School of Human Movement Studies

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02 6338 4048

Dr Eric J Drinkwater

BPE, MPE (Memorial University of Newfoundland, CANADA)
PhD (Victoria University, AUSTRALIA)

Position:Lecturer
Telephone: +61 02 6338 6116
Facsimile: +61 02 6338 4065
Email: edrinkwater@csu.edu.au
Office: Room 1.25, Allen House (N1)

Profile

Education

Victoria University
School of Human Movement, Recreation and Performance
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) Candidate April 2001 - November, 2006
Thesis: Muscular strength, fitness and anthropometry in elite junior basketball players

Memorial University of Newfoundland
School of Human Kinetics and Recreation
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Bachelor of Physical Education (BPE) September 1990 - April 1997
Master of Physical Education (MPE) September 1998 - December 2000
Thesis:Effects of 22°C muscle temperature on the rate of recovery of voluntary
and evoked contractile properties of the plantar flexor after high intensity exercise

Awarded Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies

Academic Work Experience

Charles Sturt University
School of Human Movement Studies
Bathurst, New Sout Wales, Australia
Lecturer, February 2005 - Present

Australian Institute of Sport
Department of Physiology
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research Scholar April 2001 - February, 2005

Memorial University of Newfoundland
School of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Sessional Instructor September 1998 - December 2000

Technical Certifications

National Strength and Conditioning Association

New South Wales Weightlifting Association

St. John Ambulance

Memberships

Research

My research focuses mainly on strength and power training for athletes. Primarily, athletes care about performance improvements and not the underlying mechanisms. For this reason, I use physiology and biochemistry to explain observed performance outcomes rather than focusing on physiology and biochemistry as research outcomes of themselves.

The more I work in interpreting data, the stronger my data analysis skills become. Therefore, my secondary research strength is in data analysis and expressing data in meaningful terms to practitioners as confidence limits, effect sizes, and likelihoods of clinical effects rather than focusing on traditional null-hypothesis significance testing. As a result, I am often invited to participate in research outside of the strength and conditioning field for my data analysis and interpretation skills.

 

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Teaching

 

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Doctoral Students

Markus Klusemann, co-funded with the Australian Institute of Sport (Basketball) and Basketball Australia (Primary Supervisor)
Maria Nibali, affiliated with the Australian Institute of Sport (Primary Supervisor)
Peter Micalos (Co-supervisor)
Angela Hennessy (Co-supervisor)

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

Sampaio , J., Lago , C., & Drinkwater, E. (in press). Explanations for the United States of America's dominance in basketball in the Beijing Olympic Games (2008). Journal of Sports Sciences.

Nibali, M. L., Hopkins, W. G., Clarke, S. A., & Drinkwater, E. J. (in press). Variability and predictability of elite competitive slalom canoe-kayak performance. Journal of Sports Sciences.

Behm, D. G., Drinkwater, E. J., Cowley, P. M., & Willardson, J. M. (in press). The use of instability to train the core in athletic conditioning. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism.

Donges, C. E., Duffield, R. & Drinkwater, E. J. (in press). Effects of resistance or aerobic exercise training on IL-6, CRP, and body composition. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

 Drinkwater, E. J. , Lane, T., & Cannon, J. (2009). Effect of an acute bout of plyometric exercise on neuromuscular fatigue and recovery in recreational athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23(4), 1181-1186.

Micalos, P., Drinkwater, E. J., Cannon, J., Arendt-Nielsen, L., & Marino, F. E. (2009). Reliability of the nociceptive flexor reflex (RIII) threshold and association with pain threshold. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 105(1), 55-62.

 Drinkwater, E. J. (2008). Effects of peripheral cooling on characteristics of local muscle. In F. E. Marino (Ed.), Medicine and Sport Science, 53, 74-88.

 Drinkwater, E. J. (2008). Applications of confidence limits and effect sizes in sport research. Open Sports Science Journal, 1(1), 3-4.

Drinkwater, E. J., Pyne, D. B., & McKenna, M. J. (2008). Design and interpretation of anthropometric and fitness testing of basketball players. Sports Medicine.

Duffield, R., & Drinkwater E. J. (2007). Time-motion analysis of test and one-day international cricket centuries. Journal of Sports Sciences

Drinkwater, E. J., & Behm, D. G. (2007). Effects of 22°C muscle temperature on voluntary and evoked muscle properties during and after high intensity exercise. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism.

Drinkwater, E. J., Pritchett, E. J., & Behm, D. G. (2007). Effect of instability and resistance on unintentional squat lifting kinetics. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance.

Drinkwater, E. J., Lawton, T. W., Lindsell, R. P., Pyne, D. B., Hunt, P. H., & McKenna, M.J. (2007). Increased number of forced repetitions does not enhance strength development with resistance training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21(3), 841-847.

Drinkwater, E. J., Galna, B., Pyne, D. B., Hunt, P. H., & McKenna, M. J. (2007). Validation of an optical encoder during free weight resistance movements and analysis of bench press sticking point power during fatigue. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21(2), 510-517.

