Applied Exercise Science Laboratory Administrative Research Center, Room A53 3100 Marine Street, Room A53 Administrative Research Center, 554 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0554 Lab Phone: 303-735-3816 Fax: 303-735-4125

Research Interests

• The focus of the Applied Exercise Science Laboratory is to examine adaptations associated with acute and chronic physical activity and to determine the role of these adaptations in optimizing health and athletic performance.

Personnel

• Director: William C. Byrnes, Ph.D.


• Doctoral Student: Molly Madden (Co-Advisor - David Allen, Ph.D.).


• Masters Students: Eric Homestead, James Peterman, Benjamin Ryan, Matthew Batliner


• Undergraduate Students: Zachary Leonard


• Collaborators: Rodger Kram, Ph.D., Locomotion Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder; David Allen, Ph.D., Molecular/Cellular Physiology Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder; Edward Melanson, Ph.D., Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado - School of Medicine; Major Michael Brothers, Ph.D., Human Performance Laboratory, United States Air Force Academy; Randall Wilber, Ph.D., Performance Services, United States Olympic Committee; Walter Schmidt, Ph.D. and Nicole Prommer, Ph.D., Department of Sports Medicine, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Steven Fleck, Ph.D., Department of Exercise Science, Colorado College.

Measuring the energetics of load-carrying in Nepal

Current Research Projects

• To investigate the role of matrix metalloproteinases in exercise-induced muscle injury


• To investigate the factors contributing to the energetics of physical activity at low exercise intensities


• To examine the hematological and metabolic changes associated with acclimatization to moderate altitude


• To examine the physiological and biomechanical factors contributing to success in road cycling performance

Recent Publications

• Brothers MD, Doan DK, WIle AL, Zupan MF, Wilber RL, Byrnes WC. Hematological and physiological adaptations following 48 weeks of moderate altitude residence. High Altitude Medicine and Biology 11: 199-208, 2010.


• Edwards AG, Browning RC, Hill JO, Byrnes WC. Heart rate, accelerometry and optimized branched model to estimate energy expenditure. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 42: 672-682, 2010.


• Lim AC, Peterman JE, Turner BM, Livingston LR, Byrnes WC. Comparison of Male and Female Road Cyclists under Identical Stage Race Conditions. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 43: 846-852, 2011.


• Lim AC, Homestead EP, Edwards AG, Carver TC, Kram R, Byrnes WC. Measuring Changes in Aerodynamic/Rolling Resistances by Cycle-Mounted Power Meters. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 43: 853-860, 2011.