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Ellis DG, Morton JP, Close GL, Donovan TF. 2024. Energy Expenditure of Elite Male and Female Professional Tennis Players During Habitual Training International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 34 :172-178 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Battey E, Levy Y, Pollock RD, Pugh JN, Close GL, Kalakoutis M, Lazarus NR, Harridge SDR, Ochala J, Stroud MJ. 2024. Muscle fibre size and myonuclear positioning in trained and aged humans Experimental Physiology, 109 :549-561 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Dixon AJ, Littlewood MA, Cronin CJ, Twist C, Close GL. 2024. Understanding elite rugby league players' experience of collision, effective contact coaching techniques, and player contact psychology: A focus group study Journal of Sports Sciences, :1-8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Carney DJ, Hannon MP, Murphy RC, Close GL, Morton JP. 2024. Perspectives on the role of nutrition in influencing academy soccer player development and performance: A qualitative case study of key stakeholders from an English category one soccer academy Journal of Sports Sciences, 42 :61-72 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Stables RG, Hannon MP, Jacob AD, Topping O, Costello NB, Boddy LM, Hambly C, Speakman JR, Sodhi JS, Close GL, Morton JP. 2023. Daily energy requirements of male academy soccer players are greater than age-matched non-academy soccer players: A doubly labelled water investigation. Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Halsey LG, Careau V, Ainslie PN, Alemán-Mateo H, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bandini L, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Brage S, Buchowski MS, Butte N, Camps SG, Casper R, Close GL, Colbert LH, Cooper JA, Cooper R, Dabare P, Das SK, Davies PSW, Deb S, Nyström CD, Dietz W, Dugas LR, Eaton S, Ekelund U, Hamdouchi AE, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Gillingham M, Goris AH, Gurven M, Haisma H, Hambly C, Hoffman D, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen A, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kraus WE, Kriengsinyos W, Kuriyan R, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Lanerolle P, Larsson CL, Lessan N, Löf M, Martin C, Matsiko E, Meijer GA, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Must A, Neuheuser M, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietilainen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich R, Racette SB, Raichen DA, Ravussin E, Redman L, Reilly JJ, Reynolds R, Roberts S, Rood JC, Samaranayake D, Sardinha LB, Scuitt AJ, Silva AM, Sinha S, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Stunkard A, Urlacher SS, Valencia ME, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Verbunt JA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood B, Yoshida T. 2023. Greater male variability in daily energy expenditure develops through puberty Biology Letters, 19 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Ellis DG, Speakman J, Hambly C, Morton JP, Close GL, Donovan TF. 2023. An Observational Case Series Measuring the Energy Expenditure of Elite Tennis Players During Competition and Training by Using Doubly Labeled Water International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 18 :547-552 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Ellis DG, Speakman J, Hambly C, Cockram A, Morton JP, Close GL, Donovan TF. 2023. Case-study: Energy expenditure of a world class male wheelchair tennis player during training, Grand Slam and British open tournaments measured by doubly labelled water International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilson G, Langan-Evans C, Martin D, Kasper AM, Morton JP, Close GL. 2023. Longitudinal Changes in Body Composition and Resting Metabolic Rate in Male Professional Flat Jockeys: Preliminary Outcomes and Implications for Future Research Directions. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 33 :161-168 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Battey E, Ross JA, Hoang A, Wilson DGS, Han Y, Levy Y, Pollock RD, Kalakoutis M, Pugh JN, Close GL, Ellison-Hughes GM, Lazarus NR, Iskratsch T, Harridge SDR, Ochala J, Stroud MJ. 2023. Myonuclear alterations associated with exercise are independent of age in humans Journal of Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Thomas C, Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Jones H, Whitworth-Turner C, Close GL, Louis J. 2023. Case Report: Effect of low energy availability and training load on sleep in a male combat sport athlete Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Grosicki GJ, Pugh J, Wosinska L, Quilter K, Mattimoe D, Allen J, Joyce SA, Sullivan O, Close GL. 2023. Ultra-Endurance triathlon competition shifts fecal metabolome independent of changes to microbiome composition Journal of Applied Physiology, 135 :549-558 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Yamada Y, Zhang X, Henderson MET, Sagayama H, Pontzer H, Watanabe D, Yoshida T, Kimura M, Ainslie PN, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SG, Close GL, Cooper JA, Cooper R, Das SK, Dugas LR, Eaton S, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Goris AH, Gurven M, Halsey LG, Hambly C, Hamdouchi AE, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen AM, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kraus WE, Kriengsinyos W, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Martin CK, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich RA, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Redman LM, Reilly JJ, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Schuit AJ, Sardinha LB, Silva AM, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood BM, Yanovski JA, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Luke AH, Rood J, Westerterp KR, Wong WW, Miyachi M, Schoeller DA, Speakman JR. 2022. Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors Science, 378 :909-915 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Stables RG, Hannon MP, Costello N, McHaffie SJ, Sodhi J, Close GL, Morton JP. 2022. Acute fuelling and recovery practices of academy soccer players: implications for growth, maturation, and physical performance. Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Halsey LG, Careau V, Pontzer H, Ainslie PN, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SGJA, Close GL, Cooper JA, Das SK, Cooper R, Dugas LR, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Goris AH, Gurven M, Hambly C, Hamdouchi AE, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen AM, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Martin CK, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich RA, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Schuit AJ, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wilson G, Wood BM, Yanovski J, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Luke AH, Rood J, Sagayama H, Schoeller DA, Westerterp KR, Wong WW, Yamada Y, Speakman JR. 2022. Variability in energy expenditure is much greater in males than females Journal of Human Evolution, 171 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Dunne DM, Lefevre-Lewis C, Cunniffe B, Impey SG, Tod D, Close GL, Morton JP, Murphy R. 2022. Athlete experiences of communication strategies in applied sports nutrition and future considerations for mobile app supportive solutions Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Zhang X, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Ainslie PN, Blaak EE, Buchowski MS, Close GL, Cooper JA, Das SK, Dugas LR, Gurven M, El Hamdouchi A, Hu S, Joonas N, Katzmarzyk P, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Leonard WR, Martin CK, Meijer EP, Neuhouser ML, Ojiambo RM, Pitsiladis YP, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Racette SB, Ravussin E, Redman LM, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Sardinha LB, Silva AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Van Mil EA, Wood BM, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl C, Luke AH, Rood J, Schoeller DA, Westerterp KR, Wong WW, Pontzer H, Speakman JR, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Addo B, Blanc S, Bonomi A, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Branth S, De Bruin NC, Butte NF, Colbert LH, Camps SG, Dutman AE, Eaton SD, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Ebbeling C, Elmståhl S, Fogelholm M, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Harris T, Heijligenberg R, Goris AH, Hambly C, Hoos MB, Jorgensen HU, Joosen AM, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kriengsinyos W, Lambert EV, Larsson CL, Lessan N, Ludwig DS, McCloskey M, Medin AC, Meijer GA, Matsiko E, Melse-Boonstra A, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Nicklas TA, Pannemans DL, Pietiläinen KH, Philippaerts RM, Rabinovich RA, Reilly JJ, Rothenberg EM, Schuit AJ, Schulz S, Sjödin AM, Subar A, Tanskanen M, Uauy R, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van den Berg-Emons R, Van Germet WG, Velthuis-te Wierik EJ, Verboeket-van de Venne WW, Verbunt JA, Wells JCK, Wilson G. 2022. Human total, basal and activity energy expenditures are independent of ambient environmental temperature iScience, 25 :104682 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Robinson PG, Murray A, Close G, Glover D, Du Plessis WJ. 2022. Returning persons with SARS-CoV-2 to the field of play in professional golf: a risk assessment and risk reduction approach BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 8 :e001347 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Carney DJ, Hannon MP, Coleman NM, Murphy RC, Close GL, Morton JP. 2022. An audit of performance nutrition services in English soccer academies: implications for optimising player development Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Close GL, Kasper AM, Walsh NP, Maughan RJ. 2022. "Food First but Not Always Food Only": Recommendations for Using Dietary Supplements in Sport. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, :1-16 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kasper AM, O'Donnell A, Langan-Evans C, Jones A, Lindsay A, Murray A, Close GL. 2022. Assessment of activity energy expenditure during competitive golf: The effects of bag carrying, electric or manual trolleys European Journal of Sport Science, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Anderson L, Drust B, Close GL, Morton JP. 2022. Physical loading in professional soccer players: Implications for contemporary guidelines to encompass carbohydrate periodization Journal of Sports Sciences, 40 :1000-1019 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Yan X, Dunne DM, Impey SG, Cunniffe B, Lefevre CE, Mazorra R, Morton JP, Tod D, Close GL, Murphy RC, Chakraborty B. 2022. A pilot sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) protocol for developing an adaptive coaching intervention around a mobile application for athletes to improve carbohydrate periodization behavior. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 26 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Rimbach R, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Ainslie PN, Anderson LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SGJA, Close GL, Cooper JA, Das SK, Dugas LR, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Goris AH, Gurven M, Hambly C, El Hamdouchi A, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen AM, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Martin CK, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich RA, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Schuit AJ, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood BM, Yanovski J, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Luke AH, Rood J, Schoeller DA, Westerterp KR, Wong WW, Speakman JR, Pontzer H, IAEA DLW Database Consortium . 2022. Total energy expenditure is repeatable in adults but not associated with short-term changes in body composition. Nature Communications, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Robinson PG, Murray A, Watson M, Close G, Kinane DF. 2022. Risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures is not associated with increased transmission of SARS-CoV-2 compared with standard isolation at professional golf events BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Careau V, Halsey LG, Pontzer H, Ainslie PN, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SGJA, Close GL, Cooper JA, Das SK, Cooper R, Dugas LR, Eaton SD, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Goris AH, Gurven M, Hambly C, El Hamdouchi A, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen AM, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Martin CK, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich RA, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Reilly JJ, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Schuit AJ, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood BM, Yanovski J, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Luke AH, Rood J, Sagayama H, Schoeller DA, Wong WW, Yamada Y, Speakman JR, IAEA DLW database group . 2021. Energy compensation and adiposity in humans. Current Biology, 31 :1-8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Pugh JN, Stretton C, McDonagh B, Brownridge P, McArdle A, Jackson MJ, Close GL. 2021. Exercise stress leads to an acute loss of mitochondrial proteins and disruption of redox control in skeletal muscle of older subjects: An underlying decrease in resilience with aging? FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 177 :88-99 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Morehen JC, Langan-Evans C, Hall ECR, Close GL, Morton JP. 2021. A 5-Year Analysis of Weight Cycling Practices in a Male World Champion Professional Boxer: Potential Implications for Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Westerterp KR, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Ainslie PN, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SGJA, Close GL, Cooper JA, Das SK, Cooper R, Dugas LR, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Goris AH, Gurven M, Hambly C, El Hamdouchi A, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen AM, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Martin CK, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich RA, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Schuit AJ, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood BM, Yanovski J, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Luke AH, Pontzer H, Rood J, Schoeller DA, Wong WW, Speakman JR, International Atomic Energy Agency Doubly Labeled Water database group . 2021. Physical activity and fat-free mass during growth and in later life. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Burr JF, Cheung CP, Kasper AM, Gillham SH, Close GL. 2021. Cannabis and Athletic Performance Sports Medicine, 51 :75-87 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hudson JF, Phelan MM, Owens DJ, Morton JP, Close GL, Stewart CE. 2021. "Fuel for the Damage Induced": Untargeted Metabolomics in Elite Rugby Union Match Play. Metabolites, 11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Pontzer H, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Ainslie PN, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SG, Close GL, Cooper JA, Cooper R, Das SK, Dugas LR, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Goris AH, Gurven M, Hambly C, El Hamdouchi A, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen AM, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Martin C, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich RA, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Schuit AJ, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood BM, Yanovski J, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl C, Luke AH, Rood J, Schoeller DA, Westerterp KR, Wong WW, Speakman JR, IAEA DLW Database Consortium . 2021. Daily energy expenditure through the human life course. Science, 373 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Robinson PG, Murray A, Sheer V, Close G, Kinane DF. 2021. Pilot evaluation of risk assessment and enhanced protocols regarding contacts at an international professional golf event BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 7 :e001127 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Pugh JN, Phelan MM, Caamaño-Gutiérrez E, Sparks SA, Morton JP, Close GL, Owens DJ. 2021. Four weeks of probiotic supplementation alters the metabolic perturbations induced by marathon running: Insight from metabolomics Metabolites, 11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ellis DG, Speakman J, Hambley C, Morton JP, Close GL, Lewindon D, Donovan TF. 2021. Energy Expenditure of a Male and Female Tennis Player during ATP/WTA and Grand Slam Events Measured by Doubly Labelled Water. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Robinson PG, Murray A, Close GL, Kinane DF. 2021. Assessing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in international professional golf. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 7 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Smith KA, Pugh JN, Duca FA, Close GL, Ormsbee MJ. 2021. Gastrointestinal pathophysiology during endurance exercise: endocrine, microbiome, and nutritional influences EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 121 :2657-2674 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Parker LJF, Elliott-Sale KJ, Hannon MP, Morton JP, Close GL. 2021. An audit of hormonal contraceptive use in Women’s Super League soccer players; implications on symptomology Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Collins J, Maughan RJ, Gleeson M, Bilsborough J, Jeukendrup A, Morton JP, Phillips SM, Armstrong LE, Burke LM, Close GL, Duffield R, Larson-Meyer E, Louis J, Medina D, Meyer F, Rollo I, Sundgot-Borgen JK, Wall B, Boullosa B, Dupont G, Lizarraga A, Res P, Bizzini M, Castagna C, Cowie CM, D'Hooghe M, Geyer H, Meyer T, Papadimitiou N, Vouillamoz M, McCall A. 2021. Infographic. UEFA expert group 2020 statement on nutrition in elite football BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 55 :453-455 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Collins J, Maughan RJ, Gleeson M, Bilsborough J, Jeukendrup A, Morton JP, Phillips SM, Armstrong LE, Burke LM, Close GL, Duffield R, Larson-Meyer E, Louis J, Medina D, Meyer F, Rollo I, Sundgot-Borgen JK, Wall B, Boullosa B, Dupont G, Lizarraga A, Res P, Bizzini M, Castagna C, Cowie CM, D'Hooghe M, Geyer H, Meyer T, Papadimitiou N, Vouillamoz M, McCall A. 2021. Infographic. UEFA expert group 2020 statement on nutrition in elite football British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55 :453-455 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Kasper AM, Langan-Evans C, Hudson JF, Brownlee TE, Harper LD, Naughton RJ, Morton JP, Close GL. 2021. Come Back Skinfolds, All Is Forgiven: A Narrative Review of the Efficacy of Common Body Composition Methods in Applied Sports Practice Nutrients, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hannon MP, Coleman NM, Parker LJF, McKeown J, Unnithan VB, Close GL, Drust B, Morton JP. 2021. Seasonal training and match load and micro-cycle periodization in male Premier League academy soccer players Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Speakman JR, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Berman ESF, Ainslie PN, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SGJA, Close GL, Cooper JA, Creasy SA, Das SK, Cooper R, Dugas LR, Ebbeling CB, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Goris AH, Gurven M, Hambly C, El Hamdouchi A, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen AM, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Ludwig DS, Martin CK, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich RA, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Schuit AJ, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood BM, Yanovski J, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Melanson EL, Luke AH, Pontzer H, Rood J, Schoeller DA, Westerterp KR, Wong WW, IAEA DLW database group . 2021. A standard calculation methodology for human doubly labeled water studies. Cell Reports Medicine, 2 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kasper AM, Close GL. 2021. Practitioner observations of oral nicotine use in elite sport: You snus you lose. European Journal of Sport Science, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Stables RG, Kasper AM, Sparks SA, Morton JP, Close GL. 2021. An Assessment of the Validity of the Remote Food Photography Method (Termed Snap-N-Send) in Experienced and Inexperienced Sport Nutritionists International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 31 :125-134 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Stretton C, Pugh JN, McDonagh B, McArdle A, Close GL, Jackson MJ. 2020. 2-Cys Peroxiredoxin oxidation in response to Hydrogen Peroxide and contractile activity in skeletal muscle: A novel insight into exercise-induced redox signalling? Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 160 :199-207 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Betts JA, Gonzalez JT, Burke LM, Close GL, Garthe I, James LJ, Jeukendrup AE, Morton JP, Nieman DC, Peeling P, Phillips SM, Stellingwerff T, van Loon LJC, Williams C, Woolf K, Maughan RJ, Atkinson G, Da Silva-Grigoletto ME, Boscolo Del Vecchio F, Beas-Jimenez JD. 2020. PRESENT 2020: Texto que desarrolla la lista de verificación para el adecuado informe de la evidencia en ensayos clínicos de deporte y nutrición del ejercicio (Traducción Inglés-Español) Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte, 13 :244-254 DOI Publisher Url

Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Oxborough D, Areta JL, Close GL, Morton JP. 2020. The Psychological and Physiological Consequences of Low Energy Availability in a Male Combat Sport Athlete. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Allan R, Morton JP, Close GL, Drust B, Gregson W, Sharples AP. 2020. PGC-1 alpha alternative promoter (Exon 1b) controls augmentation of total PGC-1 alpha gene expression in response to cold water immersion and low glycogen availability European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120 :2487-2493 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Morehen JC, Clarke J, Batsford J, Barrow S, Brown AD, Stewart CE, Morton JP, Close GL. 2020. Montmorency tart cherry juice does not reduce markers of muscle soreness, function and inflammation following professional male rugby League match-play European Journal of Sport Science, :1-10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Rollo I, Carter JM, Close GL, Yanguas J, Gomez-Diaz A, Medina Leal D, Duda JL, Holohan D, Erith SJ, Podlog L. 2020. Role of sports psychology and sports nutrition in return to play from musculoskeletal injuries in professional soccer: an interdisciplinary approach EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 21 :1054-1063 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Kasper AM, Sparks SA, Hooks M, Skeer M, Webb B, Nia H, Morton JP, Close GL. 2020. High Prevalence of Cannabidiol Use Within Male Professional Rugby Union and League Players: A Quest for Pain Relief and Enhanced Recovery. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 30 :315-322 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hannon MP, Parker LJF, Carney DJ, McKeown J, Speakman JR, Hambly C, Drust B, Unnithan VB, Close GL, Morton JP. 2020. Energy Requirements of Male Academy Soccer Players from the English Premier League. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ortenblad N, Nielsen J, Gejl KD, Routledge HE, Morton JP, Close GL, Niemann DC, Bone JL, Burke LM. 2020. Comment on: "Indirect Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Glycogen Content in Professional Soccer Players Before and After a Match Through a Non-Invasive Ultrasound Technology Nutrients 2020,12(4), 971" NUTRIENTS, 12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Anderson L, Close GL, Konopinski M, Rydings D, Milsom J, Hambly C, Speakman J, Drust B, Morton JP. 2020. Erratum: Case study: Muscle atrophy, hypertrophy, and energy expenditure of a premier league soccer player during rehabilitation from anterior cruciate ligament injury (International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (2019) 29:5 (559-566) DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0391) International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 30 :301 DOI Publisher Url

