Prof Warren Gregson
Sport and Exercise Sciences

Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: Sport and Exercise Sciences
Email address: W.Gregson@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 904 6234
Highlighted publications
Barr D, Reilly T, Gregson W. 2011. The impact of different cooling modalities on the physiological responses in firefighters during strenuous work performed in high environmental temperatures. Eur J Appl Physiol, 111 :959-967 DOI Author Url
Gregson W, Black MA, Jones H, Milson J, Morton J, Dawson B, Atkinson G, Green DJ. 2011. Influence of cold water immersion on limb and cutaneous blood flow at rest. Am J Sports Med, 39 :1316-1323 DOI Author Url
Gregson W, Drust B, Atkinson G, Salvo VD. 2010. Match-to-match variability of high-speed activities in premier league soccer. Int J Sports Med, 31 :237-242 DOI Author Url
Di Salvo V, Gregson W, Atkinson G, Tordoff P, Drust B. 2009. Analysis of high intensity activity in Premier League soccer. Int J Sports Med, 30 :205-212 DOI Author Url
Journal article
Mawhinney C, Heinonen I, Low DA, Han C, Jones H, Kalliokoski KK, Kirjavainen A, Kemppainen J, DI Salvo V, Lolli L, Cable NT, Gregson W. 2022. Cool-Water Immersion Reduces Postexercise Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Perfusion More Than Cold-Water Immersion Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 54 :1085-1094 DOI Author Url
Allan R, Malone J, Alexander J, Vorajee S, Ihsan M, Gregson W, Kwiecien S, Mawhinney C. 2022. Cold for centuries: a brief history of cryotherapies to improve health, injury and post-exercise recovery. European Journal of Applied Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kyprianou E, Di Salvo V, Lolli L, Al Haddad H, Villanueva AM, Gregson W, Weston M. 2022. To Measure Peak Velocity in Soccer, Let the Players Sprint JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH, 36 :273-276 DOI Author Url
Lolli L, Johnson A, Monaco M, Cardinale M, Di Salvo V, Gregson W. 2021. Tanner-Whitehouse and Modified Bayley-Pinneau Adult Height Predictions in Elite Youth Soccer Players from the Middle East MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE, 53 :2683-2690 DOI Author Url
Wik EH, Lolli L, Chamari K, Materne O, Di Salvo V, Gregson W, Bahr R. 2021. Injury patterns differ with age in male youth football: a four-season prospective study of 1111 time-loss injuries in an elite national academy BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 55 :794-+ DOI Author Url
Datson N, Lolli L, Drust B, Atkinson G, Weston M, Gregson W. 2021. Inter-methodological quantification of the target change for performance test outcomes relevant to elite female soccer players Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Lolli L, Cardinale M, Lopez E, Maasar MF, Marthinussen J, Bonanno D, Gregson W, Di Salvo V. 2021. An objective description of routine sleep habits in elite youth football players from the Middle-East SLEEP MEDICINE, 80 :96-99 DOI Author Url
Allan R, Akin B, Sinclair J, Hurst H, Alexander J, Malone JJ, Naylor A, Mawhinney C, Gregson W, Ihsan M. 2021. Athlete, coach and practitioner knowledge and perceptions of post-exercise cold-water immersion for recovery: a qualitative and quantitative exploration Sport Sciences for Health, DOI
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
MacMillan GCS, Batterham AM, Chesterton P, Gregson W, Lolli L, Weston M, Atkinson G. 2020. Variability in the Study Quality Appraisals Reported in Systematic Reviews on the Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio and Injury Risk SPORTS MEDICINE, 50 :2065-2067 DOI Author Url
Ihsan M, Abbiss CR, Gregson W, Allan R. 2020. Warming to the ice bath: Don’t go cool on cold water immersion just yet!: Comment on: 1) Arthur J. Cheng. Cooling down the use of cryotherapy for post-exercise skeletal muscle recovery. Temperature. 2018; 5(2): 103-105. doi: 10.1080/23328940.2017.1413284. 2) Cheng et al. Post-exercise recovery of contractile function and endurance in humans and mice is accelerated by heating and slowed by cooling skeletal muscle. Journal of Physiology. 2017; 595(24): 7413-7426. doi: 10.1113/JP274870. Temperature, 7 :223-225 DOI Author Url
Mawhinney C, Heinonen I, Lowe D, Han C, Jones H, Kalliokoski K, Kirjavainen A, Kemppainen J, Di Salvo V, Weston M, Cable NT, Gregson W. 2020. Changes in Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Perfusion Following Different Degrees of Cold-Water Immersion Journal of Applied Physiology, 128 :1392-1401 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Ford PR, Bordonau JLD, Bonanno D, Tavares J, Groenendijk C, Fink C, Gualtieri D, Gregson W, Varley MC, Weston M, Lolli L, Platt D, Di Salvo V. 2020. A survey of talent identification and development processes in the youth academies of professional soccer clubs from around the world JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 38 :1269-1278 DOI Author Url
