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John Owen Osborne
Job description
Project leader for The Female Endurance Athlete (FENDURA) project and Associate Professor at the School of Sports Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Researching female-specific aspects, such as the effect of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives, to improve and optimize the performance and health of female athletes.
Madison Taylor,
John Owen Osborne,
Virginia De Martin Topranin,
Tina Pettersen Engseth,
Guro Strøm Solli,
Ditta Valsdottir
et al.:
Menstrual Cycle Phase Has No Influence on Performance-Determining Variables in Endurance-Trained Athletes: The FENDURA Project
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2024 DOI
David N. Borg,
Franco M. Impellizzeri,
Samantha J. Borg,
Kate P. Hutchins,
Ian B. Stewart,
Tamara Jones
et al.:
Meta-analysis prediction intervals are under reported in sport and exercise medicine
Karianne Hagerupsen,
Sigurd Pedersen,
Nicoline Bastiansen Giller,
Nora Kristine Thomassen,
Kim Arne Heitmann,
Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv
et al.:
Comparison of resistance training using barbell half squats and trap bar deadlifts on maximal strength, power performance, and lean mass in recreationally active females: an eight-week randomised trial
Tina Pettersen Engseth,
John Owen Osborne,
Guro Strøm Solli,
Bente Morseth,
Erik P. Andersson,
Virginia De Martin Topranin
et al.:
Influence of menstrual- and hormonal contraceptive cycle on self-reported symptom severity and recovery measures across an annual season in female endurance athletes: The FENDURA project
Journal of Sports Sciences 05. December 2024 DOI
Dionne Adriana Noordhof,
Madison Taylor,
Virginia De Martin Topranin,
Tina Pettersen Engseth,
Øyvind Bucher Sandbakk,
John Owen Osborne
:
Agreement Between the 2- and 3-Step Methods for Identifying Subtle Menstrual Disturbances
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (IJSPP) 2024 DOI
John Owen Osborne,
Guro Strøm Solli,
Tina Pettersen Engseth,
Boye Welde,
Bente Morseth,
Dionne Adriana Noordhof
et al.:
Annual Volume and Distribution of Physical Training in Norwegian Female Cross-Country Skiers and Biathletes: A Comparison Between Sports, Competition Levels, and Age Categories-The FENDURA Project
Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv,
Andrea Casolo,
Anne Elise Eggen,
Kim Arne Heitmann,
Kristoffer Robin Johansen,
Maja-Lisa Løchen
et al.:
Females display lower risk of myocardial infarction from higher estimated cardiorespiratory fitness than males. The Tromsø Study 1994-2014
John Owen Osborne,
J. Tallent,
O. Girard,
P.W. Marshall,
D. Kidgell,
R. Buhmann
:
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation during maximal voluntary contraction: a Delphi survey with expert consensus
Hanne Cesilie Staff,
Guro Strøm Solli,
John Owen Osborne,
Øyvind Bucher Sandbakk
:
Long-Term Development of Training Characteristics and Performance-Determining Factors in Elite/International and World-Class Endurance Athletes: A Scoping Review
John Owen Osborne,
Geoffrey Minett,
Ian Stewart,
Stewart Trost,
Christopher Drovandi,
Joseph Costello
et al.:
Evidence that heat acclimation training may alter sleep and incidental activity
Erik P Andersson,
Thomas Leonhard Stöggl,
Philipp Bach,
John Owen Osborne
:
The effect of exercise hyperpnea on gross efficiency and anaerobic capacity estimates during a 3-min cycle time trial
John Owen Osborne,
Ian Stewart,
David Borg,
Kenneth Beagley,
Robert Buhmann,
Geoffrey Minett
:
Short-term heat acclimation preserves knee extensor torque but does not improve 20 km self-paced cycling performance in the heat
David Borg,
John Owen Osborne,
Sean Tweedy,
Johanna Liljedahl,
Carla Nooijen
:
Bicycling and Tricycling Road Race Performance in International Para-Cycling Events between 2011 and 2019
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2021 DOI
Boye Welde,
J. Mikhail Kellawan,
Rebecca D. Larson,
Bente Morseth,
John Owen Osborne,
Øyvind Bucher Sandbakk
:
Editorial: The physiology of the female athlete—performance, health, and recovery
John Owen Osborne,
Boye Welde
:
The Female Endurance Athlete (FENDURA): describing the bone health of female endurance athletes.
