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Bailey, Evan and Clarke, Neil and Cole, Matthew and Gough, Lewis A. and Newbury, Josh and Roberts, Charlie (2025) Influence of carbohydrate mouth rinsing on repeated interval swimming performance in well-trained adolescent swimmers. Performance Nutrition, 1. ISSN 3059-2933

Newbury, Josh W. and Chessor, Richard J. and Evans, Guy M. and Allison, Richard J. and Roberts, Charlie J. and Gough, Lewis A. (2025) Annual Vitamin D Status of World-Class British Swimmers Following a Standardised Supplementation Protocol for Three Years. Nutrients, 17 (7). p. 1270. ISSN 2072-6643

Gough, Lewis A. and Williams, Jake J. and Downes, Gregory and Sturridge, Savannah and Warner, Ashley R. and Sparks, S. Andy and Dobson, Benjamin and Brown, Daniel (2025) The reliability and construct validity of the functional threshold power test in trained cyclists. Journal of Science and Cycling. ISSN 2254-7053 (In Press)

Newbury, Josh W. and Cole, Matthew and Kelly, Adam L. and Gough, Lewis A. (2024) Neither an Individualised Nor a Standardised Sodium Bicarbonate Strategy Improved Performance in High-Intensity Repeated Swimming, or a Subsequent 200 m Swimming Time Trial in Highly Trained Female Swimmers. Nutrients, 16 (18). p. 3123. ISSN 2072-6643

Roberts, Charlie J. and Gough, Lewis A. (2024) Contemporary themes in dietary intake in rugby union players: a narrative review. Nutrients, 16 (17). p. 3011. ISSN 2072-6643

Gurton, William H. and Gough, Lewis A. and Siegler, Jason C. and Lynn, Anthony and Ranchordas, Mayur K. (2024) Oral but Not Topical Sodium Bicarbonate Improves Repeated Sprint Performance During Simulated Soccer Match Play Exercise in Collegiate Athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. ISSN 1526-484X

Gurton, William H. and King, David G. and Ranchordas, Mayur K. and Siegler, Jason C. and Gough, Lewis A. (2024) Enhancing Exercise Performance and Recovery Through Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation: Introducing the Ingestion Recovery Framework. European Journal of Applied Physiology. ISSN 1439-6327

Tan, Rachel and Cass, Jordan K. and Lincoln, Isabella G. and Wideen, Lauren E. and Nicholl J., Madelyn and Molnar J., Trevor and Gough, Lewis A. and Bailey, Stephen J. and Adam, Pennell (2024) Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on High-Intensity Cycling Sprint Performance in Recreationally Active Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients, 16 (16). ISSN 2072-6643

Gough, Lewis A. and Sparks, S. Andy (2024) The Effects of a Carbohydrate Hydrogel System for the Delivery of Bicarbonate Mini-Tablets on Acid–Base Buffering and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Resting Well-trained Male Cyclists. Sports Medicine. ISSN 0112-1642

Gough, Lewis A. and Sparks, S Andy (2024) The Effects of a Novel Sodium Bicarbonate Ingestion System on Repeated 4 km Cycling Time Trial Performance in Well-Trained Male Cyclists. Sports Medicine. ISSN 0112-1642

Newbury, Josh W. and Cole, Matthew and Bailey, Stephen and Kelly, Adam L. and Gough, Lewis A. (2024) Citrulline Malate Fails to Improve Repeated 300 m Swimming Times in Highly Trained Swimmers. Physiologia, 4 (2). pp. 243-252. ISSN 2673-9488

Brown, Tom and Robert, Cook and Gough, Lewis A. and Khawaja, Irfan and McAuley, Alexander B. T. and Kelly, Adam L. (2024) Exploring the Multidimensional Characteristics of Selected and Non-Selected White British and British South Asian Youth Cricketers: An Exploratory Machine Learning Approach. Youth, 4 (2). pp. 718-734. ISSN 2673-995X

Faghy, Mark A and Duncan, Rae and Hume, Emily and Gough, Lewis A. and Roscoe, Clare and Laddu, Deepika and Arena, Ross and Asthon, Ruth E M and Dalton, Caroline (2024) Developing effective strategies to optimize physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in the long Covid population- The need for caution and objective assessment. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 83. pp. 62-70. ISSN 0033-0620

Sparks, S. Andy and Clarke, Neil and Gough, Lewis A. (2024) Introduction to nutrition and supplements in cycling. In: Nutrition and Supplements in Cycling. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9781032451084