Hannon MP, Close GL, Morton JP. 2020. Energy and Macronutrient Considerations for Young Athletes Strength and Conditioning Journal, 42 :109-119 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Atherton C, McNaughton LR, Close GL, Sparks A. 2020. Post-exercise provision of 40 g of protein during whole body resistance training further augments strength adaptations in elderly males RESEARCH IN SPORTS MEDICINE, 28 :469-483 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Routledge HE, Graham S, Di Michele R, Burgess D, Erskine RM, Close GL, Morton JP. 2020. Training Load and Carbohydrate Periodization Practices of Elite Male Australian Football Players: Evidence of Fueling for the Work Required. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Stokes KA, Jones B, Bennett M, Close GL, Gill N, Hull JH, Kasper AM, Kemp SPT, Mellalieu SD, Peirce N, Stewart B, Wall BT, West SW, Cross M. 2020. Returning to Play after Prolonged Training Restrictions in Professional Collision Sports INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 41 :895-911 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Pugh JN, Wagenmakers AJM, Doran DA, Fleming SC, Fielding BA, Morton JP, Close GL. 2020. Probiotic supplementation increases carbohydrate metabolism in trained male cyclists: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism, 318 :E504-E513 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilson G, Hill J, Martin D, Morton JP, Close GL. 2020. GB Apprentice Jockeys Do Not Have the Body Composition to Make Current Minimum Race Weights: Is It Time to Change the Weights or Change the Jockeys? International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 30 :101-104 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hudson JF, Cole M, Morton JP, Stewart CE, Close GL. 2020. Daily Changes of Resting Metabolic Rate in Elite Rugby Union Players Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 52 :637-644 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hannon MP, Carney DJ, Floyd S, Parker LJF, McKeown J, Drust B, Unnithan VB, Close GL, Morton JP. 2020. Cross-sectional comparison of body composition and resting metabolic rate in Premier League academy soccer players: Implications for growth and maturation Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Betts JA, Gonzalez JT, Burke LM, Close GL, Garthe I, James LJ, Jeukendrup AE, Morton JP, Nieman DC, Peeling P, Phillips SM, Stellingwerff T, van Loon LJC, Williams C, Woolf K, Maughan R, Atkinson G. 2020. PRESENT 2020: Text Expanding on the Checklist for Proper Reporting of Evidence in Sport and Exercise Nutrition Trials. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 30 :2-13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Taberner M, O'Keefe J, Flower D, Phillips J, Close G, Cohen DD, Richter C, Carling C. 2020. Interchangeability of position tracking technologies; can we merge the data? SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN FOOTBALL, 4 :76-81 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Morehen JC, Clarke J, Batsford J, Highton J, Erskine RM, Morton JP, Close GL. 2019. Development of anthropometric characteristics in professional Rugby League players: Is there too much emphasis on the pre-season period? European Journal of Sport Science, 20 :1013-1022 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hammond KM, Sale C, Fraser W, Tang J, Shepherd SO, Strauss JA, Close GL, Cocks MS, Louis J, Pugh JN, Stewart CE, Sharples AP, Morton JP. 2019. Post-exercise carbohydrate and energy availability induce independent effects on skeletal muscle cell signalling and bone turnover: implications for training adaptation The Journal of Physiology, 597 :4779-4796 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Dunne D, Lefevre C, Cunniffe B, Tod D, Close GL, Morton JP, Murphy RC. 2019. Performance Nutrition in the Digital Era – An exploratory study into the use of Social Media by Sports Nutritionists Journal of Sports Sciences, 37 :2467-2474 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Routledge HE, Bradley WJ, Shepherd SO, Cocks MS, Erskine RM, Close GL, Morton JP. 2019. Ultrasound Does Not Detect Acute Changes in Glycogen in Vastus Lateralis of Man. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Anderson L, Close GL, Konopinksi M, Rydings D, Milsom J, Hambly C, Speakman JR, Drust B, Morton JP. 2019. Case Study: Muscle Atrophy, Hypertrophy and Energy Expenditure of a Premier League Soccer Player During Rehabilitation From ACL Injury. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, :1-17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Pugh JN, Sparks AS, Doran DA, Fleming SC, Langan-Evans C, Kirk B, Fearn R, Morton JP, Close GL. 2019. Four weeks of probiotic supplementation reduces GI symptoms during a marathon race. European Journal of Applied Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Close GL, Sale C, Baar K, Bermon S. 2019. Nutrition for the Prevention and Treatment of Injuries in Track and Field Athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 29 :189-197 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Close GL, Kasper AM, Morton JP. 2019. From Paper to Podium: Quantifying the Translational Potential of Performance Nutrition Research Sports Medicine, 49 :25-37 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Owens DJ, Twist C, Cobley JN, Howatson G, Close GL. 2019. Exercise-induced muscle damage: What is it, what causes it and what are the nutritional solutions? EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 19 :71-85 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Anderson L, Close GL, Morgans R, Hambly C, Speakman JR, Drust B, Morton JP. 2018. Case Study: Assessment of Energy Expenditure of a Professional Goalkeeper From the English Premier League Using the Doubly Labeled Water Method. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Bridge CA, Sparks AS, Mcnaughton LR, Close GL, Hausen M, Gurgel J, Drust B. 2018. REPEATED EXPOSURE TO TAEKWONDO COMBAT MODULATES THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HORMONAL RESPONSES TO SUBSEQUENT BOUTS AND RECOVERY PERIODS JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH, 32 :2529-2541 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Kasper AM, Crighton B, Langan-Evans C, Riley P, Sharma A, Close GL, Morton JP. 2018. Case Study: Extreme Weight Making Causes Relative Energy Deficiency, Dehydration and Acute Kidney Injury in a Male Mixed Martial Arts Athlete. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Burke LM, Close GL, Lundy B, Mooses M, Morton JP, Tenforde AS. 2018. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport in Male Athletes: A Commentary on Its Presentation Among Selected Groups of Male Athletes INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT NUTRITION AND EXERCISE METABOLISM, 28 :364-374 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Pugh JN, Kirk B, Fearn R, Morton JP, Close GL. 2018. Prevalence, Severity and Potential Nutritional Causes of Gastrointestinal Symptoms during a Marathon in Recreational Runners. Nutrients, 10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Routledge HE, Leckey JJ, Lee MJ, Garnham A, Graham S, Burgess D, Burke LM, Erskine RM, Close GL, Morton JP. 2018. Muscle Glycogen Utilisation during an Australian Rules Football Game. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, :1-13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Impey SG, Hammond KM, Naughton R, Langan-Evans C, Shepherd SO, Sharples AP, Cegielski J, Smith K, Jeromson S, Hamilton DL, Close GL, Morton JP. 2018. Whey Protein Augments Leucinemia and Post-Exercise p70S6K1 Activity Compared to a Hydrolysed Collagen Blend When in Recovery From Training With Low Carbohydrate Availability International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Evans SD, Brewer C, Haigh JD, McDonough A, Lake M, Morton JP, Close GL. 2018. The change in external match loads and characteristics for a newly promoted European super league rugby league team over a three season period Science and Medicine in Football, 2 :309-314 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Impey SG, Hearris MA, Hammond KM, Bartlett JD, Louis J, Close GL, Morton JP. 2018. Fuel for the Work Required: A Theoretical Framework for Carbohydrate Periodization and the Glycogen Threshold Hypothesis. Sports Medicine, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilson G, Martin D, Morton JP, Close GL. 2018. Male Flat Jockeys Do Not Display Deteriorations in Bone Density or Resting Metabolic Rate in Accordance With Race Riding Experience: Implications for RED-S. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Owens DJ, Allison R, Close GL. 2018. Vitamin D and the Athlete: Current Perspectives and New Challenges Sports Medicine, 48 :3-16 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Gojanovic B, Kriemler S, Noack P, Clénin G, Huber A, Brunner S, Quadri A, Close G, Thomas L. 2018. Boy! A blood test, please! Swiss Sports and Exercise Medicine, 66 :5

