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| P U SaundersSummaryAffiliation: Australian Institute of Sport Country: Australia Publications
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Short-term plyometric training improves running economy in highly trained middle and long distance runnersPhilo U Saunders
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, Australia
J Strength Cond Res 20:947-54. 2006..In a group of highly-trained distance runners, 9 weeks of PLY improved RE, with likely mechanisms residing in the muscle, or alternatively by improving running mechanics...- Factors affecting running economy in trained distance runnersPhilo U Saunders
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, ACT
Sports Med 34:465-85. 2004..The importance of RE to successful distance running is well established, and future research should focus on identifying methods to improve RE. Interventions that are easily incorporated into an athlete's training are desirable... - Reliability and variability of running economy in elite distance runnersPhilo U Saunders
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:1972-6. 2004..3 +/- 7.3 mL x min(-1) x kg(-1)), and measure the between-athlete variation of 70 highly trained runners (VO2max 69.7 +/- 6.0 mL x min(-1) x kg(-1)) to determine the magnitude of the smallest worthwhile change (SWC) required for RE... - Improved running economy and increased hemoglobin mass in elite runners after extended moderate altitude exposureP U Saunders
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
J Sci Med Sport 12:67-72. 2009..Although total O(2) carrying capacity was improved, the mechanism(s) to explain the lack of proportionate increase in V(O)(2max) were not identified... - Improved running economy in elite runners after 20 days of simulated moderate-altitude exposureP U Saunders
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
J Appl Physiol 96:931-7. 2004..We conclude that 20 days of LHTL at simulated altitude improved the RE of elite distance runners... 
Endurance training at altitudePhilo U Saunders
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
High Alt Med Biol 10:135-48. 2009....- Effectiveness of intermittent training in hypoxia combined with live high/train lowEileen Y Robertson
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
Eur J Appl Physiol 110:379-87. 2010..9%; +/-1.4%) immediately post-altitude. LH/TL+TH elicited greater enhancements in physiological capacities compared with TH, however, the transfer of benefits to time-trial performance was more variable... - Time course of haemoglobin mass during 21 days live high:train low simulated altitudeSally A Clark
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, PO Box 176, Belconnen, ACT, 2616, Australia
Eur J Appl Physiol 106:399-406. 2009..04, P = 0.89) between the increase in sEPO and the increase in Hb(mass). Athletes seeking to gain erythropoietic benefits from moderate altitude need to spend >12 h/day in hypoxia... - Preparation for football competition at moderate to high altitudeC J Gore
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
Scand J Med Sci Sports 18:85-95. 2008..Preparing for 1-2 weeks at moderate/high altitude is a reasonable compromise between the benefits associated with overcoming AMS and partial restoration of VO2max vs the likelihood of detraining... - Oral administration of the probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum VRI-003 and mucosal immunity in endurance athletesA J Cox
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, PO Box 176, Belconnen, ACT, 2616, Australia
Br J Sports Med 44:222-6. 2010..To evaluate the ability of a probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum VRI-003 (PCC) to enhance the mucosal immune system of elite athletes... - Nonhematological mechanisms of improved sea-level performance after hypoxic exposureChristopher John Gore
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:1600-9. 2007..Future research should examine both hematological and nonhematological mechanisms of adaptation to hypoxia that might enhance the performance of elite athletes at sea level... - Reproducibility of performance changes to simulated live high/train low altitudeEileen Y Robertson
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:394-401. 2010..Elite athletes often undertake multiple altitude exposures within and between training years in an attempt to improve sea level performance... - Influence of training loads on patterns of illness in elite distance runnersPeter A Fricker
Technical Direction, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
Clin J Sport Med 15:246-52. 2005..To investigate relationships between training mileage and intensity, and the type, incidence, severity, and duration of respiratory illness in distance runners, and the impact of illness on submaximal and maximal running performance... - Improved race performance in elite middle-distance runners after cumulative altitude exposurePhilo U Saunders
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, ACT, Australia
Int J Sports Physiol Perform 4:134-8. 2009..9% (90% confidence limits, 1.3-2.5%). Middle-distance runners can confidently use a combination of simulated and natural altitude to stimulate adaptations responsible for improving performance... - Physiological measures tracking seasonal changes in peak running speedPhilo U Saunders
Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
Int J Sports Physiol Perform 5:230-8. 2010..It is unclear whether physiological measures monitored in an incremental treadmill test during a training season provide useful diagnostic information about changes in distance running performance... - Relationships between repeated sprint testing, speed, and enduranceDavid B Pyne
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
J Strength Cond Res 22:1633-7. 2008..The total sprint time and indices of the relative decrement in performance are not directly interchangeable. Repeated sprint ability seems more related to short sprint qualities than endurance fitness... - Anthropometric and strength correlates of fast bowling speed in junior and senior cricketersDavid B Pyne
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, Australia
J Strength Cond Res 20:620-6. 2006..We conclude that differences in Vpeak between junior and senior bowlers relate primarily to body mass and upper-body strength. However, lower body strength is a more important contributor to Vpeak in senior bowlers... - Spurious Hb mass increases following exerciseC E Gough
Australian Institute of Sport, Physiology, Canberra, Australia
Int J Sports Med 33:691-5. 2012..Ultra-endurance triathlon racing may confound the accuracy of post-exercise Hb(mass) measures, possibly due to splenic contraction or an increased rate of CO diffusion to intramuscular myoglobin... - Validation of heart rate monitor-based predictions of oxygen uptake and energy expenditurePaul G Montgomery
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
J Strength Cond Res 23:1489-95. 2009..However, estimation can be improved when maximal HR and VO2 values are added to the software analysis... - Quality control technique to reduce the variability of longitudinal measurement of hemoglobin massC E Gough
Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Scand J Med Sci Sports 21:e365-71. 2011..7%. The majority of between-laboratory variation in Hb(mass) originated from the difference between hemoximeters, which could be eliminated using appropriate quality controls... - Respiratory symptoms and inflammatory responses to Difflam throat-spray intervention in half-marathon runners: a randomised controlled trialA J Cox
Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Br J Sports Med 44:127-33. 2010..In this study, the effects of Difflam Forte Anti-inflammatory Throat Spray on the incidence of upper respiratory symptoms (URS) and inflammatory responses after a half-marathon race were investigated... - No effect of mild heat stress on the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism at the onset of exerciseP U Saunders
Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
J Appl Physiol 91:2282-8. 2001.... - Effect of carbohydrate intake on half-marathon performance of well-trained runnersLouise M Burke
Dept of Sports Nutrition, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, ACT, Australia
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 15:573-89. 2005..Although benefits to half marathon performance were not detected, the theoretical improvement during 1-h exercise with CHO intake merits further investigation... - Comments on Point:Counterpoint "Positive effects of intermittent hypoxia (live high:train low) on exercise performance are/are not mediated primarily by augmented red cell volume"Philo U Saunders
J Appl Physiol 99:2461. 2005 - Valtrex therapy for Epstein-Barr virus reactivation and upper respiratory symptoms in elite runnersAmanda J Cox
School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:1104-10. 2004..The upper respiratory symptoms in the distance runners could not be directly attributed to infection and may be of a noninfectious inflammatory nature...