VALD Acquires GymAware: Bringing the gold standard in velocity-based training into the world’s leading performance technology ecosystem

“When we started VALD, GymAware was one of the few companies we looked up to as a true world leader in our space.”

VALD today announced the acquisition of GymAware, the globally recognized leader in velocity-based training (VBT), marking a significant milestone in the evolution of performance technology. The acquisition brings together two Australian-born companies that have helped shape modern sports science and performance practice, creating new opportunities for practitioners such as coaches, sports scientists and rehabilitation providers to connect assessment, monitoring and training like never before.

The acquisition brings together two Australian-born companies that have helped shape modern sports science and performance practice…

For more than two decades, GymAware has been trusted by elite sporting organizations, universities, military organizations and researchers around the world as the gold standard for measuring barbell velocity, movement velocity and training performance. Its technologies have helped define the modern VBT movement and have become an essential part of how leading practitioners prescribe, monitor and optimize strength development.

The acquisition expands VALD’s platform beyond assessment and monitoring into one of the most important areas of athlete preparation: the execution of training itself.

While VALD technologies are used daily to measure strength, movement, power, balance and rehabilitation outcomes, GymAware adds a complementary capability – enabling practitioners to objectively guide and monitor daily training in the weight room in real time.

Connecting Testing to Training

For many performance teams, the testing-to-training workflow has traditionally been fragmented. Athletes are assessed using one set of tools, training programs are prescribed elsewhere and training outcomes are captured in a separate system – if at all. Valuable insights are often lost between stages.

The addition of GymAware strengthens VALD’s vision of creating a connected physical performance ecosystem, where objective data can flow seamlessly from assessment to intervention and back again.

The addition of GymAware strengthens VALD’s vision of creating a connected physical performance ecosystem…

Whether practitioners are measuring neuromuscular performance with ForceDecks, evaluating strength and asymmetry with ForceFrame, monitoring movement quality with HumanTrak or assessing readiness after injury with DynaMo, the ability to connect those insights directly to training outcomes using GymAware creates a more complete picture of athlete development.

A Shared Commitment to Precision in Performance

VALD and GymAware have long shared many of the same clients, values and philosophies.

Both organizations were founded in Australia. Both have built reputations on objective measurement, rigorous scientific validation and practical application. Both have become trusted partners to practitioners seeking data they can use to make better decisions.

“GymAware has earned an exceptional reputation through more than 20 years of innovation and unwavering commitment to coaches and sports scientists. When we started VALD, GymAware was one of the few companies we looked up to as a true world leader in our space.

“VBT has transformed how practitioners prescribe and monitor resistance training, and GymAware has been at the center of that movement from the beginning. We’re truly humbled to have the trust of GymAware and we are excited to continue investing in the products, people and community that have made their technology so influential.”

What This Means for GymAware Users

For existing GymAware clients, it remains business as usual.

GymAware devices, software and services will continue to be supported, while clients gain access to the resources, global reach and product development capabilities of one of the world’s largest sports technology organizations.

Evan Lawton, Co-Founder and CEO of GymAware, and his team will also join VALD’s 400-strong global team and continue to play an active role in the product’s future, ensuring continuity for clients while helping shape the next generation of connected training technology.

“This partnership ensures our legacy continues while opening the door to a bigger future than we could have achieved alone.”

Over time, practitioners can expect increased integration between GymAware and the broader VALD ecosystem, creating new opportunities to combine assessment, monitoring and training data within a unified workflow.

Building the Future of Human Performance

The acquisition reflects VALD’s ongoing investment in technologies that help practitioners make more informed decisions and deliver better outcomes for athletes, patients and tactical personnel.

Today, more than 15,000 organizations in over 130 countries use VALD technologies to measure and manage human performance. By adding GymAware to its ecosystem, VALD further strengthens its position as the most comprehensive performance technology platform in the industry.

For coaches, sports scientists and performance professionals, the opportunity is simple: a more connected, more convenient and more capable system for understanding how athletes move, perform and train.

This is the beginning of a new era for VBT, and we are excited to share this journey with our clients. For more information, feel free to get in touch with our team.