Jonathan Robinson

I am an applied exercise physiologist within TEAMBATH in the Department of Sports Development and Recreation at the University of Bath. I have been based at the University for over 11 years in a number of roles associated with the delivery of applied sport and exercise science. My current role focuses around the provision of sport science support services, and laboratories, (primarily applied physiology) to a wide range of athletes, coaches, students of many types, schoolchildren, and also it's a little known fact that we provide world class services to members of the public as well. This support can be provided through the provision of physiological testing and monitoring, education and research.

Physiological Testing can take many forms dependant upon the sport, the athlete, and the stage of the season. However the following examples of testing procedures are the most commonly used.

Assessment of maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 Max).
Assessment of an athletes lactate profile.
Anaerobic power and capacity tests.
Sport specific speed, strength and power testing.
Isokinetic assessment of muscular status.
Body composition (percentage body fat) and anthropometric measurements.
Lung Function.

All testing is designed to be specific to the demands of the sport and ultimately aims to help the athlete improved their performance.

During my time at the University of Bath, I have worked across a wide variety of performance levels from grass roots to Olympic champions and professional sportsmen and women. I have also delivered across the whole spectrum of sports catered for at the University, however my main focuses are in the areas of skeleton-bobsleigh, athletics, swimming, football, motor racing and more recently judo.

Although research is not the main remit of my role, I have conducted numerous case studies into individual athlete responses to certain performance related interventions such as sports drinks and hypoxic training. The findings of many of these studies have been successfully incorporated into athletes training programs, either on a full time basis or prior to specific competitions.

To contact me with any questions or commnets about applied sport science please call 01225 385161 or e mail me on adsjbr@bath.ac.uk