Clint Bellenger

Dr Clint Bellenger

Lecturer, Human Movement, Exercise and Sport Science

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Clint Bellenger is a Lecturer in Human Movement, Exercise and Sport Science at the University of South Australia. Prior to this, Clint held positions as a sports physiologist at the South Australian Sports Institute and the Australian Institute of Sport, where he worked with a variety of sports including athletics, rowing, boxing, gymnastics, volleyball and basketball. Clint has taught into a variety of courses at the University of South Australia since 2012, including Exercise Physiology 1 & 2, Human Nutrition, Performance Analysis and Player Monitoring, Applied Exercise and Sport Science, Exercise Delivery and Exercise Prescription.Clint is a member of the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at the University of South Australia, which is responsible for evaluating the effects of exercise, nutrition and other lifestyle activities on health, human performance and clinical outcomes. Clint completed his PhD in 2016 investigating the effect of training-induced fatigue on autonomic heart rate regulation, and his other research interests include performance recovery and its periodization, training load monitoring in endurance sports and quantifying match demands in team sports.ARENA Member

Year Citation
2025 McConnochie, G., Fox, A., Badger, H., Bellenger, C., & Thewlis, D. (2025). Fatigue assessment in distance runners: a scoping review of inertial sensor-based biomechanical outcomes and their relation to fatigue markers and assessment conditions. Gait and Posture, 115, 21-33.
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2025 McConnochie, G., Fox, A., Bellenger, C., & Thewlis, D. (2025). LiDAR-based scaling of OpenSim musculoskeletal human models is a viable alternative to marker-based approaches - A preliminary study.. J Biomech, 179(112439), 112439.
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2025 McConnochie, G., Fox, A. S., Bellenger, C., & Thewlis, D. (2025). Optimal control simulations tracking wearable sensor signals provide comparable running gait kinematics to marker-based motion capture.. PeerJ, 13(3, article no. e19035), e19035.
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2025 Bellenger, C. R., Nitschke, M., & Bartram, J. C. (2025). Validation of end-of-session D′ balance for quantifying and differentiating exhaustive and nonexhaustive intermittent-training sessions in runners. International Journal Of Sports Physiology And Performance, 20(5), 718-726.
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2025 Winter, L., Grimshaw, P., Bellenger, C., & Crowther, R. (2025). A comparison between novice and elite cyclists movement stability during cycling. Journal of Sports Sciences, 43(10), 995-1004.
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2025 Barratt, G. K., Buckley, J. D., Robertson, E. Y., Leo, P., Girard, O., Bellenger, C., . . . Stanley, J. (2025). Effect of work-to-rest ratio on acute responses to repeated-sprint training in hypoxia in elite track endurance cyclists. Journal of Sports Sciences, 43(19), 2287-2300.
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2025 Gregorace, J. I., Nelson, M. J., Greenham, G. E., & Bellenger, C. R. (2025). The association between elite Australian football game-centric technical skills and running demands. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, online, 1-10.
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2024 Gregorace, J. I., Bellenger, C. R., Edwards, A. M., Greenham, G. E., & Nelson, M. J. (2024). Contextual factors associated with running demands in elite Australian football: a scoping review. Science and Medicine in Football, vol. 8(3), 278-286.
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2024 Anderson, M., Bellenger, C., Chaseling, G. K., & Chalmers, S. (2024). Effect of water dousing on heat strain and performance during endurance running in the heat. International Journal Of Sports Physiology And Performance, 19(11), 1291-1298.
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2024 Fuller, J. T., Thewlis, D., Wills, J. A., Buckley, J. D., Arnold, J. B., Doyle, E., . . . Bellenger, C. R. (2024). Optimizing Wearable Device and Testing Parameters to Monitor Running-Stride Long-Range Correlations for Fatigue Management in Field Settings.. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, 19(2), 207-211.
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2024 Fuller, J. T., Doyle, T. L. A., Doyle, E. W., Arnold, J. B., Buckley, J. D., Wills, J. A., . . . Bellenger, C. R. (2024). The Cumulative Impacts of Fatigue during Overload Training Can Be Tracked Using Field-Based Monitoring of Running Stride Interval Correlations. Sensors, 24(17), 5538-1-5538-11.
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2023 Winter, L., Taylor, P., Bellenger, C., Grimshaw, P., & Crowther, R. G. (2023). The application of the Lyapunov Exponent to analyse human performance: a systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences, 41(22), 1994-2013.
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2023 Moore, E., Fuller, J. T., Bellenger, C. R., Saunders, S., Halson, S. L., Broatch, J. R., & Buckley, J. D. (2023). Effects of cold-water immersion compared with other recovery modalities on athletic performance following acute strenuous exercise in physically active participants: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Sports Medicine, 53(3), 687-705.
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2023 Winter, L., Bellenger, C., Grimshaw, P., & Crowther, R. G. (2023). Analysis of movement variability in cycling: an exploratory study. Sensors, 23(10, article no. 4972), 1-16.