Lolli L, Bahr R, Weston M, Whiteley R, Tabben M, Bonanno D, Gregson W, Chamari K, Di Salvo V, van Dyk N. 2020. No association between perceived exertion and session duration with hamstring injury occurrence in professional football Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 30 :523-530 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gregson W, Di Salvo V, Varley MC, Modonutti M, Belli A, Chamari K, Weston M, Lolli L, Eirale C. 2020. Harmful association of sprinting with muscle injury occurrence in professional soccer match-play: A two-season, league wide exploratory investigation from the Qatar Stars League Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23 :134-138 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kelly DM, Strudwick AJ, Atkinson G, Drust B, Gregson W. 2020. Quantification of training and match-load distribution across a season in elite English Premier League soccer players Science and Medicine in Football, 4 :59-67 DOI Author Url
Kyprianou E, Lolli L, Haddad HA, Di Salvo V, Varley MC, Mendez Villanueva A, Gregson W, Weston M. 2019. A novel approach to assessing validity in sports performance research: integrating expert practitioner opinion into the statistical analysis Science and Medicine in Football, 3 :333-338 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Datson N, Weston M, Drust B, Gregson W, Lolli L. 2019. High-intensity endurance capacity assessment as a tool for talent identification in elite youth female soccer. Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Macpherson TW, McLaren SJ, Gregson W, Lolli L, Drust B, Weston M. 2019. Using differential ratings of perceived exertion to assess agreement between coach and player perceptions of soccer training intensity: An exploratory investigation JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 37 :2783-2788 DOI Author Url
Chalmers S, Siegler J, Lovell R, Lynch G, Gregson W, Marshall P, Jay O. 2019. Brief in-play cooling breaks reduce thermal strain during football in hot conditions Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22 :912-917 DOI Author Url
Verheul J, Warmenhoven J, Lisboa P, Gregson W, Vanrenterghem J, Robinson MA. 2019. Identifying generalised segmental acceleration patterns that contribute to ground reaction force features across different running tasks Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Allan R, Sharples AP, Cocks MS, Drust B, Dutton J, Dugdale HF, Mawhinney C, Clucas A, Hawkins W, Morton JP, Gregson W. 2019. Low pre-exercise muscle glycogen availability offsets the effect of post exercise cold water immersion in augmenting PGC-1α gene expression Physiological Reports, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Whitworth-Turner CM, Di Michele R, Muir I, Gregson W, Drust B. 2019. Training load and schedule are important determinants of sleep behaviours in youth-soccer players European Journal of Sport Science, 19 :576-584 DOI Author Url
Verheul J, Nedergaard NJ, Pogson MA, Lisboa P, Gregson W, Vanrenterghem J, Robinson MA. 2019. Biomechanical loading during running: can a two mass-spring-damper model be used to evaluate ground reaction forces for high-intensity tasks? Sports Biomechanics, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Datson N, Drust B, Weston M, Gregson W. 2019. Repeated high-speed running in elite female soccer players during international competition Science and Medicine in Football, 3 :150-156 DOI
Verheul J, Gregson W, Lisboa P, Vanrenterghem J, Robinson MA. 2018. Whole-body biomechanical load in running-based sports: the validity of estimating ground reaction forces from segmental Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Whitworth-Turner C, Di Michele R, Muir I, Gregson W, Drust B. 2018. A comparison of sleep patterns in youth soccer players and non-athletes Science and Medicine in Football, 2 :3-8 DOI
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
