An EconoTimes perspective

Dan Gordon

Principal Lecturer Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University

Principal Lecturer Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Dan is an exercise physiologist with a passion and interest in the factors which limit human athletic performance. Background Dan has experience of supporting athletes in a vast array of sports including track and field, cycling, football and rugby. He's represented Great Britain in three sports, is a Paralympian and a World Record holder. Dan has published numerous peer-reviewed research papers. Research interests The factors which limit maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) Menstrual function of cardio-respiratory responses Factors which limit the development of the finite anaerobic capacity Areas of research supervision: Research area: Limitations to maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) Research questions: Is the manifestation of a plateau at VO2max dependent on the protocol used? Are the secondary markers for identifying a maximal effort during an incremental test to exhaustion functions of ramp rate? Is the plateau at VO2max a trainable parameter? Is the manifestation of the plateau at VO2max associated with the circadian oscillator? Research area: The pacing paradigm and athletic performance Research questions: Association between pacing strategy and the curvature constant of the critical power cure (W’) Is pacing strategy affected by the time of day? The effects of sensory deprivation on the outcome of a time-trial Is pacing strategy in children a function of the anaerobic capacity rather than cognitive development? Research area: Energetics of horse-back riding Research questions: The effects of dietary interventions on physiological and metabolic responses to an endurance horse ride Effects of mid race recovery interventions on the outcome of an endurance horseback ride Effects of pre-race warm-up strategies on the outcome of an endurance horseback ride. Research area: Oxygen uptake kinetics Research questions: Effects of single and double legged cycling on the VO2-kinetic response and blood lactate clearance Effects of different cadences at the same absolute workload on the VO2-kientic response Effects of upper and lower body exercise on repeated VO2-kinetic responses PhD supervisions Effects of cycle frame geometry and rider position on 4,000-metre time-trial performance Distance-decision relationship in professional hockey: Umpire perspective Questioning the pacing-paradigm: flow and threat in rowing Teaching BSc (Hons) Sports Science, BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Physical Education, MSc Sport and Exercise Sciences Qualifications PhD, 'The oxygen uptake work-rate relationship: an exploration of the factors which limit VO2max and the implications for exercise stress testing and deriving energy expenditure responses in the field', Anglia Ruskin University, UK MSc Sports Science, University of Essex, UK Memberships, editorial boards Memberships Associate research project supervisor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Cambridge 2006–present Member, Senate, Anglia Ruskin University Member, Faculty Research and Ethics Panel, Anglia Ruskin University Member, Departmental Research and Ethics Panel, Anglia Ruskin University Human Tissue Act Co-ordinator: Sport and Exercise Sciences Editorial boards • Appointed editorial board member, Journal of Sport Sciences (online) • Reviewer, European Journal of Applied Physiology (impact factor 2.66) • Reviewer, International Journal of Sports Medicine (impact factor 2.77) • Reviewer, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (impact factor 1.81) • Reviewer, British Journal of Sports Medicine (impact factor 3.66) • Reviewer, European Journal of Sports Sciences (impact factor 1.15) • External examiner, University of Huddersfield (BSc Hons Exercise Science) Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange Consultancy Consultant physiologist, UK Athletics disABILITY Paralympic team, 2003–2008 Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge (Keltec challenger), January 2001–December 2001 Sports Science Support, Talented Athletes Sports Scholarship Scheme, 2005–present Consultant Sports Scientist, Gifted and Talented Programme, 2007–present Consultant Sports Scientist, Cambridge Regional Swimming Squad, 2007–present Consultant Sports Scientist, Channel swim (England to France), 2006 Consultant Sports Scientist, sports science support English Cricket Board Centre of Cricketing Excellence, 2000–present Badwater Ultra Marathon, Death Valley Nevada, working with elite US athletes collecting data throughout the race