Matthew Cole

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Nutrition

School of Health Sciences

Email:: matthew.cole@bcu.ac.uk
Phone:: 0121 300 4181

As a registered sport and exercise nutritionist, Matt has provided nutrition support to a variety of elite athletes and teams, as well as being part of the anti-doping team at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Matt has significant experience of teaching and leadership in the higher education sector, and has taught across a range of sports-related degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He has also presented at international sports science conferences and published research in a number of peer-reviewed journals.

His main interests lie in endurance sport - whether it is undertaking research on distance cyclists, providing nutrition support to local athletes or running marathons.

Areas of Expertise

Qualifications

Memberships

Research

Publications

Journal Articles

Cole, M., Coleman, D., Hopker, J., and Wiles, J. (2014). Improved gross efficiency during long duration submaximal cycling following a short-term high carbohydrate diet. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 35, 265-9.

Fryer, Simon M, Stoner, Lee, Lucero, Adam, Witter, Trevor, Scarrott, Carl, Dickson, Tabitha, Cole, Matthew, Draper, Nick, (2014) Haemodynamic Kinetics and Intermittent Finger Flexor Performance in Rock Climbers International Journal of Sports Medicine, 36 (2). pp. 137-142. ISSN 0172-4622.

Hughes, Jonathan, Pitchers, G, How, Stephen C, Cole, Matthew, (2014) The relationship between vertical leg stiffness and gross mechanical efficiency in cyclists Journal Of Science And Cycling, 3 pp. 21. ISSN 2254-7053.

Rollo I, Cole M, Miller R and Williams C (2010). Influence of mouth rinsing a carbohydrate solution on 1-h running performance. Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise. 42(4):798-804.

Conference Presentations

Cole M., Hopker J.G., Wiles J.W and Coleman D.A.Ingestion of a carbohydrate drink during exercise attenuates the ‘normal’ decrease in cycling efficiency. Presented at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, San Francisco, 2012.

Cole M., Hopker J.G., Wiles J.W and Coleman D.A. Ingestion of a high carbohydrate diet during recovery from prolonged cycling exercise does not influence subsequent gross efficiency. Presented at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, San Francisco, 2012.

Cole M., Hopker J.G., Wiles J.W and Coleman D.A. Carbohydrate ingestion improves gross cycling efficiency & subsequent time trial performance. Presented at European College of Sports Science (ECSS) Annual Congress, Barcelona 2013.

J. Hughes, G Pitchers, S. How and M. Cole. The relationship between vertical leg stiffness and cycling efficiency in trained cyclists. Poster presented at World Congress of Cycling Science, Leeds 2014

Book Chapter

Cole M and Mitchell N (2012). Nutritional Considerations for Optimal Cycling Performance. In J Hopker & S Jobson (Eds). Performance Cycling: The Science of Success. London: A&C Black.