“Perch has fit seamlessly into our training program. Their products are well designed, have a minimalist footprint, and are extremely user friendly. There is no question that Perch has raised the LSU standard of performance.”
Tommy Moffitt Director of Strength and Conditioning LSU Football
“Perch has been an incredible asset for us. It has created a more competitive lifting environment as well as allowed us to easily collect data, track student-athlete workouts, and program more efficiently.”
Noel Durfey Director of Strength and Conditioning Duke Football
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Velocity based training without compromise
Seamless data collection
Effortless
Quantify athlete power and velocity with cameras. No strings, no wearables, no hassle.
Versatile
Quick installation, no calibration, small enough for travel.
Adaptable
Outfit any weight rack or weight room.
Valuable Feedback
Educate
Teach intent with immediate feedback.
Regulate
Use velocity to determine loads to optimize and individualize workouts.
Compete
Enhance the weight room environment by facilitating competition.
Actionable insights
Analyze trends
Effortlessly view historical data and track athlete progress.
Increase awareness
Monitor athlete readiness and accumulated fatigue via longitudinal trends.
Cameras seamlessly mounted to your racks enhance your workouts without detracting from them.
No strings. No hassle. Just results.
Actionable insights
Save time
Install once, Get stronger every day. Eliminate the time required during and after workouts needed by other devices.
Autoregulate year round
A streamlined experience in the weight room means you can monitor athletes in every workout. Every set, every rep, every athlete. Form a complete picture in and out of season.
Reduce Repairs
Hardware that sits out of the way. No strings, no wearables, no contact with your athletes. This means less risk of damage and more up time.
MIT Engineered
Perch is committed to producing quality products that continue to get better over time.
Product specifications
Designed to handle the demands of the weight room in every way. A small footprint maintains the aesthetic of your weight room and makes installation quick. A solid metal housing protects the camera from external damage. A variety of power options are available because we think your weight room is perfect the way it is.
Built for the weight room. Sturdy aluminum and plastic housing
Perch has been designed to meet a variety of needs and work in a diverse set of environments. College weight rooms, weightlifting gyms, or garage gyms. Set on the ground, or a box. Seamless integration. Powerful data.
Instant feedback. Optimized training.
Use the tablet app to login, receive immediate feedback, and view historical data.
Streamlined Login
Select weight and exercise. Log in athletes within seconds. Designed for the pace of the weight room. Spend time under the bar, instead of in front of a screen.
Autoregulate
See performance in real time. Use instant velocity and power output feedback to optimize training intensity and volume. Profile your athletes, and train for specific adaptations.
View and compare historical data
Compare your daily performance with past sessions. Compete with yourself and others. Remain educated to focus on improving performance.
Leverage your data
Perch makes it easy to collect data in every workout. Leverage this data using the web app to learn and improve.
Manage your organization
Create and edit users. Organize your users into teams and groups. Use your organizational structure to manipulate data and organize real time competitions in the weight room.
Export and analyze
Perch makes it easy to collect data on every athlete and every rep. Export this data to create reports and generate actionable insights.
Compete
Leverage velocity based training and real time feedback to create additional intent in the weight room. Use this to your advantage by organizing competitions through the web app. Effortlessly display them on any weight room TV.
A crash course in Velocity Based Training (VBT), we are introducing a lot of concepts, skirting the surface of them, and laying the ground work for what is to come. While this post may seem like it bounces around, we promise all will make sense soon. Stay with us as we explore all avenues that lead to and from VBT!
Many hundred page textbooks have been written time and again on strength training and programming, yet very few manuals exist on Velocity Based Training specifically. We are trying to bridge the gap between the vast amount of knowledge out in the world with regards to lifting weights, and hope to provide some clarity on what VBT is, how to periodize with it, and how to program with it.
This is nothing new as far as periodization for strength training goes. Ultimately, velocity based training is no harder to conceptualize into an overall training plan than traditional percentage based training.
“When implemented in our team setting, Perch is seamless. The immediate feedback increases the energy and intent of the prescribed movements. This provides a snapshot of the athletes’ nervous system and enables us to prescribe loads for a desired training stimulus.”
Dan Hicker Head of Athletic Performance San Jose Earthquakes
“Instant feedback takes the guesswork out of determining proper training loads. Perch is easy to use and easy to install. With no attachments, we smoothly transition from athlete to athlete.”
Robert Harris Head Strength and Conditioning Coach University of Kentucky Baseball
