Sports Courses
Seminar 3: Athlete Recovery & Fatigue Mechanisms
Overcoming Fatigue: Science vs. Superstition
Dr. Shona Halson is a Senior Physiologist specialising in Fatigue and Recovery at the Australian Institute of Sport, where her role is both as a research scientist and a service provider to elite athletes. Shona completed her PhD through Queensland University of Technology and The University of Birmingham in the UK. The focus of her previous research has been examining the mechanisms of overtraining from a variety of sources including; hormonal and neural alterations, glycogen depletion, mood disturbance and performance. Her current research focuses on examining various strategies to enhance recovery, manage fatigue and increase performance in elite athletes. She has been awarded both the American College of Sports Medicine and European Journal of Sport Science Young Investigator Awards.
In the last few years Shona has been focused on designing and managing the AIS Recovery Centre in Canberra. Shona was also the coordinator of the Australian Olympic Committee Recovery Centre for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Shona will present an overview of the latest recovery techniques employed by elite athletes: from compression garments and contrast therapy to ice baths and cold water immersion used to manage fatigue and optimise performance. Shona will also provide an insight into the research supporting the use of a number of these techniques.
Central or Peripheral: Sport Specific Mechanisms of Fatigue
Dr. Melissa Arkinstall is a sports scientist and the Director of Exercise Research Australia (ERA). Melissa leads the ERA sports science team to deliver education, fitness testing and training services to a wide range of sports including: Victorian and Australian Cricket, Carlton FC, Essendon FC, Richmond FC, V8 Supercars, Badminton Australia, Football Federation Victoria, Rowing Australia and Racing Victoria Ltd. ERA has also been the preferred service provider of physiology testing to the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) since being formed in 2004.
Melissa’s research has been presented at both a national and international level with numerous papers published in international journals of high regard. Melissa is also a member of the RMIT Human Movement Course Advisory Board.
Melissa will discuss the various central and peripheral mechanisms of fatigue and how they relate to different sporting events. Melissa will also provide an insight on the markers of performance used by sports scientists from testing results to determine fatigue resistance in elite level athletes.
Nutritional Strategies: Improving Performance & Recovery Presented by: Prof. John Hawley (RMIT University)
Professor John Hawley is currently Head of the Exercise Metabolism Research Group and Professor of Exercise Metabolism in the School of Medical Sciences at RMIT Life Sciences. Professor Hawley has published over 140 peer-reviewed scientific papers, written over eighty articles for technical journals, written and edited three textbooks on Exercise Physiology, and has authored numerous book chapters for sports medicine/exercise biochemistry texts. Professor Hawley completed his doctoral work in the area of fuel metabolism during exercise, with particular emphasis on the role of carbohydrate ingestion during prolonged exercise.
Professor Hawley has extensive experience in elite sport as both a competitive athlete and physiologist, having held the position of Scientific Director of the High Performance Laboratory at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. Professor Hawley will present and discuss the latest research findings in relation to nutritional strategies that can be used by athletes to enhance recovery and sports performance. It is an opportunity to learn how modern science evaluates current athletic practices in this growing area of research from a leading international expert.
Back to main page for Sport Science Seminar Series
|
|
