Exercise Performance Lab
The Exercise Performance Laboratory was established to examine methods to improve various types of exercise performance such as rowing, cycling, and lifting. In addition, the laboratory contains equipment to measure body composition, blood pressure, flexibility, and other markers of overall health and fitness.
Equipment includes (but is not limited to):
- Velotron Ergometer
- Monark Ergometer
- Precor Treadmill
- Squat Rack and Dumbells
- Cold Centrifuge
- Rowers
- YEI 3-Space Sensors
- Health Assessment Equipment
Physiology Lab
The Physiology Lab has a range of equipment to measure body composition, blood health, aerobic and anaerobic fitness capacity, and cardiovascular health.
Equipment includes (but is not limited to):
- Trackmaster Treadmill
- Woodway Treadmill
- Monark Ergometer
- Parvo Medics Metabolic Carts
- InBody Bioelectrical Impedance Analyzer
- Microplate Reader
- Cold Centrifuge
- -20- and -80-degree Celsius Freezers
- EMG
- Actigraph Monitors
- Calera Core Temperature Monitors
- Watt Bike
Future Projects
Forefoot Varus Correction and Hip Abduction/Adduction Motion in Recreational Cyclists
Hip Stability and Strengthening Effects on Cycling Mechanics and Performance (With Harvard Medical School)
IMU Calibration Methodology for Novel Tasks
Comparative Analysis of Performance Between Two Rowing Ergometer Types
Current Projects
Unilateral and Bilateral Training Effects on Bilateral Back Squat Strength