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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

1 year

After 9 years in Ontario that began with moving to Guelph to train with @coach_c_taylor , then became a 7yr academic adventure with @Dr_Burr at @uofg , and ended with a great postdoc with @gibalam @McMasterU , I’m so excited and honoured to be starting my own lab @SFU in September!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

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Hi academic twitter (sports science) - I am advertising for 1-2 MSc or PhD paid positions in my lab starting Jan, 2025! Students will need experience in human research because these studies are ambitious!

Get Involved — Exercise Physiology and Performance Lab

www.exercisephysiologyandperformancelab.com

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

Last week I defended my PhD, and now I’m officially moved out of Guelph! I feel so grateful to @Dr_Burr and the HPL crew for 7 stellar years. I know I’ve made friends for life - which is going to be awesome for future research collabs😎. Can’t wait to see what this team does next

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

Send me training studies looking at interval training in highly-trained (national level) or higher (elite/ world class) FEMALE endurance athletes. Dare you. (I’ve found 0).

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

10 months

Happy to finally have this paper out! We found that functional overreaching in tier 2 endurance athletes reduces submax carbohydrate utilisation, and this can be detected with CGM @supersapiensinc .

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 months

Big day in the EPPL: First VO2max test in the Lab! Wohooo! (Also big numbers!)

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Our paper examining the physiological determinants of ultramarathon trail running performance is now available - we found that the longer the race, the less aerobic fitness, cardiovascular health, or even hydration status related to performance:

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

Our overreaching & low energy availability (LEA) paper is out! We looked at the intersection between underperformance and LEA, and found markers of LEA are not always accompanied by underperformance, and vice versa.

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

It seems like there’s a lot of negativity around academia; however, academia has a lot of parallels to pro sports! Here’s a few: 1. Academia is extremely competitive, and very few “make it”. There’s a combination of luck and skill that gets you to the top(thread) #AcademicChatter

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

8 months

Excited to have the first EPPL study up and running (literally) at @SFU . Thanks to colleagues for help with equipment and space as our lab is being renovated.

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

Post-testing is underway for the overreached athletes! Very proud of this cohort who dug really deep! (And the help of the 3 BSc students, 3 MSc students, & 3 PhD candidates across 3 labs that are making it happen)

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

The final paper from my Overtraining Study is published ahead of print: … Thanks to all of the athletes involved in this project! 🚴‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏃‍♂️

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

A bit different than previous podcasts I’ve done - starts with cardiac adaptations, moves into rants about zone 2 training, and ends with female athlete development:

Mikael Eriksson

@SciTriat

2 years

Alexandra Coates, PhD | EP #375

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

Heading home after one of the coolest experiences of my life. Thank you for the opportunity @kmathompson @Dr_Burr @GRHEFS_ULPGC @marcosmartinr - excited to come back for post-testing!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 months

I'm home recovering from #lululemonFURTHER without even running for 6 days straight! Grateful to be included in amazing projects like this where we get to study the limits of human performance. [Look at these distances 🤯]

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

1 year

An updated Framework for defining HIIT in performance and health contexts:

Martin Gibala

@gibalam

1 year

A Perspective on High-Intensity Interval Training for Performance and Health New full-text open access #GSSIXP @SportsMedicineJ review with @superalex_c @DrMJoyner @DrJonLittle @AndyBeetroot

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

ATHLETES IN GUELPH: I'm recruiting for a high-intensity cycling training study of epic proportions! I need endurance athletes training minimally 7h/week (ages 18-50) who are ready for FUN & SUFFERING! You'll get to pretend you are one of these famous peeps👇👇👇 DM me for details

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

Cool new T-shirts have arrived for the participants of our Cycling Overload Study! #scienceandsports

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to present some of my research in the @CSEPdotCA graduate student oral awards presentation! Thanks to everyone who tuned in, the #CSEP organizers for their hard work, my supervisor @Dr_Burr , & of course my fans(aka amazing lab mates)!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 years

First study from my MSc work on overload training and cardiovascular/autonomic regulation is available!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

1 year

Post-testing complete @GRHEFS_ULPGC ! Not sure what the findings will be, but there were some very impressive numbers coming from this round - thanks for the amazing opportunity @kmathompson @Dr_Burr @JosteinHallen

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

In the sea of despair surrounding endurance-sport coaching culture, I'd like to thank @GuelphTriPro for putting together a brilliant and positive coaching seminar which brought together athletes, coaches, and IST to discuss many topics. There is still light in dark places

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

I'm the expert speaker in the RED-S seminar (relative energy deficiency in sport)👇👇👇 Check it out and sign up!

Kyla Coates

@K_Coates

4 years

The registration for the STORIES OF RESILIENCE Conference is OPEN! 👉. Join us for 3 FREE expert talks that tackle the universal challenges experienced by female athletes in high performance sport with discussions by elite, National Team & Olympic athletes.

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

Excited about this! We explored🌊sport-specific LV function across elite Swimmers, Water Polo players, & Artistic Swimmers. We demonstrate for the first time that ♀️ artistic swimmers' hearts may be uniquely adapted to prolonged underwater breath-holds:

Differences in Left Ventricular Function at Rest and during ... : Medicine & Science in Sports &...

ng intensities, postures, and hemodynamic stressors. Our purpose was to compare resting and exercising cardiac function in elite Sw, WP, and AS, to characterize the influence of training for aquatic...

journals.lww.com

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

Getting ready for this cycling overload study! Going to be a big effort from the dream team. We are still looking for a couple more endurance athletes in Guelph to sign up if you like #scienceandsports

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

My favourite line is: “Men tend to overestimate their abilities in endurance sports” 😂

Alex Macznik, PhD

@alex_macznik

3 years

Women are more resistant to fatigue and here is how: @NBTiller @ElliottSale @KnechtleB @SportsMedicineJ please share widely ;)

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

This ray of sunshine just did the impossible...finished her MSc, while training for triathlon, and supporting herself financially (aka working ~3 jobs)! Last weekend she won AG sprint provincial champs, and today she defended her thesis! Way to go @mlamers93 💪

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

This is an important consideration in exercise research👇. There are also less women in sport, which = less women participating in our studies. I can easily get >30 men to show up for a mid-week Zwift ride, but often can only scrap together ~10 women for an organized race

James L. Nuzzo, PhD

@JamesLNuzzo

4 years

NEW: My latest paper is an evidence-based challenge to the claim investigator gender bias is why there are fewer female than male participants in exercise research. Volunteer bias and sex differences in willingness to participate must also be considered.

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

Social distancing, day 7: Days no longer are broken up into hours, but rather phase. 1. Get up: Coffee time 2. Work: Tea time 3. Late work: Chocolate time 4. Dinner making: Wine time 5. And finally... The hot-chocolate time namaste

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

I'm going to be speaking about overtraining/overreaching and RED-S from a scientific and personal perspective on February 9th if you wish to join!

Guelph Tri Project

@GuelphTriPro

5 years

We're hosting a Triathlon Coaching Seminar on Sunday Feb 9th, along with swim and run time trials. Come out and join us! Details here:

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

I'm excited to be speaking in 2 sessions at #CSEP2022 this year! Come visit me in the "Optimizing Human Performance Through Applied Science" & "Resilience in Research: Overcoming Obstacles, Balancing Opportunities, and Tackling Imposter Syndrome" sessions:

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Pretty excited about this. It was an ultramarathon for the participants and the team! "Alterations in Cardiac Function Following Endurance Exercise Are Not Duration Dependent":

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

Future of Sports Science! #NEXSGrandDepart #Copenhagen

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Results are in! Somehow tik tok came through for @Dr_Burr Lab! Podium for the 4-event Challenge: 🥇UofG 🥈Western 🥉Tie UBC and McMaster! 5-event Challenge: 🥇UofG 🥈 Western 🥉 UBC Full Results Here: Great month of Fitness!

