• Additional clothing increases heat load in elite female Rugby sevens players 

      Henderson, Mitchell J.; Chrismas, Bryna C.R.; Stevens, Christopher J.; Novak, Andrew; Fransen, Job; ... more authors ( Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. , 2021 , Article)
      Purpose: To determine whether elite female rugby sevens players are exposed to core temperatures (Tc) during training in the heat that replicate the temperate match demands previously reported and to investigate whether ...
    • Changes in core temperature during an elite female rugby sevens tournament 

      Henderson, Mitchell J.; Chrismas, Bryna C.R.; Stevens, Christopher J.; Coutts, Aaron J.; Taylor, Lee ( Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. , 2020 , Article)
      Purpose: To characterize player core temperature (Tc) across a World Rugby Women's Sevens Series tournament day (WRWSS) and determine the efficacy of commonly employed cold-water-immersion (CWI) protocols. Methods: Tc was ...
    • Limiting Rise in Heat Load With an Ice Vest During Elite Female Rugby Sevens Warm-Ups 

      Henderson, Mitchell J.; Chrismas, Bryna C.R.; Stevens, Christopher J.; Fransen, Job; Coutts, Aaron J.; ... more authors ( Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. , 2021 , Article)
      Purpose: To determine the effect of wearing a phase-change cooling vest in elite female rugby sevens athletes during (1) a simulated match-day warm-up in hot conditions prior to a training session and (2) a prematch warm-up ...
    • Limiting the Rise in Core Temperature During a Rugby Sevens Warm-up With an Ice Vest. 

      Taylor, Lee; Stevens, Christopher J; Thornton, Heidi R; Poulos, Nick; Chrismas, Bryna C R ( Human Kinetics , 2019 , Article)
      Determine how a cooling vest worn during a warm-up could influence selected performance [counter movement jump (CMJ)], physical (GPS metrics) and psycho-physiological (body temperature and perceptual) variables. In a ...