Human Performance Laboratory

Biomechanics Laboratory

The Strength & Biomechanics Laboratory is 1,100 square feet. It contains a variety of equipment needed for state-of-the-art analysis of strength and power. A variety of measurement systems are available for testing of muscle strength and power from small to large muscle groups. A full power rack and Olympic barbell set up allows for standard 1 repetition maximum and local muscular endurance testing. Conventional free weight testing can be quantified with the use of various transducers and force plate systems. Advanced quantification of force and power can also be obtained in a highly controlled environment with the use of the laboratory's ballistic measurement system utilizing a Smith machine, force plate, breaking system, and online data acquisition system. The laboratory also utilizes EMG analysis, unilateral force plates, a Dartfish system, computerized plyo-leg press machines, dynamometers, and whole body vibration plates.