Associate Professor Paul Laursen
Position: Adjunct Associate Professor - Exercise Physiology
E-mail: p.laursen@ecu.edu.au
Qualifications: BHK, MSc (British Columbia, Canada), PhD (Queensland)
Research Interests:
  • Thermoregulation, precooling, and hydration
  • Pacing, fatigue and recovery from exercise
  • Training program optimization for endurance athletes
  • Cycling, running, and triathlon performance
Recent Publications:

Abbiss, C.R., J.J. Peiffer, B.A. Wall, D.T. Martin, P.B Laursen. Influence of Starting Strategy on Cycling Time Trial Performance in the Heat. Int J Sports Med. 2009 Feb 6.

Buchheit, M., P.B. Laursen, J. Kuhnle, D. Ruch, C. Renaud, S. Ahmaidi. Game-based Training in Young Elite Handball Players. Int J Sports Med. 2009 Feb 6.

Abbiss, C.R., M.J. Quod, G. Levin, D.T. Martin and P.B. Laursen. Accuracy of the Velotron ergometer and SRM power meter. Int J Sports Med. 30(2):107-12, 2009. Epub 2009 Jan 28.

Buchheit, M., J.J. Peiffer, C.R. Abbiss, P.B. Laursen. Effect of cold water immersion on post-exercise parasympathetic reactivation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 296(2):H421-7, 2009. Epub 2008 Dec 12.

Buchheit M., P.B. Laursen, H. Al Haddad, and S. Ahmaidi. Exercise-induced plasma volume expansion and post-exercise parasympathetic reactivation. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2008 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Quod, M.J., D.T. Martin, P.B. Laursen, A.S. Gardner, S.L. Halson, F.E. Marino, M.P. Tate, D.E.Mainwaring, C.J. Gore and A.G. Hahn. Practical precooling: Effect on cycling time trial performance in warm conditions. J. Sports Sci. Oct 23:1-11. [Epub ahead of print]

Halson, S.L., M.J. Quod, D.T. Martin, A.S. Gardner, T.R. Ebert and P.B. Laursen. Physiological responses to cold water immersion following cycling in the heat. Int. J. Sports Physiol. Performance. 3:331-346, 2008.

Peiffer, J., C.R. Abbiss, D. Chapman, P.B. Laursen, and D.L. Parker. Physiological characteristics of Masters level cyclists. J. Strength Cond. Res. 22(5):1434-40., 2008.

Peake J., J.J. Peiffer, C.R. Abbiss, K. Nosaka, P.B. Laursen, and K. Suzuki. Carbohydrate gel ingestion and immunoendocrine responses to cycling in temperate and hot conditions. Int. J. Sports Nutr. Exerc. Metabol. 18: 229-246, 2008.

Chtara, M., A. Chaouachi, G.T. Levin, M. Chaouachi, K. Chamari, M. Amri and P.B. Laursen. Effect of concurrent endurance and circuit resistance training sequence on muscular strength and power development. J. Strength Cond. Res. 22(4):1037-45, 2008.

Peiffer J.J., C.R. Abbiss, B.A. Wall, G. Watson, K. Nosaka and P.B. Laursen. Effect of a 5 min cold water immersion recovery on exercise performance in the heat. Br J Sports Med. 2008 Jun 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Abbiss, C.R., L Straker, M.J. Quod, D.T. Martin, and P.B. Laursen. Examining pacing profiles in elite female road cyclists using exposure variation analysis. Br J Sports Med. 2008 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print]

Abbiss, C.R., J.J. Peiffer, J.M. Peake, K. Nosaka, K. Suzuki, D.T. Martin, and P.B. Laursen. Effect of carbohydrate ingestion and ambient temperature on muscle fatigue development in endurance-trained male cyclists. J. Appl. Physiol. 104(4):1021-8, 2008. Epub 2008 Jan 24

Buchheit, M., G.P. Millet, A. Parisy, S. Pourchez, P.B. Laursen and S. Ahmaïdi. Supramaximal training and post-exercise parasympathetic reactivation in adolescents. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 40(2):362-371, 2008.

