Chris Bishop

Head of School for Sport, Environment and Health Sciences at Middlesex University

London

Research Expertise

Strength and Conditioning

Sport and Exercise Science

Physical Activity and Health

About

Chris Bishop is the Head of School for Sport, Environment and Health Sciences at Middlesex University, London, UK. Chris has over 300 peer-reviewed academic publications, has edited / co-edited 3 text books, is the Editor-in-Chief for the *Professional Strength and Conditioning Journal* \- the official journal of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association\, a Senior Editor for the *Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research* and an Associate Editor for the *Strength and Conditioning Journal*. Chris is also on the Science and Medical Advisory Committee for the PGA European Tour Group, consisting of projects and initiatives for The R&A, DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour.

Publications

Effects of inter-limb asymmetries on physical and sports performance: a systematic review

Journal of Sports Sciences

2017

Interlimb Asymmetries: Understanding How to Calculate Differences From Bilateral and Unilateral Tests

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2018

Vertical and Horizontal Asymmetries Are Related to Slower Sprinting and Jump Performance in Elite Youth Female Soccer Players

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

The Benefits of Strength Training on Musculoskeletal System Health: Practical Applications for Interdisciplinary Care

Sports Medicine

2020

The validity and reliability of the My Jump 2 app for measuring the reactive strength index and drop jump performance

The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

2019

Force-Time Characteristics of the Countermovement Jump: Analyzing the Curve in Excel

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2018

Asymmetries of the Lower Limb: The Calculation Conundrum in Strength Training and Conditioning

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2016

Selecting Metrics That Matter: Comparing the Use of the Countermovement Jump for Performance Profiling, Neuromuscular Fatigue Monitoring, and Injury Rehabilitation Testing

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2023

Interlimb Asymmetries: The Need for an Individual Approach to Data Analysis

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

Reactive Strength Index and its Associations with Measures of Physical and Sports Performance: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Sports Medicine

2021

A Framework to Guide Practitioners for Selecting Metrics During the Countermovement and Drop Jump Tests

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2021

Data Analysis for Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2015

Lower Extremity Stiffness: Considerations for Testing, Performance Enhancement, and Injury Risk

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

2019

A Systematic Review of the Different Calculation Methods for Measuring Jump Height During the Countermovement and Drop Jump Tests

Sports Medicine

2023

Jumping Asymmetries Are Associated With Speed, Change of Direction Speed, and Jump Performance in Elite Academy Soccer Players

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

Implementing Strength Training Strategies for Injury Prevention in Soccer: Scientific Rationale and Methodological Recommendations

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

2021

Drop Jump Asymmetry is Associated with Reduced Sprint and Change-of-Direction Speed Performance in Adult Female Soccer Players

Sports

2019

Maximum acceleration performance of professional soccer players in linear sprints: Is there a direct connection with change-of-direction ability?

PLOS ONE

2019

Strength and Power Training in Rehabilitation: Underpinning Principles and Practical Strategies to Return Athletes to High Performance

Sports Medicine

2019

Why Sports Should Embrace Bilateral Asymmetry: A Narrative Review

Symmetry

2022

Importance of Strength and Power on Key Performance Indicators in Elite Youth Soccer

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

2020

Considerations for Selecting Field-Based Strength and Power Fitness Tests to Measure Asymmetries

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

2017

Using Unilateral Strength, Power and Reactive Strength Tests to Detect the Magnitude and Direction of Asymmetry: A Test-Retest Design

Sports

2019

Within Session Exercise Sequencing During Programming for Complex Training: Historical Perspectives, Terminology, and Training Considerations

Sports Medicine

2022

A Narrative Review of Limb Dominance: Task Specificity and the Importance of Fitness Testing

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

Inter-limb asymmetries are associated with decrements in physical performance in youth elite team sports athletes

PLOS ONE

2020

Higher Vertical Jumping Asymmetries and Lower Physical Performance are Indicators of Increased Injury Incidence in Youth Team-Sport Athletes

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2020

The effect of limb dominance on change of direction biomechanics: A systematic review of its importance for injury risk

Physical Therapy in Sport

2019

Developing Powerful Athletes, Part 1: Mechanical Underpinnings

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2020

Transfer of Training: How Specific Should We Be?

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2019

Lower Extremity Stiffness

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2014

Strength and Conditioning for Sprint Swimming

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2013

Effects of Plyometric Jump Training on the Reactive Strength Index in Healthy Individuals Across the Lifespan: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

Sports Medicine

2023

Magnitude or Direction? Seasonal Variation of Interlimb Asymmetry in Elite Academy Soccer Players

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2020

Interlimb Asymmetries in Youth Tennis Players: Relationships With Performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

2020

Comparing the magnitude and direction of asymmetry during the squat, countermovement and drop jump tests in elite youth female soccer players

Journal of Sports Sciences

2019

Do asymmetry scores influence speed and power performance in elite female soccer players?

