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this is called the push it tracks your power and your velocity while you're lifting hi I'm Bridget Carey with CNET and we're here to check out a brand new type of fitness tracker you've seen a lot of fitness trackers that measure how much you're running how active you are throughout the day but here's one just for people who are professional athletes really trying to hone in on their strength training a lot of times you want to know what your 1 rep max is the core of everything really comes down to the apps software based on what your needs are it'll give you recommendations on how many reps you should do and how much weight you should be lifting on the app you choose your exercise and set how much weight you will lift the armband tracks your precise movement and speed to calculate your power based on your speed it may suggest you try more weight or if you're slow and unsteady you could be close to your max this is actually a crowdfunded product they were on IndieGoGo to meet their goal those who are the first people to donate are getting their units now for those that pre-order they can get it for about 150 dollars and it'll start arriving in August and when it hits the market will go up to about 190 dollars a lot of professional athletes are actually using it now many sports teams are starting to use it with their players like on hockey the Dallas Stars the Philadelphia Flyers and even the Washington Redskins those are just some of the teams that are starting to incorporate this into their training routine this isn't gonna be for the couch potato that wants to just get motivated this is people who are serious about really meeting their fitness goals and getting better brif CNET's I'm Bridget Carey with your first look at the push armband