I am an experienced lecturer, strength and conditioning coach, and sport scientist, both practically applied and educational. I have international experience (USA, UK and Ireland) in coaching strength and conditioning a variety of sports and athletes (international to novice). I am a clear-thinking individual with well-developed skills in decision-making, resilience and a passion for teaching and high-performance sport.
Research Interests
My research interests are recovery, monitoring markers of recovery (e.g. blood, saliva, subjective and objective markers, sleep variables), exploring associations between training load (subjective or objective), markers of recovery, injury, and illness, with the aim to optimising performance.
Tiernan C.;Comyns T.;Lyons M.;Nevill A.M.;Warrington G. (2022) The Association Between Training Load Indices and Injuries in Elite Soccer Players.
Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research :3143-3150
Tiernan, C., Lyons, M., Comyns, T., Nevill, A. and Warrington, G. (2021) The association between training load indices and upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in elite soccer players.
International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
Griffin, A;Kenny, IC;Comyns, TM;Purtill, H;Tiernan, C;O'Shaughnessy, E;Lyons, M (2021) Training load monitoring in team sports: a practical approach to addressing missing data.
ABINGDON : TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Journal Of Sports Sciences :2161-2171
Tiernan C.;Lyons M.;Comyns T.;Nevill A.;Warrington G. (2020) Investigation of the relationship between salivary cortisol, training load, and subjective markers of recovery in elite rugby union players.
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance :113-118
Tiernan C.;Lyons M.;Comyns T.;Nevill A.M.;Warrington G. (2020) Salivary IgA as a Predictor of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Relationship to Training Load in Elite Rugby Union Players.
Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research :782-790
Tiernan C.;Lyons M.;Comyns T.;Nevill A.;Warrington G. (2019) The Relationship Between Adductor Squeeze Strength, Subjective Markers of Recovery and Training Load in Elite Rugby Players.
Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research :2926-2931
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