Strength and Conditioning

Focus Statement:
The research within the strength and conditioning discipline is investigating general areas such as the adaptation to resistance training in athletic and special populations and skeletal muscle and endocrine adaptations to resistance exercise. The academic members that comprise this group are Prof Rob Newton, Prof John Cronin, Prof Ken Nosaka, Dr Mike McGuigan, Dr Mike Newton, Assoc. Prof Anthony Blazevich and their large group of postgraduate students.

Research is also investigating speed development through resisted and assisted speed development and improving functional and sporting performance through modalities such as the effect of vibration, instant transference, the role of warm-up and stretching, and others. A large component of the research output has involved elite athlete testing and training, in particular Australian Rules Football and Soccer.

Current Postgraduate Students working within the area and their projects:

Student	Degree enrolled	Thesis title
Warren Andrews	PhD	Injury risk and functional status of the hamstring muscles: Effects of fatigue under game conditions and evaluation of prophylactic conditioning programmes
Prue Cormie	PhD	The influence of strength level on the force-velocity relationship and the ability to adapt to power training
Keir Hansen	PhD	Maximising explosive force-time and power-time loading parameters
Kristie Lee-Taylor	PhD	Using critical flicker fusion and kinetic data to predict readiness for training
Nur Ikhwan Mohamad	PhD	A biomechanical and physiological comparison between high-load and high-velocity resistance loading schemes
Sophia Nimphius	PhD	Strength, power and muscle architecture – The effects of in-season resistance training and a cross-sectional comparison in female athletes
Melissa deKlerk	MS	The influence of hip abductor fatigue on the level of non-contact ACL injury risk in sub-elite and recreational Australian netball players
Richard Garrad	MS	Comparison between maximal eccentric and concentric contractions of the elbow flexors for cardio-respiratory, muscle temperature, and lactate responses
Ben Hinton	MS	Does whole-body vibration elicit the same ostentation response as a heavy strength set?
Karel Madou	MS	Effect of whole body vibration training on functional performance of multiple sclerosis sufferers
Wei Peng Teo	MS	The effects of circadian rhythmicity on force production, power output and salivary cortisol response
Matt Brughelli	PhD	Risk factors, assessment and prevention of muscle strain injuries
Jeremy Sheppard	PhD	The competitive, physiological and trainable aspects of vertical jump performance: A focus on volleyball athletes
Travis McMaster	MS	The effect of resistance mode on squat ad jump kinematics and kinetics
Cesar Meylan	MS	Kinematic and kinetic characteristics of unilateral jump assessments: reliability, asymmetry, and relationship to jump performance
Kenny Wee Peng Hong	MS	Physiological characteristics and time-motion analysis of young soccer players