Photo courtesy
of Manly Sea Eagles NRL team |
Innervations has developed the
Pacer
Treadmill Software for the latest athlete powered treadmill from
Woodway. The combination of state of the art non-motorized treadmill
with powerful Windows software provides a testing and training system with
stunning capabilities. The system is fully programmable and programs can
be saved and recalled at will. This
permits development of very specific continuous and interval training protocols
which mimic the target sport. The Pacer function allows athletes and
coaches to save a particular run and then call it up later to act as a pacer.
This means the athlete can "race" themselves, or at least their performance from
say 6 months previously. A tachometer mounted on the treadmill drum continuously records distance
traveled. From this continuous velocity time data is calculated. A
horizontally mounted force transducer permits measurement of propulsive force.
Combining distance, velocity and force data actual horizontal work done and
power output are calculated. Vertically mounted force transducers record
the vertical force applied to the treadmill bed.
Click here
to view the on-line user guide.
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| Trial endpoints can be set for time, distance,
speed or work. For example, a target distance of 100 meters can be
set and then the athlete sprints over this distance and the data
collection will finish at the 100 meter mark.
Both Metric and English units of measurement are
provided.
The Force models 3 and 4 contain a magnetic particle
brake providing smooth resistance that the athlete works against.
This can be controlled from 0 to 57 kg (125lbs) by either adjusting the
brake setting from the software interface or automatically changing
according to your program designs.
Program designer is used to specify an almost
unlimited series of stages. The duration, target speed, braking
load, a visible prompt, and even a spoken command in the form of a sound
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Announcing a entirely new product for athlete
performance testing - the Performance Force Plate from Fitness
Technology.
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 force
output
- power output
- maximum rate of force development
- maximum dynamic strength
- jump height
- flight to contact ratio
- impulse
- velocity
Accurately measures the movement of the athlete, barbells, or weight machines. Velocity,
acceleration, force and power are all calculated. The program can also analyze
the
data collected to display peak force, power, and velocity, jump height, and rate of force
development. This system provides audio feedback in real-time to the athlete or
patient. Simply set a threshold value on say peak velocity, and the
athlete begins the set of exercise. When a repetition is completed which
exceeds the threshold a positive tone is heard. When they miss the target
threshold a negative tone is heard. Click
here to watch a video example for either jump
squats or bench throws.
Easy installation! Simply plug into the USB port of any
computer running Windows ME/2000/XP and you are ready to test and train using the
latest technology.
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