Publications by authors named "Richard A J Mercer"
Article Synopsis
- - The study analyzed body composition changes in NBA athletes throughout different seasonal phases (preseason, pre all-star, post all-star, and offseason) using DXA scans from 62 players over 11 years, focusing on factors like age and player height.
- - Results indicated that players generally increase lean mass (LM) and decrease fat mass (FM) during the in-season phases, with older athletes showing a greater gain in LM, while height was positively correlated with both LM and FM increases.
- - The research introduced a custom region of interest (ROI) technique for accurate assessments of taller athletes and highlighted the need for personalized body composition evaluations, which can inform strategies for strength, nutrition, and player development in professional basketball. *
Mercer, RAJ, Russell, JL, McGuigan, LC, Coutts, AJ, Strack, DS, and McLean, BD. Finding the signal in the noise-interday reliability and seasonal sensitivity of 84 countermovement jump variables in professional basketball players. J Strength Cond Res 37(2): 394-402, 2023-This study examined the measurement characteristics of countermovement jump (CMJ) variables in basketball athletes using different variable selection criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study examined associations between cumulative training load, travel demands and recovery days with athlete-reported outcome measures (AROMs) and countermovement jump (CMJ) performance in professional basketball. Retrospective analysis was performed on data collected from 23 players (mean±SD: age = 24.7±2.
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