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The Live Analyser Stopwatch In PT Manager Keeps Your Eyes On The Client While Laps And Splits Record Themselves
From the FASTER syllabus: this article is taught in full in PT Manager, free with any FASTER course →
In short: PT Manager's Live Analyser includes a stopwatch with laps and splits on the trainer's phone, with the camera on or off, so the trainer's eyes stay on the client. PT Manager opens the moment a trainer signs up with FASTER and is free with any FASTER course. Adding real clients unlocks when a course is passed. It pairs with Motor Skill Application Specialist, which teaches fatigue as a prediction the brain makes and names three stages of a hard set.
The short version
A stopwatch is a small tool with a big side effect: it pulls your eyes onto the screen. The Live Analyser in PT Manager puts a stopwatch with laps and splits on your phone, with the camera on or off, so your attention can stay where it belongs.
Key Takeaways
- The stopwatch records laps and splits for you.
- Camera on or off, your choice.
- PT Manager is free with any FASTER course and opens the day you sign up.
Looking at the clock means not looking at the client
Timing a set the old way means a glance down at each rep or round. In that glance you miss the moment a client's pace changes. Tapping a lap and looking straight back up is quicker, and the splits are saved on the screen for later.
What the laps give you
Today's second post covered fatigue theory from Motor Skill Application Specialist: the brain predicts how hard the work will be and sets the pace to protect the body, and a hard set moves through anticipation, continual feedback and an end-spurt. A row of lap times will not tell you what a client's brain is predicting. It gives you the pattern of a set in numbers, and the course gives you the language to think about it. Compare a first lap with a last lap after a change of music or a client knowing the end point, and you have something concrete to talk about.
Today's first post, in the same session
The consultation methods in today's first post include observation and physical measurements. Timing is a physical measurement, and a stopwatch that stays out of your way lets observation carry on at the same time.
How PT Manager opens
PT Manager opens the moment you sign up with FASTER, so you can explore and set it up in your name straight away. Adding real clients unlocks the day you pass a course. If you are new, the Level 2 and Level 3 route brings it with you from the start of a career. If you are already qualified, a specialist course such as Motor Skill Application Specialist brings you in without repeating Level 2 and 3.
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See what the course covers →Frequently asked
What does the Live Analyser stopwatch do?
It runs a stopwatch with laps and splits on your phone, with the camera on or off, so your eyes can stay on the client.
Does the stopwatch measure fatigue?
No. It records times. What those times mean is a coaching judgement, which Motor Skill Application Specialist teaches through fatigue theory.
When does PT Manager open?
The moment you sign up with FASTER. Adding real clients unlocks once you pass a course.
Is PT Manager free?
It is free with any FASTER course, with no per-client charge.
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