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Dr Simon Jobson

Senior Lecturer

Business, Law and Sport

Email:

Simon.Jobson@winchester.ac.uk

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01962 827516

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Address:

Sport Hall 105

Biography

Dr Simon Jobson is a Sport and Exercise Physiologist known for his work in the field of Cycling Science. Simon has published research findings in many areas related to cycling performance including efficiency, allometric scaling and the ecological validity of laboratory testing. Simon’s co-edited book, Performance Cycling: The Science of Success, was published by Bloomsbury in April 2012. Simon’s research also applies mathematical techniques to the study of athletic training more generally. This work seeks to optimise the effectiveness of athletic training to maximise benefits for both elite athletes and recreational exercisers alike. Simon is a Section Editor for the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine and sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Science and Cycling.

As a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist, Simon applies the findings of his research when providing sport science support for many top athletes.

Publications

• Hopker, J., Jobson, S.A., Coleman, D., and Passfield, L. (in press). Inverse relationship between VO2max and gross efficiency. International Journal of Sports Medicine.

• Passfield, L., Dietz, K.C., Hopker, J., Jobson, S.A. (2012). Objective time-binning in exposure variation analysis. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics. DOI: 10.1093/imaman/dps009.

• Hopker, J.G., Jobson, S.A., Gregson, H., Coleman, D., and Passfield, L. (2012). Reliability of cycling gross efficiency using the Douglas bag method. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44(2): 290–296.

• Jobson, S.A., and Passfield, L. (2012). How to use cycling training data. In: Performance Cycling: The Science of Success (eds. Hopker, J., and Jobson, S.A.). Bloomsbury, London.

• Hopker, J.G, and Jobson, S.A. (2012). Laboratory and field assessment of cycling ability. In: Performance Cycling: The Science of Success (eds. Hopker, J., and Jobson, S.A.). Bloomsbury, London.

• Hopker, J.G, and Jobson, S.A. (eds.) (2012). Performance Cycling: The Science of Success. Bloomsbury, London.

• Galbraith, A., Hopker, J., Jobson, S.A., and Passfield, L. (2011). A novel field test to determine critical speed. Journal of Sports Medicine and Doping Studies, 1(1): 1–4.

• Meadows, S., Jobson, S.A., and Kirk, M. (2011). Evaluating a cardiac rehabilitation service. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 6(11): 553–558.

• Arkesteijn, M., Jobson, S.A., Hopker, J., and Passfield, L. (2011). Muscle activity in cycling: the double burst [abstract]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(15): A5.

• Walker, M.A., Jobson, S.A., Passfield, L., and Micklewright, D.P. (2011). Work demands of amateur cyclocross [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(sup 2): S41–S42.

• Galbraith, A., Hogg, J., Jobson, S.A., Hopker, J., and Passfield, L. (2011). Validity of critical speed and anaerobic running capacity measured using a GPS watch [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(sup 2): S81–S82.

• Galbraith, A., Bell, S., Hopker, J., Jobson, S.A., and Passfield, L. (2011). The effects of different warm-up stretching protocols on critical speed and anaerobic running capacity [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(sup 2): S127–S128.

• Hopker, J.G, Jobson, S.A., and Pandit, J.J. (2011). Authors’ response: Controversies in the physiological basis of the ‘anaerobic threshold’ and their implications for clinical cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Anaesthesia, 66(11): 1049–1050.

• Galbraith, A., Hopker, J., Jobson, S.A., and Passfield, L. (2011). A novel field test to determine critical velocity. In: Proceedings of the 16th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science.

• Hopker, J.G., and Jobson, S.A. (2011). Sports science support for a GB age group triathlete. The Sport and Exercise Scientist, Issue 27: 22–23.

• Hopker, J.G, Jobson, S.A., and Pandit, J.J. (2011). Controversies in the physiological basis of the ‘anaerobic threshold’ and their implications for clinical cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Anaesthesia, 66(2): 111–123.

• Arkesteijn, M., Jobson, S.A., Hopker, J., and Passfield, L. (2010). Comparison of energy expenditure calculations [abstract]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 44: i10–i11.

• Hopker, J., Myers, S., Jobson, S.A., Bruce, W., and Passfield, L. (2010). Validity and reliability of the Wattbike cycle ergometer. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 31(10): 731–736.

• Jobson, S.A., and Hopker, J. (2010). Senior fitizens: holding back the ageing process. SportEx Health, 26: 12–16.

• Hopker, J., Passfield, L., Jobson, S.A., and Carter, H. (2010). Cycling efficiency in trained male and female competitive cyclists. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 9: 332–337.

• Passfield, L., Jobson, S.A., Atkinson, G., Barton, G., and Scarf, P. (2009). Longitudinal changes in weighted indices of work-rate but not average power output of cyclists during a racing season [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27(S2): S102–S103.

• Arkesteijn, M., Jobson, S.A., and Hopker, J. (2009). Oscillations in power output during a cycling time-trial: influence of sampling resolution on the power spectrum analysis [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27(S2): S109-S110.

