Jonathan Folland BSc PhD
Senior Lecturer
Contact details
Room: HE.2.43
Phone: +44 (0)1509 226334
Fax: +44 (0)1509 226301
Email: J.P.Folland@lboro.ac.uk
Background
Jonathan graduated in Sport & Exercise Science at Loughborough University in 1994. After working as a researcher in Clinical Biomechanics he studied for a PhD in Neuromuscular Function and Physiology at the University of Birmingham. He completed lectureships in Exercise Physiology at the University of Brighton and Massey University (New Zealand), before returning to Loughborough in March 2004.
Jonathan lectures within the field of Exercise Physiology, but specifically teaches Structural Kinesiology (musculoskeletal anatomy and function) and Neuromuscular Function and Physiology. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the European College of Sports Science and The Physiological Society. He is interested in a range of sports, but particularly canoeing and kayaking, that he coaches at international level.
Research Interests
Jonathan's research area is neuromuscular function (strength and power) and the physiology and mechanics that explain function. As neuromuscular function is fundamental to human movement this research has application to a wide range of sport, exercise and health contexts, including different populations e.g. athletic, elderly and patient groups. Researching the characteristics of these groups enhances our understanding of sports performance and the functional limitations of ageing/disease. Investigating the response to exercise and the adaptations to training informs our understanding of how neuromuscular function is modulated and how it can be optimised for sport and health.
Previous work has focused on the interactions of muscle function with fundamental science (genetics), however more recent work has concentrated on explosive muscle performance.
Current Research
The influence of training and athletic performance on the neural and mechanical determinants of muscular rate of force development.
Neale Tillin N.A.Tillin@lboro.ac.uk
Neural contributions to muscle performance and the response to training.
Matt Buckthorpe M.Buckthorpe@lboro.ac.uk
Neuromuscular adaptations to strength training and the influence of protein supplementation
Dr Robert Erskine, R.M.Erskine@lboro.ac.uk
The influence unilateral exercise on bone health and neuromuscular function.
Sarah Allison S.Allison@lboro.ac.uk
Neuromuscular function and joint stabilisation in response to exercise and training Contact Ricci Hannah ricci.hannah@ntu.ac.uk (based at NTU).
PhD Completions:
Vernon Neville (February 2009) Physiological demands of America’s Cup sailing.
Tracey Mc Cauley (May 2009) Genetic influences upon neuromuscular function in young and older males.
Selected Publications
Tillin, N.A., Jimenez-Reyes, P., Pain, M. and Folland, J.P. (2010). Neuromuscular performance of explosive power athletes vs. untrained individuals. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 42(4): 781-790.
Neville V., Pain, M.T.G., Kantor, J. and Folland, J.P. (2010). Influence of Crank Length and Crank-axle Height on Standing Arm-cranking (‘grinding’) Power. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 42(2): 381-7.
Williams, A.G. and Folland, J.P. (2008). Similarity of polygenic profiles limits the potential for elite human physical performance. J Physiol 586(1): 113-121.
Folland, J.P. and Williams, A.G. (2007). The adaptations to strength training: morphological and neurological contributions to increased strength. Sports Med, 37(2):145-68.
You can view a fuller publications list on the University Publications Database.