Andy Roberts PhD
@andyroberts1234
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Army head of research into health and performance @ ARITC PhD: Exertional leg pain MSc Sport Injury BSc Biology, https://t.co/OIHtqMsqCy…
Hampshire , UK
Joined February 2009
With the Optimising Human Performance event happening for the @field_army today, I'm really excited that I will soon be leading the research team @ARITC_ExPhys to help understand how to improve health and performance in our trainees. Taking over from the great @Rachelmon78
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🚀 Exciting Funding Opportunity Alert! Calling all research teams interested in musculoskeletal injury prevention and training outcomes! Expressions of interest now open. #Research #InjuryPrevention #ArmyHealth 🏋️♂️💪
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New Research: Pre-sleep protein supplementation does not improve recovery from load carriage in British Army recruits (part 2): British Army basic training (BT) is physically demanding with new recruits completing multiple bouts of physical… https://t.co/Gr0B4ecLIT
#Nutrition
frontiersin.org
British Army basic training (BT) is physically demanding with new recruits completing multiple bouts of physical activity each day with limited recovery. Loa...
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Good to see the first of our two new papers online @FrontNutrition. This one showing pre-sleep protein supplementation does not improve performance, body composition, and recovery in British Army recruits (part 1)
frontiersin.org
Dietary protein is crucial for optimising physical training adaptations such as muscular strength and mass, which are key aims for athletic populations, incl...
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Is anyone aware of any other reviews like this that look at the impact of training on (running) time trial performance? This one is good but specific to hiit and sprint interval training. https://t.co/2NiEOdTWaH
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This is the clearest explanation of principal component analysis (#PCA) I have ever read. Kudos to the OP! https://t.co/uMTvhYp4F3
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#Military recruit training injury incidence with data pooled by country. New systematic review with meta- analysis in @BioMedCentral Sport Science by the @MHS_ECU team. Caveat: Certainty of the evidence was LOW and there was very little injury reporting consistency!
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A new statistical approach to training load and injury risk: separating the acute from the chronic load Some details and findings below: 8 seasons 1465 athletes 1977 injuries >1mil observations (1/4)
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The Defence Committee is calling for written evidence on Women in the Armed Forces, ahead of their session on 14 November. Is this the opportunity for you to have your say⁉️ @Army_ASN @BritishArmy 🇬🇧 @navy_women @RAFGender Please see link below 👇 https://t.co/h76ae2Kn2J
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This inquiry was originally conducted during the 2019 Parliament and was interrupted by the 2024 general election. In November 2024 the re-established committee agreed to complete the inquiry. In...
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[#Congress] 📊 Dr. Pierre-Emmanuel Tardo-Dino is presenting great results about the "negative effect of sleep deprivation on heat tolerance to even mild hyperthermia induced by passive heat exposure" 💤🥵 At @ICSPP2023 in London 🇬🇧 #ICSPP2023
@UnivEvry @UnivParisSaclay @UMR_LBEPS
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A great opportunity to present our programme of breast health research with @BritishArmy female recruits at @ICSPP2023 today with @DrGemmaMilligan @Emily_Paines @UOP_RGBH @UoPSportScience with @ARITC_Hlt_Perf #womeninthemilitary #brascience
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Title: 2 x ARMY - Scientific Officer (Recruit Health and Performance Research) Place: @DefenceHQ 🏴 💰Salary: £27,080 📅Deadline: 2/7/23 ℹ For more details👇
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Come join our team 👇
*JOB OPPORTUNITY* ARMY - Scientific Officer (x2 posts) An exciting opportunity for two motivated scientific officers to develop and contribute to high-quality research on the health and performance of our future soldiers! More info 👇 https://t.co/4jSrpqWfUi
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📣 New paper alert!!! 🎉 Excited that our paper on heavy resistance training during pregnancy is now live!
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New paper from @KirstyAMcDonald J. Cusumano @ahierony & @JonasRubenson in Royal Soc Proc B: "Humans trade off whole-body energy cost to avoid overburdening muscles while walking" https://t.co/vKgaQeXFfz
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Chronic sleep disruption/reduced sleep and the interaction of psychosocial and physiological stress… https://t.co/qjaXK9o5zU
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⭐Researcher in virtual reality rehabilitation wanted. ⭐ Lead research and support clinical delivery of injured service personnel using our (£2m) Computer Assisted Rehabilitation ENvironment (CAREN). PLEASE SHARE 👍🏼 Link to advert👇🏼 https://t.co/EkX6inVt7J
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⭐Exciting PhD working with @DMS_DefRehab⭐ Academic Department of Military Rehab (ADMR) are teaming up with @_LukeHughes_ @nickcaplan23 & @NUSportEx to explore the therapeutic use of #bloodflowrestriction in the treatment of chronic/complex MSK pain.
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PhD Project - Optimising the therapeutic effects of blood flow restriction exercise within UK Defence Rehabilitation practice. Ref: RDFC22/HLS/SER/CAPLAN at Northumbria University, listed on FindAP...
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Come join our research team and help improve British Army recruit health, performance, and training outcomes. https://t.co/se0NssMzNW
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⭐ JOB OPPORTUNITY ⭐ An exciting FT research position with the Army Recruit Health and Performance Research team. @ARITC_Hlt_Perf Please share widely👇🏼 https://t.co/RXK6t48fZ5
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