Rob Aughey

Professor Rob Aughey PhD

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy - Victoria University - 2006

Bachelor of Applied Science (Physical Education) - RMIT University - 1994

Biography

Professor Rob Aughey is a world-renowned Sport Science Professor with a track record of leading international strategic partnerships with multi-disciplinary teams. Rob has developed cutting-edge performance solutions for many top-tier sports organisations.

Rob joined Federation University after a long stint at Victoria University where he was a Professor of Sports Science, leading key engagements with sporting organisations such as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Rob held various leadership roles at Victoria University, including Director of Research and Director of Research Training, with stints as Acting Dean of a teaching and learning College and Acting Executive Director of a research Institute.

Rob worked for seven years in a joint role between a University and an AFL club, and has lead research with the AFL, Western Bulldogs, Essendon, and Collingwood AFL clubs. Rob has also researched extensively in other football codes collaborating with Melbourne Victory, Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Rebels, Blues, Hurricanes, Stormers and Sharks Rugby teams. Further, Rob has engaged heavily in research with the Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Sports Commission and Victorian Institute of Sport across National sporting organisations in cycling, swimming, rowing, football, hockey, netball and athletics.

Key features of Rob’s research include:

• Prolific researcher with 100+ scholarly publications, a notable H-index of 53 (Google Scholar; Scopus = 40), reflecting substantial academic impact.
• Delivered over 70 externally funded research technical reports since 2017, beyond Google Scholar and Scopus records.
• 57% of research papers published in top quartile of most-cited works globally, per Scopus data.
• 80% of studies published in top 25% of journals, ranked by CiteScore and SNIP on Scopus.
• Over $3M in external competitive research funding.
• Recognized by Expertscape as top 0.25% of Sport Science authors worldwide in 2023.
• In the top 0.75% of all sport science researchers (citation-based metrics, Ioannidis, John P.A. (2024), “August 2024 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized cita on indicators"”, Elsevier Data Repository, V7, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.7
• Recipient of the Vice Chancellor's award for sustained excellence in research and research training.
• Supervisor of 30 postgraduate students to timely high-quality thesis completions.
• Mentor to former PhD students now in key roles in professional elite sports organisations and academia.
• Human research ethics expert, with over 5 years experience on the University Human Research Ethics Committee.

Rob is an accomplished media presenter, with many television, radio and newspaper interviews on sport science topics.

Areas of expertise

Rob is an expert on the measurement and enhancement of human performance. Rob’s renowned research includes quantifying the error in sport technology applied to measuring movement and training. Further, Rob’s expertise extends to the design measurement of, and application of training to enhance physical performance.

Research interests

• Elite athlete performance
• Training load
• Measurement of error in technology used to quantify movement and training
• Altitude training
• Heat training

Supervision

Present post-graduate students.

Alexandra Bauer (Victoria University) – Interval training and rowing performance - Principle Supervisor

Damien Bovalino (Victoria University) - "Effects of short-term heat acclimation on endurance cycling performance in the heat" - Associate Supervisor

Publications

Refereed journal articles

Aughey, R. J. (2010). Australian football player work rate: Evidence of fatigue and pacing? [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 5(3), 394-405. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.5.3.394

Aughey, R. J. (2011a). Applications of GPS technologies to field sports [Review]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 6(3), 295-310. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.6.3.295

Aughey, R. J. (2011b). Increased high-intensity activity in elite australian football finals matches [Review]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 6(3), 367-379. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.6.3.367

Aughey, R. J. (2013). Widening margin in activity profile between elite and sub-elite Australian football: A case study [Article]. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 16(4), 382-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.10.003

Aughey, R. J., Ball, K., Robertson, S. J., Duthie, G. M., Serpiello, F. R., Evans, N., Spencer, B., Ellens, S., Cust, E., Haycraft, J., & Billingham, J. (2022). Comparison of a computer vision system against three-dimensional motion capture for tracking football movements in a stadium environment [Article]. Sports Engineering, 25(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12283-021-00365-y

