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Jacob Tober

Jacob Tober

Co-founder and Head of Sports Science at Metric VBT, a computer-vision velocity-based training app; strength and conditioning coach specializing in barbell velocity tracking.

Jun 5, 2026

GRIT Performance Podcast

GRIT Performance Podcast

VBT & CrossFit w/ Jacob Tober From Metric

Jun 5 · 1h 5m

JasonHOST
16:38
Yeah.
Jacob Tober
Jacob ToberGUEST
16:39
as you accumulate weights, you start to accumulate like a rolling average of velocity at that fixed weight.
Jacob Tober
Jacob ToberGUEST
16:44
So you do 50 kilos week one, it's two meters, next it's 2.1, next it's 1.95. Like it goes up and down as you go.
Jacob Tober
Jacob ToberGUEST
16:50
What we're looking for is we're looking for a steady upward trend or flat.
Jacob Tober
Jacob ToberGUEST
16:53
Like flat is fine for a lot of athletes.
Jacob Tober
Jacob ToberGUEST
16:55
Doing the same weight at the same velocity is actually a green light.
Jacob Tober
Jacob ToberGUEST
16:58
I consider that, you know, it's a good, good sign.

29 MINS LATER

JasonHOST
46:21
Cause I just know that they're, you know, able to just grind through like a ton of reps.

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