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Tendo Units
The Tendo unit can regulate the intensity zone at which an athlete can best perform as well as when to wave into a different loading zone. Training is individual. Introverts need a slower pace of exercise, whereas extroverts require more stimulation, meaning more exercises of variable intensity. The Tendo unit could dictate when it’s time to switch exercises. Many times exercises are performed in a fatigued state to simulate a contest environment. The Tendo unit could be used to regulate the amount of sets or reps before a decreased training value distorts progress. The Tendo device can be used by hockey players when hitting a regular or heavier puck or to determine what weight is optimal for a baseball player’s bat. It could be used for all types of strength development, not only for vertical but also for lateral movement. A shot-putter can track his or her speed with the Tendo unit with shots ranging from 7 to 12 kg. A hammer thrower can be tested with a short, standard, and long wires to determine his quickness with each. This would tell the coach which types of strength the athlete needs improvement on. In powerlifting or weight lifting, top velocity while lifting weights is essential, especially with the five classical lifts. The amount of weight will determine just how fast the particular load moves. The Tendo unit can measure the speed of any load up to 100% max lifts. |
Hawkins Dynamics Plates
When you move on the plates, changes in the pattern and magnitude of the force applied to the plates reflect your performance. Because we know that force = mass multiplied by acceleration, we are able to take our force and divide it by the jumper’s body mass (measured in kg) to get the jumper’s acceleration. Acceleration tells us whether the jumper is speeding up or slowing down. If we multiply this by time, we get velocity: how fast the jumper moves and the direction they move in (in our case, with gravity or against gravity/down or up). Knowing this enables us to deconstruct the force-time curve into distinct phases - see a calculated velocity curve below. |