A/Prof Andrew Bosch

Associate Professor

Research Thrusts

  • Sports Performance
  • Nutrition for Health & Performance

Academic Qualifications

MSc, PhD

Positions

  • Chair: ACSM Endurance Athlete Science & Medicine Interest Group
  • Co-Chair: Sub2hr Marathon Project
  • Committee: International Ultra-running Association
  • Committee: SA Institute Drug-Free Sport Science Commission

Research Output

Peer reviewed Publication Number: 90

NRF rating: C1

Scopus H-index: 22

Google H-index: 26

Google Scholar link or ORCID link

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9543-9408

International and national research collaborations

International

Previous

  1. Prof W. Saris, University of Maastricht, Netherlands (oxidation rate of starch during prolonged exercise)
  2. Dr S. Siebrecht, Delft, The Netherlands (Effects on strength of a peptide supplement)
  3. Dr A. Kies, Maastricht (Ingestion of protein hydrolysate on protein synthesis activation and cycling performance)
  4. Dr J. Hospers, Basal, Switzerland (Effect of green tea extract)

Current

1.      Prof Yannis Pitsiladis

Centre for Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine (SESAME)

University of Brighton, Eastbourne, UK

2.    Lee Hill

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

National

1. Dr Tanja Oosthuyse

Department of Physiology

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

2. Prof Rob Lamberts

Department of Physiology

University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

3. Prof Jeroen Swart

Department of Human Biology

Division of Exercise Science & Sports Medicine

University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Recent and noteworthy publications

  • Sutehall S, Muniz-Pardos B, Smajgl D, Mandic M, Jeglinski C, Bosch AN, Galloway S, Pitsiladis Y. The validity and reliability of a novel isotope ratio infrared spectrometer to quantify 13C enrichment of expired breath samples in exercise. Journal Applied Physiol (in press), 2021
  • Muniz-Pardos B, Sutehall S, Angeloudis K, Guppy FM, Bosch AN, Pitsiladis YP. Recent Improvements in Marathon Run Times Are Likely Technological, Not Physiological. Sports Medicine 51 (3), 371-378, 2021 (doi:10.1007/s40279-020-01420-7)
  • Bosch AN, Flanagan KC, Eken MM, Withers A, Burger J, Lamberts RP. Physiological and metabolic responses to exercise on treadmill, elliptical trainer and stepper: Practical implications for training. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 2020 (in press) (doi:/10.1123/ijsnem.2020-0155)
  • Muniz-Pardos B, Sutehall S, Angeloudis K, Guppy F, Bosch AN and Pitsiladis YP. Commentaries on Viewpoint: Physiology and Fast Marathons: Recent Improvements in Marathon Times are not Physiological. Journal of Applied Physiology 128:4, 1069-1085, 2020 (doi:10.1007/s40279-020-01420-7)
  • Sutehall S, Galloway SDR, Bosch AN, Pitsiladis YP. Addition of an Alginate Hydrogel to a Carbohydrate Beverage Enhances Gastric Emptying. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 52 (8), 1785-1792, 2020 (doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002301)
  • Oosthuyse T, Bosch AN, Millen AME. Effect of ingesting carbohydrate only or carbohydrate plus casein protein hydrolysate during a multiday cycling race on left ventricular function, plasma volume expansion and cardiac biomarkers. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 119(3):697-711, 2019. (doi: 10.1007/s00421-018-04060-y)
  • Geldenhuys AG, Swart J, Bosch AN. Investigation of the Impact of Below-Knee Compression Garments on Markers of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and Performance in Endurance Runners: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Sports Health 11(3), 254-26, 2019 (doi:10.1177/1941738119837644)
  • Schwabe K, Schwellnus M, Swanevelder S, Jordaan E, Derman W, Bosch AN. Leisure athletes at risk of medical complications: outcomes of pre-participation screening among 15,778 endurance runners-SAFER VII. The Physician and Sportsmedicine 46 (4), 405-413, 2018 (doi:10.1080/00913847.2018.1505569)
  • Sutehall S, Muniz-Pardos B, Bosch AN, Di Gianfrancesco A, Pitsiladis YP. Sports drinks on the edge of a new era. Current sports medicine reports 17 (4), 112-116, 2018 (doi:10.1249/JSR.0000000000000475)
  • Oosthuyse T, Bosch AN. The effect of gender and menstrual phase on serum creatine kinase activity and muscle soreness following downhill Running. Antioxidants 6 (1), 16, 2017 (doi:10.3390/antiox6010016)

Grants and funding

  • Danone South Africa: 3 year contract together with Sports Science Institute of South Africa for total value R3 000 000 (2019)
  • Post-graduate publication incentive award for MSc/ PhD student R5000 (2020)