Newbury, Josh W. and Brown, Meghan A. and Cole, Matthew and Kelly, Adam L. and Gough, Lewis A. (2023) An Observation of the Vitamin D Status in Highly Trained Adolescent Swimmers during the UK Autumn and Winter Months. Physiologia. ISSN 2673-9488

Gurton, William H. and Matta, Guilherme G. and Gough, Lewis A. and Ranchordas, Mayur Krachna and King, David G. and Hurst, Philip (2023) Sodium Bicarbonate and Time-to-Exhaustion Cycling Performance: A Retrospective Analysis Exploring the Mediating Role of Expectation. Sports Medicine - Open, 9 (1). p. 65. ISSN 2199-1170

Newbury, Josh and Sparks, Andy and Cole, Matthew and Kelly, Adam L. and Gough, Lewis A. (2023) Nutritional Supplement Use in a UK High-Performance Swimming Club. Nutrients, 15 (15). p. 3306. ISSN 2072-6643

Gurton, William H. and Greally, Jordanne and Chudzikiewicz, Karolina and Gough, Lewis A. and Lynn, Anthony and Ranchordas, Mayur K. (2023) Beneficial effects of oral and topical sodium bicarbonate during a battery of team sport-specific exercise tests in recreationally trained male athletes. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 20 (1). p. 2216678. ISSN 1550-2783

Gough, Lewis A. and Newbury, J. W. and Price, M. (2023) The effects of sodium bicarbonate ingestion on swimming interval performance in trained competitive swimmers. European Journal of Applied Physiology. ISSN 1439-6327

Faghy, Mark A. and Ashton, Ruth E.M. and Gough, Lewis A. and Arena, Ross and Lavie, Carl J. and Ozemek, Cemal (2023) The impact of COVID-19 on the social determinants of cardiovascular health. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. ISSN 1916-7075

Faghy, Mark A. and Ashton, Ruth E.M. and Parizher, Gary and Smith, Andy and Arena, Ross and Gough, Lewis A. and Emery, Michael (2022) COVID-19 and elite sport: Cardiovascular implications and return-to-play. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. ISSN 0033-0620

Gurton, William H and Matta, Guilherme G and Gough, Lewis A. and Hurst, Philip (2022) Efficacy of sodium bicarbonate ingestion strategies for protecting blinding. European Journal of Applied Physiology. ISSN 1439-6327

Newbury, Josh W. and Saunders, Bryan and Gough, Lewis A. (2022) Evening caffeine did not improve 100 m swimming time-trials performed 60 min post-ingestion, or the next morning after sleep. International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. ISSN 1526-484X

Louis, Julien and Newbury, Josh W. and Foo, Wee Lun and Cole, Matthew and Kelly, Adam L. and Chessor, Richard J. and Sparks, S. Andy and Faghy, Mark A. and Gough, Hannah C. and Gough, Lewis A. (2022) Nutritional intakes of highly trained adolescent swimmers before, during, and after a national lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE, 17 (4). e0266238. ISSN 1932-6203

Gough, Lewis A. and Faghy, Mark and Clarke, Neil and Kelly, Adam L. and Cole, Matthew and Lun Foo, Wee (2021) No Independent or Synergistic Effects of Carbohydrate-Caffeine Mouth Rinse on Repeated Sprint Performance During Simulated Soccer Match Play in Male Recreational Soccer Players. Science and Medicine in Football. ISSN 2473-3938

Gough, Lewis A. and Williams, Jake J. and Newbury, Josh W. and Gurton, William H. (2021) The effects of sodium bicarbonate supplementation at individual time-to-peak blood bicarbonate on 4-km cycling time trial performance in the heat. European Journal of Sport Science. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1746-1391

Brown, Thomas W. and Gough, Lewis A. and Kelly, Adam L. (2021) Performance trajectories of bowlers and batters from youth level to senior professional status in cricket. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. ISSN 2474-8668

Gough, Lewis A. and Sparks, S Andy and McNaughton, Lars R. and Higgins, Matthew F. and Newbury, Josh W. and Trexler, Eric. and Faghy, Mark A. and Bridge, Craig A. (2021) A critical review of citrulline malate supplementation and exercise performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology. ISSN 1439-6327

