Our Assessments
Welcome to the CHAMP Center Services page. Our assessments support both performance-focused goals and long-term health outcomes. Whether you are an athlete optimizing performance or an individual improving overall wellness, we evaluate the systems that matter most for your goals. Services span key domains including cardiovascular endurance; strength and power; metabolic health and body composition; injury risk and general health screening; and mental performance. This comprehensive approach provides individualized results that meet you where you are and support where you want to go.
Cardio/Endurance
VO2 Max
VOâ‚‚ max measures how much oxygen you can take in and use during hard exercise. A higher VOâ‚‚ max means your heart, lungs, and muscles work efficiently at greater intensities. It’s a key marker for endurance performance and a strong indicator of longevity and cardiovascular health.
Lactate Threshold (LT)
Lactate threshold is the point during exercise where your body starts producing lactate faster than it can clear it, signaling a shift from mainly aerobic to anaerobic energy usage. A higher LT means you can go faster and harder for longer and is valuable for both performance and smart, sustainable training.
Substrate Utilization (SU)
Substrate utilization shows whether your body is burning mostly fat or mostly carbohydrates at different exercise intensities. Knowing at what intensities and to what extent your body relies on these fuels helps guide both training and nutrition strategies, improving energy efficiency, endurance, and overall metabolic health.
Zone 2
Zone 2 refers to a moderate, sustainable exercise intensity where your body relies heavily on aerobic metabolism and efficiently uses fat as fuel. Determining your true Zone 2 ensures you’re training at the right effort to build endurance, improve fat metabolism, and support long-term cardiovascular and metabolic health without excessive stress or fatigue.
Strength/Power
Biodex
A Biodex assessment measures the strength and power of specific muscle groups by controlling movement speed and recording the forces you produce. It identifies muscle imbalances, weaknesses, and overall joint strength, helping to optimize training, rehab, injury prevention, and long-term muscle and joint health.
Wingate
The Wingate test is a 30-second, all-out sprint on a stationary bike that measures explosive power, anaerobic capacity, and fatigue rate. It reveals how strong and powerful your anaerobic system is and can guide training aimed at power, speed, or maintaining fast-twitch function under intense effort.
Force Plates (Vertical Jump & IMTP)
Force plates track how much force and power you produce when jumping or pulling. They reveal explosiveness, neuromuscular readiness, and how quickly you generate force. This helps track explosive strength, readiness, fatigue, and functional power that matters for both athletic performance and everyday movement over time.
5-10-5 Agility
The 5-10-5 test measures how quickly you can accelerate, decelerate, and change direction. It reflects real-world quickness and coordination in multiple directions, useful for athletes and anyone wanting better functional movement, balance, or reactive ability.
Metabolic/Body Composition
RMR
An RMR tells you how many calories your body utilizes at rest to keep vital functions running. It forms the foundation of your daily energy needs and helps you understand your metabolism more accurately. Knowing your RMR allows for better nutrition planning, weight management, performance goals, and recovery support.
DEXA
A DEXA scan uses low-dose X-rays to give a detailed picture of your body composition, including bone density, lean mass, fat mass, and visceral fat. It’s one of the most accurate ways to track progress, understand health risk, and monitor changes in body composition over time.
Bod Pod
The Bod Pod estimates body fat and lean mass by measuring how much air your body displaces while you sit inside an egg-shaped chamber. It offers a comfortable, reliable way to monitor body composition trends and assess whether training or lifestyle changes are improving your physique and health.
Injury Risk/Health Screening
Gait Analysis
A gait analysis examines how you walk, run, and perform key movements to identify inefficiencies, imbalances, or compensations. This guides personalized exercise or corrective strategies for better performance, injury prevention, and long-term movement health.
YMCA Submaximal
The YMCA test estimates cardiovascular fitness using a safe, moderate-effort step or bike protocol without requiring maximal effort. It’s ideal for assessing aerobic health, monitoring progress, and guiding training without the need for maximal exertion.
Central Blood Pressure
Central blood pressure measures the pressure within the aorta, offering a clearer picture of the load on the heart and central arteries than a standard arm cuff reading. It is an emerging tool that provides deeper insight into cardiovascular health, arterial stiffness, and long-term risk, helping to guide early prevention and more personalized health strategies.
VO2 Max & Biodex
Both the VO2max and Biodex assessments can also be used as injury risk and health screening tools. You can read more about their benefits in their aforementioned categories.
Mental Performance
Mental Toughness Questionnaire
The MTQ Plus is a research-based psychological assessment designed to measure an individual’s mental toughness across key performance domains. Grounded in the 4C’s framework Control, Commitment, Challenge, and Confidence; the MTQ Plus provides a comprehensive profile of how athletes, performers, and professionals respond to pressure, setbacks, and high-demand environments.