Strength and Conditioning Lab
Our Strength and Conditioning Lab is a world-class high-performance training and testing facility
The lab is home to:
- eight lifting platforms
- two instrumented racks with force platforms and elite form 3D camera technology
- several portable force plates
- a 40m running track that leads directly into the Biomechanics Lab.
Check out our series of strength and conditioning packages specifically designed by our world-renowned sport and exercise science experts to help take your sport performance to the next level.
Strength is an essential component of most sports. Assessing an athletes’ strength can help coaches guide an athlete’s training to protect them against injury and to improve their performance. This testing package assesses athletes’ strength characteristics including repetition maximum testing (1RM, 3RM or 5RM tests) for common lifts (e.g., squat, bench press, deadlift). Both team and individual player reports will be provided to summarise test results.
Product Inclusions:
Duration:
- 12 athletes: 2 hours
- 20-30 athletes: 3 hours
- 40 athletes: 4 hours
Participants: Min 12 athletes per package, Max 40 athletes per package
Participants: Min 12 athletes per package, Max 40 athletes per package
Cost: $30 per athlete
Performing a field-based fitness testing battery is an important part of performance profiling and monitoring in team sports. This testing package includes jump, sprint, agility and aerobic fitness tests to provide a comprehensive overview of team sport fitness. Tests can be customised to meet sport-specific national fitness testing batteries (e.g., AFL draft combine). Both team and individual player reports will be provided to summarise test results.
Product Inclusions:
Duration:
- 12 athletes: 2 hours
- 20-30 athletes: 3 hours
- 40 athletes: 4 hours
Participants: Min 12 athletes per package, Max 40 athletes per package
Cost: $30 per athlete
The team sport package combines the field and strength testing packages to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the physical characteristics underpinning a team sport athlete’s performance. Both team and individual player reports will be provided to summarise test results.
Product Inclusions:
Duration: 2 testing sessions of 2 hours each split over two separate days.
- 12 athletes: 2 hours
- 20-30 athletes: 3 hours
- 40 athletes: 4 hours
Min Numbers: Min 12 athletes per package, Max 40 athletes per package
Cost: $60 per athlete
Strength assessments are critical in identifying both strengths and weaknesses of athletes. In this assessment, maximum strength is determined through a repetition maximum (RM) protocol (1-5 RM), which is considered the ‘gold-standard’ within non-laboratory environments. Alternatively (or in addition to RM testing), maximum strength (and associated variables of interest) can be assessed through an isometric mid-thigh pull test using force plates for more detailed profiling. A strength testing report will summarise testing results.
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Duration: 2 hours
Participants: 1 Athlete per test
Cost: $250 per athlete
Isokinetic testing is a lab-based method for assessing strengths and weaknesses at any joint, during any action. This assessment utilises the Biodex isokinetic dynamometer to measure the torque generated by isolated muscle groups (e.g., during elbow flexion/extension, knee flexion/extension). Analyses of length-tension, force-velocity, muscle symmetry and muscle imbalance can all be conducted - this is very much dependent on individual athlete requirements.
Product Inclusions:
Duration: 2 hours
Participant: 1 Athlete per test
Cost: $210 per athlete
An anthropometric profile provides a good indication of an individual’s body composition. Measurements taken during this assessment include height, body mass, body mass index (BMI), body circumferences (waist, hip, and limbs), and skinfold thickness (to estimate body fat percentage and fat-free mass). In combination with one another, these measures make up a full anthropometric profile that can serve as an important aid in training prescription and general athlete monitoring. An anthropometric profile report will be provided to summarise test results.
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Duration: 1 hour
Participant: 1 athlete per test
Cost: $100
Are you looking to take your team's on-field performance to the next level without the expertise of a Strength and Conditioning coach to lead this aspect of your program?
Let us take this challenge away from you with our very own in-house qualified Strength and Conditioning coaches. Programs will be customised around weekly sessions to ensure your athletes and club are striving for long term success.
Cost: Based on customised programs. Contact Emily Harbrow (E.Harbrow@latrobe.edu.au) for more details on pricing.
Looking for a state-of-the-art Strength and Conditioning Gym to run sessions with your own S&C Coach?
The Strength & Conditioning Lab at the La Trobe Sports Park Stadium is available to hire for teams and individuals looking to take their performance to the next level.
Cost: $200 per hour
Want to hire our Strength & Conditioning Lab or book in for a Strength & Conditioning Lab program? Fill out our High Performance Sport enquiry form below and a member of our team will be in touch with you.