Load-velocity & power profiles — Docs

Work up through a few loads on one barbell exercise and tap Show profile. Metric Lift plots how fast you moved the bar at each load. That chart is your load-velocity profile. Tap the arrow, and the power profile shows the power you made at each load.

Both come from a normal workout, with no extra testing. Profiles come with Pro or Ultra. See Subscriptions.

Where to find them

Open a workout with a barbell exercise.
Scroll to the bottom of the exercise card.
Tap Show profile.
Tap the arrows to move from the velocity profile to the power profile and the RPE table.

Tap Hide profile to close the chart.

One workout, one profile

Each profile comes from one exercise in one workout. Every workout gives you a fresh profile.

To include a quick set, save it into a workout. Tap Save set data. Then choose Start a workout and continue training, or the Add to button for an existing workout.

Tip: To build a profile, add the exercise to a workout. Log sets at 3 or more loads. Use a wide spread, from light to heavy.

How Metric builds the profile

For each load, Metric takes your fastest rep. It uses mean velocity by default.
It marks one point per load. Load is on the bottom. Bar speed is on the side.
It draws a straight line through the points.

The line appears when you log 2 different loads. Faint dots show every rep.

An e1RM needs more than a line. It needs 3 different loads and a wide spread. See Estimated 1RM.

Spread your loads

The line is only as good as the loads under it. Three sets between 60 and 70 kg give a short line that can tilt with one odd rep. Sets from 40 to 100 kg give a long line that one rep cannot move much.

Record your warm-up sets too. Each tracked warm-up adds a lighter load to the line.

Compare with past workouts

Metric Lift draws one comparison line behind today’s profile. Choose it in Account → Training preferences → Context timeframe:

6-week average. Your average profile from the last 6 weeks, from your fastest rep at each load.
Last time. Your profile from your previous workout on the same exercise.

Read your day against that line. Today’s line below it means you moved slower than usual at those loads. Today’s line above it means you moved faster.

Power profile

Metric Lift measures power on every rep. On the power profile, it takes your best power at each load and fits a curve through those points.

The header shows Mean power or Peak power. This is the highest value across your sets. A dashed Max power line marks it on the chart.

The curve appears when you log 2 different loads. The load under the top of the curve is where you made the most power in that workout.

To switch between mean and peak, tap ⋯ on the exercise card, then Exercise settings. Change Default metric.

Using profiles in programming

Velocity-targeted load. Your plan says 0.6 m/s. Read the load at that speed off the chart.

Power blocks. Find the top of the power curve. Prescribe loads near it for explosive work.

Read the day. Compare today’s warm-up line with your 6-week avg before the heavy sets.

Which exercises have profiles

Profiles work on barbell exercises with velocity tracking on. This includes custom barbell exercises.

Each exercise has its own profile. High-bar squat, low-bar squat and front squat are separate.

Coach view

In Coach Mode, pick an athlete in the History tab and open a workout. The profiles use your own minimum velocity and default metric settings. Use them to:

Find athletes who need heavier or lighter work.
Compare profiles across the roster after a block.
Write athlete-specific velocity targets.

What changes a profile

Equipment. A different bar, such as an axle, SSB or log, moves at different speeds. Create each bar as its own exercise.
Technique. A new stance, grip or style changes the line. The next workout shows the new profile.