Current Research                                        

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Current Research Projectsin the Applied Exercise Lab and the Huffines Institute for Sport Medicine

Date of Posting 5/08

bullet The perception of coronary artery disease risk in college students vs. cardiac patients and its relationship to actual coronary disease risk markers.    1st pilot phase completed, 2nd pilot phase beginning Spring 2005, final phase Began Spring 2006 - ongoing                                                                                      

           Journal of American College Health.  2003  51(5): 207-211.           Canadian Journal of Kinesiology.  2007  1(2): 14-17.

bulletThe Influence of in-patient cardiac rehab on brain natriuretic peptide (Einfluss der stationaren kardiovasdularen rehabilitation auf das N-terminal pro natriuretische peptid B (NT-proBNP) und die leistungsfahigkeit bei 193 kardialen patienten).  The inpatient cardiac rehab research is ongoing               

          Journal fur Sportmedizin  2007  37(2/3), 63-72.
bullet The effects of estrogen replacement on abdominal visceral fat in postmenopausal women - The Heritage Family Study (PowerPoint presentation file)  Completed 

        Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental.  2004  53 (9):1192-1196.
bullet The effect of resistance, endurance, and combination exercise on acute and chronic changes in lipid metabolism, particle size, and performance variables in previously untrained males.  In the process of manuscript preparation.
bullet Comparison of VO2peak using two different treadmill protocols in trained men and women.  Completed   In Press - Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research
bullet Morphological profiles for first year NCAA division I football players Completed   In Press - Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research
bullet The effects of the NRG InterX 5000 on delayed onset muscle soreness:  comparison with traditional treatment modalities. 
bullet Gatorade Study:  The effects of 3 different liquid nutritional supplements on power output across time in college football players.  In the manuscript preparation phase.
bullet The effect of resistance, endurance, and combination exercise on acute and chronic changes in lipid metabolism, particle size, and performance variables in previously untrained males.  In the process of manuscript preparation.
bullet The effects of creatine supplementation on sustained power output in untrained men and women.  In the process of manuscript preparation.
bullet The effects of dietary oleic acid and endurance exercise on metabolic syndrome in men.  In the process of data analysis.
bullet The use of an underwater treadmill in both sports and clinical rehabilitation settings.  In the process of data collection.