Whitworth-Turner C, Di Michele R, Muir I, Gregson W, Drust B. 2017. A shower before bedtime may improve the sleep onset latency of youth soccer players. European Journal of Sport Science, 17 :1119-1128 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Varley MC, Di Salvo V, Modonutti M, Gregson W, Mendez-Villanueva A. 2017. The influence of successive matches on match-running performance during an under-23 international soccer tournament: The necessity of individual analysis. Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thorpe RT, Strudwick AJ, Buchheit M, Atkinson G, Drust B, Gregson W. 2017. The Influence of Changes in Acute Training Load on Daily Sensitivity of Morning-measured Fatigue Variables in Elite Soccer Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thorpe RT, Atkinson G, Drust B, Gregson W. 2017. Monitoring Fatigue Status in Elite Team Sport Athletes: Implications for Practice. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Mawhinney C, Low DA, Jones H, Green DJ, Costello JT, Gregson W. 2017. Cold-Water Mediates Greater Reductions in Limb Blood Flow than Whole Body Cryotherapy. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Mawhinney C, Jones H, Low DA, Green DJ, Howatson G, Gregson W. 2017. Influence of cold-water immersion on limb blood flow after resistance exercise. European Journal of Sport Science, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Varley MC, Gregson W, McMillan K, Bonanno D, Stafford K, Modonutti M, Di Salvo V. 2017. Physical and technical performance of elite youth soccer players during international tournaments: influence of playing position and team success and opponent quality Science and Medicine in Football, 1 :18-29 DOI
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
Scott A, Malone JJ, Morgans R, Burgess D, Gregson W, Morton JP, Drust B. 2016. The relationship between physical match performance and 48-h post-game creatine kinase concentrations in English Premier League soccer players INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING, 11 :846-852 DOI Author Url
Datson N, Drust B, Weston M, Jarman I, Lisboa P, Gregson W. 2016. Match physical performance of elite female soccer players during international competition. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kelly DM, Strudwick AJ, Atkinson G, Drust B, Gregson W. 2016. The within-participant correlation between perception of effort and heart rate-based estimations of training load in elite soccer players. Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thorpe RT, Strudwick AJ, Buchheit M, Atkinson G, Drust B, Gregson W. 2016. The Tracking of Morning Fatigue Status Across In-Season Training Weeks in Elite Soccer Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Allan R, Sharples AP, Close GL, Drust B, Shepherd S, Fraser W, Morton JP, Gregson W. 2016. Systemic effects of Cold Water Immersion on PGC-1alpha via p38 MAPK in skeletal muscle Journal of Applied Physiology,
Thorpe RT, Strudwick AJ, Buchheit M, Atkinson G, Drust B, Gregson W. 2015. Monitoring Fatigue During the In-Season Competitive Phase in Elite Soccer Players INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE, 10 :958-964 DOI Author Url
Gaudino P, Iaia FM, Strudwick AJ, Hawkins RD, Alberti G, Atkinson G, Gregson W. 2015. Factors Influencing Perception of Effort (Session Rating of Perceived Exertion) During Elite Soccer Training INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE, 10 :860-864 DOI Author Url
Carling C, Gregson W, McCall A, Moreira A, Wong DP, Bradley PS. 2015. Match Running Performance During Fixture Congestion in Elite Soccer: Research Issues and Future Directions SPORTS MEDICINE, 45 :605-613 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thompson A, Jones H, Marqueze E, Gregson W, Atkinson G. 2015. The Effects of Evening Bright Light Exposure on Subsequent Morning Exercise Performance INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 36 :101-106 DOI Author Url
Buchheit M, Allen A, Poon TK, Modonutti M, Gregson W, Di Salvo V. 2014. Integrating different tracking systems in football: multiple camera semi-automatic system, local position measurement and GPS technologies Journal of Sports Sciences, 32 :1844-1857 DOI
Wrigley RD, Drust B, Stratton G, Atkinson G, Gregson W. 2014. Long-term Soccer-specific Training Enhances the Rate of Physical Development of Academy Soccer Players Independent of Maturation Status INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 35 :1090-1094 DOI Author Url
Datson N, Hulton A, Andersson H, Lewis T, Weston M, Drust B, Gregson W. 2014. Applied Physiology of Female Soccer: An Update SPORTS MEDICINE, 44 :1225-1240 DOI Author Url
Datson N, Hulton A, Andersson H, Lewis T, Weston M, Drust B, Gregson W. 2014. Applied Physiology of Female Soccer: An Update (vol 44, pg 1225, 2014) SPORTS MEDICINE, 44 :1321-1321 DOI Author Url
Gaudino P, Iaia FM, Alberti G, Hawkins RD, Strudwick AJ, Gregson W. 2014. Systematic bias between running speed and metabolic power data in elite soccer players: influence of drill type. Int J Sports Med, 35 :489-493 DOI Author 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