Abbiss, C.R. and P.B. Laursen. Describing and understanding pacing strategies during athletic competition. Sports Med. 38(3):239-252, 2008.

Peiffer J.J., C.R. Abbiss, K. Nosaka, J.M. Peake and P.B. Laursen.  Effect of cold water immersion after exercise in the heat on muscle function, body temperatures, and vessel diameter.  J. Sci Med Sport, Epub Feb 20 2008

Abbiss, C.R., G. Levin, M.R. McGuigan and P.B. Laursen. Reliability of power output during dynamic cycling. Int. J Sports Med. 29(7):574-8, 2008. Epub Nov 30 2007

Peake, J., J.J. Peiffer, C.R. Abbiss, K. Nosaka, M. Okutsu, P.B. Laursen and K. Suzuki. Body temperature and its effect on leukocyte mobilization, cytokines and markers of neutrophil activation during and after exercise. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 102(4):391-401, 2008. Epub Oct 26 2007

Abbiss, C.R., J.J. Peiffer, K.J. Netto and P.B. Laursen. Reliability of surface EMG measurements of the quadriceps during maximal isometric contractions following water immersion. J Musculoskeletal Res. 10(4), 197-203, 2007.

Buchheit, M., Y. Papelier, P.B. Laursen and S. Ahmaidi.  Noninvasive assessment of cardiac parasympathetic function: post-exercise heart rate recovery or heart rate variability? Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 293(1):H8-H10, 2007. Epub 2007 Mar 23. 

Laursen, P.B., G.T. Francis, C.R. Abbiss, M.J. Newton and K. Nosaka. Reliability of time-to-exhaustion versus time-trial running tests in runners. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 39(8):1374-9, 2007.

Buchheit, M., P.B. Laursen, G.P. Millet, F. Pactat and S. Ahmaïdi. Predicting Intermittent Running Performance: Critical Velocity vs. Endurance Index. Int. J. Sports Med., 29(4):307-15, 2008. Epub Sep 18 2007

Peiffer J.J, C.R. Abbiss, P.B. Laursen, and K. Nosaka.  Reliability of femoral blood vessel diameter measurement by B-mode ultrasounography.  JEPonline.  10(4): 10-16j, 2007.

Laursen, P.B., S.A. Marsh, D.G. Jenkins and J.S. Coombes. Manipulating training intensity and volume in already well-trained rats: Effect on skeletal muscle oxidative and glycolytic enzymes and buffering capacity. Appl. Physiol. Nut. Metabol. 32(3):434-442, 2007.

Buchheit M, P.B. Laursen, S. Ahmaidi.  Parasympathetic reactivation after repeated sprint exercise. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 293(1):H133-41, 2007. Epub 2007 Mar 2.

Abbiss, C.R., K. Nosaka, and P.B. Laursen. Hyperthermic-induced hyperventilation and associated respiratory alkalosis in humans. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 100(1):63-9, 2007. Epub 2007 Feb 8.

Abbiss, C.R. and P.B. Laursen. Is part of the mystery surrounding fatigue complicated by context? J. Sci. Med. Sport. 10(5):277-9, 2007. Epub 2006 Dec 19.

Nosaka, K., M. Muthalib, A. Lavender, and P.B. Laursen. Attenuation of muscle damage by preconditioning with muscle hyperthermia one-day prior to eccentric exercise. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 99(2):183-92, 2007. Epub 2006 Nov 7.

Esfarjani, F. and P.B. Laursen. Manipulating high-intensity interval training: Effects on VO2max, the lactate threshold and 3000m running performance in moderately trained males. J. Sci. Med. Sport. 10(1): 27-35, 2007.

Bentley, D.J., G.R. Cox, D Green, and P.B. Laursen. Maximising performance in triathlon: Applied physiological and nutritional aspects of elite and non-elite competitions. J Sci Med Sport. 11(4):407-16, 2008. Epub Sep 12, 2007