The Impact of Sprint Interval Training Frequency on Blood Glucose Control and Physical Function of Older Adults
Journal Article
Adamson, S., Kavaliauskas, M., Lorimer, R., & Babraj, J. (2020)
The Impact of Sprint Interval Training Frequency on Blood Glucose Control and Physical Function of Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(2), 454. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020454
Exercise is a powerful tool for improving health in older adults, but the minimum frequency required is not known. This study sought to determine the effect of training freque...
Changes in lactate kinetics underpin soccer performance adaptations to cycling-based sprint interval training
Journal Article
Thom, G., Kavaliauskas, M., & Babraj, J. (2019)
Changes in lactate kinetics underpin soccer performance adaptations to cycling-based sprint interval training. European Journal of Sport Science, 20(4), 486-494. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2019.1635650
In adolescent soccer, 23% of the distance covers happens at speeds above onset of blood lactate accumulation which suggests that lactate kinetics may be important for soccer p...
Extremely short duration sprint interval training improves vascular health in older adults
Journal Article
Adamson, S., Kavaliauskas, M., Yamagishi, T., Phillips, S., Lorimer, R., & Babraj, J. (2019)
Extremely short duration sprint interval training improves vascular health in older adults. Sport Sciences for Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-018-0498-2
Exercise improves health and physical function in older people, but very few older people participate although the trend is for increasing participation. This study sought to ...
Early Adaptations to a Two-Week Uphill Run Sprint Interval Training and Cycle Sprint Interval Training
Journal Article
Kavaliauskas, M., Jakeman, J., & Babraj, J. (2018)
Early Adaptations to a Two-Week Uphill Run Sprint Interval Training and Cycle Sprint Interval Training. Sports, 6(3), 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6030072
This study sought to compare early physiological and performance adaptations between a two-week cycle sprint interval training (SIT) and uphill run sprint training (UST) progr...
Accuracy and precision of wearable inertia sensor during a free-weight back squat.
Presentation / Conference
Kavaliauskas, M., Morrison, A., & Potts, N. (2018, July)
Accuracy and precision of wearable inertia sensor during a free-weight back squat. Poster presented at 23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
INTRODUCTION:
Previous research investigating the validity and reliability of the PUSH™ (PUSH Inc., Toronto, Canada) wearable inertia sensor during a back squat exercise has p...
Land Based Resistance Training and Youth Swimming Performance
Journal Article
Grant, M. C., & Kavaliauskas, M. (2017)
Land Based Resistance Training and Youth Swimming Performance. International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 3(4), https://doi.org/10.23937/2469-5718/1510064
Resistance training has been shown to have both performance-enhancing and injury-reducing benefits in youth athletes. The benefits are somewhat overlooked by many swimming coa...
Reliability and sensitivity of the 6 and 30 second Wingate tests in physically active males and females
Journal Article
Kavaliauskas, M., & Phillips, S. M. (2016)
Reliability and sensitivity of the 6 and 30 second Wingate tests in physically active males and females. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 24(3), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.3233/ies-160632
BACKGROUND: Despite widespread use of 6 and 30 second Wingate anaerobic tests (WAnT), performance reliability of these protocols over repeated trials in active males and femal...
Effects of in-season uphill sprinting on physical characteristics in semi-professional soccer players
Journal Article
Kavaliauskas, M., Kilvington, R., & Babraj, J. (2017)
Effects of in-season uphill sprinting on physical characteristics in semi-professional soccer players. Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 57(3), 165-170. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06066-7
AIM: Soccer performance is determined by a number of physiological adaptations that can be altered by high intensity training. However, the effectiveness of using an uphill sp...
The Influence of Serial Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing on Power Output during a Cycle Sprint
Journal Article
Phillips, S. M., Findlay, S., Kavaliauskas, M., & Grant, M. C. (2014)
The Influence of Serial Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing on Power Output during a Cycle Sprint. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 13, 252-258
The objective of the study was to investigate the influence of serial administration of a carbohydrate (CHO) mouth rinse on performance, metabolic and perceptual responses dur...
Relationships between Muscular Performance and Markers of Well-Being in Elite Rugby Union Players
Journal Article
Kavaliauskas, M. (2010)
Relationships between Muscular Performance and Markers of Well-Being in Elite Rugby Union Players. Sport Science Review, XIX(3-4), https://doi.org/10.2478/v10237-011-0016-9
Regular testing can be used to track athletes' changes in performance over time. However, testing should not be limited to physiological characteristics alone, but also encomp...