Setup:
- Follow the steps for Force or RFD above as necessary.
- If you are looking to perform isometric training at a given % of an athlete's maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC), we would advise utilising the force configuration.
- When in the “Measure” tab, click on the large horizontal bar in the middle of the software interface.
- Locate the left hand side of the screen, open the side window, and amend your maximum and minimum thresholds to match the desired MVIC.
- We would advise setting a bandwidth of ± 5% as a realistic window for the athlete to aim to maintain whilst pushing at the prescribed intensity.
Data handling
Click here to watch a video demonstration of the Force configuration analysis.
Click here to watch a video demonstration of the RFD configuration analysis.
- As outlined above, “arm” begins your recordings, and “stop” ends them. These files will be saved automatically in your designated folder.
- To change the folder in which your files are saved, please refer to the “Choosing your data export file locations” resource.
- After completing a profiling or training session, you are able to view your recording retrospectively in the “Analyse” tab.
- Click “review” and explore the zoom in and out functions to look more closely into the force-time curves.
- Click and drag to highlight a specific area, followed by a single click to zoom in. A right click or “two finger tap” will zoom back out to the previous view.
- For ease of access and data handling, we would recommend for you to insert your profiling metrics into either your own or our template testing spreadsheet.
- We would advise capturing peak force, and average rate of force development (0-250 ms) metrics for your future usage. These metrics are scientifically proven as highly reliable and valid within the current setup and are of greatest use and application to practitioners.
- To view our current reliability statistics for each HEB metric, please click here.
