Martyn Matthews

Senior Lecturer

• Allerton C702
• T: 0161 295 2298
• E: m.j.matthews@salford.ac.uk
• SEEK: Research profile

Over 28 years experience of providing Sports Science and Strength and Conditioning support to elite athletes and top tier/international teams including Premiership Football, Super League Rugby League, Rugby Union, First Class Cricket, Professional Boxing, Swimming, Cycling, Mountain Biking, Triathlon, Athletics, Ice Hockey, Volleyball, Golf.

Particular interest in adopting an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to performance enhancement.

Module leader:
Kinesiology
Fundamentals of Exercise and Conditioning
Functional Rehabilitation
Advanced Human Performance

Strength and power development

MSc Nutrition and Physical Activity - St. Bartholemew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London

BSc (Hons) Sports Science - University of Brighton

CSCS*D – certified since 1999

Matthews, M J & Comfort, P 2008, 'Applying complex training principles to boxing ¿ a practical approach', Strength and Conditioning Journal, 30(5), pp.12-15.

Matthews, M J & Conchuir, C & Comfort, P 2009, 'The Acute Effects of Heavy and Light Resistances on the Flight Time of a Basketball Push Pass During Upper Body Complex Training.', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23(7), pp.1988-1995.

Matthews, M J & Comfort, P & Crebin, R 2010, 'Complex Training in Ice Hockey: The effects of a heavy resisted sprint on subsequent ice hockey sprint performance', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(11), pp.2833-2887.

Comfort, P & Graham-Smith-, P & Matthews, M J & Bamber, C 2011, 'Strength and power characteristics in English Elite Rugby League. ', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

Comfort, P & Haigh, A & Matthews, M J 2012, 'Are changes in maximal squat strength during pre-season training reflected in changes in sprint performance in rugby league players?',Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 26(3), pp.772-776.

Comfort, P & Green, C M & Matthews, M J 2009, 'Training considerations for athletes post hamstring strain injury.', Strength and Conditioning Journal, 31(3), pp.68-74.

Graham-Smith, P & Comfort, P & Jones, P & Matthews, M 2012, 'Movement Specificity - What does it mean?', Professional Strength and Conditioning, pp.10-12

Plus 4 invited chapters in Comfort and Abrahamson (2010). Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention.