Velocity and Power Side By Side

Now available for editing in StrengthPlanner. Velocity and Power can now be displayed side by side, in real time.

Velocity has become one of the most powerful tools available to strength coaches. 

It helps regulate load, monitor intent, manage fatigue, and provides real-time feedback while training is happening. 

But velocity has never existed in isolation. 

At this year's SummerStrong conference, Coach David Ballou posed a simple question to the audience: 

"If you aren't tracking power, how the hell do you know if your athlete is getting more explosive or not?" 

It's a fair point. 

Velocity tells us how fast an athlete moved the load. 

Power helps us understand the output they produced while moving it. 

Neither metric is better than the other. In fact, many coaches view them as complementary pieces of information. 

That's why we're excited to introduce Velocity + Power, a new display option within EliteForm that allows both metrics to be shown side by side in real time. 

Until now, coaches had to choose a primary display metric for an exercise. Velocity, Power, or Work. 

For many programs, that wasn't always an easy decision. 

Velocity may drive the session, but power still matters. 

Power may be the primary outcome, but velocity provides important context. 

With Velocity + Power, coaches no longer have to choose. 

Athletes can now see both how fast they moved the bar and how much power they produced on every rep, while coaches gain a more complete picture of performance without changing screens or disrupting the flow of training. 

Whether you're developing explosive athletes, monitoring performance, or simply looking for more context behind each rep, Velocity + Power makes that information immediately accessible when it matters most. 

Because sometimes the best coaching decisions come from seeing both sides of the story. 

Velocity + Power together on one screen