Articles

Comfort, P., McMahon, J. J., Lake, J. P., Ripley, N. J., Triplett, N. T. and Haff, G. G.et al (2024) Relative strength explains the differences in multi-joint rapid force production between sexes. PloS one, 19 (2). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1932-6203

Chavda, S., Comfort, P., Lake, J. P., Bishop, C. and Turner, A. N.et al (2023) Predicting weight category–specific performance zones for Olympic, World, and European Weightlifting Competitions. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 37 (10). pp. 2038-2045. ISSN 1064-8011

Chavda, S., Lake, J. P., Comfort, P., Bishop, C., Joffe, S. and Turner, A.et al (2023) Relationship between kinetic and kinematic measures of the countermovement jump and national weightlifting performance. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise. ISSN 2096-6709 (In Press)

Badby, A. J., Mundy, P. D., Comfort, P., Lake, J. P. and McMahon, J. J.et al (2023) The Validity of Hawkin Dynamics Wireless Dual Force Plates for Measuring Countermovement Jump and Drop Jump Variables. Sensors, 23 (10). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1424-8220

McMahon, J. J., Lake, J. P. and Comfort, P. (2022) Identifying and reporting position-specific countermovement jump outcome and phase characteristics within rugby league. PLOS ONE, 17 (3). ISSN 1932-6203

Sorensen, A., Chavda, S., Comfort, P., Lake, J. P. and Turner, A.et al (2022) Intra- and inter-day reliability of weightlifting variables and correlation to performance during cleans. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36 (11). pp. 3008-3014. ISSN 1064-8011

Soriano, M. A., Lake, J. P., Comfort, P., Suchomel, T. J., McMahon, J. J., Jiménez-Ormeño, E. and Sainz de Baranda, P.et al (2021) No differences in weightlifting overhead pressing exercises. Sports Biomechanics. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1752-6116

Guppy, S. N., Brady, C. J., Kotani, Y., Connolly, S., Comfort, P., Lake, J. P. and Haff, G. G.et al (2021) A comparison of manual and automatic force-onset identification methodologies and their effect on force-time characteristics in the isometric midthigh pull. Sports Biomechanics. pp. 1-18. ISSN 1752-6116

McMahon, J. J., Lake, J. P., Stratford, C. and Comfort, P.et al (2021) A Proposed Method for Evaluating Drop Jump Performance with One Force Platform. Biomechanics, 1 (2). pp. 178-189. ISSN 2673-7078

McMahon, J., Suchomel, T. J., Lake, J. P. and Comfort, P.et al (2021) Relationship between reactive strength index variants in rugby league players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35 (1). pp. 280-285. ISSN 1064-8011

Lake, J. P., Mundy, P., Comfort, P., McMahon, J., Suchomel, T. and Carden, P.et al (2021) The effect of barbell load on vertical jump landing force-time characteristics. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35 (1). pp. 25-32. ISSN 1064-8011

McMahon, J. J., Lake, J. P., Ripley, N. J. and Comfort, P.et al (2020) Vertical jump testing in rugby league: a rationale for calculating take-off momentum. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. pp. 1-5. ISSN 1065-8483

Turner, A., Comfort, P., McMahon, J., Bishop, C., Chavda, S., Read, P., Mundy, P. D. and Lake, J. P.et al (2020) Developing Powerful Athletes, Part 1: Mechanical Underpinning. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 42 (3). pp. 30-39. ISSN 1533-4295

McMahon, J., Lake, J. P., Dos'Santos, T., Jones, P., Thomasson, M. and Comfort, P.et al (2020) Countermovement jump standards in rugby league: what is a ‘good’ performance? Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. ISSN 1064-8011 (In Press)

Chavda, S., Turner, A., Comfort, P., Haff, G. G., Williams, S. C. R., Bishop, C. and Lake, J. P.et al (2020) A Practical Guide to Analysing the Force-Time Curve of Isometric Tasks in Excel. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 42 (2). pp. 26-37. ISSN 1524-1602

Soriano, M. A., Kipp, K., Lake, J. P., Suchomel, T. J., Marin, P. J., Sainz de Baranda, M. P. and Comfort, P.et al (2020) Mechanical power production assessment during weightlifting exercises. A systematic review. Sports Biomechanics. ISSN 1476-3141

Turner, A., Comfort, P., McMahon, J., Bishop, C., Chavda, S., Read, P., Mundy, P. and Lake, J. P.et al (2020) Developing Powerful Athletes Part 2: Practical Applications. Strength and Conditioning Journal. ISSN 1533-4295 (In Press)

Lake, J. P., Augustus, S., Austin, K., Comfort, P., McMahon, J., Mundy, P. D. and Haff, G. G.et al (2019) The Reliability and Validity of the Bar-Mounted PUSH BandTM 2.0 During Bench Press with Moderate and Heavy Loads. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37 (23). pp. 2685-2690. ISSN 0264-0414

Lake, J. P., Augustus, S., Austin, K., Mundy, P. D., McMahon, J., Comfort, P. and Haff, G. G.et al (2018) The Validity of the Push Band 2.0 during Vertical Jump Performance. Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 6 (4). ISSN 2075-4663

Lake, J. P., Mundy, P. D., Comfort, P., McMahon, J., Suchomel, T. J. and Carden, P. J. C.et al (2018) Concurrent validity of a portable force plate using vertical jump force-time characteristics. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. pp. 1-16. ISSN 1065-8483

McMahon, J., Suchomel, T. J., Lake, J. P. and Comfort, P.et al (2018) Understanding the key phases of the countermovement jump force-time curve. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 40 (4). pp. 96-106. ISSN 1533-4295

McMahon, J. J., Lake, J. P. and Comfort, P. (2018) Reliability of and relationship between flight time to contraction time ratio and reactive strength index modified. Sports, 6 (3). ISSN 2075-4663

Lake, J. P., Mundy, P. D., Comfort, P. and Suchomel, T. J.et al (2018) Do the peak and mean force methods of assessing vertical jump force asymmetry agree? Sports Biomechanics, 19 (2). pp. 227-234. ISSN 1752-6116

Dos'Santos, T., Lake, J. P. and Comfort, P. (2018) Effect of low-pass filtering on isometric mid-thigh pull kinetics. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32 (4). pp. 983-989. ISSN 1064-8011

McMahon, J., Jones, P., Suchomel, T. J., Lake, J. P. and Comfort, P.et al (2018) Influence of the Reactive Strength Index Modified on Force- and Power-Time Curves. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13 (2). pp. 220-227. ISSN 1555-0265

Comfort, P., Williams, R., Suchomel, T. J. and Lake, J. P.et al (2017) A comparison of catch phase force-time characteristics during clean derivatives from the knee. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31 (7). pp. 1911-1918. ISSN 1064-8011

Suchomel, T. J., Comfort, P. and Lake, J. P. (2017) Enhancing the force-velocity profile of athletes using weightlifting derivatives. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 39 (1). pp. 10-20. ISSN 1533-4295

Suchomel, T. J., Lake, J. P. and Comfort, P. (2016) Load absorption force-time characteristics following the second pull of weightlifting derivatives. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. ISSN 1064-8011

Lake, J. P., Mundy, P. D. and Comfort, P. (2014) Power and impulse applied during push press exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. ISSN 1064-8011