Duncan, M., Elwell, S. & Lyons, M. (2022) Functional Screening. In: Davison, R., Smith, P.M., Hopker, J., Price, M.J., Hettinga, F., Tew, G. & Bottoms, L. (Eds) Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II […]
Tag: Mark Lyons
Publication: Physical activity and analogue generalized anxiety disorder status among young adults: Potential role of exercise expectations
Research Impact: Expectations for psychological responses to exercise may influence anxiety responses to exercise, particularly as mechanisms of placebo/nocebo effects, but remain poorly studied. Thus, we explored the interplay between expectations and physical activity among […]
Publication: An investigation of team sport coaches’ planning practices in a high-performance setting: A pedagogical perspective
Research Impact Summary: This research has added to the literature by providing an in-depth description of the planning of coaching sessions within a high-performance team sport context. It has revealed planning to be a multifaceted […]
Publication: Effects of acute resistance exercise among young adults: A randomized controlled trial
Research Impact: Among 62 untrained young adults with and without analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder (AGAD), we quantified the acute effects of resistance exercise (RE) on state anxiety and worry symptoms compared to a quiet rest […]
Publication: Physical activity and analogue anxiety disorders: mediating influence of social physique anxiety
Research Impact: We examined unstudied associations between subclinical anxiety disorder symptoms and status and potential mediating effects of social physique anxiety among 470 young adults (298 female). Symptoms and odds of Analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder […]
Publication: The effects of ecologically-valid resistance exercise training among young adults with analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A randomized controlled trial
Research Impact: We quantified the effects of eight weeks of WHO and ACSM guidelines-based resistance exercise training (RET), compared to a wait-list control, among 44 young adults with subclinical, or analogue GAD AGAD). Participants significantly […]
MSc Sports Performance at UL – Bridging the gap between research and practice: Dr. Mark Lyons
On 28th May (15.00pm) as part of the University of Limerick’s virtual open day, Dr Mark Lyons will give a presentation titled ‘MSc Sports Performance – bridging the gap between research and practice’. The presentation […]
Publication: Effects of resistance exercise training among young adults with & without analogue generalized anxiety disorder: a protocol for pilot RCTs
Research Impact: Recent meta-analyses support the chronic anxiolytic effects of resistance exercise training (RET) among women with diagnosed Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD); however, the effects of RET among those with subclinical, or analogue, GAD (AGAD) […]
MSc Sports Performance Wins GradIreland Higher Education Award 2020
The Annual Gradireland Higher Education Awards & Symposium took place on Friday 22 November 2019, in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin. These awards, now in their ninth year, are the blue riband event for […]
Publication: The Association Between the ACWR & Injury and its Application in Team Sports: A Systematic Review
Research Impact: There has been a recent increase in research examining training load as a method of mitigating injury risk due to its known detrimental effects on player welfare and team performance. The acute:chronic workload […]
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