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Dr John Fernandes

​Programme Director BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences

John FernandesEmail: jfernandes@cardiffmet.ac.uk

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Fernandes

Twitter: @DrJFTFernandes

John is lecturer and researcher in Exercise Physiology and Strength and Conditioning, and Programme Director for the BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences. Prior to joining in November 2021, John held roles as a lecturer at University of Chester (2013 to 2017) and Senior Lecturer and Programme Manager at Hartpury University (2017 to 2021). He holds a 1st class (Hons) BSc in Sport and Exercise Science (where he become Valedictorian; 2013) and a PhD in Exercise Physiology and Strength and Conditioning (2018) from the University of Chester. In 2017 John became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, attaining a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in the process.

John’s research focus on three main areas, 1) exercise-induced fatigue, muscle damage and recovery, 2) velocity-based training, and 3) strength and power diagnostics. He has over 30 peer reviewed publications in these areas, 15 conference proceedings, 5 of which are invited, a doctoral completion and 2 current PhD students. He has also successfully supervised a plethora of MSc and BSc dissertation students.

Aside from his lecturing and research experience John has a strong role in anti-discriminatory efforts in academia, sport and exercise. He has provided a host of anti-discriminatory talks to Universities and organisations, and created various different initiatives to improve equity in academia, sport and exercise. He is a member of the School’s Athena Swan Strategic Action Team, and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences’ Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee.


Research, Interests and Publications

John’s research investigates the acute consequences of exercise (e.g. fatigue, muscle damage and recovery), particularly resistance-based exercise. To achieve this, he has sought to determine the validity and reliability of several devices used to monitor exercise and determine changes in strength and power metrics. These devices can then be used to measure fatigue, muscle damage and the time course to recovery in a variety of populations (e.g. older and female athlete).


Selected Publications

Fernandes, J. F. T., Arede, J., Clarke, H., Garcia-Ramos, A., Perez-Castilla, A., Norris, J. P., Wilkins, C. A., & Dingley, A. F. (2022). A kinetic and kinematic assessment of the band assisted countermovement jump. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Accepted.

Grimes, N., Arede, J., Drury, B., Thompson, S., & Fernandes, J. F. T (2021). The effects of a sled push at different loads on 20 metre sprint time in well-trained soccer players. International Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 1, 1-7.

Pérez-Castilla, A., Ramirez-Campillo, R., Fernandes, J. F. T., & García-Ramos, A. (2021). Feasibility of the 2-point method to determine the load−velocity relationship variables during the countermovement jump exercise. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 0, 1-9.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Dingley, A. F., Garcia-Ramos, A., Perez-Castilla, A., Tufano, J. J., & Twist, C. (2021). Prediction of one repetition maximum using reference minimum velocity threshold values in young and middle-aged resistance-trained males. Behavioral Sciences, 11, 71.

Dingley, A. F., Willmott, A. P., & Fernandes, J. F. T. (2020). Self-selected versus standardised warm-ups; Physiological response on 500 m sprint kayak performance. Sports, 8, 156.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Lamb, K. L., & Twist, C. (2020). Low body fat does not influence recovery after muscle-damaging lower-limb plyometrics in young male team sport athletes. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 5, 79.

Caven, E. J., Bryan, T. J., Dingley, A. F., Drury, B., Garcia-Ramos, A., Perez-Castilla, A., Arede, J., & Fernandes, J. F. T. (2020). Group versus individualised minimum velocity thresholds in the prediction of maximal strength in trained female athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 7811.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Lamb, K. L., Norris, J. P., Moran, J., Drury, B., Borges, N. R., & Twist, C. (2020). Ageing and recovery after resistance exercise-induced muscle damage: Current evidence and implications for future research. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 29, 544-551.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Moran, J., Clarke, H., & Drury, B. (2020). The influence of maturation on the reliability of the Nordic hamstring exercise in male youth footballers. Translational Sports Medicine. 00, 1-6.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Lamb, K., & Twist, C. (2019). Exercise-induced muscle damage and recovery in young and middle-aged males with different resistance training experience. Sports, 7, 132.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Daniels, M. Myler, L. Twist, C. (2019). Influence of playing standard on upper- and lower-body strength, power, and velocity characteristics of elite rugby league players. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 4, 22.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Lamb, K., & Twist, C. (2018). Internal loads, but not external loads and fatigue, are similar in young and middle-aged resistance-trained males during high volume squatting exercise. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 3, 45.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Lamb, K. L., Clark, C. C. T., Moran, J., Drury, B., Garcia-Ramos, A., & Twist, C. (2018). A comparison of the FitroDyne and GymAware rotary encoders for quantifying peak and mean velocity during traditional multi-jointed exercises. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 1, 1760-1765.

Godwin, M. S., n, & Twist, C. (2018). Effects of variable resistance using chains on bench throw performance in trained rugby players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32, 950-954.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Lamb, K. L., & Twist, C. (2017). A comparison of load-velocity and load-power relationships between well-trained young and middle-aged males during three popular resistance exercises. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32, 1440-1447.

Fernandes, J. F. T., Lamb, K. L., & Twist, C. (2016). The intra-and inter-day reproducibility of the FitroDyne as a measure of multi-jointed muscle function. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 24, 39-49.


Teaching and Supervision

John teaches across a range of areas in Exercise Physiology and Strength and Conditioning. He currently leads the level 5 Sport and Exercise Physiology module (SSP5128).

He has two external PhD students:

  • Hannah Clarke; Muscle damage and recovery; effect of menstrual cycle phase and oral contraception
  • Andrew Hearn; The development of a female football match simulation protocol to induce fatigue


External Links

Membership:

  • British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (since 2013)
  • European College of Sport Sciences (since 2016)
  • Higher Education Academy (since 2015)
  • British Society for Research on Ageing (since 2016)