Wilson G, Lucas D, Hambly C, Speakman JR, Morton JP, Close GL. 2017. Energy expenditure in professional flat jockeys using doubly labelled water during the racing season: Implications for body weight management. European Journal of Sport Science, 18 :235-242 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Anderson L, Naughton RJ, Close GL, Di Michele R, Morgans R, Drust B, Morton JP. 2017. Daily Distribution of Macronutrient Intakes of Professional Soccer Players From the English Premier League. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab, 27 :491-498 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Martin D, Wilson G, Close GL, Morton JP, Murphy RC. 2017. Race-Day Catering in Professional Horseracing: Does Current Provision Facilitate Weight Management and Riding Performance?. EC Nutrition, 12 :3-17 Publisher Url Public Url

Earl K, Sakellariou G, Sinclair M, Fenech M, Croden F, Owens DJ, Tang J, Miller A, Lawton C, Dye L, Close GL, Fraser WD, McArdle A, Beadsworth M. 2017. Vitamin D status in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a cohort study from the North-West of England BMJ Open, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Brown AD, Close GL, Sharples AP, Stewart CE. 2017. Murine myoblast migration: influence of replicative ageing and nutrition Biogerontology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Pugh JN, Sage S, Hutson M, Doran DA, Fleming SC, Highton J, Morton JP, Close GL. 2017. Glutamine supplementation reduces markers of intestinal permeability during running in the heat in a dose-dependent manner. European Journal of Applied Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Twist C, Highton J, Daniels M, Mill N, Close G. 2017. Player Responses to Match and Training Demands During an Intensified Fixture Schedule in Professional Rugby League: A Case Study INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE, 12 :1093-1099 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Allison RJ, Farooq A, Cherif A, Hamilton B, Close GL, Wilson MG. 2017. Why don't serum vitamin D concentrations associate with BMD by DXA? A case of being 'bound' to the wrong assay? Implications for vitamin D screening. British Journal of Sports Medicine, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Allan R, Sharples AP, Close GL, Drust B, Shepherd SO, Dutton J, Morton JP, Gregson W. 2017. Postexercise cold water immersion modulates skeletal muscle PGC-1 alpha mRNA expression in immersed and nonimmersed limbs: evidence of systemic regulation Journal of Applied Physiology, 123 :451-459 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Martin D, Wilson G, Morton JP, Close GL, Murphy RC. 2017. The horseracing industry’s perception of nutritional and weight-making practices of professional jockeys Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, :1-15 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Pugh J, Impey SG, Doran DA, Fleming S, Morton JP, Close GL. 2017. Acute high-intensity interval running increases markers of damage and permeability but not gastrointestinal symptoms. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 42 :941-947 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Cobley JN, Close GL, Bailey DM, Davison GW. 2017. Exercise redox biochemistry: Conceptual, methodological and technical recommendations Redox Biology, 12 :540-548 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Bradley WJ, Hannon MP, Benford V, Morehen JC, Twist C, Shepherd SO, Cocks MS, Impey SG, Cooper RG, Morton JP, Close GL. 2017. Metabolic demands and replenishment of muscle glycogen after a rugby league match simulation protocol. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Anderson L, Orme P, Naughton RJ, Close GL, Milsom J, Rydings D, O'Boyle A, Di Michele R, Louis J, Hambley C, Speakman JR, Morgans R, Drust B, Morton JP. 2017. Energy Intake and Expenditure of Professional Soccer Players of the English Premier League: Evidence of Carbohydrate Periodization. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Bermon S, Castell LM, Calder PC, Bishop NC, Blomstrand E, Mooren FC, Krüger K, Kavazis AN, Quindry JC, Senchina DS, Nieman DC, Gleeson M, Pyne DB, Kitic CM, Close GL, Larson-Meyer DE, Marcos A, Meydani SN, Walsh NP, Nagatomi R. 2017. Consensus Statement Immunonutrition and Exercise. Exercise Immunology Review, 23 :8-50 Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Bradley WJ, Morehen JC, Haigh J, Clarke J, Donovan TF, Twist C, Cotton C, Shepherd S, Cocks M, Sharma A, Impey SG, Cooper RG, Maclaren DPM, Morton JP, Close GL. 2016. Muscle glycogen utilisation during Rugby match play: Effects of pre-game carbohydrate Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19 :1033-1038 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Clarke JS, Highton J, Close GL, Twist C. 2016. Carbohydrate and caffeine improves high intensity running of elite rugby league interchange players during simulated match play. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Owens DJ, Tang JCY, Bradley WJ, Sparks SA, Fraser WD, Morton JP, Close GL. 2016. Efficacy of High Dose Vitamin D Supplements for Elite Athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Joo CH, Allan R, Drust B, Close GL, Jeong TS, Bartlett JD, Mawhinney C, Louhelainen J, Morton JP, Gregson W. 2016. Passive and post-exercise cold-water immersion augments PGC-1α and VEGF expression in human skeletal muscle. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116 :2315-2326 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Morehen JC, Bradley WJ, Clarke J, Twist C, Hambly C, Speakman JR, Morton JP, Close GL. 2016. The Assessment of Total Energy Expenditure During a 14-Day In-Season Period of Professional Rugby League Players Using the Doubly Labelled Water Method International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 26 :464-472 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Walton RD, Jones SA, Rostron KA, Kayani AC, Close GL, McArdle A, Lancaster MK. 2016. Interactions of Short-Term and Chronic Treadmill Training With Aging of the Left Ventricle of the Heart JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES, 71 :1005-1013 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Hammond KM, Impey SG, Currell K, Mitchell N, Shepherd SO, Jeromson S, Hawley JA, Close GL, Hamilton DL, Sharples AP, Morton JP. 2016. Postexercise High-Fat Feeding Supresses p70S6K1 Activity in Human Skeletal Muscle. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Fletcher BD, Twist C, Haigh JD, Brewer C, Morton JP, Close GL. 2016. Season-long increases in perceived muscle soreness in professional rugby league players: role of player position, match characteristics and playing surface JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 34 :1067-1072 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Impey SG, Hammond KM, Shepherd SO, Sharples AP, Stewart CE, Limb M, Smith K, Philp A, Jeromson S, Hamilton DL, Close GL, Morton JP. 2016. Fuel for the work required: a practical approach to amalgamating train-low paradigms for endurance athletes. Physiological Reports, 4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Cobley J, Ab Malik Z, Morton JP, Close GL, Edwards B, Burniston JG. 2016. Age- and Activity-Related Differences in the Abundance of Myosin Essential and Regulatory Light Chains in Human Muscle Wisniewsk JR. Proteomes, 4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Crighton B, Close GL, Morton JP. 2016. Alarming weight cutting behaviours in mixed martial arts: a cause for concern and a call for action BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 50 :446-U86 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Anderson L, Orme P, Di Michele R, Close GL, Milsom J, Morgans R, Drust B, Morton JP. 2016. Quantification of Seasonal Long Physical Load in Soccer Players With Different Starting Status From the English Premier League: Implications for Maintaining Squad Physical Fitness. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Close GL, Hamilton L, Philp A, Burke L, Morton JP. 2016. New Strategies in Sport Nutrition to Increase Exercise Performance. Free radical biology & medicine, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kasper AM, Cocking S, Cockayne M, Barnard M, Tench J, Parker L, McAndrew J, Langan-Evans C, Close GL, Morton JP. 2016. Carbohydrate mouth rinse and caffeine improves high-intensity interval running capacity when carbohydrate restricted EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 16 :560-568 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Florida-James GD, Simpson R, Davison G, Close G. 2016. Exercise, Free Radical Metabolism, and Aging: Cellular and Molecular Processes OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY, 2016 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Owens DJ, Sharples AP, Polydorou I, Alwan N, Donovan TD, Tang J, Fraser WD, Cooper RG, Morton JP, Stewart CE, Close GL. 2015. A Systems Based Investigation into Vitamin D and Skeletal Muscle Repair, Regeneration and Hypertrophy American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism, 309 :E1019-E1031 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilson G, Hill J, Sale C, Morton JP, Close GL. 2015. Elite male Flat jockeys display lower bone density and lower resting metabolic rate than their female counterparts: implications for athlete welfare APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, 40 :1318-1320 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Anderson L, Orme P, Di Michele R, Close GL, Morgans R, Drust B, Morton JP. 2015. Quantification of training load during one-, two- and three-game week schedules in professional soccer players from the English Premier League: implications for carbohydrate periodisation. Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilson G, Pritchard PP, Papageorgiou C, Phillips S, Kumar P, Langan-Evans C, Routledge H, Owens DJ, Morton JP, Close GL. 2015. Fasted Exercise and Increased Dietary Protein Reduces Body Fat and Improves Strength in Jockeys INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 36 :1008-1014 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Jeong T-S, Bartlett JD, Joo C-H, Louhelainen J, Close GL, Morton JP, Drust B. 2015. Acute simulated soccer-specific training increases PGC-1 alpha mRNA expression in human skeletal muscle JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 33 :1493-1503 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Morehen JC, Routledge HE, Twist C, Morton JP, Close GL. 2015. Position specific differences in the anthropometric characteristics of elite European Super League rugby players EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 15 :523-529 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Bradley WJ, Cavanagh B, Douglas W, Donovan TF, Twist C, Morton JP, Close GL. 2015. Energy intake and expenditure assessed 'in-season' in an elite European rugby union squad EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 15 :469-479 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Cobley JN, McHardy H, Morton JP, Nikolaidis MG, Close GL. 2015. Influence of vitamin C and vitamin E on redox signaling: Implications for exercise adaptations FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 84 :65-76 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Cobley JN, Margaritelis NV, Morton JP, Close GL, Nikolaidis MG, Malone JK. 2015. The basic chemistry of exercise-induced DNA oxidation: oxidative damage, redox signaling, and their interplay FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY, 6 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Evans SD, Brewer C, Haigh JD, Lake M, Morton JP, Close GL. 2015. The physical demands of Super League rugby: Experiences of a newly promoted franchise. European Journal of Sport Science, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Allison RJ, Farooq A, Hamilton B, Close GL, Wilson MG. 2015. No Association between Vitamin D Deficiency and Markers of Bone Health in Athletes MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 47 :782-788 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Cobley JN, Moult PR, Burniston JG, Morton JP, Close GL. 2015. Exercise improves mitochondrial and redox-regulated stress responses in the elderly: better late than never! BIOGERONTOLOGY, 16 :249-264 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Allison RJ, Close GL, Farooq A, Riding NR, Salah O, Hamilton B, Wilson MG. 2015. Severely vitamin D-deficient athletes present smaller hearts than sufficient athletes EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY, 22 :535-542 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Bradley WJ, Cavanagh BP, Douglas W, Donovan TF, Morton JP, Close GL. 2015. Quantification of training load, energy intake, and physiological adaptations during a rugby preseason: a case study from an elite European rugby union squad. JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH, 29 :534-544 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Owens DJ, Fraser WD, Close GL. 2015. Vitamin D and the athlete: Emerging insights EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 15 :73-84 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Morton JP, Close GL. 2015. Current controversies in sports nutrition EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 15 :1-2 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Impey SG, Smith D, Robinson AL, Owens DJ, Bartlett JD, Smith K, Limb M, Tang J, Fraser WD, Close GL, Morton JP. 2014. Leucine-enriched protein feeding does not impair exercise-induced free fatty acid availability and lipid oxidation: beneficial implications for training in carbohydrate-restricted states AMINO ACIDS, 47 :407-416 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Lee MJC, Hammond KM, Vasdev A, Poole KL, Impey SG, Close GL, Morton JP. 2014. Self-selecting Fluid Intake while Maintaining High Carbohydrate Availability Does not Impair Half-marathon Performance INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 35 :1216-1222 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Owens DJ, Webber D, Impey SG, Tang J, Donovan TF, Fraser WD, Morton JP, Close GL. 2014. Vitamin D supplementation does not improve human skeletal muscle contractile properties in insufficient young males EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 114 :1309-1320 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Wilson G, Drust B, Morton JP, Close GL. 2014. Weight-Making Strategies in Professional Jockeys: Implications for Physical and Mental Health and Well-Being SPORTS MEDICINE, 44 :785-796 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Cobley JN, Sakellariou GK, Owens DJ, Murray S, Waldron S, Gregson W, Fraser WD, Burniston JG, Iwanejko LA, McArdle A, Morton JP, Jackson MJ, Close GL. 2014. Lifelong training preserves some redox-regulated adaptive responses after an acute exercise stimulus in aged human skeletal muscle FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 70 :23-32 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Jackson MJ. 2014. Antioxidants and exercise: a tale of the complexities of relating signalling processes to physiological function? JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON, 592 :1721-1722 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Bartlett JD, Close GL, Drust B, Morton JP. 2014. The emerging role of p53 in exercise metabolism. Sports Med, 44 :303-309 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

McGlory C, White A, Treins C, Drust B, Close GL, MacLaren DPM, Campbell IT, Philp A, Schenk S, Morton JP, Hamilton DL. 2014. Application of the [gamma-P-32] ATP kinase assay to study anabolic signaling in human skeletal muscle Journal of Applied Physiology, 116 :504-513 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Wilson G, Hawken MB, Poole I, Sparks A, Bennett S, Drust B, Morton J, Close GL. 2014. Rapid weight-loss impairs simulated riding performance and strength in jockeys: implications for making-weight. J Sports Sci, 32 :383-391 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Ab Malik Z, Cobley JN, Morton JP, Close GL, Edwards BJ, Koch LG, Brittons SL, Burniston JG. 2013. Label-Free LC-MS Profiling of Skeletal Muscle Reveals Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein as a Candidate Biomarker of Aerobic Capacity Proteomes, 1 :290-308 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Leckey J, Patterson M, Bradley W, Owens DJ, Fraser WD, Morton JP. 2013. The effects of vitamin D(3) supplementation on serum total 25[OH]D concentration and physical performance: a randomised dose-response study. Br J Sports Med, 47 :692-696 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Bridge CA, McNaughton LR, Close GL, Drust B. 2013. Taekwondo exercise protocols do not recreate the physiological responses of championship combat. Int J Sports Med, 34 :573-581 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Taylor C, Bartlett JD, van de Graaf CS, Louhelainen J, Coyne V, Iqbal Z, Maclaren DPM, Gregson W, Close GL, Morton JP. 2013. Protein ingestion does not impair exercise-induced AMPK signalling when in a glycogen-depleted state: implications for train-low compete-high. Eur J Appl Physiol, 113 :1457-1468 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Wilson G, Fraser WD, Sharma A, Eubank M, Drust B, Morton JP, Close GL. 2013. Markers of bone health, renal function, liver function, anthropometry and perception of mood: a comparison between Flat and National Hunt Jockeys. Int J Sports Med, 34 :453-459 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Wilson G, Sparks SA, Drust B, Morton JP, Close GL. 2013. Assessment of energy expenditure in elite jockeys during simulated race riding and a working day: Implications for making weight Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 38 :415-420 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Sparks SA, Close GL. 2013. Validity of a portable urine refractometer: The effects of sample freezing JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 31 :745-749 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Bartlett JD, Louhelainen J, Iqbal Z, Cochran AJ, Gibala MJ, Gregson W, Close GL, Drust B, Morton JP. 2013. Reduced carbohydrate availability enhances exercise-induced p53 signaling in human skeletal muscle: implications for mitochondrial biogenesis. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 304 :R450-R458 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Owens DJ, Close GL. 2013. Vitamin D and athletic performance Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech, 24 :63-67 Author Url

