CURRENT MONITORING PRACTICES TYPICALLY PROVIDE RETROSPECTIVE QUANTIFICATION OF A RESISTANCE TRAINING SESSION. THAT IS, THE INFORMATION COLLECTED SUMMARIZES A COMPLETED SESSION AND IS THEREFORE USED TO MODIFY A SUBSEQUENT SESSION. WHEN THE FOCUS OF A CONDITIONING PROGRAM PROGRESSES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF POWER, HAVING DYNAMOMETRY THAT ALLOWS ATHLETES TO GAIN INSTANTANEOUS FEEDBACK AS TO POWER OUTPUT OR VELOCITY OF MOTION MAY RESULT IN MORE GOAL-ORIENTED MOVEMENT THAT INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF TRANSFERENCE TO ON-FIELD PERFORMANCE OR AT THE VERY LEAST IMPROVES THE MECHANICAL VARIABLE OF INTEREST.
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