Fitness Challenge 2020

docs.google.com

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

. @Jo_Brown1 was having her dream Olympic race before getting flat tires on the bike 😩😩. Why is sport so cruel? Stoked for @AmelieKretz for having the best Canadian women’s finish ever, and looking forward to the relay of redemption!! @TriathlonCanada

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Finally got to read my lab mate @megankuikmanRD 's, @TStellingwerff @margomountjoy and @Dr_Burr 's review on RED-S treatment: . For those who are paywalled, key points for me were: 1. Avoid within-day periods of low energy (no fasted training/big gaps in day)

A Review of Nonpharmacological Strategies in the Treatment of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport

Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) can result in negative health and performance outcomes in both male and female athletes. The underlying etiology of RED-S is low energy availability (LEA),...

journals.humankinetics.com

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Published my first Preprint with @jordanaberard @DrTKing32 and @Dr_Burr : Physiological Determinants of Ultramarathon Trail Running Performance via @OSFramework

Physiological Determinants of Ultramarathon Trail Running Performance

Context: The physiological determinants of ultramarathon success have rarely been assessed and likely differ in their contributions to performance as race distance increases. Purpose: To examine...

osf.io

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

In this investigation we wanted to examine the role of exercise-intensity on the magnitude of "Exercise-Induced Cardiac Fatigue" using stress-echocardiography. A secondary purpose was to look at sex-differences in EICF. @Dr_Burr @Millar_Lab

Journal of Applied Physiology

@japplphysiol

2 years

#ArticlesInPress “Investigating the Roles of Exercise Intensity and Biological Sex on Post-Exercise Alterations in Cardiac Function” Alexandra M. Coates, et al. #JAPPL #ExerciseInducedCardiacFatigue @uofg

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

1:6 Athlete-Researcher ratio! There’s one spot available for cohort 3 if you like being the centre of attention and training really hard 😅

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 years

. @Jo_Brown1 running with @VixHolland for the bronze medal! Cmon Jo! Let’s see you sprint!!!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

#csep2022 Fredericton putting on a show

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

26 days

First study is underway in the lab! Testing with our @SFU sprint-power track and field athletes!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

I've been getting a large amount of emails and requests for consultations from athletes experiencing overtraining syndrome. To lighten the information load, @K_Coates and I have decided to write a 3-part blog series. Here is Kyla's Part 1:

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

10 more days of data collection for the Cardiovascular Ultramarathon study, including one 30+hour collection at @SulphurTrailRun ...can we do it!? Yes we can! 👷‍♂️ @DrTKing32 @jctremble 🏃‍♀️ #positiveselftalk

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

In conclusion, academics are just nerdy professional athletes trying to catch a break. Maybe if you are in a low, realizing other “professions” are similar is helpful? Just my saturday thought of the day. #AcademicChatter

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

I condensed my thesis into 3 minutes! It is on 'Exercise Induced Cardiac Fatigue' and you can check it out here: and vote for me in the Community Choice Award (aka popularity contest) if you wish!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Here's the @Dr_Burr Lab's response to the TikTok Challenge!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

In an effort to better understand continuous glucose monitoring for athletic use, we wanted to see what would happen if the CGM sensor was worn on the active limb (leg during cycling). Here are the results: @Dr_Burr @JeremyCohen__ @supersapiensinc

Investigating sensor location on the effectiveness of continuous glucose monitoring during exercise...

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate whether continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors worn on the active muscle may provide enhanced insight into glucose control in non-diabetic par...

www.tandfonline.com

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Here is a knowledge translation summary of our latest publication on ultramarathon running and cardiac function. This one is for all of my subjects who stuck around for testing after running all day (and night), and just wanted to go home (or have a beer):

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

9 years

Made it into the Finals for tomorrow after a pretty darn fast heat here in Tiszy! Thanks @coach_c_taylor @RTCGuelph ! Here we go again! 🔥🏃🏻

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

Back when we were fresh! Thanks to all of the racers who waited around for testing 👏

