ESSM - Exercise science and sports medicine

ASSOC. PROF. ANDREW BOSCH

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POSITION

Associate Professor and exercise science elective co-ordinator, UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

QUALIFICATIONS

PhD (Physiology), University of Cape Town (1994)
Thesis tile: Fuel substrate kinetics during prolonged cycling
MSc (Human Movement Studies/Exercise Physiology), Rhodes University (1985)
BA(Hons) (Human Movement Studies), Rhodes University (1983)
BSc (Biological Sciences) (Cell Biology, Environmental Biology), University of Natal (1981)

ESSM RESEARCH GROUPS

Exercise performance

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Effects of pre-exercise diet and supplements during exercise on endurance performance, fuel substrate utilisation and kinetics during endurance exercise; effect of amino acids and protein ingestion on exercise performance, recovery and muscle protein synthesis; metabolic and physiological responses to training in distance runners
Optimisation of performance of road runners by assessment of fluid and energy supplement requirements and customised training
Training / coaching science

OTHER

C-rated research scientist, National Research Foundation, South Africa
Editorial board of the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
Head of Running Division, Sports Science Institute of South Africa
Running specialist consultant to the National Olympic Committee and elite athletes

CONTACT

Tel: +27 21 650 4578

Email: Andrew.Bosch@uct.ac.za

PUBLICATIONS

International peer-reviewed journals:

1. Havemann, L. and A. N. Bosch. Carbohydrate ingestion during prolonged exercise: An update on current concepts. Int SportsMed Journal 9(4), 2008

2. Bosch, A. N. An analysis of Comrades Marathon records: A 2008 update. SA J Sports Med. 20(2), 2008.

3. Bosch, A. N. and M. Madonca. Efficacy of a modified tapering protocol on swimming performance. SA J Sports Med 20(2), 49-54, 2008

4. Roberts, C., A. N. Bosch, M. Schwellnus. The effects of magnetism on physiological parameters and implications for athletic performance. Int SportsMed Journal 9(2), 2008.

5.Knechtle, B. and A. N. Bosch. Influence of Arginine on performance and metabolism in athletes. Int SportsMed Journal 9(1), 2008.

6.Bosch, A. N., M. Kirkman. Maintenance of hyperglycaemia does not improve performance in a 100 km cycling time trial. SA J Sports Med 19(3), 52-57, 2007.

7.Bosch, A. N. Perspectives on coaching pace skill in distance running (Invited commentary). International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching 2 (3), 233-236, 2007.

8.Lambert, M., J. Tee, A. N. Bosch. Metabolic consequences of exercise induced muscle damage. Sports Medicine 37 (10), 827-836, 2007.

9.T. Hew-Butler, A. N. Bosch, M. C. Collins. Maintenance of plasma volume and serum sodium concentration despite bodyweight loss in Ironman triathletes. Clinical J Sport Med 17(2), 116-22, 2007.

10. Tucker, R., A. N. Bosch. Hyperoxia alters pacing strategy and skeletal muscle recruitment but not ratings of perceived exertion during a 20 km cycling time trial. Am J Physiol: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology: 2007.

11. Bosch, A. N. Carbohydrate ingestion during exercise: An aid to endurance performance (Review). Int Sport Med J. 8 (1), 24-30, 2007.

12. Oosthuyse, T., Bosch, A. N. Influence of menstrual phase on ventilatory response to submaximal exercise. SA J Sp Med 18 (2), 2006.

13. Bosch, A. N. Science and coaching: Correcting common misunderstandings. Sports Science and Coaching 1 (1), 77-89, 2006.

14. Bosch, A. N. and T. D. Noakes. Carbohydrate ingestion during exercise and endurance performance (Invited commentary). Indian J. Med Research 121 (5), 634-638, 2005.

15. Oosthuyse, T., A. N. Bosch and S. Jackson. Cycling time trial performance during the early follicular, late follicular and mid-luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Eur. J. Appl Physiol 94 (3),268-276, 2005.

16. Claassen, A., E. V. Lambert, A. N. Bosch, I. M. Rodger, A. St. Clair Gibson and T. D. Noakes. Variability in exercise capacity and metabolic response during endurance exercise after a low carbohydrate diet. Int. J. Sports Nutr & Exercise metabolism. 15 (2), 97-116, 2005. (5 citations)

17. Rae, D. E., A. N. Bosch, M. Collins and M. I. Lambert. The interaction of aging and 10 years of racing on ultraendurance running performance. J. Ageing and Physical Activity 13, 209-221, 2005.

18. Noakes, T. D., Y. X. R. Harley, A. N. Bosch, F. E. Marino, A. St Clair Gibson and M. I. Lambert. Physiological function and neuromuscular recruitmentin in elite South African distance runners. Equine and Comparative Exercise Physiol 1 (4); 260-271, 2004 (Review article).

19. Oosthuyse T, A. N. Bosch. Effect of menstrual phase on the acetate correction factor used in metabolic tracer studies. Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology 28 (6), 818-830, 2003.

20. Claassen, A., T. D. Noakes, E. V. Lambert and A. N. Bosch. Evidence of differential sensitivity to hypoglycemia in carbohydrate depleted subjects. Med Sci Sports Exerc 33 (5), Supplement, S154, 2001.