Aughey, R. J., Buchheit, M., Garvican-Lewis, L. A., Roach, G. D., Sargent, C., Billaut, F., Varley, M. C., Bourdon, P. C., & Gore, C. J. (2013). Yin and yang, or peas in a pod? Individual-sport versus team-sport athletes and altitude training [Review]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(18), 1150-1154. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092764

Aughey, R. J., Clark, S. A., Gore, C. J., Townsend, N. E., Hahn, A. G., Kinsman, T. A., Goodman, C., Chow, C. M., Martin, D. T., Hawley, J. A., & McKenna, M. J. (2006). Interspersed normoxia during live high, train low interventions reverses an early reduction in muscle Na+, K+ATPase activity in well-trained athletes [Article]. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 98(3), 299-309. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-006-0280-z

Aughey, R. J., Elias, G. P., Esmaeili, A., Lazarus, B., & Stewart, A. M. (2016). Does the recent internal load and strain on players affect match outcome in elite Australian football? [Article]. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(2), 182-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.02.005

Aughey, R. J., & Falloon, C. (2010). Real-time versus post-game GPS data in team sports [Article]. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13(3), 348-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2009.01.006

Aughey, R. J., Goodman, C. A., & McKenna, M. J. (2014). Greater chance of high core temperatures with modified pacing strategy during team sport in the heat [Article]. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17(1), 113-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2013.02.013

Aughey, R. J., Gore, C. J., Hahn, A. G., Garnham, A. P., Clark, S. A., Petersen, A. C., Roberts, A. D., & McKenna, M. J. (2005). Chronic intermittent hypoxia and incremental cycling exercise independently depress muscle in vitro maximal Na+-K+-ATPase activity in well-trained athletes [Article]. Journal of Applied Physiology, 98(1), 186-192. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01335.2003

Aughey, R. J., Hammond, K., Varley, M. C., Schmidt, W. F., Bourdon, P. C., Buchheit, M., Simpson, B., Garvican-Lewis, L. A., Kley, M., Soria, R., Sargent, C., Roach, G. D., Jimenez Claros, J. C., Wachsmuth, N., & Gore, C. J. (2013). Soccer activity profile of altitude versus sea-level natives during acclimatisation to 3600 m (ISA3600) [Article]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(SUPPL. 1), i107-i113. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092776

Aughey, R. J., Murphy, K. T., Clark, S. A., Garnham, A. P., Snow, R. J., Cameron-Smith, D., Hawley, J. A., & McKenna, M. J. (2007). Muscle Na+-K+-ATPase activity and isoform adaptations to intense interval exercise and training in well-trained athletes [Article]. Journal of Applied Physiology, 103(1), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00236.2006

Aughey, R. J., & Varley, M. C. (2013). Acceleration profiles in elite australian soccer [Letter]. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 34(3), 282. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1331776

Billaut, F., & Aughey, R. J. (2013). Update in the understanding of altitude-induced limitations to performance in team-sport athletes [Review]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(SUPPL. 1), i22-i25. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092834

Billaut, F., Gore, C. J., & Aughey, R. J. (2012a). The authors reply [Letter]. Sports Medicine, 42(12), 1083-1085. https://doi.org/10.2165/11641550-000000000-00000

Billaut, F., Gore, C. J., & Aughey, R. J. (2012b). Enhancing team-sport athlete performance: Is altitude training relevant? [Review]. Sports Medicine, 42(9), 751-767. https://doi.org/10.2165/11634050-000000000-00000

Boyd, L. J., Ball, K., & Aughey, R. J. (2011). The reliability of minimaxx accelerometers for measuring physical activity in australian football [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 6(3), 311-321. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.6.3.311

Boyd, L. J., Ball, K., & Aughey, R. J. (2013). Quantifying external load in australian football matches and training using accelerometers [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 8(1), 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.8.1.44

