Phillip Smith

I am a PhD candidate examining training intensity distribution and periodisation in road cyclists, supervised by Dr Nicolas Berger, Dr Jonathan Taylor, and Professor Greg Atkinson. As part of this work, I helped form a partnership between the university and Ribble-Weldtite Pro Cycling, which provides placement opportunities for students interested in elite sport and I have extended my coaching experience to working with individual Ribble-Weldtite riders.

I also work as a lab technician and part-time within the School of Health & Life Sciences where I have taught on several degrees across sport, allied health, nursing, nutrition, and biology.

My research interests broadly incorporate the areas surrounding endurance sports performance, training load monitoring, and the critical power concept within exercise physiology.

Additional research is also underway in esports and e-cycling which has resulted in a publication in a new area of research for me within interdisciplinary approaches and new collaborations.