Ergogenic Aids and Exercise
Aim
The Ergogenic Aids and Exercise theme has three core research strands (1) nutrition (2)
psychological skills training and (3) perceptual training. The primary aim is to investigate the
effects of these strands on physical and cognitive performance during exercise and the
resultant impact on sports and occupational performance, physical activity and health.
Members
Dr. Sam Blacker - Senior Lecturer (theme leader, [email protected])
Matthew Cook – MPhil/PhD Student
Dr Henriette Hogh - Senior Lecturer
Dr Mandy Gault – Senior Lecturer
Dr Iain Greenlees – Reader
Dr Phil Kearney - Senior Lecturer
John Kelly – Senior Lecturer
Dr Stephen Myers – Reader
Dr Jenny Page – Senior Lecturer
Ian Perkins – Senior Lecturer
Tilly Spurr - MPhil/PhD Student
Becky Warke - Senior Lecturer
Prof Mark Willems - Professor
Publications (since 2010)
1. Willems MET, Cooke M, Blacker S, Myers S, Beneficial physiological effects with
blackcurrant intake in endurance athletes. International Journal of Sports Nutrition &
Exercise Metabolism (in press).
2. Perkins I, Vine S, Blacker S, Willems MET, New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract
Improves High-intensity Intermittent Running (in press).
3. Davies J, Boxall S, Szekeres Z, Greenlees, I. (2014). Developing equestrian training
quality and self-efficacy using cognitive-specific imagery. Sport and Exercise
Psychology Review, 10, 25-40.
4. Barker JB, Jones MV, Greenlees, I. (2013). Using hypnosis to enhance self-efficacy in
sport performers: Theory, research, and future Directions. Journal of Clinical Sport
Psychology, 7 (3), 228-247.
5. Weston, N.V., Greenlees, I.A., & Thelwell, R.C. (2013). A review of Butler and
Hardy's (1992) performance profiling procedure within sport. International Review
of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6, 1-21.
6. Willems MET, Sallis CW & Haskell JA. Multi-ingredient supplementation enhances
adaptations of resistance training-specific tasks in young males. Journal of Human
Kinetics 33, 91-103, 2012.
7. Carter J.M., Loney T., Blacker S.D., Nicholson G.F. and Wilkinson D.M. (2012)
Hydration status of Arabic adolescents and young men: measurement, evaluation,
and a school-based initiative to improve drinking behaviour. International Journal of
Sports Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism. 22(4): 257-66.
8. Sale C, Hill CA, Ponte J, Harris RC. β-alanine supplementation improves isometric
endurance of the knee extensor muscles. Journal of the International Society of
Sports Nutrition. 2012, 9(1):26.
9. Madigan DJ & Willems MET. Effect of caffeine on fatigue during submaximal isometric
contractions at different knee angles. Medicina Sportiva 15(4), 194-200, 2011.
10. Kempton MJ, Ettinger U, Foster R, Williams SCR, Calvert GA, Hampshire A, Zelaya
FO, O’Gorman RL, McMorris T, Owen MA & Smith MS (2011). Dehydration affects
brain structure and function in healthy adolescents’. Human Brain Mapping, Volume
32, 71-79.
11. Weston NJV, Greenlees IA, Thelwell, R.C. (2011). Athlete perceptions of the impact
of performance profiling. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 9,
173-188.
12. Weston NJV, Greenlees IA, Thelwell RC. (2011). The impact of a performance
profiling intervention on athlete intrinsic motivation. Research Quarterly for
Exercise and Sport, 82, 151-155.
13. Blacker SD, Williams NC, Fallowfield JL & Willems MET. The effect of a
carbohydrate beverage on the physiological responses during prolonged load
carriage. European Journal of Applied Physiology 111(8): 1901-1908, 2011.
14. Blacker SD, Williams NC, Fallowfield JL, Bilzon JLJ & Willems MET. Carbohydrate vs
protein supplementation for recovery of neuromuscular function following
prolonged load carriage. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
2010, 7:2.
15. Brown PI, McLellan TM, Linnane DM, Wilkinson DM, Richmond VL, Horner FE,
Blacker SD, Rayson MP (2010). Influence of hydration volume and ambient
temperature on physiological responses while wearing CBRN protective clothing.
Ergonomics. 53(12): 1484-1499.
16. Barker, J.B., Jones, M.V., & Greenlees, I.A. (2010). Assessing the immediate and
maintained effects of hypnosis on self-efficacy and soccer wall-volley performance.
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 32, 243-252.
17. Thelwell, R.C., Weston, N.J.V., & Greenlees, I.A. (2010). Examining the use of
psychological skills throughout soccer performance. Journal of Sport Behavior, 33,
109-127.