Thanks to new tools and innovation, athletic training methods are evolving all the time. Where once athletic training only involved running drills and skills work, athletes today are involved in a huge variety of training methods and approaches.
At the forefront of these innovative methods is psychomotor training, which helps athletes develop the ability to work on their fitness through cognitive training and psychomotor development.
The sports arena is one of the most dynamic, fluid environments there is. When a sportsperson has developed their psychomotor skills and abilities effectively, they’re able to process and adapt to these movements and decisions more quickly. This makes them a better athlete.
WHAT IS BLINK.PRO AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Blink.Pro is a device designed to improve psychomotor skills and physical movement. The device is a wall of lights which come on in a randomised pattern. The athlete then must react to the lights by hitting them to turn them off.
The Blink.Pro diamond black makes you a faster, more reactive, and fitter athlete. With the Blink.Pro app, you can track your progress using the data from the device, and the AI designed workouts help you to improve your reaction times and general performance.
It’s a physically tough device, so you’re working on fitness as well as reaction time and movement speed at the same time. Look at the video to see the Blink.Pro diamond in action…
PSYCHOMOTOR SKILL ENHANCEMENT
In any skill there are elements of learning and then refinement. We know from research that skills are learned in phases, then improved over time. There are different models for skill acquisition and enhancement, but one thing they all share is an agreement that there’s both a psychological and physical adaption that takes place before a skill is learned.
With a device such as the Blink.Pro, the athlete is forced to undergo reflex training in a game-speed situation, helping them to develop their psychomotor skills capacity at high speed. This reflex training will not only improve their ability to react to a changing picture at high speed, but it’ll help them develop the physical capacity to do so as well.
HOW PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS ENHANCE SPORTING PERFORMANCE
Any training approach is only valuable if it translates to an uptick in physical abilities. With that in mind, how can cognitive and reflex training help?
In a study titled ‘Differential Reflex Adaptations Following Sensorimotor and Strength Training in Young Elite Athletes’ published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine in 2007, researchers concluded that…
Functionally, our results emphasise that Sensory Motor Training is not only beneficial for prevention and rehabilitation but also improves athletic performance.
This is clear evidence that psychomotor training isn’t merely a novelty approach, it translates into real, tangible performance improvements in athleticism and physical capacity. Using a Blink.Pro will make you a better, fitter, more reactive athlete. In turn, this leads to more success in competition.
Blink.Pro even allows competitive multiplayers that allow you to train against your team mate or training partner.
BLINK.PRO – LEARN MORE
At RP-X we distribute Blink.Pro models to teams and individuals looking for the next step in their athletic development. Contact us to learn more about the products and services we offer and how it could be of benefit to you.
For more information on Blink.Pro, pricing and the right model for you, contact us on info@rp-x.com or 01234 862762.
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