Close GL, Russell J, Cobley JN, Owens DJ, Wilson G, Gregson W, Fraser WD, Morton JP. 2013. Assessment of vitamin D concentration in non-supplemented professional athletes and healthy adults during the winter months in the UK: implications for skeletal muscle function. J Sports Sci, 31 :344-353 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Cobley JN, Sakellariou GK, Murray S, Waldron S, Gregson W, Burniston J, Morton JP, Iwanejko LA, Close GL. 2013. Lifelong endurance training attenuates age-related genotoxic stress in human skeletal muscle Longevity and Lifespan, 2 DOI Publisher Url

Cobley JN, Bartlett JD, Kayani A, Murray SW, Louhelainen J, Donovan T, Waldron S, Gregson W, Burniston JG, Morton JP, Close GL. 2012. PGC-1α transcriptional response and mitochondrial adaptation to acute exercise is maintained in skeletal muscle of sedentary elderly males. Biogerontology, 13 :621-631 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Donovan T, Ballam T, Morton JP, Close GL. 2012. beta-Alanine Improves Punch Force and Frequency in Amateur Boxers During a Simulated Contest INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT NUTRITION AND EXERCISE METABOLISM, 22 :331-337 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Morton JP, Iqbal Z, Drust B, Burgess D, Close GL, Brukner PD. 2012. Seasonal variation in vitamin D status in professional soccer players of the English Premier League. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 37 :798-802 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Wilson G, Chester N, Eubank M, Crighton B, Drust B, Morton JP, Close GL. 2012. An alternative dietary strategy to make weight while improving mood, decreasing body fat, and not dehydrating: a case study of a professional jockey. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab, 22 :225-231 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Bartlett JD, Joo CH, Jeong TS, Louhelainen J, Cochran AJ, Gibala MJ, Gregson W, Close GL, Drust B, Morton JP. 2012. Matched work high-intensity interval and continuous running induce similar increases in PGC-1α mRNA, AMPK, p38 and p53 phosphorylation in human skeletal muscle Journal of Applied Physiology, 112 :1125-1143 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Wilson G, Chester N, Eubank M, Crighton B, Morton J, Close G. 2012. An alternate dietary strategy to make weight improves mood, decreases body-fat and removes the necessity for dehydration: A case study from a professional UK jockey. International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, Author Url

Cobley JN, Bartlett JD, Gregson W, Burniston JG, Morton JP, Close GL, Kayani A, Murray SW, Louhelainen J, Donovan T, Waldron S. 2012. PGC-1α transcriptional response and mitochondrial adaptation to acute exercise is maintained in skeletal muscle of sedentary elderly males Biogerontology, :1-11 DOI

Cobley JN, McGlory C, Morton JP, Close GL. 2011. N-Acetylcysteine's attenuation of fatigue after repeated bouts of intermittent exercise: practical implications for tournament situations. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab, 21 :451-461 DOI Author Url

Langan-Evans C, Close GL, Morton JP. 2011. Making Weight in Combat Sports STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING JOURNAL, 33 :25-39 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Taylor C, Higham D, Close GL, Morton JP. 2011. The effect of adding caffeine to postexercise carbohydrate feeding on subsequent high-intensity interval-running capacity compared with carbohydrate alone. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab, 21 :410-416 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Bartlett JD, Close GL, MacLaren DPM, Gregson W, Drust B, Morton JP. 2011. High-intensity interval running is perceived to be more enjoyable than moderate-intensity continuous exercise: implications for exercise adherence. J Sports Sci, 29 :547-553 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Roberts LA, Beattie K, Close GL, Morton JP. 2011. Vitamin C consumption does not impair training-induced improvements in exercise performance. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, 6 :58-69 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Nie J, Close G, George KP, Tong TK, Shi Q. 2010. Temporal association of elevations in serum cardiac troponin T and myocardial oxidative stress after prolonged exercise in rats EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 110 :1299-1303 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Kayani AC, Close GL, Dillmann WH, Mestril R, Jackson MJ, McArdle A. 2010. Overexpression of HSP10 in skeletal muscle of transgenic mice prevents the age-related fall in maximum tetanic force generation and muscle Cross-Sectional Area. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 299 :R268-R276 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

O'Neill ED, Wilding JPH, Kahn CR, Van Remmen H, McArdle A, Jackson MJ, Close GL. 2010. Absence of insulin signalling in skeletal muscle is associated with reduced muscle mass and function: evidence for decreased protein synthesis and not increased degradation AGE, 32 :209-222 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Amara AB, Sharma A, Alexander JL, Alfirevic A, Mohiuddin A, Pirmohamed M, Close GL, Grime S, Maltby P, Shawki H, Heyworth S, Shenkin A, Smith L, Sharma AK, Hammad A, Rustom R. 2010. Randomized controlled trial: lisinopril reduces proteinuria, ammonia, and renal polypeptide tubular catabolism in patients with chronic allograft nephropathy. Transplantation, 89 :104-114 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Gomez-Cabrera MC, Close GL, Kayani A, McArdle A, Viña J, Jackson MJ. 2010. Effect of xanthine oxidase-generated extracellular superoxide on skeletal muscle force generation. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 298 :R2-R8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Kayani AC, Close GL, Broome CS, Jackson MJ, McArdle A. 2008. Enhanced recovery from contraction-induced damage in skeletal muscles of old mice following treatment with the heat shock protein inducer 17-(allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin. Rejuvenation Res, 11 :1021-1030 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Kayani AC, Close GL, Jackson MJ, McArdle A. 2008. Prolonged treadmill training increases HSP70 in skeletal muscle but does not affect age-related functional deficits. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 294 :R568-R576 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Jackson MJ. 2008. The use of in vivo microdialysis techniques to detect extracellular ROS in resting and contracting skeletal muscle. Methods Mol Biol, 477 :123-136 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Kayani AC, Ashton T, McArdle A, Jackson MJ. 2007. Release of superoxide from skeletal muscle of adult and old mice: an experimental test of the reductive hotspot hypothesis. Aging Cell, 6 :189-195 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Haggan P, McArdle A. 2007. Skeletal muscle aging Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 17 :13-23 DOI Publisher Url

Close GL, Ashton T, Cable T, Doran D, Holloway C, McArdle F, MacLaren DPM. 2006. Ascorbic acid supplementation does not attenuate post-exercise muscle soreness following muscle-damaging exercise but may delay the recovery process. Br J Nutr, 95 :976-981 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

McArdle A, Broome CS, Kayani AC, Tully MD, Close GL, Vasilaki A, Jackson MJ. 2006. HSF expression in skeletal muscle during myogenesis: implications for failed regeneration in old mice. Exp Gerontol, 41 :497-500 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Ashton T, Cable T, Doran D, Noyes C, McArdle F, MacLaren DPM. 2005. Effects of dietary carbohydrate on delayed onset muscle soreness and reactive oxygen species after contraction induced muscle damage. Br J Sports Med, 39 :948-953 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Ashton T, McArdle A, Jackson MJ. 2005. Microdialysis studies of extracellular reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle: factors influencing the reduction of cytochrome c and hydroxylation of salicylate. Free Radic Biol Med, 39 :1460-1467 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Ashton T, McArdle A, MacLaren DPM. 2005. The emerging role of free radicals in delayed onset muscle soreness and contraction-induced muscle injury COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 142 :257-266 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Kayani A, Vasilaki A, McArdle A. 2005. Skeletal muscle damage with exercise and aging. Sports Med, 35 :413-427 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

McArdle F, Rhodes LE, Parslew RAG, Close GL, Jack CIA, Friedmann PS, Jackson MJ. 2004. Effects of oral vitamin E and beta-carotene supplementation on ultraviolet radiation-induced oxidative stress in human skin. Am J Clin Nutr, 80 :1270-1275 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Ashton T, Cable T, Doran D, MacLaren DPM. 2004. Eccentric exercise, isokinetic muscle torque and delayed onset muscle soreness: the role of reactive oxygen species. Eur J Appl Physiol, 91 :615-621 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

McArdle A, van der Meulen J, Close GL, Pattwell D, Van Remmen H, Huang TT, Richardson AG, Epstein CJ, Faulkner JA, Jackson MJ. 2004. Role of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase in contraction-induced generation of reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle extracellular space. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 286 :C1152-C1158 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

