{"id":30449,"date":"2014-08-01T07:15:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T11:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=30449"},"modified":"2016-07-14T16:10:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:10:48","slug":"push-fitness-tracker-strength-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/tech\/push-fitness-tracker-strength-power\/","title":{"rendered":"PUSH: The First Fitness Tracker to Measure Strength and Power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“PUSH\u00a0will identify exactly how many reps you completed, and just how fast and how powerfully you performed each one.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

By now you\u2019ve probably tried a Jawbone, Fitbit or FuelBand<\/a>, and chances are it has broken, been lost in the wash, or has started to bore you. The fitness tracking bubble might very well be bursting, but the people behind PUSH<\/a> aren\u2019t exactly concerned. Why? They\u2019ve created a next-level armband that\u2019s putting a new premium on strength<\/strong>.<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not looking for the guy who is trying to take more steps throughout the day; we\u2019re interested in the athletes who are trying to lift more weight and reach other strength-related goals,\u201d says CEO and co-founder Rami Alhamad<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a very different market. Our true DNA is sport technology \u2014 not wearables.\u201d<\/p>\n

Developed by a team of leading sports scientists and algorithm engineers, PUSH prides itself on being the first fitness tracker to measure velocity, force and power \u2014 the three most important metrics in strength training, Alhamad says. Like other trackers, PUSH utilizes an accelerometer (to measure acceleration forces) and gyroscope (to measure orientation), plus plenty of advanced algorithms to collect and analyze data from your lifts. However, while most wearables sample data at a rate of 10 times per second, PUSH does it at 150 times per second in order to produce more accurate feedback, such as velocity of reps (e.g. how much speed is under the bar during a 275-pound push press) and peak power output (how much explosiveness you have behind that 365-pound squat).\u00a0<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s this data, collected from two years\u2019 worth of rigorous testing, that is quite literally pushing <\/i>the technology forward. The device\u2019s list of beta-testers reads like a who\u2019s who of pro-level ballers. From the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Flyers to big-name strength coaches like Eric Cressey and Joe Dowdell, PUSH has been on the arms of some of the most able bodies in sports and fitness.<\/p>\n