Velocity based training + technology It goes without saying that to implement Velocity Based Training in a weight room and do so accurately, technology is necessary. While velocity based training (VBT) is still a relatively young method of training, more options for VBT devices are coming onto the market each year. As we mentioned in the second post, we believe VBT should be a ubiquitous form of training. We would not have built a company around it if we did not truly believe in it as a training modality.

A quick history lesson Velocity based training is not new. VBT in its recognizable form today has been around since the 1990s. The concept of using velocity in a weight room came about in the mid to late 1980s through Russian sports scientists, Yuri Verkhoshanskii and RA Roman [1-2]. It was then popularized by Louie Simmons at Westside Barbell, and later by Dr. Bryan Mann through his research and publication of his book, Developing Explosive Athletes [10-11]

This post is going to be 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! An introduction In this current day and age, the addition of an exactitude or a metric of some capacity can make life a lot easier.

Hello and welcome! If you haven’t been to our website before, or even if you have, we wanted to take a moment and introduce ourselves; our vision, our mission, and what we hope you’ll get out of engaging with us now and into the future. Co-Founders from left to right: Jordan, Jacob, Nate We are Perch. A Velocity Based Training company located in Cambridge, MA. Proudly founded by MIT student-athletes.