Force-Velocity Profile - How, why, & what to do with It

"Force and velocity are the parameters required to produce power. In athletic performance, power is the attribute that an athlete must possess to perform the incredible athletic achievements that leave the rest of mankind cheering in awe. When an athlete swings a club, throws a punch, or makes a devastating tackle, massive amounts of power is required. Each athlete on earth possesses certain amounts of force production and certain amounts of velocity producing abilities. Power requires an equal amount of each.

Most athletes fall into three categories: high velocity and low force, low velocity and high forceforce, or powerful. Of course, athletes range in between all three spectrums, but the force-velocity profile helps you define the athlete. We know that velocity decreases as load/mass increases from the relationship between momentum and impulse [Σ Δt = m(v f − v i)]. In a perfect world, the velocity of a barbell should decrease in a linear fashion as load is added to the barbell. Dr. Bryan Mann has helped us understand this relationship over the last decade. Now I am going to show you how to perform a force-velocity profile.

Performance of a Force-Velocity Profile......"

[athleticapproach]

Hey, I'm doing my dissertation on FV profiling and I just want to say this video was hugely helpful in my preparation. Thank you for this.

[SABRES]

These videos are amazing thank you for breaking this down.

[defygravity]

Starting strength is interesting. If you are using it for squats it’s highly dependent on SSC. The better you utilize SSC the better starting strength.

[f.marcerou]

Hi Travis, thanks for the video. After using GymAware and Flex for the last 8 years on pro rugby players and Uni students I've found that velocities can be very different from a person to another. For example I've seen 1RM Bench Press going from 0.22 to 0.04, and 1RM Squat from 0.43 to 0.13. Same for other %, and the more speed, the more differences between people. My question is where do your goal velocities come from ? Is it an average velocity for each % coming from your datas ? Thanks for your answer. Fred

[Idanharat]

How do you know your 1RM to get the % from while doing the profile? Also, I don't want them to actually perform 1RM during the proifle. Should 80-85% be enough?

[SteggyStegemoeller]

Coach! Are the Goal Velocities Peak or Average velocities? Thanks!

[Idanharat]

Additionally, I think all the velocity ranges are exercise-dependent, aren't they?