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2023 Figueiredo, D. H., Figueiredo, D. H., Bellenger, C., & Machado, F. A. (2023). Individually guided training prescription by heart rate variability and self-reported measure of stress tolerance in recreational runners: Effects on endurance performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(24), 2732-2740.
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2023 Janetzki, S. J., Bourdon, P. C., Burgess, D. J., Barratt, G. K., & Bellenger, C. R. (2023). Assessing athlete readiness using physical, physiological, and perceptual markers. Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance, 2(3), 339-380.
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2023 Janetzki, S. J., Bellenger, C. R., Natera, A. O., Poulos, N., Harmer, E. M. W., & Bourdon, P. C. (2023). The influence of a COVID-19 induced reduction in game time on the match activity profiles of elite Australian Rules Football players. Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance, 2(4), 461-472.
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2022 Bellenger, C. R., Miller, D., Halson, S. L., Roach, G. D., Maclennan, M., & Sargent, C. (2022). Evaluating the typical day-to-day variability of WHOOP-Derived heart rate variability in Olympic water polo athletes. Sensors, 22(18, article no. 6723), 1-7.
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2022 Collison, J., Debenedictis, T., Fuller, J. T., Gerschwitz, R., Ling, T., Gotch, L., . . . Bellenger, C. R. (2022). Supramaximal interval running prescription in Australian Rules football players: a comparison between maximal aerobic speed, anaerobic speed reserve, and the 30-15 intermittent fitness test. Journal of Strength And Conditioning Research, 36(12), 3409-3414.
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2022 Moore, E., Fuller, J. T., Buckley, J. D., Saunders, S., Halson, S. L., Broatch, J. R., & Bellenger, C. R. (2022). Impact of cold-water immersion compared with passive recovery following a single bout of strenuous exercise on athletic performance in physically active participants: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression. Sports Medicine, 52(7), 1667-1688.
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2022 D'Unienville, N. M. A., Nelson, M. J., Bellenger, C. R., Blake, H. T., & Buckley, J. D. (2022). Heart-Rate Acceleration Is Linearly Related to Anaerobic Exercise Performance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 17(1), 78-82.
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2021 Bellenger, C. R., Thomson, R. L., Davison, K., Robertson, E. Y., & Buckley, J. D. (2021). The Impact of Functional Overreaching on Post-exercise Parasympathetic Reactivation in Runners. Frontiers in Physiology, 11(614765), 8 pages.
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2021 Nelson, M. J., Buckley, J. D., Thomson, R. L., Bellenger, C. R., & Davison, K. (2021). Markers of Cardiac Autonomic Function During Consecutive Day Peak Exercise Tests in People With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Frontiers in Physiology, 12(article no. 771899), 1-8.
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2021 Lundquist, M., Nelson, M. J., Debenedictis, T., Gollan, S., Fuller, J. T., Larwood, T., & Bellenger, C. R. (2021). Set distance time trials for predicting maximal aerobic speed in female Australian Rules footballers. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24(4), 391-396.
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2021 Janetzki, S. J., Bourdon, P. C., Norton, K. I., Lane, J. C., & Bellenger, C. R. (2021). Evolution of physical demands of Australian Football League matches from 2005 to 2017: a systematic review and meta-regression. Sports Medicine - Open, 7(28), 1-21.
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2021 Bellenger, C. R., Miller, D., Halson, S. L., Roach, G., & Sargent, C. (2021). Wrist-based photoplethysmography assessment of heart rate and heart rate variability: Validation of whoop. Sensors, 21(10), 1-12.
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2021 Miller, D. J., Roach, G. D., Lastella, M., Scanlan, A. T., Bellenger, C. R., Halson, S. L., & Sargent, C. (2021). A validation study of a commercial wearable device to automatically detect and estimate sleep. Biosensors, 11(6, article no. 185), 1-14.
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2021 Barratt, G. K., Bellenger, C., Robertson, E. Y., Lane, J., & Crowther, R. G. (2021). Validation of plantar pressure and reaction force measured by moticon pressure sensor insoles on a concept2 rowing ergometer. Sensors, 21(7, article no. 2418), 1-12.
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2020 Nelson, M. J., Bellenger, C. R., Thomson, R. L., Robertson, E. Y., Davison, K., Olstad, D. S., & Buckley, J. D. (2020). Optimisation of assessment of maximal rate of heart rate increase for tracking training-induced changes in endurance exercise performance. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 2528-1-2528-6.
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2020 Bellenger, C. R., Thomson, R. L., Robertson, E. Y., Davison, K., Nelson, M. J., Karavirta, L., & Buckley, J. D. (2020). Heart rate acceleration at relative workloads during treadmill and overground running for tracking exercise performance during functional overreaching. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 14622.
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2020 Tebeck, S. T., Buckley, J. D., Bellenger, C. R., & Stanley, J. (2020). Differing physiological adaptations induced by dry and humid short-term heat acclimation. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(1), 133-140.
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2020 Gollan, S., Bellenger, C., & Norton, K. (2020). Contextual factors impact styles of play in the English premier league. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 19(1), 78-83.
