From pillow to podium: a review on understanding sleep for elite athletes

S O'Donnell, CM Beaven, MW Driller - Nature and science of sleep, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Sleep is considered vital to human health and well-being, and is critical to physiological and
cognitive functioning. Elite athletes experience high training and competition demands, and …

Effectiveness of post-match recovery strategies in rugby players

ND Gill, CM Beaven, C Cook - British journal of sports medicine, 2006 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives: To examine the effectiveness of four interventions on the rate and magnitude of
muscle damage recovery, as measured by creatine kinase (CK). Methods: 23 elite male …

[HTML][HTML] Training during the COVID-19 lockdown: knowledge, beliefs, and practices of 12,526 athletes from 142 countries and six continents

JA Washif, A Farooq, I Krug, DB Pyne, E Verhagen… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Objective Our objective was to explore the training-related knowledge, beliefs, and practices
of athletes and the influence of lockdowns in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 …

Improving strength and power in trained athletes with 3 weeks of occlusion training

CJ Cook, LP Kilduff, CM Beaven - … journal of sports …, 2014 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To examine the effects of moderate-load exercise with and without blood-flow
restriction (BFR) on strength, power, and repeated-sprint ability, along with acute and …

Effects of caffeine and carbohydrate mouth rinses on repeated sprint performance

CM Beaven, P Maulder, A Pooley… - Applied Physiology …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Our purpose was to examine the effectiveness of carbohydrate and caffeine mouth rinses in
enhancing repeated sprint ability. Previously, studies have shown that a carbohydrate mouth …

Changes in strength, power, and steroid hormones during a professional rugby union competition

CK Argus, ND Gill, JWL Keogh… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Argus, CK, Gill, ND, Keogh, JWL, Hopkins, WG, and Beaven, CM. Changes in
strength, power, and steroid hormones during a professional rugby union competition. J …

Effects of a short-term pre-season training programme on the body composition and anaerobic performance of professional rugby union players

CK Argus, N Gill, J Keogh, WG Hopkins… - Journal of sports …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Pre-season rugby training develops the physical requisites for competition and consists of a
high volume of resistance training and anaerobic and aerobic conditioning. However, the …

Match demands, anthropometric characteristics, and physical qualities of female rugby sevens athletes: a systematic review

FS Sella, DT McMaster, CM Beaven… - The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Sella, FS, McMaster, DT, Beaven, CM, Gill, ND, and Hébert-Losier, K. Match
demands, anthropometric characteristics, and physical qualities of female rugby sevens …

The relationship between changes in interstitial creatine kinase and game-related impacts in rugby union

DJ Smart, ND Gill, CM Beaven, CJ Cook… - British journal of sports …, 2008 - bjsm.bmj.com
Aim: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the pre-
game to post-game changes in creatine kinase concentration (Δ [CK]) and impact-related …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic and performance responses of male runners wearing 3 types of footwear: Nike Vaporfly 4%, Saucony Endorphin racing flats, and their own shoes

K Hébert-Losier, SJ Finlayson, MW Driller… - Journal of Sport and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose We compared running economy (RE) and 3-km time-trial (TT) variables of runners
wearing Nike Vaporfly 4%(VP4), Saucony Endorphin lightweight racing flats (FLAT), and …