Use your estimated 1RM and load–velocity profile

Your estimated 1RM uses the exercise’s load–velocity relationship, called an equation in the app. It is not a directly measured maximal lift. You can record velocity without an equation, but an estimate needs one for the exact exercise.

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1. Open a VBT workout or a VBT exercise in Workout.
2. Check the exact exercise and actual Load on the bar.
3. Record a measured set, then read the 1RM card in the header.
4. Select the card to open 1RM Calculator and choose the percentage your coach prescribed.
5. Put the intended weight on the bar, then update Load before recording the next set.

The calculator does not update Load for you. The session card keeps the highest estimate from that exercise’s sets in this session; a later, slower set does not lower the value already shown. The equation’s metric drives the estimate even if your display uses another primary metric.

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Agree the exercise, metric, progressive loads, and 1RM-velocity threshold with your coach before profiling.

1. Open Training → Equations or More → Equations on mobile, then +.
2. Enter a dated Name, choose Metric, and select the exact Exercise.
3. Connect and activate the encoder with the form’s Bluetooth control.
4. Complete the four progressive-load rows, entering each actual Weight and capturing its velocity.
5. Check that weights increase and velocities decrease. The form reports invalid progressions.
6. Review 1RM velocity, the chart, R², and the quality label with your coach.
7. Select Save. Discard removes the unsaved test after confirmation.

A newly saved equation is selected straight away for the exercise. If you have several profiles, the selected one drives the estimate. Check with your coach before replacing the profile used for ongoing comparisons.

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Check the exercise variation, load and units, selected equation, and captured reps. The 1RM filter can exclude reps that are too fast for a reliable estimate. Give your coach the session and set rather than changing a shared exercise setting just to make a number appear.

Finish the workout and inspect History to review the saved result.