Thompson A, Jones H, Gregson W, Atkinson G. 2014. Effects of dawn simulation on markers of sleep inertia and post-waking performance in humans EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 114 :1049-1056 DOI Author Url
Gaudino P, Iaia FM, Alberti G, Hawkins RD, Strudwick AJ, Gregson W. 2014. Systematic bias between running speed and metabolic power data in elite soccer players: Influence of drill type International Journal of Sports Medicine, 35 :489-493 DOI
Robey E, Dawson B, Halson S, Gregson W, Goodman C, Eastwood P. 2014. Sleep quantity and quality in elite youth soccer players: A pilot study European Journal of Sport Science, 14 :410-417 DOI
Buchheit M, Poon TK, Modonutti M, Gregson W, Di Salvo V, Allen A. 2014. Integrating different tracking systems in football: multiple camera semi-automatic system, local position measurement and GPS technologies Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI Author Url
Datson N, Hulton A, Andersson H, Lewis T, Weston M, Drust B, Gregson W. 2014. Erratum: Applied physiology of female soccer: An update(Sports Medicine DOI: 10.1007/s40279-014-0199-1)) Sports Medicine, 44 :1321 DOI Author Url
Mawhinney C, Jones H, Joo CH, Low DA, Green DJ, Gregson W. 2013. Influence of cold-water immersion on limb and cutaneous blood flow after exercise Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45 :2277-2285 DOI Author Url
Gaudino P, Iaia FM, Alberti G, Strudwick AJ, Atkinson G, Gregson W. 2013. Monitoring training in elite soccer players: systematic bias between running speed and metabolic power data. Int J Sports Med, 34 :963-968 DOI Author Url
Marrin K, Drust B, Gregson W, Atkinson G. 2013. A meta-analytic approach to quantify the dose-response relationship between melatonin and core temperature European Journal of Applied Physiology, 113 :2323-2329 DOI
Cobley JN, Sakellariou GK, Murray S, Waldron S, Gregson W, Burniston JG, Morton JP, Iwanejko LA, Close GL. 2013. Lifelong endurance training attenuates age-related genotoxic stress in human skeletal muscle Longevity and Healthspan, 11 :1-8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thompson A, Batterham AM, Jones H, Gregson W, Scott D, Atkinson G. 2013. The practicality and effectiveness of supplementary bright light for reducing jet-lag in elite female athletes. Int J Sports Med, 34 :582-589 DOI Author Url
Robey E, Dawson B, Halson S, Gregson W, King S, Goodman C, Eastwood P. 2013. Effect of evening postexercise cold water immersion on subsequent sleep. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 45 :1394-1402 DOI Author 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
Gregson W, Allan R, Holden S, Phibbs P, Doran D, Campbell I, Waldron S, Joo CH, Morton JP. 2013. Postexercise cold-water immersion does not attenuate muscle glycogen resynthesis. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 45 :1174-1181 DOI Author Url
Kelly DM, Gregson W, Reilly T, Drust B. 2013. The development of a soccer-specific training drill for elite-level players. J Strength Cond Res, 27 :938-943 DOI Author Url
Hulton, A , MacLaren,DP , Gregson,W , Edwards,J , Doran DA. 2013. Effect of Fat and CHO Meals on Intermittent Exercise in Soccer Players International Journal of Sports Medicine, 34 :165-169 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public 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
Robey E, Dawson B, Halson S, Goodman C, Gregson W, Eastwood P. 2013. Post-exercise cold water immersion: effect on core temperature and melatonin responses EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 113 :305-311 DOI Author Url
Chan-Dewar F, Gregson W, Whyte G, King J, Gaze D, Carranza-García LE, Legaz-Arrese A, George K. 2013. Cardiac electromechanical delay is increased during recovery from 40km cycling but is not mediated by exercise intensity Scand J Med Sci Sports, :224-231 DOI Author Url
Chan-Dewar F, Gregson W, Whyte G, Gaze D, Waterhouse J, Wen J, George K. 2013. Do the effects of high intensity 40 km cycling upon left ventricular function and cardiac biomarker during recovery vary with time of day? J Sports Sci, 31 :414-423 DOI 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
Chan-Dewar F, Gregson W, Whyte G, Gaze D, Waterhouse J, Wen J, George K. 2013. Do the effects of high intensity 40 km cycling upon left ventricular function and cardiac biomarker during recovery vary with time of day? Journal of Sports Sciences, 31 :414-423 DOI
Marrin K, Drust B, Gregson W, Atkinson G. 2013. A meta-analytic approach to quantify the dose-response relationship between melatonin and core temperature European Journal of Applied Physiology, :1-7 DOI Author Url
