Athlete Performance Testing & Analysis

What we do

At the Performance Laboratory at Newcastle University, we can support you to optimise your performance. Our experts in exercise and environmental physiology, nutrition, and biomechanics use state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to deliver sports performance testing and analysis to meet the needs of elite athletes and active people.

Our testing will allow you to:

Assess and monitor fitness, inform training, and predict performance capacity.
Optimise training for injury prevention, better technique, and improved performance.
Assess and monitor muscle function, muscle imbalance, and support rehabilitation and return-to-play.
Prepare for competition and endurance challenges in the most extreme environmental conditions.
Assess and monitor body composition, helping to achieve an optimal physique for your sport.

Our Packages

Our range of tests are packaged to you suit you, the athlete. Our athlete-centres packages provide multi-disciplinary support to optimise performance. Each package includes expert interpretation of your data and a written report.

15% discount for Newcastle University students, 10% discount for non-NU students, NU staff and NU alumni

Fundamental Performance Assessments - £150

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) test (£50 for VO_2max test only)
Lactate profile test or fuel utilisation test

For further informaton or to make a booking contact performancetesting@newcastle.ac.uk

Progression Monitoring Package - £360

3 x maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) test and lactate profile/fuel utilisation test

For further informaton or to make a booking contact performancetesting@newcastle.ac.uk

Endurance Runner Package - £270

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) test
Lactate profile test or fuel utilisation test
Kinematic and gait analysis
Body composition

For further informaton or to make a booking contact performancetesting@newcastle.ac.uk

Cyclist Package - £306

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) and maximal workload (W_max) test
Lactate profile test or fuel utilisation test
Kinematic analysis
Body composition analysis

For further informaton or to make a booking contact performancetesting@newcastle.ac.uk

Triathlete Package - £516

Treadmill maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) test and lactate profile test/fuel utilisation test
Bike maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) and maximal workload (W_max) test, maximal aerobic power test, and lactate profile test/fuel utilisation test
Treadmill kinematic and gait analysis
Bike kinematic analysis
Body composition analysis

For further informaton or to make a booking contact performancetesting@newcastle.ac.uk

Team Sport Athlete Package - £216

Three assessments from:

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) test
Maximal anaerobic power test
Muscular strength and speed assessment
Kinematic and gait analysis
Body composition analysis

For further informaton or to make a booking contact performancetesting@newcastle.ac.uk

Skill and Striking Athlete Package (golf, tennis, cricket etc) - £198

Three assessments from:

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) test
Muscular strength test
Kinematic and gait analysis
Body composition

For further informaton or to make a booking contact performancetesting@newcastle.ac.uk

Environmental Training and Acclimatisation Package - £540

3 x 1-hour monitored training session in the environmental chamber

For further informaton or to make a booking contact performancetesting@newcastle.ac.uk

Our Facilities

Our range of tests are packaged to you suit you, the athlete. Our athlete-centres packages provide multi-disciplinary support to optimise performance.

State-of-the-art hypoxia and heat chamber capable of replicating extreme environmental conditions such as altitude, extreme heat and extreme cold.
Performance treadmill and cycle ergometer.
High-specification metabolic cart and gas analysis system.
34-camera, 3D motion capture system.
40-metre gait analysis track with embedded force plates.
Isokinetic dynamometer and 14-unit EMG system for measuring muscle strength and activation.

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