Anthony Blanchfield

Lecturer
Physiology
Bangor University
United Kingdom

Biography

Anthony completed his undergraduate degree in Sports Science at Liverpool John Moores in 2005 and then went on to complete an MSc in Sport and Exercise Physiology in 2007 at Bangor University. In 2014 Anthony also obtained his PhD at Bangor University specializing in psychophysiological strategies for performance enhancement in endurance athletes. Between his MSc study and his PhD Anthony worked in applied sport as a first team physiologist at West Bromwich Albion FC. Recently Anthony completed a one year Bangor University post-doctoral project working with elite coaches at UK Sport, and he was appointed as a Lecturer in Exercise Physiology at Bangor University in August 2015.

Research Intrest

The implementation of novel post-exercise recovery strategies The targeting of various aspects of perception to enhance performance Mindfulness, sport, and health Implicit influences on sport, health, and behavior Hormones, emotion, and performance

List of Publications
Blanchfield, A. W., Hardy, J., & Marcora, S. M. (2014). Non-conscious subliminal cues alter RPE and the limits to physical endurance performance. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Dec 11;8:967.
Blanchfield, A. W., Hardy, J., de Morree, H., Staiano, W., & Marcora, S. M. (2014). Talking yourself out of exhaustion: the effects of self-talk on endurance performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 46(5):998-1007.
Barbero-Alvarez, J. C., López, M. C., Castagna, C., Barbero-Alvarez, V., Romero, D. V., Blanchfield, A. W., & Nakamura, F. Y. (2015). Game demands of 7-a-side soccer in young players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Advance online publication.