Hui Kwan Nicholas Lam (PhD student) (MSc, BSocSc (Hons), MSST, CSCS, NSCA-CPT)

Thesis title: Exploring the Presence of Mental Fatigue in Elite Orienteering Training and Competition

PhD in Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences

Year of study: 4

  • Moray House School of Education and Sport

Contact details

Address

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Moray House School of Education and Sport
The University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH8 8AQ

Biography

Background

In 2018, Nicholas completed his Sports Therapy degree, followed by an MSc in Strength and Conditioning at the University of Edinburgh in 2019. During his Master's program, he conducted research on the correlation between mental fatigue and sports performance. He then pursued further research in performance psychophysiology at the same university.

Nicholas has gained diverse experience in the field of Sports Science, having worked as a Sports Therapist for the Hong Kong Women's National Field Hockey Team, a Strength and Conditioning Intern for the Hong Kong National Cricket Team, and a Performance Coach Assistant for the University team in Edinburgh.

 

Qualifications

  • MSc Strength and Conditioning
  • BSocSc (Hons) Sports Therapy

 

  • Registered Sports Therapist - The Society of Sports Therapist
  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) - National Strength and Conditioning Association
  • Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) - National Strength and Conditioning Association
  • Level 1 & 2 Award in Coaching Weight Lifting - British Weight Lifting

Responsibilities & affiliations

2019-20 Postgraduate Research (PGR) Student representative

Undergraduate teaching

  • Sport Science 1A: Physiology & Skill Acquisition
  • Sport Science 2D: Research Methods

Research summary

  • Performance Psychophysiology
  • Mental fatigue in sports

Current research interests

Effects of mental fatigue on sport performance

Knowledge exchange

PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES):

Lam, H. K. N., Sproule, J., Turner, A. P., & Phillips, S. M. (2024). Changes in perceived mental fatigue, physical fatigue and mood state during a 4‐day national junior orienteering competition preparation camp. European Journal of Sport Science, 24(2), 226–238. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12071

Lam, H. K. N., Sproule, J., Turner, A. P., & Phillips, S. M. (2023). The impact of sprint, middle-distance, and long-distance orienteering races on perceived mental fatigue in national level orienteers, Journal of Sports Sciences, 41:15, 1423-1436, DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2273097

Lam, H. K. N., Sproule, J., Turner, A. P., Murgatroyd, P., Gristwood, G., Richards, H., & Phillips, S. M. (2023). International orienteering experts’ consensus on the definition, development, cause, impact and methods to reduce mental fatigue in orienteering: A Delphi study. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(23), 2595–2607. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414. 2023.2177027  

Lam, H. K. N., Middleton, H., & Phillips, S. M. (2021). The effect of self-selected music on endurance running capacity and performance in a mentally fatigued state. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 17(4). https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2022.174.16

Lam, N. H. K., Lau, W. M., & Lau, T. L. (2021). Effects of a 6-week core stabilization training program on dynamic balance and trunk stabilization endurance of horse riders. Sport Sciences for Health, 17(3), 655–664. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-020-00729-0

PEER-REVIEWED ABSTRACTS:

Oral Presentations:

Lam, H. K. N., Sproule, J., Turner, A. P., & Phillips, S. M. Changes in mental fatigue, physical fatigue and mood state during a two-day orienteering competition. The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences 2022, Leicester, United Kingdom, 15 November 2022

Poster Presentations:

Lam, H. K. N., Sproule, J., Turner, A. P., & Phillips, S. M. (2023) Understanding the impact of mental fatigue: competitive orienteering as a model for mental fatigue studies in military personnel. Poster presentation at the 6th International Congress on Soldier’s Physical Performance. ExCeL - London, 12-14 September 2023.

Lam, H. K. N., Sproule, J., Turner, T., Murgatroyd, P., Gristwood, G., Richards, H., & Phillips, S. International expert consensus on the development of mental fatigue in orienteering: a Delphi study. The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences 2021, 18 November 2021

Lam, H. K. N., Phillips, S. M. The Effects of Music on Mental Fatigue and Endurance Performance. The Edinburgh Sport & Exercise Medicine Conference 2019. Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 6 Sep 2019

 

 

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