Travis Mash on the Who, What, When and Why of Velocity-Based Training

Travis Mash on the Who, What, When and Why of Velocity-Based Training

From Physical Preparation Podcast by Mike Robertson

April 24, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

Travis Mash discusses the fundamentals and applications of velocity-based training in athletic performance.

Are you interested in learning about velocity-based training (VBT)? Have you heard of it before, but maybe not quite sure what you can do with it? Or are you someone that’s currently using it and looking to take your skills to the next level? If so, this episode with Travis Mash has you covered! Here we cover tons of reasons why you might consider adding VBT training into your program, as well as best-practices to make sure you’re getting the most out of it. Let’s do this!   Quotable Quotes: The biggest thing with VBT is that immediate feedback encourages athletes to push throughout the entire range of motion   Day 1 is all about creating load-velocity profiles, and we’d do that for all the big lifts like squatting, bench, etc.   If your goal is hypertrophy, use a 25% drop off so you get the gains without the negative consequences   This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast: What velocity-based training (VBT) is, in a nutshell. How VBT provides immediate and objective feedback to enhance effort and intent. The numerous ways you can use VBT to test, train and monitor your athletes. How velocity bands and “training zones” can…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Robertson

Guest: Travis Mash

Topics covered

  • velocity-based training
  • athlete performance
  • training techniques
  • hypertrophy
  • feedback mechanisms

Keywords

  • velocity-based training
  • VBT
  • athlete monitoring
  • load-velocity profiles
  • hypertrophy
  • training zones

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