Train with Vitruve Teams
Measure reps with Quick Start, start a saved training for selected athletes, read the Teams training screen, and train offline in the legacy Vitruve Teams app.
Legacy app: Vitruve Teams
This guide covers the legacy Vitruve Teams app. In the current Vitruve app, follow Training and workouts, Group training, and Offline training and sync.
Quick Start: display velocity without saving
Quick Start is the fastest way to measure reps. It is only a velocity display mode: it does not record or save any athlete's data.
- Open the main New Training screen.
- Connect the encoder.
- Tap Quick Start.
- Optional: tap the gear icon at the top right to change training settings.
- Start lifting.
END discards a Quick Start set
When you tap END, the set is lost. A set can contain at most 100 reps; beyond that, the encoder restarts automatically.
Start a new training
Starting a training works as in the single-athlete Vitruve app, except that you first select the athletes who will train.
- Place the encoder on a suitable surface, such as the rack or another metal surface, and fasten it to the barbell with the velcro strap.
- Power on the encoder and connect it.
- Tap Start and select the athletes for this training.
- Choose an exercise and enter the load.
- Wait until the encoder screen shows GO, then start your reps.
- When you finish, tap END, then save the training. If RPE is on, fill in the perceived-exertion bar.
Choose how sets start in Settings → Automations → Automatic start set:
| Option | Benefit | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| Automation on | The encoder counts a rep every time the string moves up and down, so you save time. | It can count ghost reps when you move the encoder from one place to another. |
| Automation off | You press Start/Stop yourself, so moving the encoder records no ghost reps. | If you forget to press Start, the set is lost. |
For the full single-athlete steps, see Connect and train in Speed4lifts. If a training was not saved, see Recover unsaved workouts.
Understand the training screen
The training screen shows the same information as in the single-athlete Vitruve app, with these Teams additions.
Athlete selector bubbles
Bubble-shaped athlete selectors appear at the top of the screen so that several athletes can work at the same station. Each athlete taps their face to select their profile before their set.
With two or three encoders on one iPad, the screen is split into one section per encoder.
Weight suggestion
Weight suggestion needs an ELITE plan or higher. It turns on when velocity zones are enabled and the athlete has an L-V profile for the exercise.
It shows what weight to put on the bar to stay in the configured velocity zone. With a zone of 0.70-0.45 m/s, for example, it shows the maximum weight the athlete can lift at the upper limit (0.70 m/s). Athletes must first do warm-up or activation sets; the app recommends a weight from those lifts and their current condition.
Train without an internet connection
To train offline, tap the top left button on the main screen. You need an internet connection to switch to offline mode in the first place, because the app downloads the data it needs to the device.
Vitruve Teams differs from the single-athlete app in one way: you choose which athletes' data to download. An organization can contain thousands of athletes with a lot of data, so downloading everything would take too long. Select only the athletes who will train on that iPad.
Success check: the athletes you selected are available on the training screen while the device is offline.
Teams
Understand the No Team group, create and edit teams, assign athletes, and delete teams or remove athletes from them in the legacy Vitruve Teams app.
Load-velocity and 1RM
Create load-velocity profiles for several athletes, estimate the 1RM during training, and change the 1RM velocity per athlete in the legacy Vitruve Teams app.