21. Schabort, E. J., A. N. Bosch, S. M. Weltan and T. D. Noakes. The effect of a pre-exercise meal on time to fatigue during prolonged cycling exercise. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 31 (3), 464-471, 1999. (12 citations)

22. Weltan, S. M., A. N. Bosch, S. C. Dennis and T. D. Noakes. Pre-exercise muscle glycogen content affects metabolic regulation despite maintenance of hyperglycaemia. Am. J. Physiol. 274 (Endocrinol. Metab. 37): E83-E88, 1998. (19 citations)

23. Weltan, S. M., A. N. Bosch, S. C. Dennis and T. D. Noakes. Influence of muscle glycogen content on metabolic regulation. Am. J. Physiol. 274 (Endocrinol. Metab. 37): E72-82, 1998. (31 citations)

24. Bosch, A. N., S. M. Weltan, S. C. Dennis and T. D. Noakes. Fuel substrate turnover and glycogen sparing with carbohydrate ingestion in non carbohydrate-loaded cyclists. Pflugers Archiv. 432: 1003-1010, 1996. (12 citations)

25. Bosch, A. N., S. M. Weltan, S. C. Dennis and T. D. Noakes. Fuel substrate kinetics of carbohydrate loading differs from that of carbohydrate ingestion during prolonged exercise. Metabolism 45 (4): 415-423, 1996. (10 citations)

26. Rauch, L. H., A. N. Bosch and T.D. Noakes. Fuel utilisation during prolonged low to moderate intensity exercise when ingesting water or carbohydrate. Pflugers Arch. 430 (6): 971-977, 1995. (14 citations)

27. Hawley, J. A., A. N. Bosch, S. M. Weltan, S. C. Dennis, and T. D. Noakes. Effects of glucose ingestion or glucose infusion on fuel substrate kinetics during prolonged exercise. European Journal of Applied Physiology & Occupational Physiology 68: 381-389, 1994. (13 citations)

28. Hawley, J. A., A. N. Bosch, S. M. Weltan, S. C. Dennis, and T. D. Noakes. Glucose kinetics during prolonged exercise in euglycaemic and hyperglycaemic subjects. Pflugers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology 426: 378-386, 1994. (32 citations)

29. Bosch, A. N., S. C. Dennis, and T. D. Noakes. Influence of carbohydrate ingestion on fuel substrate turnover and oxidation during prolonged exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology 76: 2364-2372, 1994. (64 citations)

30. Coetzer, P., T. D. Noakes, B. Sanders, M. I. Lambert, A. N. Bosch, T. Wiggins and S.C. Dennis. Superior fatigue resistance of elite black South African distance runners. J. Appl. Physiol.75 (4): 1822-1827, 1993. (45 citations)

31. Bosch, A. N., S. C. Dennis, and T. D. Noakes. Underestimation of substrate oxidation during exercise due to failure to account for bicarbonate kinetics (Letter). Journal of Appl Physiology 75: 2341-2343, 1993. (9 citations)

32. Bosch, A. N., S. C. Dennis and T. D. Noakes. Influence of carbohydrate loading on fuel substrate turnover and oxidation during prolonged exercise. J. Appl. Physiol. 74(4): 1921-1927, 1993. (54 citations)

33. Moodley, D. G., T. D. Noakes, A. N. Bosch, J. Hawley, R. Schall and S. C. Dennis. Oxidation of exogenous carbohydrate during prolonged exercise: the effects of carbohydrate type and its concentration. Eur J. Appl. Physiol. 64: 328 - 334, 1992. (25 citations)

34. MacRae, H. S., S. C. Dennis, A. N. Bosch and T. D. Noakes. Endurance training versus lactate production and removal- Reply to Letter, J. Appl. Physiol.73: 2205 - 2207, 1992.

35. MacRae, H. S., S. C. Dennis, A. N. Bosch and T. D. Noakes. Effects of a 9-week training programme on lactate production and removal during progressive exercise in man. J Appl Physiol 72: 1649 - 1656, 1992. (70 citations)

36. Dennis, S. C., A. N. Bosch and T. D. Noakes. Ventilation and blood lactate increase exponentially during incremental exercise. J Sports Science 10: 439 - 449, 1992.

37. Hawley, J. A.., S. C. Dennis, J.Laidler, A. N. Bosch and F. Brouns. High rates of exogenous carbohydrate oxidationfrom starch ingested during prolonged exercise. J. Appl Physiol 71 (5): 1801-1806, 1991. (14 citations)

38. Dennis, S. C., A. N. Bosch and T. D. Noakes. Evidence against an anaerobic threshold in progressive exercise. In Muscle Fatigue: Biochemical and Physiological Aspects, Eds. G Attain, L Beliveau and P Bouissou, p203, Masson, Paris, 1991.

39. Bosch, A. N., T. D. Noakes and B. R. Goslin. Physiological changes during a simulated marathon in black and white runners. Eur J Appl Physiol 61: 68-72, 1990. (31 citations)

National peer-reviewed journals:

1. Bosch, A. N. An analysis of Comrades Marathon records. SA J Sports Med. 16 (3), 26-27, 2004.

2. Bosch, A. N., A. Thomas and T. D. Noakes. Improved time-trial performance after tapering in well-trained cyclists. S. A. Journal of Sports Medicine (7): 11-15, 1999.

3. Noakes, T. D., C. Sole and A. N. Bosch. Fluid and energy replacement during prolonged physical exercise. Proceedings of the 2nd South African Sports Medicine Congress: 85-89, 1987.

4. Goslin, B. R., M. Campbell, A. N. Bosch and P. D. Candler. Assessment of aerobic response: an on-line computer aided data acquisition system. S A J Sport Phys Ed Recr 8 (1): 53-63, 1985.