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John Owen Osborne
Job description
Prosjektleder for The Female Endurance Athlete (FENDURA) prosjekt og førsteamanuensis ved UiT Idrettshøgskolen. Forsker på effekten av menstruasjonssyklusen og hormonelle prevensjonsmidler på prestasjon og helsen til kvinnelige utholdenhetsutøvere.
Heleen,
Madison,
Anna Lena,
Jos J. de,
Øyvind Bucher,
John Owen
et al.:
Running Economy After a Low- and High-Intensity Training Session in Naturally Menstruating Endurance-Trained Female Athletes: The FENDURA Project
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 2025 DOI
John Owen,
Erik P.,
Sigurd,
Boye,
Svein Arne,
Aina
et al.:
Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Self-Reported Menstrual Cycle-Related Symptom Frequency and Severity in Norwegian Team Handball Players of Different Competition Levels
Javier,
John Owen,
Alex,
silvia,
Toni,
Quim
et al.:
Calcaneal bone mineral assessment in elite female trail runners
Journal of clinical densitometry 2025 DOI
Dionne Adriana,
Madison,
Virginia De Martin,
Tina Pettersen,
Øyvind Bucher,
John Owen
:
Agreement Between the 2- and 3-Step Methods for Identifying Subtle Menstrual Disturbances
Madison,
Maria,
Liv,
Øyvind Bucher,
John Owen,
Dionne Adriana
:
Influence of Menstrual-Cycle Phase on Sleep and Recovery Following High- and Low-Intensity Training in Eumenorrheic Endurance-Trained Women: The Female Endurance Athlete Project
Madison,
John Owen,
Virginia De Martin,
Tina Pettersen,
Guro Strøm,
Thorhildur Ditta
et al.:
Menstrual Cycle Phase Has No Influence on Performance-Determining Variables in Endurance-Trained Athletes: The FENDURA Project
David N.,
Franco M.,
Samantha J.,
Kate P.,
Ian B.,
Tamara
et al.:
Meta-analysis prediction intervals are under reported in sport and exercise medicine
Tina Pettersen,
John Owen,
Guro Strøm,
Bente,
Bror Erik Petrus,
Virginia De Martin
et al.:
Influence of menstrual- and hormonal contraceptive cycle on self-reported symptom severity and recovery measures across an annual season in female endurance athletes: The FENDURA project
Karianne,
Sigurd,
Nicoline Bastiansen,
Nora Kristine,
Kim Arne,
Edvard Hamnvik
et al.:
Comparison of resistance training using barbell half squats and trap bar deadlifts on maximal strength, power performance, and lean mass in recreationally active females: an eight-week randomised trial
John Owen,
Ingrid,
Sigurd,
Svein Arne,
Boye,
Clare L.
et al.:
Test–retest reliability of strength, power, agility, and sprint performance in female team handball players
Edvard Hamnvik,
Andrea,
Anne Elise,
Kim Arne,
Kristoffer Robin,
Maja-Lisa
et al.:
Females Display Lower Risk of Myocardial Infarction From Higher Estimated Cardiorespiratory Fitness Than Males: The Tromsø Study 1994-2014
Hanne Cesilie,
Guro Strøm,
John Owen,
Øyvind Bucher
:
Long-Term Development of Training Characteristics and Performance-Determining Factors in Elite/International and World-Class Endurance Athletes: A Scoping Review
John Owen,
J.,
O.,
P.W.,
D.,
R.