Drinkwater, E. J., Hopkins, W. G., McKenna, M. J. Hunt, P. H., & Pyne, D. B. (2007). Modeling within and between season changes in highly trained junior basketball players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(8), 869-878.

Drinkwater, E. J., Hopkins, W. G., Hunt, P. H., McKenna, M. J., & Pyne, D. B. (2005). Characterizing changes in fitness of basketball players within and between seasons. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 5(3), 107-125.

Drinkwater, E. J., Lawton, T. W., Lindsell, R. P., Pyne, D. B., Hunt, P. H., & McKenna, M. J. (2005). Training to repetition failure enhances bench press strength gains in elite junior athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 19(2), 382-388.

Lawton, T., Cronin, J., Lindsell, R., Drinkwater, E., & Pyne, D. (2004). Effect of continuous, inter-repetition rest and intra-set rest on bench press power output. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 44(4) 361-367.


Behm D, Power K, White M, LeDez K, Decker D, Drinkwater E. Effects of hyperbaric (6 ATA) pressure on voluntary and evoked skeletal muscle contractile properties. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. 2003 Summer;30(2):103-15.

Behm D.G., Power K., Drinkwater E. Muscle activation is enhanced with multi- and uni-articular bilateral versus unilateral contractions. Canadien Journal of Applied Physiology 28(1) 2003.

Behm D.G., Reardon G., Fitzgerald J., Drinkwater E. The Effect of 5, 10, 20 Repetition Maximums on the Recovery of Voluntary and Evoked Contractile Properties. Journal of Strenght and Conditioning Research. 16(2): 209-218, 2002.

Behm D.G., Power K., Drinkwater E. Comparison of interpolation and central activation ratios as measures of muscle inactivation. Muscle & Nerve 24(7): 925-934, 2001.

Peer Reviewed Abstracts

Drinkwater EJ, Lawton TW, Lindsell RP, Pyne DB, Hunt PH, McKenna MJ. Repetition Failure is a Key Determinant of Strength Development in Resistance Training. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise. 36(5):S1-372, 2004.

Drinkwater EJ, Pyne DB, Hopkins WG, Hunt PH, McKenna MJ. Modelling secular and age differences between highly trained junior basketball players on anthropometric and fitness tests. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 6 (4): 49, 2003.

Behm D.G, Reardon G., Fitzgerald J., Drinkwater E. The Effects of 5, 10, 20 RM on Voluntary and Evoked Contractile Properties. Can J Appl Physiol 24(5): 426, 1999

Conference Presentations

Drinkwater, E. J., Lawton, T. W., Lindsell, R. P., Pyne, D. B., Hunt, P. H., & McKenna, M. J. (2004, June 2). Repetition failure is a key determinant of strength development in resistance training. Paper presented at the 2004 Conference of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Drinkwater, E. J., Pyne, D. B., Hopkins, W. G., Hunt, P. H., & McKenna, M. J. (2003, October 26). Modelling secular and age differences between highly trained junior basketball players on anthropometric and fitness tests. Paper presented at the 2003 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Canberra, Australia.

Scholarly Work Currently Under Review

Duffield R., Cannon, J., & Drinkwater E. J. Effects of a 7-week exercise program on physical fitness, within-shift strength changes and absenteeism in a regional workplace.

Professional Writing

Drinkwater, E. (2005). Tournament survival – Recovery methods for players & referees. X’s & O’s – The Official Journal of the Australian Basketball Coaches Association. 12 (2), 14-17.

Drinkwater, E. (2005). Out with the old and in with the new – Making the switch from the 20-metre Shuttle Run to the “Yo-Yo” Intermittent Recovery Test. X’s & O’s – The Official Journal of the Australian Basketball Coaches Association. 12 (1), 16-17.

Drinkwater, E. (2005). 2005 Australian Junior Camp. X’s & O’s – The Official Journal of the Australian Basketball Coaches Association. 12 (1), 21.

Drinkwater, E. (2004). Preseason fitness: Getting your players back on court. X’s & O’s – The Official Journal of the Australian Basketball Coaches Association. 11(4), 19-21.

Drinkwater, E. (2004). Fitness for basketball – Are we still measuring up. X’s & O’s – The Official Journal of the Australian Basketball Coaches Association. 11 (3), 22-24.

Invited Speaker

April 14, 2007 – Monitoring athlete trianing loads, Coach the Coach Regional Sporting Conference, Western Region Acadamy of Sport.

November 24, 2006 - Interpreting athletic performance research: Beyond null hypothesis significance testing. School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

July 6, 2004 – Trends in Australian junior basketball player size and fitness over the past eight years. Australian Men’s U18 Basketball Championships, Basketball Australia, Perth Australia.

June 13, 2004 – Trends in Australian junior basketball player size and fitness over the past eight years. Australian Men’s U16 Basketball Championships, Basketball Australia, Townsville Australia.

Invited Researcher

November 22, 2006 to January 8, 2007 – Effect of instability and resistance on unintentional squat lifting kinetics (Prof. David Behm)

 

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