Stuart McErlain-Naylor

ISBS Online Symposium 8th April 2025 Online - Free for members Join at isbs.org/membership 09.00-10.00 BST: Application and advancement of open-source markerless algorithms 12.00-14.00 BST: Functional data analysis 15.00-16.00 BST: ISBS 2025 annual conference details and Q&A 20.30-22.00 BST: Connecting biomechanics and performance - applied perspectives from elite sport

🚨 Online Symposium 8th April 🚨

Free for ISBS members, with workshops and presentations focused on upskilling within biomechanics.

✅ open-source markerless algorithms
✅ Functional Data Analysis (FDA)
✅ applied biomechanics in elite sport
✅ annual conference details + Q&A

E67 - Coaching, skill acquisition and virtual reality in sport Listen to this episode from Experts in Sport on Spotify. Dr Rob Gray (Associate Professor in Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University) talks about coaching in sport as well as skill acqui...

𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

A really enjoyable discussion with Rob Gray for the latest 'Experts in Sport' podcast episode: open.spotify.com/episode/07Lp...

#BiomechSky

Association between fat and fat-free body mass indices on shock attenuation during running Bernard X.W. Liew, Xuqi Zhu, Xiaojun Zhai, Stuart A. McErlain-Naylor, Christopher McManus

Abstract High amplitudes of shock during running have been thought to be associated with an increased injury risk. This study aimed to quantify the association between dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) quantified body composition, and shock attenuation across the time and frequency domains. Twenty-four active adults participated. A DEXA scan was performed to quantify the fat and fat-free mass of the whole-body, trunk, dominant leg, and viscera. Linear accelerations at the tibia, pelvis, and head were collected whilst participants ran on a treadmill at a fixed dimensionless speed 1.00 Fr. Shock attenuation indices in the time- and frequency-domain (lower frequencies: 3–8 Hz; higher frequencies: 9–20 Hz) were calculated. Pearson correlation analysis was performed for all combinations of DEXA and attenuation indices. Regularised regression was performed to predict shock attenuation indices using DEXA variables. A greater power attenuation between the head and pelvis within the highe

Association between fat and fat-free body mass indices on shock attenuation during running

New #OpenAccess publication in Journal of Biomechanics: doi.org/10.1016/j.jb...

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We are sending you off in the weekend with a new prologue episode where @lakens.bsky.social reads Chaos in the Brickyard from 1963 by B. K. Forscher. nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/prologus-2... A classic - if you have not read it, give it a listen: I am confident you will enjoy it!

E-textiles have emerged as a fast-growing area in wearable technology for sports and fitness due to the soft and comfortable nature of textile materials and the capability for smart functionality to be integrated into familiar sports clothing. This review paper presents the roles of wearable technologies in sport and fitness in monitoring movement and biosignals used to assess performance, reduce injury risk, and motivate training/exercise. The drivers of research in e-textiles are discussed after reviewing existing non-textile and textile-based commercial wearable products. Different sensing components/materials (e.g., inertial measurement units, electrodes for biosignals, piezoresistive sensors), manufacturing processes, and their applications in sports and fitness published in the literature were reviewed and discussed. Finally, the paper presents the current challenges of e-textiles to achieve practical applications at scale and future perspectives in e-textiles research and develo

E-textiles for sports and fitness sensing:
Current state, challenges, and future opportunities

Open Access: mdpi.com/1424-8220/24...

Guest: Dr. Stuart McErlain-Naylor, a lecturer in sports and exercise biomechanics at Loughborough University, UKHosts: Chase Aldridge and Ben BaggettTopics C... The Interplay of Biomechanics in Sports: Insights from Dr. Stuart McErlain-Naylor

What can baseball and cricket learn from each other? ⚾🏏

I really enjoyed discussing all things cricket (mostly batting) biomechanics with the baseball guys at the Connected Performance Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVF4...

Looking forward to this session! The focus will be on self-promotion in professional environments (why it matters, how to do it) but also on allyship and promoting the achievements of others. Open (and free) to all ISBS members.

All sessions are free to ISBS members who have renewed for 2024. Recordings will remain available for members unless otherwise stated.
 
Full symposium details: isbs.org/conferences/...
 
Thank you to society sponsors Qualisys, Vicon, Delsys, and Simi.

#IAmRemarkable is a global movement that empowers everyone, including underrepresented groups, to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond, while challenging the social perception around self-promotion. In this interactive session (it will not be recorded!), you will participate in group discussions and exercises to increase your comfort and confidence in self-promotion.

Women in Biomechanics (Open to All): #IAmRemarkable Workshop
 
21:15-22:45 GMT Thu 8th Feb (Session 10)
 
Free for ISBS members – details: isbs.org/conferences/...

Kevin Giordano, Ben Lerch, Adam Nebel, Gretchen Oliver

In-Game Markerless Motion Capture and Its Applicability to Coaches’ Questions and Player Development
 
17:00-18:30 GMT Thu 8th Feb (Session 9)
 
Free for ISBS members – details: isbs.org/conferences/...

