Bruce Wardrop - Waterford Institute of Technology

Title: Technical Officer
School/Department: Health Sciences - Sport And Exercise Science
Telephone: +353 0 51302696
Email: [email protected]
Room Name/Num:: TL147 - Human Performance Lab
Building:: Tourism & Leisure Education Building
Campus:: Main Campus
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My Biography

Bruce is the Technical Officer for the School of Health Sciences and is based in the Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Science (DHSES). After working in the fitness industry for a couple of years, he completed a BSc in Sports Science (2003) and an MSc in Applied Exercise Physiology (2004), both at the University of Wales, Bangor.

Upon graduation, he joined the DHSES and has now run the Human Performance Lab for just over a decade. During this time, he have gained extensive experience in providing sport science support to a variety of athletes, the highlight of which was working at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Paralympic Games with the Irish Squad.

Bruce lives in Tramore with his wife Niamh and their two sons, Daniel and Andrew.

My Research

Research Group : Centre for Health Behaviour Research ►

Bruce is currently (2015-) undertaking a PhD investigating the response of angiogenic lymphocytes & monocytes to exercise.

Teaching Experience

Bruce provides input and support to all modules across the 4 undergraduate degree courses which have practical applications.

My Professional Experience

Bruce was awarded Professional Membership (Physiology) of the Irish Institute of Sport in 2008 as recognition of his ongoing work with Ireland's high performance athletes.

Bruce is also a member of the Professional Quality Assurance Panel (PQAP) in the Irish Institute of Sport. PQAP members review case studies of prospective professional members, evaluate their experience & make judgements regarding their suitability as service providers to Ireland’s high performance athletes

From 2006 - 2012, Bruce was the lead physiologist to Paralympics Ireland. In this role, he was responsible for the physiological preparation of Ireland's athletes for the Beijing and London Paralympic Games.

Since the 2012 Paralympic Games, Bruce has taken a step back from support work involving international duties. I currently provide sport science support to 4 senior inter-county hurling squads and numerous individual endurance athletes.

Waterford Viking Marathon

Bruce is co-ordinating an expert group of staff from the DHSES who will produce a series of training articles in the run up to the 2016 Waterford Viking Marathon. Bruce has has extensive experience providing sport science support to endurance athletes. These range from novice triathletes to elite runners and professional cyclists.

He is a recreational runner, ocassionally competing in local road races. His training primarily consists of strength & conditioning work, combined with high intensity interval training and he favours a low carb, high fat (ketogenic) diet. Bruce has completed one marathon and admits that "it was the hardest thing I ever did... a huge challenge for me".