Is the Vitruve Device Actually Accurate for VBT? With Juan Garcia Lopez

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Dr. Juan Garcia Lopez discusses the accuracy of the Vitruve device for measuring velocity in weightlifting.

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/testing-vitruve-155731374 🏋️‍♀️ In this episode, Dr. Juan Garcia Lopez discusses his recent study on the usefulness of the Vitruve device for measuring velocity. This study measured velocity during bench presses at various loads over a few weeks of strength training. Juan has a PhD in Sport Sciences and has been a full professor of Sports Biomechanics at the University of León (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Spain) for over 25 years. His research focuses on two main areas: biomechanical analysis of sport performance (particularly in cyclic sports) and the validation of devices for recording biomechanical variables (power, force, velocity, etc.). Juan also serves as the Head of the AMREDyS Research Group at the University of León. Enjoy! Original research paper: Justo-Álvarez A, García-López J, Sabido R, García-Valverde A. Validity of a New Portable Sensor to Measure Velocity-Based Resistance Training. Methods and Protocols. 2025 Jan 20;8(1):9. https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9279/8/1/9 ❤️ Join Evidence Strong Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong ▶️ Watch the episodes on YouTube…

People in this episode

Host: Evidence Strong

Guest: Juan Garcia Lopez

Topics covered

• velocity-based training
• weightlifting
• biomechanics
• sports science
• device validation

Keywords

• Vitruve device
• velocity measurement
• strength training
• biomechanical analysis
• sports performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of León, AMREDyS Research Group

Books & works: Validity of a New Portable Sensor to Measure Velocity-Based Resistance Training

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