Cardiometabolic Exercise Lab
CMX-Lab
Dr. Russell is the director of the CardioMetabolic eXercise lab (CMX Lab).
- 3 fully-renovated Philips iU22 ultrasound machines with contrast-enhanced software options.
- 3 Philips L12-5 linear array transducers for conduit artery imaging.
- 3 Philips L9-3 Contrast-enhanced transducers for microvascular blood flow (MBF). 1 Philips C5-1 convex contrast-enhanced transducer (for MBF imaging in liver), YSI 2300 STAT Plus glucose/lactate analyzer, Hokanson Rapid Cuff Inflate System.
- 1 electronically-adjusted hospital bed, centrifuges for blood accessioning, ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400 metabolic cart with canopy for resting metabolic rate (RMR) and metabolic flexibility testing.
- 3 Harvard Apparatus Pump 11 Elite insulin/glucose/microbubble infusion pumps, DirectPure ultra-pure water system, GE Lunar iDXA with CoreScan and all required supplies to conduct oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT), IV administration, and frequent blood draws.
- 1 Woodway Desmo S treadmill, 1 SpeedFit SPT-10000C treadmill 1 Monark Ergonomic 828E cycle ergometer, 1 Monark Electronically-breaked 928 G3 cycle ergometer, 1 ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400 metabolic cart for maximal exercise testing, and a complete resistance training gym, including: 1 set of dumbbells, weighted 5 – 90lbs, Power Rack, rack weight storage, dip handles, 3 flat-incline-decline benches, leg curl/extension machine, lat-pull with weight stack (and various attachments), glut-hamstring raise (GHR) machine for core strength, triceps and curl bars, squat bars, spring collars, and an assortment of Olympic plates, medicine balls, fit balls, and resistance bands.