Current interests

My principal research interests are focused on how the body, as an integrative system, maintains a relative homeostasis during intense exercise through the anticipatory regulation of work rate. I am interested in the role of the different afferents produced during exercise, and how these may be responded to by systems of central control. I have applied these concepts to models of endurance performance, particularly through self-paced exercise.

Email: l.mauger@kent.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1634 888997

Research

My current research focus is on the role of exercise-induced pain and its role in fatigue. I am testing this paradigm through pharmacological, nutritional and neurophysiological interventions.  
My other area of focus is on the development of novel and self-paced tests of maximal oxygen consumption as an alternative model to fixed intensity incremental exercise.

Publications

Mauger, A., & Sculthorpe, N. (2012). A New VO2max protocol allowing self-pacing in maximal incremental exercise. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(1), 59-63.

Williams, C., Bailey, S., Mauger, A. (2012). Influence of distance feedback, prior experience and distance knowledge on pacing in untrained cyclists. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(1), 49-53.

Beltrami, F., Froyd, C., Mauger, A., Metcalfe, A., Marino, F., Noakes, T. (2012). Conventional testing methods produce sub-maximal values of maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(1), 23-9.

Castle, P., Maxwell, N., Allchorn, A., Mauger, A., White, D. (2012). Deception of ambient and body core temperature improves self-paced cycling in hot, humid conditions. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112(1), 377-85.

Mauger, A., Jones, A.,Williams, C.A. (2011). The Effect of Non-Contingent and Accurate Performance Feedback on Pacing and Time Trial Performance in 4 km Track Cycling. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(3), 225-9.

Mauger A., Jones A., Williams C.A. (2010). Influence of Acetaminophen on Performance during Time Trial Cycling. Journal of Applied Physiology, 108(1), 98-104.

Mauger A., Jones A., Williams C.A. (2010). Influence of Exercise Variation on the Retention of a Pacing Strategy. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 108(5), 1015-23.

Mauger, A., Jones, A.,Williams, C.A. (2009). Influence of feedback and prior experience on pacing during a 4-km cycle time trial. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41(2), 451-8.

 

Conference proceedings

Mauger, A., McGonagle, H., Taylor, L., Castle, P. (2012). CHO mouth-rinse improves 16 km time trial cycling performance in a glycogen depleted state. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Congress, San Francisco, USA.

Mauger, A., Metcalfe, A., Sculthorpe, N., Tuttle, J., Castle, P. (2011). The Efficacy of a whole-body, self-paced incremental test to measure maximal oxygen uptake. European College of Sports Science Conference, Liverpool, UK.

Mauger, A., Jones, A.M., Williams, C.A. (2010). Anticipatory and central regulation of pacing strategies in time trial cycling. European College of Sports Science Conference, Antalya, Turkey.

Mauger, A. (2010). Invited Symposium. What determines pacing - understanding and overcoming central regulation. World Congress of Cycling Science, Edinburgh, UK.

Mauger, A., & Sculthorpe, N. (2010). Challenging traditional methods: Using RPE to pace the VO2max test. British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Glasgow, UK.

Mauger, A., Jones, A.M., Williams, C.A. (2009). Influence of exercise variation on the retention of a pacing strategy. European College of Sports Science Conference, Oslo, Norway.

Mauger, A., Jones, A.M., Williams, C.A. (2008). Influence of distance feedback and prior experience on pacing strategy during a 4 km cycle time trial. European College of Sports Science Conference, Estoril, Portugal.