Foo, Weelun and Faghy, Mark A. and Sparks, Andy and Newbury, Josh W. and Gough, Lewis A. (2021) The Effects of a Nutrition Education Intervention on Sports Nutrition Knowledge during a Competitive Season in Highly Trained Adolescent Swimmers. Nutrients, 13 (8). e2713. ISSN 2072-6643

Brown, Tom and Khawaja, Irfan and Powell, Alun and Greetham, Paul and Gough, Lewis A. and Kelly, Adam L. (2021) The sociodemographic profile of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) talent pathways and first-class counties: considering the British South Asian player. Managing Sport and Leisure. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2375-0472

Newbury, Josh W. and Cole, Matthew and Kelly, Adam L. and Chessor, Richard J. and Sparks, S. Andy and McNaughton, Lars R. and Gough, Lewis A. (2021) The time to peak blood bicarbonate (HCO 3 – ), pH, and the strong ion difference (SID) following sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) ingestion in highly trained adolescent swimmers. PLOS ONE, 16 (7). e0248456. ISSN 1932-6203

Gough, Lewis A. and Duffell, Tom and Eustace, Steven J. (2021) The impact of student attendance on assessment specific performance in sport degree programs. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 29. p. 100323. ISSN 1473-8376

Brogden, Christopher Michael and Gough, Lewis A. and Kelly, Adam L. (2021) The effects of a soccer-specific fitness test on eccentric knee-flexor strength. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. ISSN 1056-6716

Gurton, William and Macrae, Heather Z. and Gough, Lewis A. and King, David George (2021) Effects of post-exercise sodium bicarbonate ingestion on acid-base balance recovery and time-to-exhaustion running performance: a randomised crossover trial in recreational athletes. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. ISSN 1715-5320

Faghy, Mark A. and Arena, Ross and Stoner, Lee and Haraf, Rebecca H. and Josephson, Richard and Hills, Andrew P. and Dixit, Snehil and Popovic, Dejana and Smith, Andy and Myers, Jonathan and Bacon, Simon L. and Niebauer, Josef and Dourado, Victor Z. and Babu, Abraham S. and Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M. and Copeland, Robert J. and Gough, Lewis A. and Bond, Sam and Stuart, Kaz and Bewick, Thomas and Ashton, Ruth E.M. (2021) The need for exercise sciences and an integrated response to COVID-19: A position statement from the international HL-PIVOT network. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 67. pp. 2-10. ISSN 0033-0620

Gurton, William H. and Gough, Lewis A. and Sparks, S. Andy and Faghy, Mark A. and Reed, Katherine E. (2020) Sodium bicarbonate ingestion improves time-to-exhaustion cycling performance and alters estimated energy system contribution: a dose-response investigation. Frontiers in Nutrition, 7. p. 154. ISSN 2296-861X

Brown, Daniel R. and Warner, Ashley R. and Deb, Sanjoy K. and Gough, Lewis A. and Sparks, S. Andy and McNaughton, Lars R. (2020) The effect of astaxanthin supplementation on performance and fat oxidation during a 40 km cycling time trial. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. ISSN 1440-2440

McNaughton, Lars R and Deb, Sanjoy and Gough, Lewis A. and Higgins, Matt and Price, Mike and Sale, Craig and Sparks, Andy (2019) The BASES Expert Statement on Extracellular Buffering Agents. BASES Expert Statements.

Kelly, Adam L. and Wilson, Mark and Gough, Lewis A. and Knapman, Harry and Morgan, Paul and Cole, Matthew and Jackson, Daniel T. and Williams, Craig A. (2019) A longitudinal investigation into the relative age effect in an English professional football club: Exploring the ‘underdog hypothesis’. Journal of Science and Medicine in Football. ISSN 2473-3938

Gough, Lewis A. and Rimmer, Steve and Sparks, S Andy and McNaughton, Lars R and Higgins, Matt (2019) Post-exercise Supplementation of Sodium Bicarbonate Improves Acid Base Balance Recovery and Subsequent High-Intensity Boxing Specific Performance. Frontiers in Nutrition, 6. ISSN 2296-861X

McNaughton, Lars R and Brewer, Cameron and Deb, Sanjoy K and Hilton, Nathan and Gough, Lewis A. and Sparks, S Andy (2019) Buffering agents: Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Citrate, and Sodium Phosphate. In: Buffering agents: Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Citrate, and Sodium Phosphate, In Hoffman, J. (Ed.) Dietary Supplementation in Sport and Exercise: Evidence, Safety, and Ergogenic Benefits. Routledge. ISBN 9781138610842

Mosher, Scott and Gough, Lewis A. and Deb, Sanjoy and Saunders, Bryan and McNaughton, Lars R and Brown, Danny and Sparks, Andy (2019) High Dose Nitrate Ingestion Does Not Improve 40 km Cycling Time Trial Performance in Trained Cyclists. Research in sports medicine: an international journal.

