Load-velocity profiles and 1RM in Vitruve Teams

Create a load-velocity profile for several athletesCopy Anchor Link

1. Open Tests (the first icon from the left in the bottom navigation bar).
2. Select the Load-Velocity tab.
3. Tap Selection + at the top right, choose an athlete or a group of athletes, and tap Continue.
4. Tap the exercise's name.
5. Each athlete's existing L-V profile for that exercise is shown.

To create a new profile:

1. Tap + and select continue with encoder.
2. Tap Continue.
3. Choose the main metric:
   • MPV/MV for regular movements such as bench press or squats.
   • Peak velocity for Olympic lifts or weighted jumps.
4. Perform 4 sets of 2-3 reps with these loads:

5. In the last row, enter the 1RM velocity. Get it in one of these ways:
   • Existing data: common exercises such as squats, bench press, and deadlifts may already have one.
   • A similar exercise: use the 1RM velocity of a scientifically studied analogue.
   • Direct testing: lift your 1RM, or do an nRM test and record the velocity of the last rep.

Success check: the resulting equation's accuracy should be 0.98 or higher ("nearly perfect"). If it is lower, repeat the test.

Estimate the 1RM during trainingCopy Anchor Link

This works as in the single-athlete Vitruve app.

1. Make sure the exercise has an L-V profile. Some exercises, such as bench press or squats, have default equations from scientific studies; otherwise create a profile.
2. Start a new training with that exercise.
3. Perform normal reps. Each rep shows an estimated 1RM, and the highest estimate becomes the 1RM for that session.
4. Optional: tap the 1RM estimate at the top and use the slider to choose a percentage of 1RM.

Do not estimate the 1RM with loads much lighter than those used to create the L-V profile; the result can be inaccurate. The 1RM filter is on by default to ignore reps faster than the profile's velocities.

Save the training (END, then SAVE) to see the daily maximum 1RM estimate in Progress. See Leaderboards and history in Vitruve Teams.

No 1RM estimate?Copy Anchor Link

• No L-V profile for the exercise: create one.
• The 1RM filter excluded the reps: open the athlete's settings and raise the filter velocity.

Change the 1RM velocityCopy Anchor Link

Athletes can lift their 1RM slower than the population averages in scientific studies. Estimates usually change little, but sometimes noticeably, so you can replace the default 1RM velocity with the athlete's own.

In Vitruve Teams you must do this for each athlete you want to change.

To edit an existing equation:

1. Open Tests and select the athlete and the exercise. It must already have an equation.
2. Tap Edit at the top left.
3. Tap the last row, labeled 1RM.
4. Enter the new 1RM velocity.
5. Tap Save in the pop-up, then Save at the top right.

When creating a new profile, tap the last 1RM row and enter the new velocity before saving.

For the single-athlete steps, see Load-velocity and history in Speed4lifts.