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

1 year

@Dr_Burr An award like this comes from some hard work mixed with a lot of luck - and I’m just so lucky I ended up in the Human Performance Lab @UofGCBS with @Dr_Burr for my graduate training and was able to do some really cool science

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

My random reflection of the day is on Ownership. As an athlete: ownership of training & recovery. As a student: ownership of learning & output. As a person: ownership of success & failure. The opposite is passivity, which =mediocrity. So ya, winners are owners 😛🤷‍♀️ #butwhatdoIknow

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 years

🏆 @Jo_Brown1 4th at #wtsmontreal = Pretty darn awesome! Haven't had a Canadian Woman up there in a while! Way to go Joey!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

Last night I had a racing-fail dream. I haven't had one of those in a long time (means the stress is high). Hopefully tomorrow (comps defence day) I don't break my metaphorical wetsuit zipper on the start line, or forget my racing flats.

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

Had a great #ScienceAndSports trip on the West Coast that included the @SPINSummit , a tour of Burnaby and @SFU , and data collection on the Island with @csipacific . Thanks @Dr_Burr and @kmathompson for letting me tag along!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Lab Fitness Challenge Update: 🔬10+ Labs: @uofg Burr Lab, @UBC Sheel Lab, @uOttawa Reed Lab, @CSIONTARIO Lab, @UofMHPCenter Paquette Lab, @UCalgary MacInnis Lab, @McMasterU Gibala Lab & MacDonald Lab, @WesternU Shoemaker Lab, @ucdavis Barr Lab 🏆4 Challenges 📆June5th Submission

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

PR for the highest heart rate during imaging

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

So if @danielaryf can beat half of the pro-men's field, and if 1/3 of the women's field can place within the men's field... why don't women have equal starting spots again? Doesn't look like a lack of depth to me... #2018 #IronmanWorldChampionship

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

Just published! Commentaries on Viewpoint: Consider iron status when making sex comparisons in human physiology. @Dr_Burr and I argue that iron status is an important consideration, but in endurance athletes there may not be an inherent sex difference:

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

I did my first podcast interview a while ago! It's on overtraining, RED-S, training loads, and peak performance ... if you are bored :P

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

Studying for competency exams (week 2) Expectation: Get super smart and super fit! Yay Reality: Get super sick, take all the drugs and supplements, crawl through some learning, don't workout, eat chocolate. Moral of story: never have expectations.

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

1.5 months, ~15 podcasts, 5 audiobooks, and ~15 standup comedy shows later, and I am done the echocardiography data analysis from the ultramarathon study 🙌🙌

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

Sooo...just thinking...pandemic puppy?? 😃 😬😬😬 🙃

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 years

A bunch of my pals are racing Commonwealth Games tomorrow, so I’m sending all my super-vibes your way gang! @Jo_Brown1 @DJamnicky @Mislawchuk @mdshrp @Alexis_Lepage & baby Ridenour 🍁🇨🇦

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

Super congrats to twinnie @K_Coates who defended her MSc thesis today and is now a MASTER!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

Today I've worked on echocardiographic data🫀, continuous glucose monitoring during exercise data, and functional overreaching/overtraining data🏃‍♀️, and I gotta say - having a broad research area is the best! #ScienceAndSports

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

Yesterday’s medicine @CSEPdotCA #csep2019

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Lab Challenge Update: While it's not over yet, @BiomechMax is certainly the fastest PI, clocking a 2:56 1k, however @UBC Sheel Lab is the fastest overall (3:06 avg), and @WesternU Shoemaker Lab seems to be composed of only elite athletes...The Burr lab hopes to podium with TikTok

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

I’m going to be speaking about “Overtraining and the Everyday Athlete” on October 1st! Come on out! Everyone is welcome.