Price, Mike J. and Gough, Lewis A. and Higgins, Matthew and McNaughton, Lars (2019) Sodium Bicarbonate Ingestion and Exercise Dosage Revisited. In: Advances in Medicine and Biology. Nova. ISBN 9781536152388

Gough, Lewis A. and Deb, Sanjoy K and Brown, Danny and Sparks, S Andy and Lars, McNaughton (2019) The effects of sodium bicarbonate ingestion on cycling performance and acid base balance recovery in acute normobaric hypoxia. Journal of Sport Sciences, 37 (6).

Hilton, Nathan and Nicholas, Leach and Sparks, S Andy and Gough, Lewis A. and Craig, Melissa and Deb, Sanjoy K and McNaughton, Lars R (2019) A Novel Ingestion Strategy for Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation in a Delayed-Release Form: a Randomised Crossover Study in Trained Males. Sports Medicine - Open.

Gough, Lewis A. and Brown, Danny and Deb, Sanjoy K and Sparks, S Andy and McNaughton, Lars R (2018) The influence of alkalosis on repeated high-intensity exercise performance and acid-base balance recovery in acute moderate hypoxic conditions. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 118 (12). pp. 2489-2498. ISSN 1439-6327

Brown, Daniel R and Gough, Lewis A. and Deb, Sanjoy K and Sparks, S Andy and McNaughton, Lars R (2018) Astaxanthin in Exercise Metabolism, Performance and Recovery: A Review. Frontiers in nutrition, 4. p. 76. ISSN 2296-861X

Deb, Sanjoy K and Gough, Lewis A. and Sparks, S Andy and McNaughton, Lars R (2018) Sodium bicarbonate supplementation improves severe-intensity intermittent exercise under moderate acute hypoxic conditions. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 118 (3). pp. 607-615. ISSN 1439-6327

Deb, Sanjoy K and Brown, Danny and Gough, Lewis A. and McLellen, Chris and Swinton, Paul and Sparks, S Andy and McNaughton, Lars R (2017) Quantifying the effects of acute hypoxic exposure on exercise performance and capacity: A systematic review and meta-regression. Quantifying the effects of acute hypoxic exposure on exercise performance and capacity: A systematic review and meta-regression, 18. pp. 243-256.

Gough, Lewis A. and Deb, Sanjoy K and Sparks, S Andy and McNaughton, Lars R (2017) Sodium bicarbonate improves 4 km time trial cycling performance when individualised to time to peak blood bicarbonate in trained male cyclists. Journal of Sport Sciences, 36 (15). pp. 1705-1712. ISSN 0264-0414

Gough, Lewis A. and Deb, Sanjoy Kumar and Sparks, Andy and McNaughton, Lars Robert (2017) The Reproducibility of 4-km Time Trial (TT) Performance Following Individualised Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation: a Randomised Controlled Trial in Trained Cyclists. Sports medicine - open, 3 (1). p. 34. ISSN 2199-1170

Deb, Sanjoy K. and Gough, Lewis A. and Sparks, S Andy and McNaughton, Lars R. (2017) Determinants of curvature constant (W’) of the power duration relationship under normoxia and hypoxia: the effect of preexercise alkalosis. European Journal of Applied Physiology.

Gough, Lewis A. and Deb, Sanjoy K. and Sparks, S Andy and McNaughton, Lars R. (2017) The Reproducibility of Blood Acid Base Responses in Male Collegiate Athletes Following Individualised Doses of Sodium Bicarbonate: A Randomised Controlled Crossover Study. Sports Medicine.

McNaughton, Lars R. and Gough, Lewis A. and Deb, Sanjoy K. and Bentley, David and Sparks, S Andy (2016) Recent Developments in the Use of Sodium Bicarbonate as an Ergogenic Aid. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 15 (4). pp. 233-244.

Roberts, Charlie J. and Gough, Lewis A. and Clarke, Neil and Newbury, Josh W. and Cole, Matthew and Bailey, Evan CHO-MR swimming dataset. [Dataset] (Submitted)