Human Performance Unit

A big thank you to Joe Barker and his team at the University of Essex (UoE) for an insight into the School of Sports, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science and what they offer in the Human Performance Unit. The students got hands on with some of the testing kit, looking at different physiological metrics and performing some tasks thinking about the psychology aspects of each one. #nmfc #nmfcacademy

Lab 🧫 V02 Max significantly higher than October 🏃🏻‍♀️💃🏻 Thanks again for the support @humanperformanceunit #trackiscoming #mizunoathlete #bloodlactates #v02max #runner

Pre training camp testing 📈 4 weeks in Spain coming right up. The base buildings done, time to get race specific 🎯 3 weeks until Barca half 9 weeks until Berlin half 11 weeks until Rotterdam marathon Testing done by the @humanperformanceunit at the university of Essex

STATS TRENDING 📈 Straight back into a solid week of training after last weeks 10k. A little fatigued but can feel the fitness coming on week after week: 130km 🏃‍♂️ (9h18m) 171km 🚲 (5h3m) 6 pints of @guinness 🤪 6/7 days running in the rain. Get me to Spain ☀️

Testing, testing, HPU We’re honoured to continue our work with Essex Uni’s @humanperformanceunit This year, they will be helping with lab testing, sports massage at races and lots more

Dialing in the numbers 🔬💥 The squad hit the lab @humanperformanceunit to make sure every watt this winter counts. No guessing, no shortcuts — just data, drive, and Redline Velo.

Excited for the group to start receiving Sports Science support from the Human Performance Unit at Essex University. Yesterday we completed treadmill physiological testing to assess blood lactate, aerobic fitness, running economy, and metabolic responses to exercise. Huge thanks to the brilliant staff who guided our athletes through the process and took the time to understand their training and goals. Looking forward to the rest of the group completing their tests and putting the results into their training plans. #SportsScience #HumanPerformance #VO2Max #LactateTesting #EnduranceTraining #AthleteDevelopment #running #endurance #training @chelmsford_ac

Another winter working with Colchester University @humanperformanceunit thanks again for the support and data! Ready to get back into double training days, long hard tempos and racing in November 🫶 And shout out to @mizunouk for my new shoes 😍 #lactatetesting #v02max #mizunoathlete #running #roadracing #thegrindstartshere

It’s been a busy week with events and athlete testing everyone giving it everything they’ve got #openwaterswimmer #training #runninglife #vo2maxtesting @humanperformanceunit

Yet another test in the bank at the @humanperformanceunit 🧪 We’ll get a new set of lactates at the paces set out, and thresholds determined from these, plus a peak VO2 score. Full results next week. Test as follows: 3 min intervals, 30 second recovery Increasing pace each level 4:50/km ➡️ 2:44/km (+ 90s @ 2:35/km) Completed the previous best level & made it half way through the next 👍🏼 Cinematic masterpiece thanks to @joethomasbarker 🎬📽️ #run #runner #running #runnersofinstagram #runningmotivation #longdistancerunning #trackandfield #5k #10k #halfmarathon #marathon #onrunning #adidas #trackandfield #XC #crosscountry #coaching #runningcoach #runningcommunity #parkrun #threshold #doublethreshold #vo2 #vo2max

LAB TESTING! 🩸 Curious to see what kind of shape I’m in ahead of the Manchester Marathon—especially after 2 weeks of disrupted training thanks to a nerve issue. Feels like that’s finally sorted now… so let’s go!! Thank you @humanperformanceunit as always!! . . #NEDAO #runnersofinstagram #running #runcoach #run #letsgo #runrunrun #marathontraining