2020 Miller, D. J., Lastella, M., Scanlan, A. T., Bellenger, C., Halson, S. L., Roach, G. D., & Sargent, C. (2020). A validation study of the WHOOP strap against polysomnography to assess sleep. Journal of Sports Sciences, 38(22), 2631-2636.
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2019 Bellenger, C. R., Arnold, J. B., Buckley, J. D., Thewlis, D., & Fuller, J. T. (2019). Detrended fluctuation analysis detects altered coordination of running gait in athletes following a heavy period of training. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(3), 294-299.
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2019 Bellenger, C. R., Thomson, R. L., Robertson, E. Y., Davison, K., Nelson, M. J., Karavirta, L., & Buckley, J. D. (2019). Correction to: The effect of functional overreaching on parameters of autonomic heart rate regulation (European Journal of Applied Physiology, (2017), 117, 3, (541-550), 10.1007/s00421-017-3549-5). European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119(1), 313.
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2018 Bellenger, C., Thomson, R., Davison, K., Robertson, E., Nelson, M., Karavirta, L., & Buckley, J. (2018). Optimization of maximal rate of heart rate increase assessment in runners. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 89(3), 322-331.
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2018 Perri, T., Norton, K. I., Bellenger, C. R., & Murphy, A. P. (2018). Training loads in typical junior-elite tennis training and competition: implications for transition periods in a high-performance pathway. International journal of performance analysis in sport, 18(2), 327-338.
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2017 Nelson, M., Bellenger, C., Thomson, R., Robertson, E., Davison, K., Olstad, D., & Buckley, J. (2017). Maximal rate of heart rate increase correlates with fatigue/recovery status in female cyclists. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 117(12), 2425-2431.
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2017 Bellenger, C., Thomson, R., Robertson, E., Davison, K., Nelson, M., Karavirta, L., & Buckley, J. (2017). The effect of functional overreaching on parameters of autonomic heart rate regulation. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 117(3), 541-550.
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2017 Fuller, J., Bellenger, C., Thewlis, D., Arnold, J., Thomson, R., Tsiros, M., . . . Buckley, J. (2017). Tracking performance changes with running-stride variability when athletes are functionally overreached. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 12(3), 357-363.
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2016 Bellenger, C. R., Thomson, R. L., Howe, P. R. C., Karavirta, L., & Buckley, J. D. (2016). Monitoring athletic training status using the maximal rate of heart rate increase. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(7), 590-595.
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2016 Thomson, R. L., Bellenger, C. R., Howe, P. R. C., Karavirta, L., & Buckley, J. D. (2016). Improved heart rate recovery despite reduced exercise performance following heavy training: a within-subject analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(3), 255-259.
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2016 Bellenger, C., Fuller, J., Thomson, R., Davison, K., Robertson, E., & Buckley, J. (2016). Monitoring athletic training status through sutonomic heart rate regulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 46(10), 1461-1486.
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2016 Bellenger, C., Karavirta, L., Thomson, R., Robertson, E., Davison, K., & Buckley, J. (2016). Contextualizing parasympathetic hyperactivity in functionally overreached athletes with perceptions of training tolerance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 11(5), 685-692.
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2015 Fuller, J., Bellenger, C., Thewlis, D., Tsiros, M., & Buckley, J. (2015). The effect of footwear on running performance and running economy in distance runners. Sports Medicine, 45(3), 411-422.
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2015 Bellenger, C., Fuller, J., Nelson, M., Hartland, M., Buckley, J., & Debenedictis, T. (2015). Predicting maximal aerobic speed through set distance time-trials. European journal of applied physiology, 115(12), 2593-2598.
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  • High performance sports research to increase athlete availability, South Australian Sports Institute, 01/08/2018 - 31/07/2019

  • A novel method for preventing overtraining in competitive runners, Australasian Association of Podiatric Sports Medicine, 01/11/2015 - 30/06/2017

Courses I teach

  • HLTH 2005 Exercise Physiology 2 (2025)
  • HLTH 2006 Exercise Physiology 1 (2025)
  • HLTH 3018 Applied Exercise Physiology (2025)
  • HLTH 3053 Exercise and Sport Science Project Design (2025)
  • HLTH 2005 Exercise Physiology 2 (2024)
  • HLTH 2006 Exercise Physiology 1 (2024)
  • HLTH 3018 Applied Exercise Physiology (2024)
  • HLTH 3053 Exercise and Sport Science Project Design (2024)
  • HLTH 3054 Professional Practice in Exercise Science (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2021 External Supervisor Biomechanical Predictors of Fatigue in Runners using Inertial Measurement Units Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Grace Eva McConnochie
2021 External Supervisor Biomechanical Predictors of Fatigue in Runners using Inertial Measurement Units Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Grace Eva McConnochie

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