Outputs (21)

The effects of sprint vs. resisted sled-based training; an 8-week in-season randomized control intervention in elite rugby league players (2021)
Journal Article
Sinclair, J., Edmundson, C., Metcalfe, J., Bottoms, L., Atkins, S., & Bentley, I. (2021). The effects of sprint vs. resisted sled-based training; an 8-week in-season randomized control intervention in elite rugby league players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), e9241. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179241

The aim of the current study was to examine the efficacy of resisted sled-based training compared to traditional unresisted sprint training in terms of mediating improvements in speed, agility, and power during an eight-week period of in-season train... Read More about The effects of sprint vs. resisted sled-based training; an 8-week in-season randomized control intervention in elite rugby league players.

The pacing of mixed martial arts sparring bouts : a secondary investigation with new analyses of previous data to support accelerometry as a potential method of monitoring pacing (2020)
Journal Article
Kirk, C., Atkins, S., & Hurst, H. (2020). The pacing of mixed martial arts sparring bouts : a secondary investigation with new analyses of previous data to support accelerometry as a potential method of monitoring pacing. Human Movement, 21(4), https://doi.org/10.5114/hm.2020.94194

Purpose. Body-worn accelerometry has been shown to be reliable and used to measure the external load of mixed martial arts (MMA) via the Playerload metric. These measurements were only reported on a round-by-round basis, offering little indication... Read More about The pacing of mixed martial arts sparring bouts : a secondary investigation with new analyses of previous data to support accelerometry as a potential method of monitoring pacing.

Reliability and validity of a method for the assessment of sport rock climbers' isometric finger strength (2020)
Journal Article
Torr, O., Randall, T., Knowles, R., Giles, D., & Atkins, S. (2020). Reliability and validity of a method for the assessment of sport rock climbers' isometric finger strength. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003548

Isometric strength of the finger flexors is considered to be one of the main physical determinants of sport rock climbing performance. We set out to determine the test-retest reliability and criterion validity of a low resource maximal isometric fing... Read More about Reliability and validity of a method for the assessment of sport rock climbers' isometric finger strength.

Knowledge of and attitudes towards concussion in cycling : a preliminary study (2019)
Journal Article
Hurst, H., Novak, A., Chueng, S., & Atkins, S. (2019). Knowledge of and attitudes towards concussion in cycling : a preliminary study. Journal of science and cycling, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.28985/1906.jsc.03

The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge of and attitudes towards concussion in cycling. An abbreviated Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and attitudes Survey (RoCKAS) was distributed online via social media and completed by 1990 responden... Read More about Knowledge of and attitudes towards concussion in cycling : a preliminary study.

Effect of Velocity-Based Loading on Acceleration Kinetics and Kinematics During Sled Towing (2018)
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Bentley, I., Sinclair, J. K., Atkins, S. J., Metcalfe, J., & Edmundson, C. J. (2021). Effect of Velocity-Based Loading on Acceleration Kinetics and Kinematics During Sled Towing. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(4), 1030-1038. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000002850

Sled towing (ST) provides an external load in the form of a sled towed using a shoulder or waist harness and cord behind the athlete. Loading strategies have varied greatly between studies, and despite many investigations, there is little agreeme... Read More about Effect of Velocity-Based Loading on Acceleration Kinetics and Kinematics During Sled Towing.

The magnitude of translational and rotational head accelerations experienced by riders during downhill mountain biking (2018)
Journal Article
Hurst, H., Atkins, S., & Dickinson, B. (2018). The magnitude of translational and rotational head accelerations experienced by riders during downhill mountain biking. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(12), 1256-1261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.03.007

Objectives To determine the magnitude of translational and rotational head accelerations during downhill mountain biking. Design Observational study. Methods Sixteen male downhill cyclists (age 26.4 ± 8.4 years; stature 179.4 ± 7.2 cm; mas... Read More about The magnitude of translational and rotational head accelerations experienced by riders during downhill mountain biking.

The effects of ankle protectors on lower limb kinematics in male football players : a comparison to braced and unbraced ankles (2017)
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Graydon, R., Fewtrell, D., Atkins, S., & Sinclair, J. (2017). The effects of ankle protectors on lower limb kinematics in male football players : a comparison to braced and unbraced ankles. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 13(4), 251-258. https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP160031

Football (Soccer) players have a high risk of injuring the lower extremities. To reduce the risk of ankle inversion injuries ankle braces can be worn. To reduce the risk of ankle contusion injuries ankle protectors can be utilized. However, athletes... Read More about The effects of ankle protectors on lower limb kinematics in male football players : a comparison to braced and unbraced ankles.

A comparison of GPS workload demands in match play and small-sided games by the positional role in youth soccer (2017)
Journal Article
Beenham, M., Barron, D., Fry, J., Hurst, H., Figueiredo, A., & Atkins, S. (2017). A comparison of GPS workload demands in match play and small-sided games by the positional role in youth soccer. Journal of Human Kinetics, 57(1), 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1515/hukin-2017-0054

The external demands of small-sided games (SSG’s) according to positional role are currently unknown. Using Catapult Minimax X3 5Hz GPS, with a 100 Hz tri-axial accelerometer, we compared accumulated tri-axial player load per min (PLacc.min-1) during... Read More about A comparison of GPS workload demands in match play and small-sided games by the positional role in youth soccer.

Profiling of translational and rotational head accelerations in youth BMX with and without neck brace (2017)
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accelerations in youth BMX with and without neck brace. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(3), 263-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.05.018

Objectives: To investigate the influence of BMX helmets and neck braces on translational and rotational accelerations in youth riders. Design: Mixed model, repeated measure and correlation. Methods: Twenty three competitive youth BMX riders cl... Read More about Profiling of translational and rotational head accelerations in youth BMX with and without neck brace.

Influence of wheel size on muscle activity and tri-axial accelerations during cross-country mountain biking (2016)
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Hurst, H., Atkins, S., Metcalfe, J., Rylands, L., & Sinclair, J. (2016). Influence of wheel size on muscle activity and tri-axial accelerations during cross-country mountain biking. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(14), 1342-1348. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1215497

This study aimed to investigate the influence of different mountain bike wheel diameters on muscle activity and whether larger diameter wheels attenuate muscle vibrations during cross-country riding. Nine male competitive mountain bikers (age 34.7 ±... Read More about Influence of wheel size on muscle activity and tri-axial accelerations during cross-country mountain biking.