EIM @ Guelph

@EIMGuelph

5 years

EIM Guelph is hosting our Annual Symposium on Tuesday, October 1st @ 6-8pm in the SSC Atrium! Guest speakers include Dr. Lori Vallis (Biomechanics Professor), Alex Coates (PhD Candidate, Exercise Physiology) and Rachel Hannah (Registered Dietician). We hope to see you there!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

Hey #FINAGwangju2019 Athletes! Come visit us down in the Medical Area for a heart scan so we can see whether swimmers, divers, water polo players, or artistic swimmers have the best hearts (everything is a competition). Or just come play frisbee in the fountain? @fina1908 #FINA

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

Little journal club perspective on Pilotto et al.'s recent new paper examining novel uses of NIRS for assessing muscle O2 diffusing capacity - led by @DevinGMcCarthy : @EmileighBinet

Shedding light on the assessment of skeletal muscle capillarization using near‐infrared spectrosc...

Click on the article title to read more.

physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Lab Fitness Challenge results are due Tomorrow! Final day to run around in circles, bike for too long, find a bar to do chin ups and tennis ball for push-ups, and make a tiktok vid. Submit times/numbers to the secret spreadsheet and send @JeremyCohen__ vids. May the best lab WIN!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

Two pics taken by my sister in Kelowna yesterday… what’s the plan Canada? #elexn44 #ClimateCrisis #bcwildfires

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

Omicronnnnnn

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

2. The old guys think it’s only skill and hard work that’ll get you there, but that’s because they had much less depth of competition in “their day”. 3. The institutions/framework hasn’t evolved to support this new depth of “talent”. 4. It’s not about the money.

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 months

Cool new science in press that I've had the pleasure of contributing to: 1. 🫀🏊‍♀️Artistic Swimmers' Hearts across competition levels led by Ryleigh Baker & @cp_cheung out of @Dr_Burr 's lab with collab from @ECHO_Lab_MSU @DrTKing32 and @margomountjoy :

A Characterization of the Cardiac Physiology and Aortic Pulse Wave Properties of Artistic Swimmers...

Artistic swimmers demonstrate distinct cardiac physiology at rest and during isometric handgrip, with a greater extent of distinguishing features observed in those competing at the highest level of...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

Need to give very large kudos to @Avincognito and Millar Lab for this one, as it was a collaborative effort. Also thanks to @JackLaundry93 for being our model 🚴‍♂️

University of Guelph News

@UofGuelphNews

6 years

Training hard in hopes of chasing a #personalbest ? In a new study, #UofG 's Alexandra Coates @superalex_c found that #overloadtraining may alter firing in the body’s sympathetic nerve fibers, which could hinder performance: @UofG_HHNS

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

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It's #BellLetsTalk day: From my imperfect experience I believe taking care of mental health is much easier when you: 1.Exercise, no matter how easy 2.Sleep, even if it means with 15' naps 3. Eat healthy, at least 80% of the time AND4.Avoid Youtube/Netflix sinkholes🧘‍♀️ #namaste

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 years

We are recruiting now for a cool new 🏃‍♂️❤️ study!! If you run long distances in the GTA and want to do a race in May and get some testing done, or if you are already signed up for the Sulphur Springs 25k-100mi trail race, check out this link:

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Thanks for the chat Ben! @Benjamin_LBrown and I met while l attended “cardiovascular summer school” in Liverpool, and we found out we were doing very similar research! This podcast covers almost all of the research I’ve ever done 🤓:

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

This took so much effort, will-power, and courage! Way to go Am!!! @AmelieKretz

Triathlon Magazine

@TriMagCan

3 years

4 races in 5 weeks. 3 continents, 4 countries. Two World Triathlon Championship Series races. 2 top-6 finishes. All that was enough for @AmelieKretz to earn Canada a second Olympic qualifying spot! Photo: @MackatakDad

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

Last two of my athletes on the podium at Barrelman… Imma take that and retire in peace. Way to go @NinaSieh & Dr. Jeremy Seed!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

3 years

Hey Athletes! We need you to help us validate our Relative-Energy Deficiency in Sport and Overreaching monitoring tool! We need >1000 athletes (any age/gender/sport/status) to fill out our questionnaire, and are currently sitting sub-200. There's a shoe draw every 100 athletes!