Biology of Sport

2019

Exercise training mode effects on myokine expression in healthy adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Journal of Sport and Health Science

2024

Optimal Training Sequences to Develop Lower Body Force, Velocity, Power, and Jump Height: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Sports Medicine

2021

Relationship Between Interlimb Asymmetries and Speed and Change of Direction Speed in Youth Handball Players

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

Interlimb Asymmetries: Are Thresholds a Usable Concept?

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2020

Assessing the Reliability and Validity of Agility Testing in Team Sports: A Systematic Review

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2020

Effects of 8 Weeks of Isoinertial vs. Cable-Resistance Training on Motor Skills Performance and Interlimb Asymmetries

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2020

Effects of unilateral vs. bilateral resistance training interventions on measures of strength, jump, linear and change of direction speed: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Biology of Sport

2022

Measuring Interlimb Asymmetry for Strength and Power: A Brief Review of Assessment Methods, Data Analysis, Current Evidence, and Practical Recommendations

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2023

Effects of Combined Strength and Power Training on Physical Performance and Interlimb Asymmetries in Adolescent Female Soccer Players

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

2020

The Association Between Interlimb Asymmetry and Athletic Performance Tasks: A Season-Long Study in Elite Academy Soccer Players

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2020

The validity and reliability of a novel app for the measurement of change of direction performance

Journal of Sports Sciences

2019

A Comparison of 3 Different Unilateral Strength Training Strategies to Enhance Jumping Performance and Decrease Interlimb Asymmetries in Soccer Players

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

2019

Total Score of Athleticism: Holistic Athlete Profiling to Enhance Decision-Making

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2019

Validity and Reliability of Strategy Metrics to Assess Countermovement Jump Performance Using the Newly Developed My Jump Lab Smartphone Application

Journal of Human Kinetics

2022

A Comparison of Bilateral vs. Unilateral-Biased Strength and Power Training Interventions on Measures of Physical Performance in Elite Youth Soccer Players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

2020

Jumping-based Asymmetries are Negatively Associated with Jump, Change of Direction, and Repeated Sprint Performance, but not Linear Speed, in Adolescent Handball Athletes

Journal of Human Kinetics

2020

Association of muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness with all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in patients diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2025

Bilateral Deficit During Jumping Tasks: Relationship With Speed and Change of Direction Speed Performance

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

Power training in elite young soccer players: Effects of using loads above or below the optimum power zone

Journal of Sports Sciences

2019

Post-Activation Potentiation: Is there an Optimal Training Volume and Intensity to Induce Improvements in Vertical Jump Ability in Highly-Trained Subjects?

Journal of Human Kinetics

2019

Unilateral vs. bilateral hamstring strength assessments: comparing reliability and inter-limb asymmetries in female soccer players

Journal of Sports Sciences

2021

Recommendations for the reporting of foot and ankle models

Journal of Biomechanics

2012

Effects of Interlimb Asymmetries on Acceleration and Change of Direction Speed: A Between-Sport Comparison of Professional Soccer and Cricket Athletes

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

Holistic hamstring health: not just the Nordic hamstring exercise

British Journal of Sports Medicine

2017

Assessment of Strength and Power Capacities in Elite Male Soccer: A Systematic Review of Test Protocols Used in Practice and Research

Sports Medicine

2024

Developing Powerful Athletes Part 2: Practical Applications

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2020

Physical Characteristics Underpinning Lunging and Change of Direction Speed in Fencing

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

2016

Acute and chronic effects of foam rolling vs eccentric exercise on ROM and force output of the plantar flexors

Journal of Sports Sciences

2018

Change of Direction Deficit in National Team Rugby Union Players: Is There an Influence of Playing Position?

Sports

2018

Training Methods and Considerations for Practitioners to Reduce Interlimb Asymmetries

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2018

Strength, Jumping, and Change of Direction Speed Asymmetries Are Not Associated With Athletic Performance in Elite Academy Soccer Players

Frontiers in Psychology

2020

Effects of a Competitive Soccer Match on Jump Performance and Interlimb Asymmetries in Elite Academy Soccer Players

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

Associations between Inter-Limb Asymmetries in Jump and Change of Direction Speed Tests and Physical Performance in Adolescent Female Soccer Players

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

2021

Factors influencing bilateral deficit and inter-limb asymmetry of maximal and explosive strength: motor task, outcome measure and muscle group

European Journal of Applied Physiology

2020

The Effects of Training Interventions on Interlimb Asymmetries: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2022

Maximum Strength, Relative Strength, and Strength Deficit: Relationships With Performance and Differences Between Elite Sprinters and Professional Rugby Union Players

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

2021

Bilateral vs. Unilateral Countermovement Jumps: Comparing the Magnitude and Direction of Asymmetry in Elite Academy Soccer Players

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2020

Hamstring Strain Injuries: Incidence, Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Training Recommendations

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2020

Seasonal Variation of Physical Performance, Bilateral Deficit, and Interlimb Asymmetry in Elite Academy Soccer Players: Which Metrics Are Sensitive to Change?

