Richard Ferguson BSc MPhil PhD
Senior Lecturer
Contact details
Room: HE.2.44
Phone: +44 (0)1509 226333
Fax: +44 (0)1509 226301
Email: R.Ferguson@lboro.ac.uk
Background
Richard graduated with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science (1994) from the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at The University of Birmingham before completing an MPhil in Cardiovascular Physiology (1996) also at Birmingham. He then moved to Manchester Metropolitan University where he completed his PhD (2000). He was then appointed as a Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde before moving to Loughborough in 2007 as a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology.
Richard lectures in the field of Exercise Physiology and is module leader for Applied Physiology of Sport Performance, Sport and Exercise Medicine and MSc Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Physiology.
He is a member of the Physiological Society, American Physiological Society and American College of Sports Medicine. His sporting interest is triathlon and has competed in all distances up to Ironman.
Research Interests
Richard’s research interest is in skeletal muscle and peripheral vascular function and adaptation.
Current Research
PhD students
- Peripheral vascular adaptations following resistance training with circulatory occlusion.
Julie Hunt. J.E.A.Hunt@lboro.ac.uk - Peripheral vascular adaptations to resistance exercise interventions in young and older people
Emilia Thompson. E.B.Thompson@lboro.ac.uk - Recovery of physical performance (joint supervised with Dr Steve Ingham, English Institute of Sport)
Conor Taylor. C.W.Taylor@lboro.ac.uk - Improving running economy to enhance triathlon performance.
Naroa Etxebarria. etxebarria.naroa@gmail.com
PhD completions
- Dr Stuart R. Gray (May 2007). Temperature and in vivo human skeletal muscle function and metabolism.
- Dr Stephen D. Patterson (October 2011). Enhancing muscle function in older people through a novel method of resistance training with circulatory occlusion.
Selected Publications
- Hunt, J. E. A, Walton, L. A & Ferguson, R. A. (2012). Brachial artery modifications to blood flow restricted handgrip training and detraining. Journal of Applied Physiology. 112, 956–961.
- Patterson, S. D. & Ferguson, R. A. (2011). Resistance training with blood flow restriction enhances the increase in strength and peak post occlusive calf blood flow in older people. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 19, 201-213.
- Gray, S. R., Söderlund, K. Watson, M. & Ferguson, R. A. (2011). Skeletal muscle ATP turnover and single fibre ATP and PCr content during intense exercise at different muscle temperatures in humans. Pflugers Archiv – European Journal of Physiology. 462, 885-893
- Patterson, S. D. & Ferguson, R. A. (2010). Increase in calf post-occlusive blood flow and strength following short term resistance exercise training with blood flow restriction in young women. European Journal of Applied Physiology 108, 1025-1033
- Bell, M. P. & Ferguson, R. A. (2009). Interaction between muscle temperature and contraction velocity affects mechanical efficiency during moderate intensity cycling exercise in young and older women. Journal of Applied Physiology. 107, 763-769.
- Krustrup, P., Söderlund, K., Ferguson, R. A. & Bangsbo, J. (2009). Heterogeneous recruitment of quadriceps muscle portions and fibre types during moderate intensity knee-extensor exercise: effect of thigh occlusion. Scandinavian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 19, 576-584.
You can view a fuller publications list on the University Publications Database.
External Activities
- Invited reviewer for Journal of Applied Physiology, European Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Acta Physiologica, and Journal of Sports Sciences.
- Member of the Physical Activity Guidelines Editorial Group (PAGEG); Start Active, Stay Active: A report on physical activity for health from the four home countries’ Chief Medical Officers (Department of Health).
External Funding
- Technology Strategy Board (with First Kind Limited – Sky Medical Technology). ‘Project to prove the concept of a novel type of neuromuscular stimulation to improve recovery from muscle fatigue and injuries in elite sports athletes’. January 2012. 9 months. £79,992.
- Sky Medical Technology. ‘Validation of the role of OnPulse technology as a method of enhancing recovery after competition and injury’. February 2011. 6 months. £40,000.
- Strategic Promotion of Ageing Research Capacity (BBSCR/EPSRC). 'Temperature and velocity interactions in neuromuscular function during locomotion in the elderly'. October 2006. 12 months. £51,322.