ODU Human Performance Lab

02/08/2023

Our Human Performance Laboratory is conducting a study on how an amino acid-herbal supplement blend can impact exercise performance!

Participation involves:
• 1 visit to the Human Performance Laboratory
• Performing maximal vertical jumps and maximal hand grip strength tests
• Consuming the supplement blend or a placebo
• A free body composition test ($50 value)
• Filling out questionnaires about your mood and the treatments

See the flyer for details on eligibility. Those who are interested or have questions may contact Owen Sipes at [email protected] or 757-452-7968.

09/30/2022

We are recruiting active individuals to participate in a study looking to determine how various factors like body composition, diet, and exercise impact the use of urine specific gravity as a measure of hydration status. Participants get results from 3 different body composition tests free of charge. If you are >18 years old or exercise at least 3 days per week you may be eligible. Please see the attached recruitment flyer and contact Brian ([email protected]) if you are interested.

10/17/2019

Looking for a way to analyze your body composition, but don't know where to start? Want an assessment to help you easily track your progress over time?

Here at Old Dominion University's Human Performance Lab YOU can visualize yourself in 3D with our Styku 3D Body Scan System! In less than one minute, a 3D image is created of yourself with a multitude of measurements (numerous circumference measurements, estimated percent body fat, etc.). Which you can compare to later scans, creating chart trends to visualize the changes to your body scans!

The Styku 3D Body Scan is a safe, efficient and effective way to assess body composition, and is one of the most popular body composition assessments to use here at the Human Performance Lab.

Interested in setting up an appointment or have further questions? Email us at: [email protected]

08/15/2018

In case you missed the segment live, here is a link located on the WVEC website.
https://www.13newsnow.com/mobile/article/sports/exploring-the-odu-human-performance-lab/291-584432966

Tune in tonight at 6:00 or 11:00 PM to see our segment with Scott Cash on 13News Now - WVEC, our local ABC affiliate station.

06/13/2018

June 12th, pro cyclist Dan Netzer completed a VO2max test to find out the maximum amount of oxygen he can utilize during intense cycling, one of many factors that can determine an athlete's ability to perform sustained exercise. We also tested ventilatory threshold, a reflection of onset lactate accumulation in the blood, a marker that can be directly used to set training intensities and performance. We wish Dan well this week as he competes in the USACycling National Time Trial Championships and Road Race in Augusta, GA.
Here at the Human Performance Lab we offer a variety of exercise tests that measure fitness during walking, running, or cycling. If you are interested in finding out more information about these tests and how your fitness can be measured email the lab at [email protected]

08/29/2016

Looking for runners for a 5k study. We've changed our criteria to those that can run a 16-22 minute 5k. See attached flyer for details.

07/11/2016

Looking for runners for a study examining the effects of two beverages on core body temperature during 5-km running.

03/10/2016

New research published from Dr. Wilson on the weight control practices of Division I athletes
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00913847.2016.1149420

02/06/2016

Check out new research from Dr. Wilson on the behaviors related to long-term successful weight loss in Americans

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302956?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&

Methods. I categorized the dietary and physical activity data of 8012 adults from the 2009–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys into (1) long-term weight losers (≥ 10% loss for ≥ 1 year), (2) recent weight losers (≥ 10% loss within past year), and (3) overweight or obese individual…

12/22/2015

HPL Director Patrick Wilson was recently featured on a podcast about managing gastrointestinal distress for ultra-runners

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/science-of-ultra

Dec 22, 2015 - My guest today is Patrick Wilson, PhD and RD. He is Assistant Professor of exercise science in the Human Movement Sciences Department at Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, VA, where he also directs the Human Performance Laboratory. He earned a Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the Universit…

10/31/2015

Check out this article on carbohydrate loading for marathon running, which featured an interview with HPL director Patrick Wilson, PhD, RD
http://news.discovery.com/adventure/why-marathon-runners-still-load-up-on-gasp-carbs-151030.htm

In this age of vilifying carbs, learn why eating pasta before a big race still makes good sense.

10/17/2015

Read a new article from HPL director Patrick Wilson, PhD, RD, on the optimal sugar composition of carbohydrate supplements during triathlons
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25941980

J Am Coll Nutr. 2015 Nov-Dec;34(6):497-506. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2014.996830. Epub 2015 May 5.