Robey E, Dawson B, Halson S, Gregson W, Goodman C, Eastwood P. 2013. Sleep quantity and quality in elite youth soccer players: A pilot study European Journal of Sport Science, DOI Author Url
Gregson W, Drust B. 2013. Environmental stress :82-101 DOI
Green M, Gregson W, Drust B. 2013. The physiological effects of soccer training in elite youth soccer players :83-88 DOI
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
Bailey TG, Jones H, Gregson W, Atkinson G, Cable NT, Thijssen DHJ. 2012. Effect of ischemic preconditioning on lactate accumulation and running performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 44 :2084-2089 DOI Author Url
Hulton AT, Gregson W, Maclaren D, Doran DA. 2012. Effects of GI meals on intermittent exercise. Int J Sports Med, 33 :756-762 DOI Author Url
Weston M, Castagna C, Impellizzeri FM, Bizzini M, Williams AM, Gregson W. 2012. Science and medicine applied to soccer refereeing: an update. Sports Med, 42 :615-631 DOI Author Url
Marrin K, Drust B, Gregson W, Atkinson G. 2012. A Meta-analysis Of The Hypothermic Properties Of Exogenous Melatonin In Humans MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 44 :481-481 Author 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
Leeder J, Gissane C, van Someren K, Gregson W, Howatson G. 2012. Cold water immersion and recovery from strenuous exercise: a meta-analysis. British journal of sports medicine, 46 :233-240 DOI Author Url
Wrigley R, Drust B, Stratton G, Scott M, Gregson W. 2012. Quantification of the typical weekly in-season training load in elite junior soccer players. J Sports Sci, 30 :1573-1580 DOI 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
Marrin K, Drust B, Gregson W, Morris CJ, Chester N, Atkinson G. 2011. Diurnal variation in the salivary melatonin responses to exercise: relation to exercise-mediated tachycardia. Eur J Appl Physiol, 111 :2707-2714 DOI Author Url
Barr D, Reilly T, Gregson W. 2011. The impact of different cooling modalities on the physiological responses in firefighters during strenuous work performed in high environmental temperatures. Eur J Appl Physiol, 111 :959-967 DOI Author Url
Gregson W, Black MA, Jones H, Milson J, Morton J, Dawson B, Atkinson G, Green DJ. 2011. Influence of cold water immersion on limb and cutaneous blood flow at rest. Am J Sports Med, 39 :1316-1323 DOI Author Url
Weston M, Gregson W, Castagna C, Breivik S, Impellizzeri FM, Lovell RJ. 2011. Changes in a Top-Level Soccer Referee's Training, Match Activities, and Physiology Over an 8-Year Period: A Case Study INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE, 6 :281-286 DOI Author Url
Leeder J, van Someren K, Gisane C, Gregson W, Howatson G. 2011. The Effect Of Cold Water Immersion On Recovery From Exercise-induced Fatigue: A Meta-analysis MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 43 :870-870 Author 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
Weston M, Drust B, Gregson W. 2011. Intensities of exercise during match-play in FA Premier League referees and players. J Sports Sci, 29 :527-532 DOI Author Url
Weston M, Drust B, Atkinson G, Gregson W. 2011. Variability of soccer referees' match performances. Int J Sports Med, 32 :190-194 DOI Author Url
Marrin K, Drust B, Gregson W, Morris CJ, Chester N, Atkinson G. 2011. Diurnal variation in the salivary melatonin responses to exercise: relation to exercise-mediated tachycardia European Journal of Applied Physiology, :1-8
Chan-Dewar F, Oxborough D, Shave R, Gregson W, Whyte G, George K. 2010. Left ventricular myocardial strain and strain rates in sub-endocardial and sub-epicardial layers before and after a marathon. Eur J Appl Physiol, 109 :1191-1196 DOI Author Url
Morris CJ, Fullick S, Gregson W, Clarke N, Doran D, MacLaren D, Atkinson G. 2010. Paradoxical post-exercise responses of acylated ghrelin and leptin during a simulated night shift. Chronobiol Int, 27 :590-605 DOI Author Url
Gregson W, Drust B, Atkinson G, Salvo VD. 2010. Match-to-match variability of high-speed activities in premier league soccer. Int J Sports Med, 31 :237-242 DOI Author Url
Chan-Dewar F, Oxborough D, Shave R, Gregson W, Whyte G, Noakes T, George K. 2010. Evidence of increased electro-mechanical delay in the left and right ventricle after prolonged exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol, 108 :581-587 DOI Author Url
Barr D, Gregson W, Reilly T. 2010. The thermal ergonomics of firefighting reviewed. Appl Ergon, 41 :161-172 DOI Author Url
Ross EZ, Gregson W, Williams K, Robertson C, George K. 2010. Muscle Contractile Function and Neural Control after Repetitive Endurance Cycling MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 42 :206-212 DOI Author Url