2023
John Owen Osborne,
Erik P Andersson,
Boye Welde,
Sigurd Pedersen,
Svein Arne Pettersen
:
Does Menstrual Cycle Phase Affect Physical Performance Of Female Team Handball Athletes? A comparison between different hormonal-contraceptive users and non-users.
2023
John Owen Osborne,
Madison Taylor,
Boye Welde,
Bente Morseth,
Erik P Andersson,
Ole Martin Fuskevåg
et al.:
The effect of serum hormone concentrations on double poling sprint and countermovement jump performance: The Female Endurance Athlete (FENDURA) project
2023
John Owen Osborne
:
FENDURA: The Female Endurance Athlete
2023 DATA
Dionne Adriana Noordhof,
Madison Taylor,
Virginia De Martin Topranin,
Tina Pettersen Engseth,
Øyvind Bucher Sandbakk,
John Owen Osborne
:
The prevalence of menstrual disturbances in female endurance athletes: the influence of performance level and comparison of methodologies.
2023
Madison Taylor,
John Owen Osborne,
Virginia De Martin Topranin,
Tina Pettersen Engseth,
Guro Strøm Solli,
Ditta Valsdottir
et al.:
The influence of menstrual cycle phase on physiological endurance performance-determining variables in endurance-trained athletes
2023
John Owen Osborne
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FENDURA - purpose, objectives and outcomes (May 2022)
2022
John Owen Osborne
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Current and future direction of FENDURA post-doctoral research.
2022
John Owen Osborne
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Overview of the FENDURA project and descriptive training of Norwegian female cross-country skiers and biathletes
2022
John Owen Osborne
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Gi idrettsutøverne nok mat: betydningen av tilstrekkelig næringsinntak når du trener
2022
Øyvind Bucher Sandbakk,
John Owen Osborne,
Tina Pettersen Engseth
:
Kan kunnskap om mensen bidra til at flere kvinner lykkes i toppidretten?
13. December 2022
John Owen Osborne,
Erik P Andersson,
Tina Pettersen Engseth,
Bente Morseth,
Boye Welde,
Øyvind Sandbakk
et al.:
Annual training characteristics of competitive Norwegian female cross-country skiers and biathletes: the FENDURA project
2022 PROSJEKT
John Osborne,
Ian Stewart,
David Borg,
Kenneth Beagley,
Robert Buhmann,
Geoffrey Minett
:
Short-term heat acclimation preserves knee extensor torque but does not improve 20 km self-paced cycling performance in the heat.
2021 SAMMENDRAG
Ellen Kathrine Bludd,
Tina Pettersen Engseth,
John Osborne,
Boye Welde
:
Kan trening lagt opp etter menstruasjonssyklus gi bedre prestasjon?
John Owen Osborne,
Erik P Andersson
:
FENDURA - Postdoctoral Research Projects
2021
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Research interests
- Female athletes and physiology;
- Influence of hormonal contraceptives on exercise performance;
- Environmental exercise physiology;
- Low energy availability, menstrual function, bone health, and REDs;
- Neuromuscular performance and fatigue (central and peripheral);
- Sports nutrition and supplementation.
Teaching
- IDR-1143: Sports Medicine and Sports Nutrition
- IDR-2350: Exercise Physiology and Training 1
- ERN-2008: Nutrition, Health and Disease (Eating disorders in sport)
- IDR-2353 Physical activity for prevention and rehabilitation
- IDR-3901 [Masters]: Masters Thesis in Exercise Science
- IDR-3914 [Masters]: Analysis of physical activity and sport performance
- IDR-3920 [Masters]: Scientific theory, quantiative statistics and research methods 2
Member of research group
Member of project
Work Package 2: Influence of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use on self-perceived training quality and symptoms/side-effects for elite female XC skiers and biathletes. (Completed 18 June 2024 - Successful PhD defence)
Work Package 3: Effect Of Menstrual Cycle Phase On Physical Fitness, Acute Training Responses, And Recovery Following Exercise in Endurance Trained Females
Exercise physiology and performance
PhD project: Menstrual cycle, physical fitness, training, and recovery in endurance trained females
PhD project: Long-term development, training, and performance of elite female endurance athletes
PhD project: Menstrual cycle and contraceptive use in female endurance athletes