Dr Craig Twist

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Physiology

Qualifications

BA (Hons), MSc, PhD

Overview

Craig joined the Department in September 2004 and is currently Area Leader for Exercise Physiology and Strand Leader on the MSc Sports Sciences Strength and Conditioning pathway. Craig is a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist and directs the Department’s BASES accredited physiology laboratory. Craig maintains an active involvement in applied sport science, working in professional rugby league and team handball.

External Roles

Craig is currently external examiner at the University of Central Lancashire (MA Sports Coaching and PGDip Elite Coaching). Craig has also been invited as a subject specialist on validation and re-validation panels for several undergraduate Sport and Exercise Sciences (or related) programmes.

Craig is invited regularly to review scientific papers for the Journal of Sport Sciences, International Journal of Sports Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, European Journal of Applied Physiology and Journal of Science and Medicine in Sports.

Teaching

Craig teaches exercise physiology modules and supervises dissertations at Level 6 and Level M. Craig is also responsible for experiential learning placements for students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Modules currently taught on include:

Introduction to the Physiology of Exercise (Level 4)
Measurement and Evaluation Issues in Sport and Exercise Physiology (Level 5)
Experiential Learning in Applied Sport Science (Level 5 and Level M)
Issues in Elite Sport Training and Performance (Level 6)
Assessment and Evaluation of Sports Performance (Level M)
Contemporary Issues in Strength and Conditioning (Level M)
Optimising Sports Performance (Level M)
Physiology of Training (Level M)

Research

Research interests

Exercise-induced muscle damage and its effect on exercise performance.
The applied physiology of rugby league and team handball.

Published work

Selected publications

Twist, C., & Eston, R.G. (2009). The effect of exercise-induced muscle damage on perceived exertion and cycling endurance performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 105, 559-567.

Davies, R.D., Eston, R.G., Poole, D.C. Rowlands, A.V., DiMenna, F., Wilkerson, D., Twist, C., & Jones, A.M. (2008). The effect of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage on the dynamics of muscle oxygenation. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105, 1413-1421.

Sykes, D., Twist, C., Nicholas, C., & Lamb, K. (2011). Changes in locomotive rates during senior elite rugby league matches. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29, 1263-1271.

Waldron, M., Twist, C., Highton, J., Daniels, M., & Worsfold, P. (2011). Movement and physiological match demands of elite rugby league using portable Global Positioning Systems. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29, 1223-1230.

Twist., C., Waldron, M., Highton, J., Burt, D., & Daniels, M. (2011). Neuromuscular, biochemical and perceptual post-match fatigue in professional rugby league forwards and backs. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30, 359-367.

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