Willie Smit, professional road racing cyclist from South Africa, currently riding for China Glory Continental Cycling, had a VO2max test at Science to Sport’s Lab in Girona during the pre-season testing. A performance test will outline the current form and assess training zones to ensure that the athlete continue to train at the correct intensity levels. After the test, Willie is now ready...

The record champion club FC Bayern started pre-season with intense performance tests under the guidance of head coach Thomas Tuchel. At the training facility Säbener Straße in Munich, 28 players underwent CPET analysis with COSMED Quark CPET as well as different other tests including agility, coordination and strength testings. Quark CPET is powered by OMNIA, the new generation of COSMED...

Fitness level assessment for Panserraikos athletes pre-season. Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Tests were performed using COSMED Quark CPET and h/p/cosmos treadmill. CPET tests are an accurate and reproducible measurement of cardiorespiratory fitness and performance providing physiological and functional indices which are key variables in the assessment of athletes. Quark CPET is powered by...

Jesse Coyle, Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, from Nero Coaching (Australia), recorded a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test with Quark CPET conducted on a junior cyclist at the Exercise Physiology Lab of the Australian Catholic University (ACU). Information about the heart and lungs is collected to understand if the body’s response to exercise is normal or abnormal. On the bike, the...