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...
Sociological Tools for Improving Women's Representation and Experiences in Strength and Conditioning Coaching
Journal Article
Lord, R., & Kavaliauskas, M. (2022)
Sociological Tools for Improving Women's Representation and Experiences in Strength and Conditioning Coaching. Strength and Conditioning Journal, https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000726
Women are underrepresented in strength and conditioning (S&C) coaching, arguably more so than women in sport coaching. They account for approximately 6-16% of strength and con...
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...
Relationship Between Internal and External Training Load in Field Hockey
Journal Article
Tuft, K., & Kavaliauskas, M. (2021)
Relationship Between Internal and External Training Load in Field Hockey. International Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.47206/ijsc.v1i1.24
Training load monitoring in team sports is important in order to plan and evaluate training strategies and ensure optimal performance. Integration of internal and external tra...
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...
Preliminary Analysis of Pacing Strategies in Professional Basketball
Presentation / Conference
Kavaliauskas, M. (2012, July)
Preliminary Analysis of Pacing Strategies in Professional Basketball. Poster presented at 17th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
Introduction:
Pacing is the distribution of muscular work rate during exercise (Foster et al., 2004). Although pacing has been studied extensively in individual endurance spor...
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...
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...
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...