Buchheit, M., Hammond, K., Bourdon, P. C., Simpson, B. M., Garvican-Lewis, L. A., Schmidt, W. F., Gore, C. J., & Aughey, R. J. (2014). Relative match intensities at high altitude in highly-trained young soccer players (ISA3600) [Article]. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 14(1), 98-102. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921797751&partnerID=40&md5=e23d4fee7ecdb13ee792c240a7f97024

Buchheit, M., Simpson, B. M., Garvican-Lewis, L. A., Hammond, K., Kley, M., Schmidt, W. F., Aughey, R. J., Soria, R., Sargent, C., Roach, G. D., Jimenez Claros, J. C., Wachsmuth, N., Gore, C. J., & Bourdon, P. C. (2013). Wellness, fatigue and physical performance acclimatisation to a 2-week soccer camp at 3600 m (ISA3600) [Article]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(SUPPL. 1), i100-i106. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092749

Buchheit, M., Simpson, B. M., Schmidt, W. F., Aughey, R. J., Soria, R., Hunt, R. A., Garvican-Lewis, L. A., Pyne, D. B., Gore, C. J., & Bourdon, P. C. (2013). Predicting sickness during a 2-week soccer camp at 3600 m (ISA3600) [Article]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(SUPPL. 1), i124-i127. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092757

Clark, S. A., Aughey, R. J., Gore, C. J., Hahn, A. G., Townsend, N. E., Kinsman, T. A., Chow, C. M., McKenna, M. J., & Hawley, J. A. (2004). Effects of live high, train low hypoxic exposure on lactate metabolism in trained humans [Article]. Journal of Applied Physiology, 96(2), 517-525. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00799.2003

Clark, S. A., Bourdon, P. C., Schmidt, W., Singh, B., Cable, G., Onus, K. J., Woolford, S. M., Stanef, T., Gore, C. J., & Aughey, R. J. (2007). The effect of acute simulated moderate altitude on power, performance and pacing strategies in well-trained cyclists [Article]. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 102(1), 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-007-0554-0

Clark, S. A., Chen, Z. P., Murphy, K. T., Aughey, R. J., McKenna, M. J., Kemp, B. E., & Hawley, J. A. (2004). Intensified exercise training does not alter AMPK signaling in human skeletal muscle [Article]. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 286(5 49-5), E737-E743. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00462.2003

Coventry, E., Ball, K., Parrington, L., Aughey, R., & McKenna, M. (2015). Kinematic effects of a short-term fatigue protocol on punt-kicking performance [Article]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 33(15), 1596-1605. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.1003582

Delaney, J. A., Thornton, H. R., Rowell, A. E., Dascombe, B. J., Aughey, R. J., & Duthie, G. M. (2018). Modelling the decrement in running intensity within professional soccer players [Article]. Science and Medicine in Football, 2(2), 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2017.1383623

Delves, R. I. M., Aughey, R. J., Ball, K., & Duthie, G. M. (2021). The Quantification of Acceleration Events in Elite Team Sport: a Systematic Review [Review]. Sports Medicine - Open, 7(1), Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00332-8

Delves, R. I. M., Duthie, G. M., Ball, K. A., & Aughey, R. J. (2022). Applying common filtering processes to Global Navigation Satellite System-derived acceleration during team sport locomotion [Article]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(10), 1116-1126. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2051332

Delves, R. I. M., Thornton, H. R., Hodges, J., Cupples, B., Ball, K., Aughey, R., & Duthie, G. M. (2023). The introduction of the six-again rule has increased acceleration intensity across all positions in the National Rugby League competition [Article]. Science and Medicine in Football, 7(1), 47-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2051729

Elias, G. P., Varley, M. C., Wyckelsma, V. L., McKenna, M. J., Minahan, C. L., & Aughey, R. J. (2012). Effects of water immersion on posttraining recovery in Australian footballers [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 7(4), 357-366. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.7.4.357

