311: The Future of Weight Room Monitoring with Perch P2

About this episode

This episode explores the advancements in weight room monitoring technology with Jordan Lucier, focusing on the Perch P2 system.

In this episode of the Science for Sport Podcast, host Richard Graves is joined by Jordan Lucier, Senior Director of Engineering at Catapult and Co-Founder of Perch, to explore the next evolution of performance monitoring in the weight room. Perch has become one of the most widely used camera-based systems for measuring barbell velocity and strength training performance in elite sport. Now, with the launch of Perch P2, the technology is taking another step forward. Jordan shares the story behind the development of Perch, how computer vision and machine learning are used to quantify weightlifting performance, and why the weight room has historically been one of the least measured environments in sport. The conversation explores the key technological advancements behind P2 — including improved camera technology, greater processing power, enhanced portability, and new possibilities for tracking movement quality and technique. Jordan also discusses how better strength training data can help coaches build a more complete picture of athlete performance, how Perch fits alongside Catapult’s wider ecosystem of athlete monitoring tools, and why the next frontier may lie in connecting…

People in this episode

Host: Richard Graves

Guest: Jordan Lucier

Topics covered

• weight room monitoring
• performance monitoring
• computer vision
• strength training
• athlete performance

Keywords

• weight room
• barbell velocity
• strength training
• computer vision
• performance monitoring

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catapult, Perch

Products: Perch P2

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