Neil Bezodis, Ezio Preatoni, Alexandra Atack, Elena Seminati

Using Biomechanical Analyses to Inform Injury Risk and Performance Considerations in Rugby Union
 
12:00-13:30 GMT Thu 8th Feb (Session 8)
 
Free for ISBS members – details: isbs.org/conferences/...

Cecilia Severin, Thomas Rietveld, Rienk van der Slikke, Laura Gastaldi

Supporting the Paralympic Athlete: Perspectives from Four Sports
 
08:00-10:00 GMT Thu 8th Feb (Session 7)
 
Free for ISBS members – details: isbs.org/conferences/...

Yi Qu, Ru Feng, Yulin Zhou, Jianqiao Guo, Huijuan Shi

The Application of AI in Sports Biomechanics Research
 
02:00-04:00 GMT Thu 8th Feb (Session 6)
 
Free for ISBS members – details: isbs.org/conferences/...

Matthew Slopecki, Michael Sylvestri, Heron Medeiros, Jun Ming Liu

Student Spotlight
 
19:00-20:30 GMT Wed 7th Feb (Session 5)
 
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Wolfgang Potthast, Neal Smith, Hiroyuki Nunome

Sports Biomechanics in Soccer
 
16:00-17:30 GMT Wed 7th Feb (Session 4)
 
Free for ISBS members – details: isbs.org/conferences/...

Details TBC

Mothers’ Café
 
12:00-13:00 GMT Wed 7th Feb (Session 3)
 
Free for ISBS members – details: isbs.org/conferences/...

Qicheng Mei, Steph Forrester, IanHarris Sujae, Malia Ho

Teaching Biomechanics
 
09:00-11:00 GMT Wed 7th Feb (Session 2)
 
Free for ISBS members – details: isbs.org/conferences/...

Shawn Robbins, Habib Noorbhai, Kiran Kanwar, Yoichi Iino, Nicholas Busuttil, Gen Horiuchi

Hit the Ball! (The Biomechanics of Batting, Swinging, and Hitting)

00:00-02:00 GMT Wed 7th Feb (Session 1)
 
Free for ISBS members – details: isbs.org/conferences/...

ISBS Online Symposium. 7-8 February 2024. Online. Free for members – join at isbs.org/membership Brought to you by Vicon, Delsys, Qualisys, and Simi. Members only event.

🚨 Online Symposium 🚨
 
Ten sessions of sports biomechanics over two days, free for ISBS members (remember to renew for 2024)!
 
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Session details are in the thread below 🧵

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Happy New Year 👊🏻

Merry Christmas from Loughborough.

Happy Christmas to all who celebrate.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day.

Latest article from Gait and Posture:

Measuring highly accurate foot position and angle trajectories with foot-mounted IMUs in clinical practice

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.11.002

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New preprint: When and How to Deviate from a Preregistration osf.io/preprints/ps... I hope this helps researchers to reflect on the consequence of deviations from preregistrations by evaluating the test's severity and the validity of the inference.

E63 - Deception in Rugby: The psychology and biomechanics Listen to this episode from Experts in Sport on Spotify. Dr Laurence Warren-Westgate (Assistant Professor in Sport, Exercise and Health Psychology at the University of Nottingham talks about deception...

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲:
Psychology 🤝🏻 Motor Control 🤝🏻 Biomechanics

In the latest episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, Dr Laurence Warren-Westgate talks deception and anticipation in rugby tackling scenarios (and other sports).

🔊 open.spotify.com/episode/1Mvu...

Can you help 📈 inclusion of female biomechanists on Wikipedia?

Sign up to this new ISB initiative to write/proof/publish new biographies👩‍🔬

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#BiomechSky #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Librarian involvement in systematic reviews was associated with higher quality of reported search methods https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S089543562300327X

As @quentinandre.bsky.social and @ulrichschimmack.bsky.social correctly predicted, I recommend sequential analysis: lakens.github.io/statistical_... I actually coined the term SESOI in my 2014 paper on sequential analysis.

Latest article from Gait and Posture:

The Traffic Light System: A user-friendly alternative for gait data representation

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.11.019

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Historically, much of the motion analysis done on cricketing performance has focused on male players, but researchers at Loughborough University are broadeni... Loughborough University x England and Wales Cricket Board Case Study

"𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞"

Thank you to Vicon for profiling some of our ongoing research in female cricket batting.

3 min video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVRF...

Illustration of addbiomechanics's role in the motion capture and data processing pipeline.

Automatic scaling by addbiomechanics takes just a few minutes, compared to about one day for an expert, and results in severalfold lower errors and residual forces and torques.

The addbiomechanics.org tool is now citable!

Article: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Automatic model scaling for more accurate inverse kinematics and dynamics, in minutes.

Fun collab led by Karen Liu, kicked off by a survey here :-)

Much improved in past few months. Give it a try!