Elias, G. P., Wyckelsma, V. L., Varley, M. C., McKenna, M. J., & Aughey, R. J. (2013). Effectiveness of water immersion on postmatch recovery in elite professional footballers [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 8(3), 243-253. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.8.3.243

Esmaeili, A., Hopkins, W. G., Stewart, A. M., Elias, G. P., Lazarus, B. H., & Aughey, R. J. (2018). The individual and combined effects of multiple factors on the risk of soft tissue non-contact injuries in elite team sport athletes [Article]. Frontiers in Physiology, 9(SEP), Article 1280. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01280

Esmaeili, A., Stewart, A. M., Hopkins, W. G., Elias, G. P., & Aughey, R. J. (2017). Effects of training load and leg dominance on achilles and patellar tendon structure [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 12, 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2016-0397

Esmaeili, A., Stewart, A. M., Hopkins, W. G., Elias, G. P., Lazarus, B. H., Rowell, A. E., & Aughey, R. J. (2018). Normal variability of weekly musculoskeletal screening scores and the influence of training load across an Australian football league season [Article]. Frontiers in Physiology, 9(FEB), Article 144. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00144

Garvican, L. A., Hammond, K., Varley, M. C., Gore, C. J., Billaut, F., & Aughey, R. J. (2014). Lower running performance and exacerbated fatigue in soccer played at 1600 m [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 9(3), 397-404. https://doi.org/10.1123/IJSPP.2012-0375

Girard, O., Amann, M., Aughey, R., Billaut, F., Bishop, D. J., Bourdon, P., Buchheit, M., Chapman, R., D'Hooghe, M., Garvican-Lewis, L. A., Gore, C. J., Millet, G. P., Roach, G. D., Sargent, C., Saunders, P. U., Schmidt, W., & Schumacher, Y. O. (2013). Position statement-Altitude training for improving team-Sport players' performance: Current knowledge and unresolved issues [Article]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(SUPPL. 1), i8-i16. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-093109

Gore, C. J., Aughey, R. J., Bourdon, P. C., Garvican-Lewis, L. A., Soria, R., Claros, J. C. J., Sargent, C., Roach, G. D., Buchheit, M., Hammond, K., Kley, M., Wachsmuth, N., Pepper, M., Edwards, A., Cuenca, D., Vidmar, T., Spielvogel, H., & Schmidt, W. F. (2013). Methods of the international study on soccer at altitude 3600 m (ISA3600) [Article]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(SUPPL. 1), i80-i85. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092770

Gore, C. J., Hahn, A. G., Aughey, R. J., Martin, D. T., Ashenden, M. J., Clark, S. A., Garnham, A. P., Roberts, A. D., Slater, G. J., & McKenna, M. J. (2001). Live high:train low increases muscle buffer capacity and submaximal cycling efficiency [Article]. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 173(3), 275-286. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-201X.2001.00906.x

Graham, S., Duthie, G., Aughey, R., & Zois, J. (2020). Comparison of Physical Profiles of State-Level Netball Players by Position [Article]. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(9), 2654-2662. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002934

Graham, S., Zois, J., Aughey, R., & Duthie, G. (2020). The peak player load™ of state-level netball matches [Article]. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(2), 189-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.09.014

Gregory, S., Robertson, S., Aughey, R., & Duthie, G. (2022). The influence of tactical and match context on player movement in football [Article]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(9), 1063-1077. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2046938

Gregory, S., Robertson, S., Aughey, R., Spencer, B., & Alexander, J. (2024). Assigning goal-probability value to high intensity runs in football [Article]. PLoS ONE, 19(9 September), Article e0308749. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308749

H. Inness, M. W., Billaut, F., Walker, E. J., Petersen, A. C., Sweeting, A. J., & Aughey, R. J. (2016). Heavy resistance training in hypoxia enhances 1RM squat performance [Article]. Frontiers in Physiology, 7(NOV), Article 502. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00502

