Dr. Nathan Townsend is an applied exercise physiologist with extensive industry, research and academic teaching experience, with over 40 research publications and international conference presentations. He obtained his PhD from the Australian Institute of Sport and the University of Sydney. He has held positions at the New South Wales Institute of Sport, Deakin University and Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar. Dr. Townsend has worked with several world championship gold medalists in his career.
Athlete Health and Performance, Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sport Medicine Hospital
School of Health and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
NSW Institute of Sport, Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia
University of Sydney, Australia
University of Wollongong, Australia
A novel mixed Living High Training Low intervention and the hematological module of the Athletes Biological Passport. Drug Testing & Analysis. Mar;12(3):323-330
2020The Critical Power Model as a Potential Tool for Anti-doping. Front Physiol, 9:643
2018Prediction of Critical Power and W′ in Hypoxia: Application to Work-Balance Modelling. Frontiers in physiology, 8: 180
2017Ventilatory acclimatisation is beneficial for high intensity exercise at altitude in elite cyclists. Eur J Sport Sci, Nov;16(8):895-902
2016Modeling intermittent cycling performance in hypoxia using the critical power concept. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48(3), pp.527-535.
2016