We offer precision testing of Vo2 Max, lactate threshold and metabolic analysis for a number of sports. By using state of the art equipment to automatically analyzes your information we provide an in depth analysis of heart, lung, muscular, and neuromuscular function in real time.

Ciarán Burke
Performance Coach & Owner

Vo2 Max Testing

The gold standard in cardiovascular fitness tests your ability to deliver supply and utilise oxygen to your working muscles where you have a choice of 3 devices to choose from.

This breath by Breath analysis allows us to examine your fitness levels and pin points where your limiting factor of performance is. Our test is suitable for anybody who wants improve their health for as long as possible as well as beginner athletes right up to the seasoned professional.

Metabolic Testing

Difficulty with weight loss or unsure how to best fuel your body for performance? The resting metabolic rate test gives you a deep dive under the hood of your metabolism showing us exactly how your body utilises oxygen and burns fat as a fuel source. This test describes your fat burning efficiency which is highly correlated to your health and gives you your exact calorie requirement for each day. An incredible look into your metabolism and a must if you are serious about performance in sport, life or both.

Make sure you are steered in the right direction and link up with one of our qualified backroom team to tailor your specific nutrition for your goals.

Lactate Threshold Testing

The lactate threshold test consists of a discontinuous graded exercise test (GXT). Starting with a low level of intensity to measure the aerobic capacity. Work rate stages are usually taken every 4-6 minutes with heart rate (HR), rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and blood lactate measured at the end of each stage.

An extremely valuable measurement as it represents the contribution of different energy systems at different exercise intensities. Simply put it will inform your training so you can perform at a higher intensity / speed / wattage for longer without reaching fatigue. It has been noted in a number of scientific papers that the lactate threshold training is one of the best predictors of aerobic endurance performance.

Contact us if you would like to know more about our offers on multiple tests.

Customer Testimonials

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 Stephen Dooley 
 
 
 
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Super experience with Ciarán getting my first lactate test. Spent 2 hours in there and Ciaran was happy to answer all questions (including the stupid ones). Highly recommend
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 Mark Corcoran 
 
 
 
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Very good facilities there. Ciaran is a friendly bloke and very experienced. I went away with all the knowledge I need to implement to my training.
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 darryl makim 
 
 
 
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This was my first time getting a Vo2 test done and happy I chose the performance lab to do it. Ciarán has so much knowledge and is great and explaining everything from start to finish and making sure you understand the results and a guide of where to focus for improvements.  I will definitely be back for future testing.
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 Damien Derwin 
 
 
 
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I highly recommend The Performance Lab for the VO2 max test. I have done one before with another tester but the results were way more informative. I learned what pace I need to run and what amount of carbs i need to maintain it. Fat vs carb burning rate as well as my hr zones. Lots to think about. Very in depth 👌 Plus Ciaran is very knowledgeable and really easy to understand when chatting about what was going to happen before, during and after the test. Will definitely be back in the future to see how much I have improved.
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 Michael Frain 
 
 
 
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First time doing the test, very informative, I would highly recommend The Performance Lab.
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 Aoife Campion 
 
 
 
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Thank so much Ciarán brilliant tests, I got a VO2 max test done with the performance lab found it very good. Really good service from the testing itself to the analysis and the explanation of the results and areas that I need to improve on for my heart rate zones to improve my training
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 Sorcha Dee 
 
 
 
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Really insightful testing, Ciarán explains it all very well!
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 richie langton 
 
 
 
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Ciaran is a great person to deal with, is passionate about his work and is very knowledgeable on all aspects of getting the best out of your training, looking forward to implementing my results into future training with specific markers that are specific just to myself, highly recommend anyone looking to take their training to the next level to use performance lab, thanks again, Richie.
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 Rory D 
 
 
 
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Really interesting and useful test. Ciarán is a top man and is very knowledgeable and clear in his explanations. Top top experience and extremely useful. Cheers Ciarán
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Google rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 58 reviews