Morris C, Atkinson G, Drust B, Marrin K, Gregson W. 2009. Human core temperature responses during exercise and subsequent recovery: an important interaction between diurnal variation and measurement site. Chronobiol Int, 26 :560-575 DOI Author Url
Barr D, Gregson W, Sutton L, Reilly T. 2009. A practical cooling strategy for reducing the physiological strain associated with firefighting activity in the heat. Ergonomics, 52 :413-420 DOI Author Url
Di Salvo V, Gregson W, Atkinson G, Tordoff P, Drust B. 2009. Analysis of high intensity activity in Premier League soccer. Int J Sports Med, 30 :205-212 DOI Author Url
Altareki N, Drust B, Atkinson G, Cable T, Gregson W. 2009. Effects of environmental heat stress (35 degrees C) with simulated air movement on the thermoregulatory responses during a 4-km cycling time trial. Int J Sports Med, 30 :9-15 DOI Author Url
Williams K, Gregson W, Robertson C, Datson N, Whyte G, Murrell C, Wilson L, Ainslie P, Ross E, Shave R, Gaze D, George K. 2009. Alterations in left ventricular function and cardiac biomarkers as a consequence of repetitive endurance cycling EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 9 :97-105 DOI Author Url
Atkinson G, Barr D, Chester N, Drust B, Gregson W, Reilly T, Waterhouse J. 2008. Bright light and thermoregulatory responses to exercise. Int J Sports Med, 29 :188-193 DOI Author Url
Cable NT, Drust B, Gregson WA. 2007. The impact of altered climatic conditions and altitude on circadian physiology. Physiol Behav, 90 :267-273 DOI Author Url
Reilly T, Drust B, Gregson W. 2006. Thermoregulation in elite athletes. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care, 9 :666-671 DOI Author Url
Reilly T, Gregson W. 2006. Special populations: the referee and assistant referee. J Sports Sci, 24 :795-801 DOI Author Url
Reilly T, Atkinson G, Gregson W, Drust B, Forsyth J, Edwards B, Waterhouse J. 2006. Some chronobiological considerations related to physical exercise. Clin Ter, 157 :249-264 Author Url
Cable NT, Drust B, Gregson W. 2006. The impact of altered climatic conditions and altitude on circadian physiology Physiology and Behaviour, 28 :267-273
Gregson WA, Batterham A, Drust B, Cable NT. 2005. The influence of pre-warming on the physiological responses to prolonged intermittent exercise. J Sports Sci, 23 :455-464 DOI Author Url
Waterhouse J, Drust B, Weinert D, Edwards B, Gregson W, Atkinson G, Kao S, Aizawa S, Reilly T. 2005. The circadian rhythm of core temperature: origin and some implications for exercise performance. Chronobiol Int, 22 :207-225 DOI Author Url
Drust B, Atkinson G, Gregson W, French D, Binningsley D. 2003. The effects of massage on intra muscular temperature in the vastus lateralis in humans. Int J Sports Med, 24 :395-399 DOI Author Url
Gregson WA, Drust B, Batterham A, Cable NT. 2002. The effects of pre-warming on the metabolic and thermoregulatory responses to prolonged submaximal exercise in moderate ambient temperatures. Eur J Appl Physiol, 86 :526-533 DOI Author Url
Datson N, Weston M, Drust B, Atkinson G, Lolli L, Gregson W. Reference values for performance test outcomes relevant to English female soccer players Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Public Url
Editorial/letter to the editor
Lolli L, Batterham AM, MacMillan G, Gregson W, Atkinson G. 2020. A Comment on "Does Mathematical Coupling Matter to the Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio? A Case Study From Elite Sport" INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE, 15 :600-600 DOI Author Url
Lolli L, Batterham AM, Hawkins R, Kelly DM, Strudwick AJ, Thorpe RT, Gregson W, Atkinson G. 2019. The acute-to-chronic workload ratio: an inaccurate scaling index for an unnecessary normalisation process? BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 53 :1510-+ DOI Author Url
Lolli L, Batterham AM, Hawkins R, Kelly DM, Strudwick AJ, Thorpe R, Gregson W, Atkinson G. 2019. Mathematical coupling causes spurious correlation within the conventional acute-to-chronic workload ratio calculations BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 53 :921-922 DOI Author Url
Other
Chalmers S, Siegler J, Lovell R, Lynch G, Gregson W, Marshall P, Jay O. 2019. Corrigendum to “Brief in-play cooling breaks reduce thermal strain during football in hot conditions” [J. Sci. Med. Sport 22 (2019) 912–917](S1440244018312726)(10.1016/j.jsams.2019.04.009) Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22 :1073 DOI Author Url
Verheul JP, Robinson M, vanrenterghem , Lisboa P, pogson , Gregson W. Training load monitoring in soccer: can a mass-spring-damper model reproduce ground reaction forces during dynamic tasks?
