each load (but it is also possible to manually change that selection), and immediately provides graphs of:

• power, load and force as a function of the lifting speed
• power, speed and force as a function of the lifted load

Test results are stored in the test tree on the left, separated from training exercises, along with their data (date, time, loads, single rep variables) and can be reviewed and compared at any time.

SmartCoach™   can optionally also interpolate the data points , providing curves which allow estimating:

• the maximal theoretical load
• the maximal force at zero speed (isometric force)
• the maximal theoretical speed
• the peak power and the corresponding optimal load and speed

In addition, SmartCoach™   is the only product featuring a power test also for the popular  YoYo Technology™ isoinertial devices, by testing the athlete at different values of inertia rather than weights.

Of course power tests can be compared, printed, and their numerical data can be exported in Excel.