Research

Current Research Projects

Evaluating the effectiveness of four different home training protocols delivered through a software platform to improve cardiovascular fitness in a healthy population

Detecting a meaningful change in running performance
Detecting a meaningful change in cycling performance
Yo-Yo Intermittent test performance in soccer players
Effect of high-intensity interval training work-bout duration on acute responses to oxygen consumption
Wingate test performance in ice hockey players

Rosenblat MA, Lin E, da Costa BR, Thomas SG. Programming interval training to optimize time-trial performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Med. 2021;51(8):1687-1714.. (Link to article)
Rosenblat MA, Perrotta AS, Thomas SG. Reply to "Comment on Effect of high intensity interval training versus sprint interval training on time-trail performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Sports Med. 2021;50;2265-2267. (Link to article).
Rosenblat MA, Perrotta AS, Thomas SG. Effect of high-intensity interval training versus sprint interval training on time-trial performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Med. 2020;50(6):1145-1161. (Link to article).
Rosenblat MA, Perrotta AS, Vicenzino B. Polarized versus threshold training intensity distribution on endurance sport performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Strength Cond Res. 2019;33(12):3491-3500. (Link to article).
Waskiw-Ford M, Fung HJ, Gavel E, Ivanisevic O, Malowany JM, Rosenblat MA. Revealing the ‘obscurin’: mapping the path to new discovery with the phosphoproteome. J Physiol. 2018;596(6):961-692. (Link to article).
Dufour S, Graham S, Friesen J, Rosenblat M, Rous C, Richardson J. Physiotherapists supporting self-management through health coaching: a mixed methods program evaluation. Physiother Theory Pract. 2015;31(1):29-38. (Link to article).

Programming Interval Training for Endurance Performance. Nov 28, 2021 (Link to Lecture)
Interview. Fitter Radio. Aug 30, 2021. (Link to podcast).
How to design the ultimate interval workout. Outside Online. June 16, 2021. (Link to article)
Five New Research Findings on Interval Training. Triathlete Magazine. May 24, 2021. (Link to article).
No lab? No problem. KPE student finds benefits to socially distant research. University of Toronto. Jan 28, 2021. (Link to article).
Four predictions about what will go and what will (or should) stay. The Globe and Mail. Jan 3, 2021. (Link to article).
An up to date scientific analysis of polarized training vs. threshold training. That Triathlon Show. Jul 27, 2020. (Link to podcast).
What types of intervals are most effective? That Triathlon Show. Jul 20, 2020. (Link to podcast).
HIIT vs. SIT: Will either of them make you a better triathlete? Triathlon Magazine. Mar 9, 2020. (Link to article).