Dr Michael G Hughes
Principal Lecturer in Sport and Excercise Physiology
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Michael is a Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Physiology in the School of Sport. He has extensive experience in a variety of academic roles in research, supervision, enterprise and learning & teaching. Michael is Programme Director for both the MSc in Sport & Exercise Science and the Intercalated BSc in Sport & Exercise Science.
He has a variety of research interests and has carried out consultancy work for a variety of governing bodies (including FIFA, Badminton World Federation and Sport Wales). He has been lecturing since 1995 and was previously employed as an Exercise Physiologist with the British Olympic Association.
Research Publications
IL-6 signaling in acute exercise and chronic training: Potential consequences for health and athletic performance
Nash, D., Hughes, M. G., Butcher, L., Aicheler, R., Smith, P., Cullen, T. & Webb, R., 8 Oct 2022, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33, 1, p. 4-19 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Provisional Designation of IL-6R as a Novel Exercise Marker Gene
Webb, R., Butcher, L., Hughes, M. & Nash, D., 14 Sept 2021, In: Exercise Medicine. 5, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lower-Limb Stiffness and Maximal Sprint Speed in 11-16-Year-Old Boys
Meyers, R. W., Moeskops, S., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Cronin, J. B. & Lloyd, R. S., 1 Jul 2019, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 33, 7, p. 1987-1995 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sprint running kinematics and kinetics in pre-peak-height-velocity male children on a non-motorised treadmill: reliability and normative data
Rumpf, M. C., Cronin, J., Oliver, J. & Hughes, M., 5 Jun 2018, In: Sports Biomechanics. 18, 3, p. 256-263 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The ability of exercise-associated oxidative stress to trigger redox-sensitive signalling responses
Webb, R., Hughes, M. G., Thomas, A. W. & Morris, K., 10 Aug 2017, In: Antioxidants. 6, 3, 63.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
sIL-6R is related to weekly training mileage and psychological well-being in athletes
Cullen, T., Thomas, A. W., Webb, R., Phillips, T. & Hughes, M. G., 1 Jun 2017, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 49, 6, p. 1176-1183 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Influence of Age, Maturity, and Body Size on the Spatiotemporal Determinants of Maximal Sprint Speed in Boys
Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S. & Cronin, J. B., 1 Apr 2017, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 31, 4, p. 1009-1016 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
New insights into the development of maximal sprint speed in male youth
Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S. & Cronin, J. B., 1 Apr 2017, In: Strength and Conditioning Journal. 39, 2, p. 2-10 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Asymmetry during maximal sprint performance in 11- to 16-year-old boys
Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S. & Cronin, J. B., Feb 2017, In: Pediatric Exercise Science. 29, 1, p. 94-102 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Influence of Maturation on Sprint Performance in Boys over a 21-Month Period
Meyers, R. W., Oliver, J. L., Hughes, M. G., Lloyd, R. S. & Cronin, J. B., 1 Dec 2016, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 48, 12, p. 2555-2562 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review