Performance Centre & Powerbase

The Performance Centre is a premier one stop environment for supporting high level athletes across a wide range of sports. It is central to the high performance environment for sport development on the Loughborough campus, and houses much of our provision for sports science, strength and conditioning and sports medicine services to athletes. The Performance Centre services both high level Loughborough University sports students and elite athletes from the region under the English Institute of Sport East Midlands region.

Situated at the heart of the Performance Centre is one of the Country's largest and most advanced strength & conditioning facilities for athletes - Powerbase. This facility offers exceptional equipment and expertise for World Class and other high level sports performers, and for others seeking to develop or maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Powerbase is open to all Loughborough University staff, students and the local community, and provides an environment where training, recovery and rehabilitation are all accessed under one roof. With over 1000 m2 of training area Powerbase is more than just a gym - its where strength, power, speed and agility all come together to give the ideal environment for bespoke, integrated and complex training programmes.

Powerbase is staffed by well qualified and specialist conditioning coaches, who can instruct users in safe and effective techniques for achieving their training goals. Our staff are available for consultation on design and implementation of training programmes and strategies for developing sport specific strength and power. As part of a integrated approach our Performance Support Service work alongside Loughborough University's School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, a department with an international reputation for excellence in the fields of Exercise Physiology, Sports Biomechanics, Nutrition and Psychology, staff are fully supported by and have full access to academic research and expert resources within the department.

Working closely with the English Institute of Sport we are continually developing and improving the service we provide and offer a comprehensive range of resistance training machines, free weight stations, ten Olympic lifting platforms with a specific area for teaching Olympic lifting techniques and analysing lifting technique, plyometric equipment, and a 40 metre sprint area. Our equipment has been chosen as the most appropriate to allow full body conditioning and rehabilitation in all sports.

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