Holt, A. C., Aughey, R. J., Ball, K., Hopkins, W. G., & Siegel, R. (2021). Corrigendum: Technical Determinants of On-Water Rowing Performance (Front. Sports Act. Living, (2020), 2, (589013), 10.3389/fspor.2020.589013) [Erratum]. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, Article 681766. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.681766

Holt, A. C., Ball, K., Siegel, R., Hopkins, W. G., & Aughey, R. J. (2021). Relationships between measures of boat acceleration and performance in rowing, with and without controlling for stroke rate and power output [Article]. PLoS ONE, 16(8 August), Article e0249122. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249122

Holt, A. C., Hopkins, W. G., Aughey, R. J., Siegel, R., Rouillard, V., & Ball, K. (2021). Concurrent Validity of Power From Three On-Water Rowing Instrumentation Systems and a Concept2 Ergometer [Article]. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, Article 758015. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.758015

Holt, A. C., Siegel, R., Ball, K., Hopkins, W. G., & Aughey, R. (2022). Prediction of 2000-m on-water rowing performance with measures derived from instrumented boats [Article]. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(4), 710-719. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14125

Howe, S. T., Aughey, R. J., Hopkins, W. G., Cavanagh, B. P., & Stewart, A. M. (2020). Sensitivity, reliability and construct validity of GPS and accelerometers for quantifying peak periods of rugby competition [Article]. PLoS ONE, 15(7), Article e0236024. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236024

Howe, S. T., Aughey, R. J., Hopkins, W. G., & Stewart, A. M. (2022). Modeling Professional Rugby Union Peak Intensity–Duration Relationships Using a Power Law [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 17(5), 780-786. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2021-0337

Howe, S. T., Aughey, R. J., Hopkins, W. G., & Stewart, A. M. (2023). Profiling Professional Rugby Union Activity After Peak Match Periods [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 18(9), 968-981. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0028

Howe, S. T., Aughey, R. J., Hopkins, W. G., Stewart, A. M., & Cavanagh, B. P. (2017). Quantifying important differences in athlete movement during collision-based team sports: Accelerometers outperform Global Positioning Systems. 4th IEEE International Symposium on Inertial Sensors and Systems, INERTIAL 2017 - Proceedings,

Inness, M. W. H., Billaut, F., & Aughey, R. J. (2016). Team-sport athletes' improvement of performance on the yo-yo intermittent recovery test level 2, but not of time-trial performance, with intermittent hypoxic training [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 11(1), 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2014-0246

Inness, M. W. H., Billaut, F., & Aughey, R. J. (2017). Live-high train-low improves repeated time-trial and Yo-Yo IR2 performance in sub-elite team-sport athletes [Article]. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20(2), 190-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.12.518

Inness, M. W. H., Billaut, F., & Aughey, R. J. (2020). Corrigendum: “Live-High Train-Low improves repeated time-trial and Yo-Yo IR2 performance in sub-elite team-sport athletes” (Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2017) 20(2) (190–195), (S1440244016000025), (10.1016/j.jsams.2015.12.518)) [Erratum]. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(8), 682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.11.011

Jennings, D., Cormack, S., Coutts, A. J., Boyd, L., & Aughey, R. J. (2010a). The validity and reliability of GPS units for measuring distance in team sport specific running patterns [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 5(3), 328-341. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.5.3.328

Jennings, D., Cormack, S., Coutts, A. J., Boyd, L. J., & Aughey, R. J. (2010b). Variability of GPS units for measuring distance in team sport movements [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 5(4), 565-569. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.5.4.565

Jennings, D., Cormack, S. J., Coutts, A. J., & Aughey, R. J. (2012). GPS analysis of an international field hockey tournament [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 7(3), 224-231. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.7.3.224

Jennings, D. H., Cormack, S. J., Coutts, A. J., & Aughey, R. J. (2012). International field hockey players perform more high-speed running than nationallevel counterparts [Article]. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 26(4), 947-952. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822e5913

