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In our beta testing we have found performance patterns which are interesting and have never been identified by others. We also have found things that are specific to the individual that would take years to uncover by experience or some very good statistical analysis by coaches.
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Can you provide more details of this software?
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The software is about to be released at www.lifestyleprofiler.com which will go live in about 2 weeks time. You can read more about it there once the website goes public.
Regards, joe
" our beta testing we have found performance patterns which are interesting and have never been identified by others. We also have found things that are specific to the individual that would take years to uncover by experience or some very good statistical analysis by coaches"
a bold statement…examples of some patterns?
You are right. A Very bold statement - in fact so much it is hard to believe. People will just have to read the website after it is up and try it out 
Our software contains some new algorithms specifically developed for the purpose of finding patterns in an individuals lifestyle information.
It can find things such as:
“There is a 95% chance that when [username] eats a banana, then their rating of sleep will decrease by 40% that night, their macronutrient profile will move 20% towards fat, and they will perform 20% worse than normal in any activity the next day.”
Since you can customise what the software records - it will find patterns in whatever you enter, ranked by the “interestingness” and probability of being real.
This way, its completely customisable for the individual. And then it figures out what are the patterns that influence performance for that unique individual (and whatever they record), and present them to their coach/pt for interpretation.
Im not going to spill all the beans here, so thats all Ill say at the moment. The website will be up in two weeks
Regards,
joe
Sounds interesting Joe - a bit like Expert systems stuff I used to read up about many years ago
Similar systems they use in those wargame/battle prediction algo models
Yeah, similar in some ways to expert systems, except that a domain expert (coach/doctor etc) doesn’t need to enter the rules - the system figures the rules out for each individual.
Cheers,
joe
Have you all seen the website? He actually put up some videos. Same sort of stuff as on the Archuleta video.
Yes, I saw that! Hurling a loaded barbell into the air and catching it is a lot riskier than what Archuleta did. If I ever do that I’ll start with the bar. And make sure nobody at the gym is looking.
Do it inside a power rack, set pins to cover body. It’s not that hard, if you can catch a ball
And the loading is quite low anyway, you wouldn’t use more than 135lbs unless you have a bench over 400lbs.
Although I would start by doing OI benches first to condition, and work the timing etc.
Seems I have been doing my OI work pretty much correctly 
Sure gets the muscles contracting violently when I did it on the bench, less so on other exercises.
Have these been taken down? I looked on the website but couldn’t find them? Any link? Thanks
In the latst Q&A (which is very interesting), they are pics but click to view, I personally find it best to save then view.
probably need to refresh your internet cache
Yes… the most recent Q&A is beyond interesting. Oscillatory Isometrics turning scar tissue into functional tissue? I’ll have to see a study to believe that one.
Indeed. I was pondering emailing him about this study since he claimed it came from research.
[Quote=Joecole]: Again, this in an example of many such measures you could use. Can you think og any that might be more suitable?
I guess the interesting thing from an autoreg perspective would be how many reps are able to be completed by an athlete under a specific time on a given day? The number of reps will be limited - to the individuals capacity on the day in question. Measuring the time is the biggest problem - it needs to be electronic as stopwatches have more error than the 6% or whatever error measure you are using.
[Quote=CF]: Electronic timing MIGHT help, but there are problems with timing trap systems (what part of the body or arms crossed the line to start and stop the clock). Some people have tried counting frames on VHS, which can measure at the same point on the torso like true ET and are accurate to ± .02 (PAL) or .03 (NTSC)
There are actually new electronic timing devices on the market that is very accurate and not too expensive. The one we are using has two photocells at every measuring point. That makes braking of the IR-beam impossible with arms or hands; just the torso will break the beam. The system uses cable but I’ve heard that there is also a telemetric system coming out shortly. This system is called “IVAR” after its Estonian inventor. I don’t know of any English site but you can have a glimpse on a Swedish one at: http://home.swipnet.se/~w-61538/products.htm
As Charlie is pointing out VHS is often used to measure split times in sprinting. The majority of sprint split time analyses you will find published is done with Laser, VHS or high-speed cameras. Sometimes even a mixture of the systems. In the past VHS has probably been dominating largely due to economical reasons. Of the 3 high-speed cameras is definitely to prefer. European PAL is 25hz or 4-pictures/0.1 sec, if you have access to a VHS that can handle half pictures frames you can still just get down to +/-0,02, not very accurate!!
We have a 100hz laser camera at the research centre I work and I have used it on many occasions measuring sprint and many other sports performances. I can tell you that it is probably not more accurate than VHS-analyzing used on sprinters and I suspect that many of the published data is extrapolated. All this means that we have to be very careful drawing conclusions from all the splittime-data that we get our hands on.
