Research Impact: This study examines the relationship between TL and salivary biomarkers IgA, AA and cortisol during training and competition in Paralympic swimmers. Bi-weekly saliva measures were taken during three training phases – normal baseline training, […]
Research Impact: The merits of low-volume, high-intensity training (HIT) versus low-intensity, high-volume training (HVT) are a widely debated topic in competitive swimming. This study investigated the effects of a 7 week HIT intervention on physiological, biomechanical and swimming […]
Research Impact Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of increased training volume during a 10 day training camp on competitive performance and internal training load (ITL). In addition, coach and […]
Strength is the maximum force that a muscle can generate and is developed in the weights room by lifting a heavy weight for a low number of repetitions. Specifically you need to lift greater than […]
Research Impact: The drop jump (DJ) is a fast stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) exercise and is commonly used by strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches as a plyometric training modality and as a tool to assess an […]
Research Impact: Injury surveillance is routinely conducted in professional sports, however this is often more difficult to implement in amateur cohorts due to a lack of resources and medical staff availability. The Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and University of Limerick (UL) have released the first findings from the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) research project, which looks at injury incidence in both the men’s and […]
Research Impact: While the number of Rugby-related injuries is widely reported, the majority of successful injury monitoring systems are seen in the professional setting. In order to effectively monitor injuries in the amateur game, a comprehensive […]
Research Impact: Lower limb multi joint isometric testing has become increasingly popular in the past ten years. The isometric mid-thigh pull and isometric squat are two tests used in performance monitoring to test different strength qualities […]
The Faculty of Education and Health Sciences is sponsoring PhD research scholarships to be associated with the Health Research Institute (HRI) and the National Institute for Studies in Education (NISE). Six scholarships will be available for 2018/19 […]
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