Kinsman, T. A., Gore, C. J., Hahn, A. G., Hopkins, W. C., Hawley, J. A., McKenna, M. J., Clark, S. A., Aughey, R. J., Townsend, N. E., & Chow, C. M. (2005). Sleep in athletes undertaking protocols of exposure to nocturnal simulated altitude at 2650 m [Article]. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 8(2), 222-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1440-2440(05)80013-1

Kinsman, T. A., Townsend, N. E., Gore, C. J., Hahn, A. G., Clark, S. A., Aughey, R. J., McKenna, M. J., Hawley, J. A., & Chow, C. M. (2005). Sleep disturbance at simulated altitude indicated by stratified respiratory disturbance index but not hypoxic ventilatory response [Article]. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 94(5-6), 569-575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-005-1368-6

Lazarus, B. H., Hopkins, W. G., Stewart, A. M., & Aughey, R. J. (2018). Factors affecting match outcome in elite Australian football: A 14-year analysis [Article]. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(2), 140-144. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2016-0450

Lazarus, B. H., Stewart, A. M., White, K. M., Rowell, A. E., Esmaeili, A., Hopkins, W. G., & Aughey, R. J. (2017). Proposal of a global training load measure predicting match performance in an elite team sport [Article]. Frontiers in Physiology, 8(NOV), Article 930. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00930

Leppik, J. A., Aughey, R. J., Medved, I., Fairweather, I., Carey, M. F., & McKenna, M. J. (2004). Prolonged exercise to fatigue in humans impairs skeletal muscle Na +-K+-ATPase activity, sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca 2+ release, and Ca2+ uptake [Article]. Journal of Applied Physiology, 97(4), 1414-1423. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00964.2003

Lo, M., Aughey, R. J., Hopkins, W. G., Gill, N., & Stewart, A. M. (2019a). The longest journeys in Super Rugby: 11 years of travel and performance indicators [Article]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(18), 2045-2050. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1618533

Lo, M., Aughey, R. J., Hopkins, W. G., Gill, N., & Stewart, A. M. (2019b). Out of your zone? 21 years of travel and performance in Super Rugby [Article]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(18), 2051-2056. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1620427

Lo, M., Aughey, R. J., Hopkins, W. G., Gill, N., & Stewart, A. M. (2022). The impact of matches and travel on rugby players’ sleep, wellness and training [Article]. PLoS ONE, 17(2 February), Article e0261517. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261517

Lo, M., Aughey, R. J., Stewart, A. M., Gill, N., & McDonald, B. (2021). The road goes ever on and on-a socio-physiological analysis of travel-related issues in Super Rugby [Article]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(3), 289-295. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1816290

Murphy, K. T., Aughey, R. J., & Petersen, A. C. (2007). Erratum: Effects of endurance training status and sex differences on Na+, K+-pump mRNA expression, content and maximal activity in human skeletal muscle (Acta Physiologica (2007) 189, (259-269)) [Erratum]. Acta Physiologica, 190(3), 261. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.2007.01726.x

Murphy, K. T., Aughey, R. J., Petersen, A. C., Clark, S. A., Goodman, C., Hawley, J. A., Cameron-Smith, D., Snow, R. J., & McKenna, M. J. (2007). Effects of endurance training status and sex differences on Na +,K+-pump mRNA expression, content and maximal activity in human skeletal muscle [Article]. Acta Physiologica, 189(3), 259-269. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.2006.01635.x

Murphy, K. T., Snow, R. J., Petersen, A. C., Murphy, R. M., Mollica, J., Lee, J. S., Garnham, A. P., Aughey, R. J., Leppik, J. A., Medved, I., Cameron-Smith, D., & McKenna, M. J. (2004). Intense exercise up-regulates Na+, K+-ATPase isoform mRNA, but not protein expression in human skeletal muscle [Article]. Journal of Physiology, 556(2), 507-519. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2003.054981

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