At the 1995 World Championships we wanted to conduct a study with real competition finishing cameras every 10m, but IAAF said no because it was a competing brand to their official sponsor we were going to use, a shame would have been nice….
Regards
Håkan Andersson
Sundsvall, Sweden
Oscillatory Isometrics turning scar tissue into functional tissue? I’ll have to see a study to believe that one.
It’s probably indirect evidence because I doubt if you’ll find studies on anything directly looking at oscillatory isometrics. Look into stuff like PNF.
Yes. The IAAf data can be a little suspect, as, sometimes, the raw data that used to come from Quickfacts in Cologne was “massaged” by the time it was released in final form. This massaging eliminated the Valsalva effect from the final split times and smoothed out the splits.
As for the auto-reg aspect, how many reps on the day at a particular time may be less important than the 3 week total in a 4 week mesocycle (last week is recovery), which would require judgement to occur BEFORE you reached the drop-off point, in terms of max speed work. The daily monitoring might be more critical for special endurance work, which is, by definition, slightly sub-maximal in speed but maximal in output. This could help to determine the optimal use of split-runs for SE and the optimal recovery period between runs. How sensitive to “traffic” is your equipment? Do you need the track timing area to yourself? Are there wires to be stepped on, or traps to be knocked over? (It’s hard to make such systems foolproof as fools are so ingenius!)
QUOTE=Charlie Francis]Yes. The IAAf data can be a little suspect, as, sometimes, the raw data that used to come from Quickfacts in Cologne was “massaged” by the time it was released in final form. This massaging eliminated the Valsalva effect from the final split times and smoothed out the splits.
As for the auto-reg aspect, how many reps on the day at a particular time may be less important than the 3 week total in a 4 week mesocycle (last week is recovery), which would require judgement to occur BEFORE you reached the drop-off point, in terms of max speed work. The daily monitoring might be more critical for special endurance work, which is, by definition, slightly sub-maximal in speed but maximal in output. This could help to determine the optimal use of split-runs for SE and the optimal recovery period between runs. How sensitive to “traffic” is your equipment? Do you need the track timing area to yourself? Are there wires to be stepped on, or traps to be knocked over? (It’s hard to make such systems foolproof as fools are so ingenius!)[/QUOTE]
First touch timing with a manual stopwatch with a runner whose actions you are used can be very accurate, it has one drawback though, you are stuck on the finish line!
I find the IVAR system very useful in every period. It gives me a chance to concentrate more on monitoring the sprinters rather than timing; it even has a small scoreboard (15*40cm) that is visible from at least 100m, that is extra though. You can also use automatic reset that is great even if you have a large number of sprinters in line for repetitive sprints.
Cords and stands are always a problem on a busy track and certainly the tri-poles with the photocells has been knocked over more than once! They seem very tough though and are still working after 5-6 years of almost daily work. The telemetric system is not disturbed by “traffic” but the stands can still be knocked over unless you have them permanently mounted on the wall.
IVAR is also selling a IR light mat with 200m range that you can put on the track to measure contact and flight times while sprinting or jumping. We have had problems using the system outdoors since most outdoor tracks aren’t flat enough, indoors they work fine though.
Regards
Håkan Andersson
Sundsvall, Sweden
First touch timing with a manual stopwatch with a runner whose actions you are used can be very accurate, it has one drawback though, you are stuck on the finish line!
I find the IVAR system very useful in every period. It gives me a chance to concentrate more on monitoring the sprinters rather than timing; it even has a small scoreboard (15*40cm) that is visible from at least 100m, that is extra though. You can also use automatic reset that is great even if you have a large number of sprinters in line for repetitive sprints.
Cords and stands are always a problem on a busy track and certainly the tri-poles with the photocells has been knocked over more than once! They seem very tough though and are still working after 5-6 years of almost daily work. The telemetric system is not disturbed by “traffic” but the stands can still be knocked over unless you have them permanently mounted on the wall.
IVAR is also selling a IR light mat with 200m range that you can put on the track to measure contact and flight times while sprinting or jumping. We have had problems using the system outdoors since most outdoor tracks aren’t flat enough, indoors they work fine though.
Regards
Håkan Andersson
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How much does the system cost? (I think John Smith gets around the “stuck at the finish line” problem by having another guy do all the manual timing. It must always be the same person to create consistency)
How much does the system cost? (I think John Smith gets around the “stuck at the finish line” problem by having another guy do all the manual timing. It must always be the same person to create consistency)[/QUOTE]