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I took a cursory look at the website. Lots of jargon and impressive sounding words. Any time I see the words medical grade my BS detection mode goes into high gear. Right now the best wearable sensors are on the iWatch and from Whoop. I have never heard of these guys before.
 
I took a cursory look at the website. Lots of jargon and impressive sounding words. Any time I see the words medical grade my BS detection mode goes into high gear. Right now the best wearable sensors are on the iWatch and from Whoop. I have never heard of these guys before.
Arizona State just signed a deal with them as did the LAPD (for what it's worth)

The CEO told me the strength coach at ASU knows our strength coach and they are currently reviewing the tech and services to see if they want to use it.
 
Heart Rate Variability is a pretty good method for measuring recovery. Let's say your resting heart rate is 60bpm. Well one minute it could be 63 and the next it could be 57. That is good because it means you have the ability to reallocate blood flow should you need to exercise and it's a sign you are properly recovered. If it's pretty much 60 every minute then you aren't recovered. The only way to really measure this is when you are asleep. Most sensors shoot a light into your skin and they use it to measure blood flow in order to measure heart rate. The other stuff they offer really doesn't depend on their wearable tech. If athletes will wear the thing to bed it might be helpful. The rest of the stuff is a bunch of jargon along the lines of muscle confusion.

I reprogrammed my son's nervous system when I taught him how to ride a bike. I reprogrammed my athletes nervous system when I teach them how to clean or snatch. I reprogram my students nervous system when I teach them to apply a new complex theoretical concept to program design. But teaching doesn't sound as fancy as reprogram
 
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As far as I know, for the system to be effective, the players must wear them to bed. In fact, I think the only time they don't wear them is during the game--- because you should have enough data based on practice to make a judgement call as to what they need to do in game to help promote peak performance.

i'm throwing this out there because they approached my business partner and are trying to get the tech into the NBA.

I think I MIGHT be able to get a free "trial period" for a couple of programs inside Texas because these guys really want to tap into the THSCA and start promoting this tech to high school football in Texas, because our State still dominates HS football--- and as Texas goes-- so goes everybody else.

I'm not the lead on this project, one of my partners is, but he's leaning on me as he was an Arizona kid that played basketball for Boise State. And nobody gives a poop about a Boise State basketball player--- or so he tells me.
 
I pulled out the laptop and looked at the website over the phone. The website is confusing. It looks like the main thing they are selling is training programs. If they are trying to get into high school football I would say good luck with that. Not to many head coaches are going to spend a bunch of money on exercise programs.

Tell them to take out the terms "medical grade" and "clinical". Unless they are MDs and they are using clinical equipment it just sounds like BS. I watched their video. I don't have a good idea what the device measures and actually does. IF they are going all in then focus on the tech and get rid of the training programs and assessment. Take a look at WHOOP. It seems like they are going after that market.

The other thing is apple and fitbit are both trying to develop FDA approved medical sensors for their wearable devices. If one of those companies wants to get into the Heart Rate Variability space its going to be game over.
 
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Heart Rate Variability is a pretty good method for measuring recovery. Let's say your resting heart rate is 60bpm. Well one minute it could be 63 and the next it could be 57. That is good because it means you have the ability to reallocate blood flow should you need to exercise and it's a sign you are properly recovered. If it's pretty much 60 every minute then you aren't recovered. The only way to really measure this is when you are asleep. Most sensors shoot a light into your skin and they use it to measure blood flow in order to measure heart rate. The other stuff they offer really doesn't depend on their wearable tech. If athletes will wear the thing to bed it might be helpful. The rest of the stuff is a bunch of jargon along the lines of muscle confusion.

I reprogrammed my son's nervous system when I taught him how to ride a bike. I reprogrammed my athletes nervous system when I teach them how to clean or snatch. I reprogram my students nervous system when I teach them to apply a new complex theoretical concept to program design. But teaching doesn't sound as fancy as reprogram

Your just a programming Dude ain't ya?...lol
 
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