MaClaren DPM , Close GL. 2000. Effect of carbohydrate supplementation on simulated exercise of rugby league referees. Ergonomics, 43 :1528-1537 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Robinson SL, Morton JP, Flower D, Bannock L. Nutrition intervention for an international-standard female football player Journal of Applied Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Sciences, :17-28

Parker LJF, Elliott-Sale K, Hannon MP, Morton JP, Close GL. Where do you go when your periods go?: A case-study examining secondary amenorrhea in a professional internationally-capped female soccer player through the lens of the sport nutritionist. Science & medicine in football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Other

Pugh JN, Stretton C, McDonagh B, Brownridge P, McArdle A, Jackson MJ, Close GL. 2023. Corrigendum to “Exercise stress leads to an acute loss of mitochondrial proteins and disruption of redox control in skeletal muscle of older subjects: An underlying decrease in resilience with aging?” [Free Radic. Biol. Med. 177 (2021) 88–99, (S0891584921007516), (10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.10.003)] Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 207 :31 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Burke LM, Castel LM, Casa DJ, Close GL, Costa RJS, Desbrow B, Halson SL, Lis DM, Melin AK, Peeling P, Saunders PU, Slater GJ, Sygo J, Witard OC, Bermon S, Stellingwerff T. 2019. International Association of Athletics Federations Consensus Statement 2019: Nutrition for Athletics INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT NUTRITION AND EXERCISE METABOLISM, 29 :73-84 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Phillips SM, Aragon AA, Arciero PJ, Arent SM, Close GL, Hamilton DL, Helms ER, Henselmans M, Loenneke JP, Norton LE, Ormsbee MJ, Sale C, Schoenfeld BJ, Smith-Ryan AE, Tipton KD, Vukovich MD, Wilborn C, Willoughby DS. 2017. CHANGES IN BODY COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE WITH SUPPLEMENTAL HMB-FA plus ATP JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH, 31 :E71-E72 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close G, Morton J. 'Nutrition for Cycling' in British Cycling Coaching Manual

Chapters

Morton JP, Anderson L, Sheridan H, Close GL. 2023. Nutrition for match play and training Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers :67-89 9780367708955 DOI Publisher Url

Close G. 2022. Antioxidants, supplements and exercise Oxidative Eustress in Exercise Physiology Oxidative Stress and Disease 9780367508760

Close G, Morton J, Pugh J. 2020. Nutrition for Golf Routledge International Handbook of Golf Science Routledge 9780367896881

Close G, Morton J. 2019. Science in Soccer Science in Soccer Translating Theory Into Practice Bloomsbury Publishing 9781408173800

Turner DC, Kasper AM, Seaborne RA, Brown AD, Close GL, Murphy MF, Stewart CE, Martin NRW, Sharples AP. 2018. Exercising Bioengineered Skeletal Muscle In Vitro: Biopsy to Bioreactor. Myogenesis: Methods and Protocols 1889 :55-79 Springer. New York 9781493988969 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Langan-Evans C, Close G, Morton J. 2018. Body Composition Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning :240-274 Routledge 9781351839044

Morton JP, Close GL. 2016. The bioenergetics of sports performance Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance :67-91 9780415578202

Close GL, Morton JP. 2016. Nutrition for human performance Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance :143-177 9780415578202

Close G, Morton J. 2015. Nutrition for Human Performance Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance Routledge 9780415578219

Close G, Morton J. 2015. The Biogenergetics of Sports Performance Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance Routledge 9780415578219

Close GL, Morton JP. 2014. Nutrition for Rugby The Science of Rugby :117-138 9780415656276 DOI Publisher Url

Close GL, McArdle F. 2007. Antioxidants and free radicals Nutrition and Sport: Advances in Sport and Exercise Science :153-175 9780443103414 DOI Publisher Url

Conference publication

Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Oxborough D, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2018. Making Weight Safely: Manipulation of Energy Availability and Within Daily Energy Balance Without Symptoms of RED-S in an International Standard Male Taekwondo Athlete International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference

Brown A, Sharples A, Close G, Stewart C. 2018. Leucine and β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyrate enhance replicatively aged C2C12 myoblast migration but not fusion British Society for Research on Ageing Publisher Url

Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Oxborough D, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2018. Making Weight Safely: Manipulation of Energy Availability and Within Daily Energy Balance Without Symptoms of RED-S in an International Standard Male Taekwondo Athlete European College of Sport Sciences Congress

Brown A, Close G, Sharples A, Stewart C. 2017. Mechanisms underpinning enhanced migration capabilities of replicatively aged C2C12 myoblasts British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA)

Langan-Evans C, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2017. Physiological Responses and Energy Expenditure Measurement During Taekwondo Pad-Work Bouts: Influence of Different Work:Rest Ratios. European College of Sport Science Congress

Langan-Evans C, Ellison M, Pugh J, Tod D, Scott M, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2016. Occurrence, Methods, Magnitudes and Influences of Acute and Chronic Body Mass Loss Practices Among International Standard Taekwondo Athletes of Differing Age Divisions International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference

Allan R, Sharples AP, Close G, Drust B, Shepherd S, Fraser W, Mawhinnney C, Hammond K, Morton J, Gregson W. 2016. The acute cold-induced increase in PGC-1α is partially mediated systemically through increased β-adrenergic stimulation European College of Sport Science

Hammond KM, Impey SG, Currell K, Mitchell N, Shepherd SO, Jeromson S, Hawley JA, Close GL, Hamilton DL, Sharples AP, Morton JP. 2016. Post exercise high-fat feeding supresses p70S6K1 activity in human skeletal muscle. European College of Sport Science (ECSS)

Owens DJ, Polydorou I, Alwan N, Fraser WD, Tang J, Morton J, Sharples AP, Stewart CE, Close GL. 2015. The Role of Vitamin D in Skeletal Muscle Repair: A Systems Biology Approach European College of Sport Science (ECSS)

Close GL, Ashton T, McArdle A, Jackson MJ. 2005. The effects of ageing on contractile activity induced ROS production in muscle and oxidative damage to other tissues FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 12th Annual Meeting Society-for-Free-Radical-Biology-and-Medicine 39 :S136-S136 Author Url

Close GL, Ashton T, McArdle A, Jackson MJ. 2005. Do extracellular reactive oxygen species propagate the ageing process at sites distant to their origin? FREE RADICAL RESEARCH, 13th Biennial Meeting of the Society-for-Free-Radical-Research 39 :S88-S88 Author Url

Baker AM, Close GL, McArdle A, Jackson MJ. 2005. Relationship between extracellular ROS activity and muscle NOS expression in dystrophic mice FREE RADICAL RESEARCH, 13th Biennial Meeting of the Society-for-Free-Radical-Research 39 :S51-S51 Author Url

Close GL, McArdle A, Ashton T, Jackson MJ. 2004. The effects of L-NAME on extracellular ROS generation from mouse gastrocnemius muscle FASEB JOURNAL, Experimental Biology 2004 Meeting 18 :A746-A746 Author Url

Close GL, MacLaren DPM, Doran D, Ashton T. 2003. Eccentric exercise, isokinetic muscle strength and delayed-onset muscle soreness: the role of oxygen-centred radicals JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference 21 :316-317 Author Url

Poster

Langan-Evans C, Germaine M, Artukovic M, Oxborough D, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2018. On the rebound: Symptoms of acute hyperphagia in an international level male Taekwondo athlete following chronic body mass loss International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference

Langan-Evans C, Naughton R, Scott M, Ellison M, Shepherd S, Close G, Morton J. 2017. Methods of Body Composition and Energy Expenditure Measurement in Male International Level Taekwondo Athletes International Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference

Editorial/letter to the editor

Pugh JN, Fearn R, Morton JP, Close GL. 2018. Gastrointestinal symptoms in elite athletes: time to recognise the problem? BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 52 :487-487 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Phillips SM, Tipton KD, van Loon LJC, Verdijk LB, Paddon-Jones D, Close GL. 2016. Exceptional body composition changes attributed to collagen peptide supplementation and resistance training in older sarcopenic men BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 116 :569-570 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Close GL, Brown JE. 2016. The harder you run, the longer (and smoother) the road: exercise, muscle and ageing BIOGERONTOLOGY, 17 :431-433 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thesis/Dissertation

Woolfenden A. Supplement Use In Professional Rugby League Chester N, Close G, Littlewood M. Public Url

Close GL. The effects of eccentric exercise on delayed onset muscle soreness, muscle function and free radical production Public Url

Research Grants Awarded:

Biological & Biotechnological Sciences Research Council, Translating effects of dietary flavonoids on energy metabolism into physical activity benefits, Professor Dick Thijssen, Dr Helen Jones, Professor Claire Stewart, Grant value (£): £144,356, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2022

Racing Welfare UK, Nutritional intervention to improve jockey and stable staff welfare and change current weight-making culture, Dr George Wilson, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £207,902, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2022

Naturecan, The effects of Cannabidiol on anti-doping risks and physical performance, Grant value (£): £110,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2020

Racing Welfare UK, Investigations into the physical and mental health of professional jockeys, Dr George Wilson, Grant value (£): £105,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2020

MRC, Disruption of redox relays in the age-related failure of muscle responses to contractile activity, Professor Malcolm Jackson, Grant value (£): £545,317, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2016

British Horse Racing Authority, Development and evaluation of a nutritional education package for elite jockeys, Grant value (£): £22,500, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2015

British Taekwondo, Nutrition & Taekwondo, Grant value (£): £30,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2015

GSK Human Performance Lab, NSAID use and muscle adaptation, Professor Claire Stewart, Grant value (£): £30,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2015

Manchester United Football Club, Nutritional knowledge of elite academy football players, Grant value (£): £37,500, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2015

RMJ Training Academy, Nutritional requirements of elite motocross riders, Grant value (£): £30,000. 2015

Rugby Football Union, Nutritional requirements of elite rugby union players, Grant value (£): £27,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2015

Rugby Football Union, Personalising Muscle hypertrophy and regeneration, Dr Adam Sharples, Grant value (£): £37,500, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2015

Warrington Rugby League Club, Nutrition in the elite Rugby League player, Grant value (£): £40,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2015

Aliment Nutrition, Probiotic supplement on the gut microbiota in athletes, Grant value (£): £49,000, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2014

Muscle Sound, The application of ultrasound to non-invasively assess muscle glycogen concentration of human skeletal muscle, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £20,000, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2014

Widnes Rugby League Club, Nutrition in the elite Rugby League Player, Grant value (£): £15,000, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2014

Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, Interventions to improve the health of professional jockeys, Grant value (£): £180,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2013

Hill and Knowlton, Advances in technology and rugby performance, Grant value (£): £5,000. 2013

British Ski and snowboarding, Physiological demands of competition ski and snowboarding, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £35,300, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2013

Liverpool F.C., Energy intake and expenditure during training and match days in professional soccer players, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £52,000, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2013

Munster Rugby, Vitamin D status of Elite Rugby Union Players: Effects on muscle and immune function, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £24,000, Duration of research project: 2 years. 2012

Science in Sport, Nutritional modulations of training-induced alterations in skeletal muscle oxidative capacity, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £80,000, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2012

Research into Ageing, Optimisation of nutrition and exercise to prevent age-related muscle frailty: A practical strategy to prevent falls and improve life-quality., Grant value (£): £75,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2011

Gillette, The effects of technology on performance of Elite RL Players, Grant value (£): £5,000, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2011

Research into Ageing, Do failed adaptations to exercise in elderly people mediate skeletal muscle frailty?, Grant value (£): £6,000, Duration of research project: 1 yeah. 2011

Science in Sport, The effect of pre-exercise protein ingestion on exercise-induced molecular adaptations of human skeletal muscle undertaken in glycogen depleted conditions, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £20,523, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2011

Widnes RLFC, Use of GPS to monitor training load and establish energy requirements in elite RL players, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £14,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2011

LJMU Alumni Department, Do fail adaptations to exercise in elderly people mediate skeletal muscle frailty?, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £10,000, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2010

The Hallowed Turf Racing Association and Mr Richard Hale, The effects of weight making on the health of jockeys, Dr James Morton, Grant value (£): £3,000, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2010

GSK, The effects of sirtuins on aged skeletal muscle, Grant value (£): £12,000, Duration of research project: 2 years. 2008

Astra Zeneca, The effects of rosuvastatin on insulin resistance and muscle mass and function, Professor John Wilding, Grant value (£): £15,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2007

Research into Ageing 'Personal Fellowship', Insulin resistance mediates age-related loss of muscle mass and function, Grant value (£): £197,977, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2007

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Can resveratrol and other small molecule Sort-1 activators preserve age related loss of muscle mass and function?, Professor John Wilding, Grant value (£): £22,000, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2007

University of Liverpool PhD Studentship, Does insulin resistance cause accelerated ageing of skeletal muscle?, Professor Malcolm Jackson, Grant value (£): £55,000, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2007

Age UK, Failed adaptations to exercise mediate muscle frailty, Grant value (£): £6,000.

Media Coverage:

BBC1 - The Truth About...Getting fit at home 2021

BBC Radio Merseyside - How to start the year well - tips from a professional nutritionist for the general population. Is there a 'fat gene'? 2019

ITV Tonight Programme - New Year, New You 2018

BBC iPlayer - Programme on addicted to protein 2017

BBC1 - Trust Me I'm a Doctor - Pre-recorded programme on the use of fish oils for health (supplement vs Food) 2017

Disrupt HR - Presentation streamed live on Disrupt HR TV on the search for the single best diet 2016

BBC1 - The Truth About Eating Health Foods - Pre recorded programme discussing breakfasts for health including running a small experiment to test a hypothesis interviewed by Fiona Phillips 2016

Channel 5 - The Saturday Show - live television appearance discussing the diet of rugby players interviewed by Gaby Roslin 2015

Abu Dhabi TV - Presentation of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Racing Festival 2014

BBC Radio Merseyside - Pre-recorded interview regarding muscle function as we age 2014

The Golf Channel - Interview regarding fitness and nutrition in golf featuring professional golfer Andy Sullivan 2013

Talk Sport - Radio interview regarding the ageing football player 2013

Channel 4 Racing - Feature on weight-making in jockeys featuring Frankie Dettori 2013

Feature in New Zealand media on jockey research

Daily Mail

Daily Express

Feature in Horse and Hound Magazine on the Jockey research Jockeys’ diet analysed by experts

Piece in the Irish examiner on the work I do as nutrition consultant at Munster

Coverage in the Liverpool Echo on the dangers of supplements for teenagers

Munster Rugby Website

Feature on sky sports regarding the jockey diet work

Channel 4 racing

Racing Post

Racing Post

Conference organisation:

The Sport and Exercise Register (SENr) Annual Showcase event, Chair of the Organising Committee. 2019

The British Society for Research on Ageing Annual Conference: Basic Biology of Ageing, London, Organising Committee. 2015

British Society for Research on Ageing, Lead organiser and chair of the organising committee as well as chair of the scientific committee, http://www.bsra.org.uk/. 2014

ECSS Liverpool, Scientific Committee. 2011

Teaching qualification:

Kings College London - Treating Functional Bowel Disorder using a low FODMAP diet. 2016

Qualified in taking muscle biopsies using both micro-gun and Conchotome techniques. 2016

PGCert (LTHE), LJMU. 2000

Conference presentation:

Assessing energy intake of athletes; from theory to practice, BASES Student Conference, Bangor University, Workshop. 2016

Fellowships:

Fellow & Accredited Physiologist (Scientific Support & Research), BASES. 2015

Editorial boards:

European Journal of Sports Sciences, Guest Editor for a special edition on the future of sports nutrition. 2014

Professional Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition Editor, http://www.uksca.org.uk/uksca/common/home.asp. 2009

External PGR examinations performed:

St George's University of London, PhD. 2013

University of Belfast, PhD. 2013

University of Gloucester, MRes. 2013

University of Glamorgan, PhD. 2011

University of Glamorgan, PhD. 2010

Membership of professional bodies:

Professional accredited member, Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr), http://www.senr.org.uk/. 2013

Accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach (ASCC), United Kingdom Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA), https://www.uksca.org.uk/find-a-coach. 2010

Accredited Physiologist (Scientific support and Research), BASES. 2008

UKSCA, Accredited member, http://www.uksca.org.uk/uksca/common/home.asp. 2007

External committees:

Executive Committee member, British Society for Research into Ageing, http://bsra.org.uk/. 2013

External collaboration:

http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/faculty/Davies/, University of Southern California, Professor Kelvin Davies. 2010

University of East Anglia, Professot Bill Fraser.

University of Liverpool, Professor Malcolm Jackson.

Other Professional Activity:

Moduoe 1-5 License from the Home Office. 2008

First Aid at Work (HSE approved). 2007

BWLA - British Amateur Weight Lifting Association. 2006

Rugby Union Preliminary coaching award. 1996

Rugby League Level 2i Coaching Qualification. 1996