Push Strength Review

What is it?

PUSH is a wearable device that tracks overall speed as well as power output. Tracking the strength of any athlete, across an extremely broad catalogue of exercises! It is worn on the upper part of the forearm and transmits its data directly to an application that can be downloaded to your smartphone or tablet in a matter of seconds.

Who is this for?

The PUSH band is for any coach or athlete looking to track progress on a velocity based training system. I would not however recommend this device for the beginning athlete for a number of reasons, but mainly because rookie lifters have not developed the skills necessary to utilize the device to its full potential and not to mention lifters that are just starting out will progress in a rather rapid fashion with or without their speed being quantified.

However this device is perfect for the advanced athlete and lifter, why? Because athletes with more experience generally have to work harder to experience greater progress. And if using PUSH can give them that edge to know exactly where they are performing on the velocity scale and matching the desired training effect then why not? Especially at the price point!

Price

This device is 189USD and that is a fantastic number considering that other trackers of this sort are in the thousands of dollars per device or kit. This price point is affordable for most people and does just as if not better a job then some of the most expensive pieces of equipment on the market today.

Style and Ergonomics

For the amount of technology this device is actually a lot smaller than I thought it would be. It has a nice design that doesn’t get in the way while training with a comfortable band that doesn’t come undone while having a bent arm.

It is also nice to use while wearing supportive gear like elbow sleeves and doesn’t slip down or move in anyway.

User interface

The PUSH device gives you access to the portal for 30 days free. Allows you to structure training routines as well as even make exercises that are not on the list but have similar metrics to other exercises. It is actually quite easy to operate. The mobile device is even easier than the portal. The free mode allows you to choose from the long list of already programed exercises and the device will track the sets and reps for you along with the velocity and power for every single rep.

Performance

Besides minor repetition count misses here and there the device worked like a charm every time I used it. It counts the reps and sets with pretty much dead on accuracy. The only exercise that seems to give the device some trouble is the deadlift for some reason either missing a rep or counting extra. Hopefully push can figure this out for the future.

However I tested this device on unconvential exercises used in strongman such as the log clean and press, axle press, arm over arm pulls, and even used it for movements like atlas stones. I simply matched exercise metrics that seemed to resemble the exercises mentioned prior and tested them out( a full article will be coming with those comparisons in the future.) It handled the tasks with little to know problems and all the problems were by me choosing the wrong metrics.

The battery life is rather good on the device as well. Lasting easily my whole week of training. Which include 4-5 two hour training sessions, and the charge time is only about 2 hours. So all in all the battery has good mileage.

Aoe Strong Approved?

In short… Hell yes! For the price point and the amount of performance brought to the table not to mention the outstanding customer service that the team at PUSH has. This device is a homerun. Those that are looking for a device to help take your training to the next level or coaches looking to quantify their athletes progress need to have this thing in their toolbox. No questions asked. You can’t go wrong with this device!

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