One Athlete

@oneathleteproj

3 years

Want to win a free pair of shoes from New Balance!? Complete our questionnaire (ALPHA) and be sure to provide your email. We will contact you if you win! #sports #athlete #research

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Alex Coates, PhD

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8 years

So excited for pals who made #Rio2016 !We'll be cheering @trialsyorke @AmelieKretz @SarahAnneCAN @KirstenSweets @Mislawchuk @JJdub_Wilson 🇨🇦🇧🇧

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

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@Geoff_Sharpe @mdshrp Proud of @mdshrp for saying "enough is enough". I'm so tired of athletes being abused (emotionally, financially, physically, etc), and then being told to toughen up because sport is hard. Athletes are already tough - abuse has no role in coaching

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 years

Last year I was racing as an elite triathlete, & today I was briefly happy to beat the elliptical fitness test...Wait, what happened to me!?

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

My #WomenInScience shoutout goes out to some pretty talented researchers who are changing the world: @jemcheng @RachelSkow @RoxyHORourke @K_Coates @megankuikmanRD @kwickham9 @BrittanyEdgett

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

2 years

@Dr_Burr 😭😭😭thank you @Dr_Burr . What an incredible run!! Couldn’t have asked for a better lab, better crew, or better supervisor!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

The first of our FINA cardiovascular study papers is out! Katharine Currie found differences between elite runner and swimmer diastolic cardiac function: @JTSlysz @whintona @RachelAubry @Dr_Burr @margomountjoy

Frontiers | Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Elite Swimmers and Runners

Sport-specific differences in the left ventricle (LV) of land-based athletes have been observed; however, comparisons to water-based athletes are sparse. The...

www.frontiersin.org

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

Pretty cool group of #science and #sports nerds! Thank you @Dr_Burr & family for another sweet lab retreat! #humanperformancelab

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

Grad school... where you become excessively experienced in administrative skills and schedule-management. My science degree(s) will make me the world's best receptionist one day.

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 years

Alright athletes on training camps (... @teamLPC ), my biggest pet-peeve is when we do grocery runs, & everyone gets their groceries packed in 1000 plastic bags, instead of spending $3.00 and getting some re-useable bags for the trip. Save your hands and the planet! Pre-camp FYI 😎

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

8 months

Fun chat with these guys! I thought we were going to just talk about glucose - I was wrong:

Supersapiens

@supersapiensinc

8 months

In the latest episode of the Supersapiens Podcast we meet @superalex_c , a former triathlete, Canadian national triathlon champion, and an assistant professor the Exercise Physiology and Performance Lab at Simon Fraser University. Full episode:

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

5 years

Tomorrow get ready, because for the first time ever, the Burr lab is putting a team forward for the @HK5KRun @UofG_HHNS . Our weekly lab run/bike/weird strength sessions have all led to this moment.

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

6 years

You’d think that after, I don’t know, 20+ years of running, a couple degrees in sports science, and 4+ years of coaching, I’d know not to eat a block of cheese before going for a run 🤢 #whysodumb #hurl #jlotf

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 years

Having fun learning about #Science and #Sports at the @SPINSummit with Sister!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

7 years

Our second paper from the overreaching study is now online: Congrats to our undergrad track superstar Sarah Hammond! @Gryphontrack

Investigating the use of pre-training measures of autonomic regulation for assessing functional...

The use of heart rate variability (HRV) to inform daily training prescription is becoming common in endurance sport. Few studies, however, have investigated the use of pre-training HRV to predict d...

www.tandfonline.com

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

Guelph!

Mayor Cam Guthrie

@CamGuthrie

4 years

My sister @JaniceDouma grabbed this shot last night and it’s just WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

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Alex Coates, PhD

@superalex_c

4 years

5. It’s a rollercoaster! Lots of highs, lots of lows, in academia and sport. (Highs are a little higher in sport) 6. There’s a whole ton of politics that come with the job - better learn to advocate for yourself. 7. If you love the process (not the outcome - or $) you’ll be ok

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