Research Summary Impact: In sport a seasons work is often narrowed down to a singular performance; the ability to buffer stress and persist in pressurised situations and on-going daily stressors is fundamental in any performing context, […]
Category: Research
Publication: Acute reduction of lower-body contractile function following a microbiopsy of m. vastus lateralis
Research Impact Summary: In resistance trained men 18‐35 years, capable of producing forceful/powerful muscular contractions, a minimally invasive unilateral microbiopsy of m. vastus lateralis causes an acute inhibition of lower‐body bilateral contractile function and an imbalance between […]
Publication: “Sex Differences in the Recovery of Neuromuscular Function Following Resistance Training in Trained Men & Women
Research Impact Summary: Knowledge pertaining to the temporal recovery of neuromuscular function allows practitioners to make more informed decisions when designing longitudinal training programs. Based on the findings from this study, we suggest the sex of […]
Publication: Would New Zealand adolescents cycle to school more if allowed to cycle without a helmet?
Research Impact: The effectiveness of bicycle helmet use in preventing head injuries has been well documented. Mandatory helmet-use legislation is present in multiple countries including New Zealand. However, studies examining factors associated with adolescents’ perception that […]
Book Chapter: Strength Training for Swimmers
This chapter covers the impact of strength training for swimming performance (free swimming, starts, and turns); its effects on swimming biomechanics; dry-land and in-water strength training methods; and the periodization of strength training for swimming […]
Personalised exercise prescription: one size doesn’t always fit all! Tom Aird
Research in the last number of decades has clearly outlined the overall beneficial effects of exercise on human health and performance, but explanations for why some people do not respond favourably to exercise remain poorly […]
Publication: Comparisons in Screen-Time Behaviours among Adolescents with & without Long-Term Illnesses or Disabilities
Research Impact: The study of sedentary time is an important area of study among children with disabilities. In this study from the 2013/14 WHO Collaborative Cross-national Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study, 15 countries […]
Book Chapter: Decentering the “self” in self-study of professional practices: a working research assemblage
Research Impact: In this chapter, we deliberately attempt to reframe the “self” in self-study of professional practices by focus on how “self” can be conceptualized in ways that do not equate “self” with “I.” Drawing […]
The muscle biopsy as a tool in muscle physiology research: development, value and considerations. Dr Brian Carson
This blog post gives a brief overview of the infamous sampling technique in sport science and exercise physiology circles known as the muscle biopsy. Many (under)graduate students will have “earned their stripes” by taking part […]
The genes behind osteoporosis. Rachel Cooke
A bone health study currently underway in the Physical Education & Sports Sciences Department at UL, with the support of Dairygold and Enterprise Ireland, has seen Dr. Manjula Heitiarchichi and I recruiting for a 6 […]