• Yff, B., Lomax, M., Ryan, H., and Jobson, S.A. (2009). The impact of a cycling time trial and body position on pulmonary function in triathletes [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27(S2): S106-S107.

• Hopker, J., Passfield, L., Coleman, D., Jobson, S.A., Edwards, L., and Carter, H. (2009). The effects of training on gross efficiency in cycling: a review. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 30(12): 845-850.

• Jobson, S.A., Hopker, J., Galbraith, A., Coleman, D., and Nevill, A.M. (2009). Effect of the Rotor Crank system on cycling performance. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 8: 463-467.

• Jobson, S.A., Passfield, L., Atkinson, G., Barton, G., and Scarf, P. (2009). The analysis and utilisation of cycling training data. Sports Medicine, 39(10): 833-844.

• Jobson, S.A., Nevill, A.M., and Atkinson, G. (2009). Choose your primary outcome variables with care. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27(4): 313-314.

• Edwards, L.M., Jobson, S.A., George, S.R., Day, S.H., and Nevill, A.M. (2009). Whole-body efficiency is negatively correlated with minimum torque per duty cycle in trained cyclists. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27(4): 319-325.

• Jobson, S.A., Passfield, L., Atkinson, G., Barton, G., and Scarf, P. (2008). Agreement and time-series analysis of power output indices measured during cycling training and competition [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26(S2): S61-S62.

• George, S.R., Jobson, S.A., Smith, M.F., and Willmott, A.P. (2008). Bi-lateral lower limb muscle activity during a self-paced 40.2-km laboratory cycling time-trial [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26(S2): S130-S131.

• Hopker, J., Jobson, S.A., Galbraith, A., Coleman, D., and Nevill, A.M. (2008). The effect of the Rotor crank system on time-trial cycling performance [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26(S2): S111.

• Davison, R.C.R., Jobson, S.A., Balmer, J., and de Koning, J. (2008). The science of time-trial cycling. In: Science and Sports: Bridging the gap (ed. Reilly, T.). Shaker Publishing: The Netherlands.

• Jobson, S.A., Nevill, A.M., George, S.R., Jeukendrup, A.E., and Passfield, L. (2008). Influence of body position when considering the ecological validity of laboratory time-trial cycling performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26(12): 1269-1278.

• Edwards, L.M., Jobson, S.A., and Kemp, G.J. (2008). Is exercise efficiency really impaired in heart failure patients? European Journal of Heart Failure, 10: 722-723.

• Jobson, S.A., Woodside, J., Passfield, L., and Nevill, A.M. (2008). Allometric scaling of uphill cycling performance. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 29(9): 753-757.

• Jobson, S.A., and Barrow, A. (2007). The effect of low-dose caffeine ingestion on Wingate cycling performance [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(S2): S70.

• Pegler, T., Jobson, S.A., and Nevill, A.M. (2007). Effect of a simulated headwind on the validity of the Metamax 3B portable gas analysis system [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(S2): S61.

• Edwards, L.M., Jobson, S.A., George, S.R., Day, S.H., and Nevill, A.M. (2007). The effect of crank inertial load on the physiological and biomechanical responses of trained cyclists. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(11): 1195-1201.

• Wyon, M., Deighan, M., Nevill, A., Doherty, M., Morrison, S., Allen, N., Jobson, S.A., and George, S. (2007). The cardiorespiratory, anthropometric and performance characteristics of an international/national touring ballet company. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21(2): 389-393.

• Jobson, S.A., Edwards, L.M., George, S.R., and Nevill, A.M. (2007). Pedalling “smoothness” and gross efficiency inversely correlated at 200 and 250 W [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(3): 268.

• Jobson, S.A., and George, S.R. (2007). The effects of body position on muscle activity during 25-mile laboratory time-trial cycling [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(3): 358-359.

• Jobson, S.A., Nevill, A.M., Palmer, G.S., Jeukendrup, A.E., Doherty, M., and Atkinson, G. (2007). The ecological validity of laboratory cycling: Does body size explain the difference between laboratory- and field-based cycling performance? Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(1): 3-9.

• Nevill, A.M., Jobson, S.A., Davison, R.C.R., and Jeukendrup, A.E. (2006). Optimal power-to-mass ratios when predicting flat and hill-climbing time-trial cycling. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 97: 424-431.

• Edwards, L.M., Jobson, S.A., and Coggan, A.R. (2006). Pedalling ‘smoothness’ and efficiency in well-trained cyclists [abstract]. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, 38(5): S394.

• Nevill, A.M., Jobson, S.A., Palmer, G.S., and Olds, T.S. (2005). Scaling maximal oxygen uptake to predict cycling time-trial performance in the field: a non-linear approach. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 94: 705-710.

• Jobson, S.A., Nevill, A.M., and Jeukendrup, A.E. (2005). The efficacy of power output measurement during a professional cycle stage race: A case study [abstract]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 23(11/12): 1292.

• Jobson, S.A., and Palmer, G.S. (2003). Effects of phosphatidylserine ingestion on 1 hr cycling performance. In Proceedings: 7th IOC World Congress on Sport Sciences, Athens. pp. 125E.

Dr Simon Jobson

Senior Lecturer

Business, Law and Sport

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