Sports Testing project at Nottm Trent Uni

[Eros Polly]

I have had a request from Pete Brown for assistance in his PhD at Nottm Trent University. Any questions direct to Pete please.

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MALES AND FEMALES REQUIRED FOR CYCLING RESEARCH.

I requre around 10 to 12 cyclists for the final study of my PhD. It involves inspiratory muscle training so each cyclist would have 6 wks free use of the powerbreathe. Below are the details,

We are investigating whether inspiratory muscle training (IMT) can improve your recovery after exercise (part one) and also reduce the fatigue in your legs after exercise (part two).

Part one: this involves hard cycling for 10 min then i) we will take a little bit of your blood every 2 mins for 20 mins

ii) same as i) but you breath against a resistance for the 20 mins

Part two: This involves hard cycling for ~10 min. Before and after exercise we measure the amount of fatigue in your legs!

IMT: 6 wks of free inspiratory muscle training which is known to improve Time trial performance

Repeat the trials.

The study will involve a total of 5 trials to start with, then the 6 wks of training, then 4 trials after IMT.

For more information and a visit to the lab call Peter Brown 07976 822248, peter.brown@ntu.ac.uk