Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Hopkins, Will"
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Characteristics and development of strength and power in Rugby Union
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Rugby Union is a contact sport where successful performance relies on players possessing a combination of strength, power, speed, aerobic and anaerobic fitness, along with technical skills and tactical knowledge. Resistance ... -
Effect of caffeine on simulated intermittent high-intensity sport performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)Caffeine is now an unrestricted ergogenic aid for competitive athletes. Previous reviews of caffeine's effects on exercise performance have been limited to qualitative analysis. The purpose of this paper was therefore ... -
Effect of simulated altitude exposure on sea level performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)Exposure to natural altitude using the "live high-train low" method improves athletic endurance performance at sea level by 1-2%. This method can also be employed with hypoxic devices that simulate altitude, but there is ... -
Effects of altitude exposure combined with sea level training on sea level performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)Athletes commonly use various forms of real and simulated altitude exposure combined with sea level training to enhance sea-level performance. Altitude can be simulated through use of apartments, tents and masks that allow ... -
The FREED framework for community sports injury prevention implementation in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The primary objective of the research underpinning this thesis has been to develop a framework that supports the implementation of community sports injury prevention programmes. Despite the wide acceptance of van Mechelen’s ... -
Game analysis in Rugby Union
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Due to rugby's increasing level of professionalism, rugby union performance analysis is in a rapid state of evolution. Coaches, media, administrators and players are demanding greater access to more detailed analysis of ... -
Hormone-mediated strategies to enhance training and performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Rugby union is a highly competitive and physically demanding contact sport in which successful outcomes rely, inherently, on strength, power, speed, and endurance. Resistance training is a potent stimulus for skeletal ... -
Losing weight and keeping it off: workplace and dietitian clinic settings
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Losing weight is relatively simple; keeping it off long term is the challenge. The maintenance of lost weight has become one of the most arduous and enduring problems in the area of weight control, and is one with which ... -
Monitoring and enhancing the performance of competitve cyclists
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)Sport scientists and researchers often use laboratory-based tests to monitor competitive cyclists and to investigate training strategies and other interventions that might provide a worthwhile enhancement in performance. ... -
Monitoring and modelling swim performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)The capacity to objectively track, predict and evaluate changes in competitive performance is a critical component of an effective athlete development programme. This thesis focused on developing objective analytical tools ... -
Physical profiling of Rugby Union players: implications for talent development
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Rugby union is high-intensity contact based team sport that requires players to possess a diverse range of physical attributes. Numerous studies have highlighted differences in physical characteristics between playing ... -
Relationship between common measures of training stress and maximum mean power during road cycling races
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)In preparation for endurance cycle races, cyclists carry out a large volume of training to attain the necessary fitness to perform. These loads must be managed wisely to be optimally prepared for race day. In the early ... -
RugbySmart: the development, delivery and evaluation of a nationwide injury prevention programme
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This thesis represents my research work relating to rugby union from 2000 to 2007. During this time I was the Manager of Injury Prevention and Research for the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU). The main priorities of this ... -
Strategies to improve running economy in trained distance runners
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Running economy is considered an important physiological measure for endurance athletes, especially distance runners. Of the numerous metabolic, cardiopulmonary, biomechanical and neuromuscular characteristics contributing ... -
The acute effects of weight training on softball throwing velocity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)The short-term enhancement of physical performance known as post-activation potentiation could be exploited in the design of sport-specific training sessions. The purpose of this study was to compare the potentiation of ... -
The effect of high intensity resisted cycling with and without explosive resistance training on performance in competitive cyclists
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Training studies involving competitive runners and road cyclists have shown substantial gains in sprint and endurance performance when sessions of high-intensity interval training were added to their usual training in the ... -
The role of dietary antioxidants in exercise-induced oxidative stress and athletic performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Key Question Investigated While acknowledging the general concerns that many have about the antioxidant status of the general population, I have focused on the relevance of dietary antioxidants in athletes. The two broad ...