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2022

A Needs Analysis and Field-Based Testing Battery for Basketball

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2014

Effects of Maturation on Lower Limb Neuromuscular Asymmetries in Elite Youth Tennis Players

Sports

2019

Strength and Conditioning Practices and Perspectives of Volleyball Coaches and Players

Sports

2021

Intra- and Inter-Limb Strength Asymmetry in Soccer: A Comparison of Professional and Under-18 Players

Sports

2021

Vertical Force Production in Soccer: Mechanical Aspects and Applied Training Strategies

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2019

Assessing Eccentric Hamstring Strength Using the NordBord: Between-Session Reliability and Interlimb Asymmetries in Professional Soccer Players

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2022

Acute Effect of Repeated Sprints on Interlimb Asymmetries During Unilateral Jumping

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

One-Repetition-Maximum Measures or Maximum Bar-Power Output: Which Is More Related to Sport Performance?

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

2019

Effects of Soccer Match-Play on Unilateral Jumping and Interlimb Asymmetry: A Repeated-Measures Design

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2020

Determinants of Club Head Speed in PGA Professional Golfers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

2016

A survey into the current fitness testing practices of elite male soccer practitioners: from assessment to communicating results

Frontiers in Physiology

2024

Jump and Change of Direction Speed Asymmetry Using Smartphone Apps: Between-Session Consistency and Associations With Physical Performance

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2020

Effects of Training on Sand or Hard Surfaces on Sprint and Jump Performance of Team-Sport Players: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2021

Morphological and functional asymmetry in elite youth tennis players compared to sex- and age-matched controls

Journal of Sports Sciences

2022

Effects of plyometric jump training on measures of physical fitness and lower-limb asymmetries in prepubertal male soccer players: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

2024

Seasonal Variation of Physical Performance and Inter-limb Asymmetry in Professional Cricket Athletes

Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

2021

Asymmetry Thresholds for Common Screening Tests and Their Effects on Jump Performance in Professional Soccer Players

Journal of Athletic Training

2020

Effects of flywheel training on strength-related variables in female populations. A systematic review

Research in Sports Medicine

2021

Building a High-Performance Model for Sport: A Human Development-Centered Approach

Strength & Conditioning Journal

2019

Selective Influences of Maximum Dynamic Strength and Bar-Power Output on Team Sports Performance: A Comprehensive Study of Four Different Disciplines

Frontiers in Physiology

2018

Suppressive effects of exercise-conditioned serum on cancer cells: A narrative review of the influence of exercise mode, volume, and intensity

Journal of Sport and Health Science

2024

Effects of Three Different Combined Training Interventions on Jump, Change of Direction, Power Performance, and Inter-Limb Asymmetry in Male Youth Soccer Players

Sports

2021

Education

Middlesex University

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Inter-limb Asymmetry: Longitudinal Monitoring and Associations with Performance in Soccer Players / December, 2020

Middlesex University

Post Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (PGCHE), Post Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (PGCHE) / January, 2016

Middlesex University

MSc, Strength & Conditioning / January, 2012

UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA)

Accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach

Experience

Middlesex University

Head of School for Sport, Environment and Health Sciences / August, 2026 — Present

Associate Professor of Strength and Conditioning / September, 2022 — Present

Programme Leader MSc Strength and Conditioning / October, 2016 — Present

Head of Department (Interim) / November, 2023 — July, 2026

Director of Postgraduate Programmes in Sport / December, 2021 — November, 2023

Senior Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning / September, 2017 — August, 2022

Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning / September, 2014 — August, 2017

Part-time Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning / September, 2012 — August, 2014

Sports Academy

Principal Investigator: Golf Human Performance (PGA Research Team) / September, 2025 — Present

UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA)

Editor-in-Chief: Professional Strength and Conditioning Journal / July, 2025 — Present

Chairman / August, 2018 — September, 2021

Board Director / August, 2017 — September, 2021

National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

Senior Editor (JSCR) / July, 2024 — Present

Associate Editor (SCJ) / July, 2019 — Present

Optimum Healthcare Solutions

Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach / September, 2009 — August, 2014

Luton Town Football Club

Performance Consultant / June, 2007 — June, 2009

Links & Social Media

Research Web Site

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