:
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation during maximal voluntary contraction: a Delphi survey with expert consensus
John Owen,
Guro Strøm,
Tina Pettersen,
Boye,
Bente,
Dionne Adriana
et al.:
Annual Volume and Distribution of Physical Training in Norwegian Female Cross-Country Skiers and Biathletes: A Comparison Between Sports, Competition Levels, and Age Categories-The FENDURA Project
Erik P,
Thomas Leonhard,
Philipp,
John Owen
:
The effect of exercise hyperpnea on gross efficiency and anaerobic capacity estimates during a 3-min cycle time trial
John Owen,
Geoffrey,
Ian,
Stewart,
Christopher,
Joseph
et al.:
Evidence that heat acclimation training may alter sleep and incidental activity
David,
John Owen,
Sean,
Johanna,
Carla
:
Bicycling and Tricycling Road Race Performance in International Para-Cycling Events between 2011 and 2019
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2021 DOI
John Owen,
Ian,
David,
Kenneth,
Robert,
Geoffrey
:
Short-term heat acclimation preserves knee extensor torque but does not improve 20 km self-paced cycling performance in the heat
Madison,
Maria,
Øyvind Bucher,
John Owen,
Dionne Adriana
:
Influence of menstrual cycle phase on sleep and recovery following low- and high- intensity training in endurance trained women
2024
Boye,
J. Mikhail,
Rebecca D.,
Bente,
John Owen,
Øyvind Bucher
:
Editorial: The physiology of the female athlete—performance, health, and recovery
John Owen,
Madison,
Boye,
Bente,
Erik P,
Ole Martin
et al.:
The effect of serum hormone concentrations on double poling sprint and countermovement jump performance: The Female Endurance Athlete (FENDURA) project
2023
John Owen
:
FENDURA: The Female Endurance Athlete
2023
Dionne Adriana,
Madison,
Virginia De Martin,
Tina Pettersen,
Øyvind Bucher,
John Owen
:
The prevalence of menstrual disturbances in female endurance athletes: the influence of performance level and comparison of methodologies.
2023
Madison,
John Owen,
Virginia De Martin,
Tina Pettersen,
Guro Strøm,
Ditta
et al.:
The influence of menstrual cycle phase on physiological endurance performance-determining variables in endurance-trained athletes
2023
John Owen,
Boye
:
The Female Endurance Athlete (FENDURA): describing the bone health of female endurance athletes.
2023
John Owen,
Erik P,
Boye,
Sigurd,
Svein Arne
:
Does Menstrual Cycle Phase Affect Physical Performance Of Female Team Handball Athletes? A comparison between different hormonal-contraceptive users and non-users.
2023
John Owen,
Erik P,
Tina Pettersen,
Bente,
Boye,
Øyvind
et al.:
Annual training characteristics of competitive Norwegian female cross-country skiers and biathletes: the FENDURA project
2022
John Owen
:
FENDURA - purpose, objectives and outcomes (May 2022)
2022
Øyvind Bucher,
John Owen,
Tina Pettersen
:
Kan kunnskap om mensen bidra til at flere kvinner lykkes i toppidretten?
13. diciembre 2022
John Owen
:
Overview of the FENDURA project and descriptive training of Norwegian female cross-country skiers and biathletes
2022
John Owen
:
Current and future direction of FENDURA post-doctoral research.
2022
John Owen
:
Gi idrettsutøverne nok mat: betydningen av tilstrekkelig næringsinntak når du trener
2022
John Owen,
Erik P
:
FENDURA - Postdoctoral Research Projects
2021
Ellen Kathrine,
Tina Pettersen,
John,
Boye
:
Kan trening lagt opp etter menstruasjonssyklus gi bedre prestasjon?
08. marzo 2021 FULLTEKST
John,
Ian,
David,
Kenneth,
Robert,
Geoffrey
:
Short-term heat acclimation preserves knee extensor torque but does not improve 20 km self-paced cycling performance in the heat.
2021
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Research interests
- Treningsfysiologi;
- Kvinnelige idrettsutøvere og fysiologi;
- Påvirkning av hormonelle prevensjonsmidler på treningsytelse;
- Nevromuskulær ytelse;
- Sportsernæring.
Teaching
- IDR-1143 Sports medicine
- IDR-2350 Training Physiology and Sport Performance
- ERN-2008 Nutrition, health and disease
- IDR-2353 Fysisk aktivitet i forebygging og rehabilitering
- IDR-3901 Master Thesis - Sports Science
- IDR-3914 Analysis of physical activity and sports performance
- IDR-3920 Master Course: Scientific Theory and Quantitative Method 2
Member of research group
Member of project
Work Package 2: Influence of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use on self-perceived training quality and symptoms/side-effects for elite female XC skiers and biathletes. (Completed 18 June 2024 - Successful PhD defence)
Work Package 3: Effect Of Menstrual Cycle Phase On Physical Fitness, Acute Training Responses, And Recovery Following Exercise in Endurance Trained Females (Completed 12 June 2025 - Successful PhD defence)
Exercise physiology and performance
PhD project: Menstrual cycle, physical fitness, training, and recovery in endurance trained females
PhD project: Long-term development, training, and performance of elite female endurance athletes
PhD project: Menstrual cycle and contraceptive use in female endurance athletes