Research Publications and Presentations

•  Weeks, B.K; Harding, A; Watson, S.L; Lambert, C; Nogueira, R.C; Hirsh, R: Rantalainen, T; Collier, J and Beck, B.R (2023) Bone-specific physical activity questionnaire-derived skeletal loading score predicts bone geometry, density, and strength indices. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 41, pages 492–500  

• O’Rourke, D; Beck, B; Harding, A; Watson, S; Pivonka, P and Martelli (2023) Geometry and bone mineral density determinants of femoral neck strength changes following exercise. Biomechanics and Modelling in Mechanobiology, 22(1), pp. 207–216

• O’Rourke, D; Beck, B; Harding, A; Watson, S; Pivonka, P and Martelli (2021) Assessment of femoral neck strength and bone mineral density changes following exercise using 3D-DXA images. Journal of Biomechanics, Volume: 119 ISSN: 0021-9290

• Harding, A; Weeks, B.K; Lambert, C; Watson, S.L; Weis, L. and Beck, B.R (2021) Exploring thoracic kyphosis and incident fracture from vertebral morphology with high-intensity exercise in middle-aged and older men with osteopenia and osteoporosis: a secondary analysis of the LIFTMOR-M trial. Osteoporosis International 32 (3) 451-465

• Lambert, C; Watson, S.L; Harding, A; Beck, B.R; Weeks, B.K. (2020) Enjoyment and acceptability of bone targeted exercise in young adult women: The OPTIMA-EX trial. Health promotion journal of Australia: official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 31 (3) 369-380

• Harding, A; Weeks, B.K; Lambert, C; Watson, S.L; Weis, L. and Beck, B.R (2020) A comparison of bone- targeted exercise strategies to reduce fracture risk in middle-aged and older men with osteopenia and osteoporosis: LIFTMOR-M semi-randomized controlled trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 35 (8) 1404-1414

• Harding, A; Weeks, B.K; Lambert, C; Watson, S.L; Weis, L. and Beck, B.R (2020) Effects of supervised high-intensity resistance and impact training or machine-based isometric exercise training on regional bone geometry and strength in middle-aged and older men with low bone mass: The LIFTMOR-M semi-randomized controlled trial. Bone, 136, 115362

• Lambert, C; Beck, B.R; Harding, A; Watson, S.L and Weeks, B.K. (2020) Regional changes in indices of bone strength of upper and lower limbs in response to high-intensity impact loading or high-intensity resistance training. Bone, 123, 115192

• Watson, S.L; Weeks, B.K; Weis, L; Harding, A; Horan, S.A and Beck B.R (2019) High intensity progressive resistance and impact training is safe and improves thoracic kyphosis in postmenopausal women with low to very low bone mass: The LIFTMOR trial. Osteoporosis international. 

• Watson, S.L; Weeks, B.K; Weis, L; Harding, A; Horan, S.A and Beck B.R. (2018) High intensity resistance and impact training improves bone and physical function in postmenopausal women with osteopenia and osteoporosis: The LIFTMOR trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 33(2) 211-230

• Lambert C; Beck B.R; Harding, A; Watson, S.L and Weeks, B.K. (2017) A protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the bone response to impact loading or resistance training in young women with lower than average bone mass: The OPTIMA-Ex trial. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016983

• Harding AT., Weeks BK., Watson SL and Beck BR (2017) The LIFTMOR–M (Lifting Intervention For Training Muscle and Osteoporosis Rehabilitation for Men) trial: A protocol to determine if a semi-randomised controlled trial of supervised targeted exercise reduces risk of osteoporotic fracture in older men with low bone mass. BMJ open 7 (6), e014951

• Harding AT., Weeks BK., Horan SA., Little A., Watson SL and Beck BR (2017) Validity and reliability of a novel simple back extensor muscle strength test. SAGE Open Medicine. DOI: 10.1177/2050312116688842

• Beck BR, Watson SL, Weis L, Horan SA and Weeks BK (2016) Response to Giangregorio et al.: “Intensity is a subjective construct”. Osteoporosis International. DOI 10.1007/s00198-016-3554-2

• Watson SL, Weeks, BK., Weis, L., Horan, SA and Beck BR (2015) Heavy resistance training is safe and improves bone, function and stature in postmenopausal women with low to very low bone mass: Novel early findings from the LIFTMOR trial. Osteoporosis International, 26(12):2889-94

• Horan SA, Watson SL, Lambert C and Weeks BK (2015) Lunging exercise potentiates a transient improvement in neuromuscular performance in young adults. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 29(9):2532-7

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