Conference publication
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
Ruiz H, Lisboa PJ, Neilson PJ, Gregson W. 2015. Measuring scoring efficiency through goal expectancy estimation 23rd European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning, ESANN 2015 - Proceedings, :149-154
Mawhinney C, Jones H, Low DA, Hwa-Joo C, George KP, Green DJ, Gregson W. 2012. The Influence of Cold Water Immersion on Limb and Cutaneous Blood Flows Following Exercise MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 44 :388-388 Author Url
Marrin K, Drust B, Gregson W, Morris C, Chester N, Atkinson G. 2010. Positive Relationship between Endogenous Melatonin and Core Temperature Responses to Exercise MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 57th Annual Meeting of the American-College-Sports-Medicine/Inaugural World Congress on Exercise is Medicine 42 :109-109 DOI Author Url
Barr D, Gregson W, Reilly T. 2008. REDUCED PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAIN IN FIREFIGHTERS USING A PRACTICAL COOLING STRATEGY Bust PD. CONTEMPORARY ERGONOMICS 2008, Annual Meeting of the Ergonomics-Society :485-490 Author Url
Barr D, Chester N, Drust B, Edwards B, Gregson W, Atkinson G. 2006. Manipulation of the Light-Dark Schedule Alters the Thermoregulatory Responses to Exercise in the Heat MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 38 :S355-S356 DOI Author Url
Gregson W, Batterham A, Drust B, Cable NT. 2002. The effects of pre-warming on the metabolic and thermoregulatory responses to prolonged intermittent exercise in moderate ambient temperatures JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, Annual Conference of the British-Association-of-Sport-and-Exercise-Sciences (BASES) 20 :49-50 Author Url
Graves LEF, Massey K, Atkinson A, Gregson W, Stratton G. Reliability of physical activity and heart rate measures in children during steady rate and intermittent treadmill exercise – The A-CLASS Project 23rd International Conference of the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology DOI
Chapters
Drust B, Gregson W. 2012. Fitness testing Williams AM. Science and Soccer Routledge. London DOI
Gregson W, Drust B. 2012. Heat, altitude and travel Williams AM. Science & Soccer Routledge. London
Barr D, Gregson W, Reilly T. 2008. Reduced physiological strain in firefighters using a practical cooling strategy Bust P. Contemporary Ergonomics :485-490. Taylor and Francis Group. London
Conference presentation:
Training load monitoring in soccer: can a mass-spring-damper model reproduce ground reaction forces during dynamic tasks?, International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Oral presentation. 2017
Other invited event:
Conference - Challenges for Football, Aarhus, Denmark, Invited Keynote. 2011
Conference - Korean Science & Football Society, Seoul, South Korea, Invited Keynote x 2. 2011
Conference - Annual Swedish Society of Sports Medicine Meeting, Gothenburg, Sweden, May., Gothenburg, Sweden, Invited Keynote. 2011
Industrial connections:
The Football Association, 1. Course instructor: The FA Fitness Trainers Award 2. PhD Supervior/Advisor. 2011
Manchester United FC, Consultant Physiologist. 2008
External committees:
Research Advisory Board, Prozone Sports Ltd, Member. 2010