Dr Ben Hoffman
Honorary Research Fellow
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
+61 7 336 56734
Journal Articles
Pincheira, Patricio A., Hoffman, Ben W., Cresswell, Andrew G., Carroll, Timothy J., Brown, Nicholas A. T. and Lichtwark, Glen A. (2021). Cyclic eccentric stretching induces more damage and improved subsequent protection than stretched isometric contractions in the lower limb. European Journal of Applied Physiology. doi: 10.1007/s00421-021-04787-1
Walters, Sherrilyn, Hoffman, Ben, MacAskill, William, Johnson, Michael A., Sharpe, Graham R. and Mills, Dean E. (2021). The control of respiratory pressures and neuromuscular activation to increase force production in trained martial arts practitioners. European Journal of Applied Physiology. doi: 10.1007/s00421-021-04800-7
MacAskill, William, Hoffman, Ben, Johnson, Michael A., Sharpe, Graham R. and Mills, Dean E. (2021). Pressure measurement characteristics of a micro‐transducer and balloon catheters. Physiological Reports, 9 (8) e14831, e14831. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14831
Pincheira, P. A., Hoffman, B. W., Cresswell, A. G., Carroll, T. J., Brown, N. A. T. and Lichtwark, G. A. (2018). The repeated bout effect can occur without mechanical and neuromuscular changes after a bout of eccentric exercise. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28 (10), 2123-2134. doi: 10.1111/sms.13222
James, Lachlan P., Haff, G. Gregory , Kelly, Vincent G. , Connick, Mark , Hoffman, Ben and Beckman, Emma M. (2018). The impact of strength level on adaptations to combined weightlifting, plyometric and ballistic training. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28 (5), 1494-1505. doi: 10.1111/sms.13045
Engstrom, Craig, Bulmer, Michael, Newcombe, Peter and Hoffman, Ben (2017). Implementing an online student laboratory data repository in a first year undergraduate health science course. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 7 (2), 100-105. doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2017.7.2.849
Hoffman, Ben W., Cresswell, Andrew G., Carroll, Timothy J. and Lichtwark, Glen A. (2016). Protection from muscle damage in the absence of changes in muscle mechanical behavior. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48 (8), 1495-1505. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000920
Hoffman, Ben W., Cresswell, Andrew G., Carroll, Timothy John and Lichtwark, Glen A. (2014). Muscle fascicle strains in human gastrocnemius during backward downhill walking. Journal of Applied Physiology, 116 (11), 1455-1462. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01431.2012
Hahn, Daniel, Hoffman, Ben W., Carroll, Timothy J. and Cresswell, Andrew G. (2012). Cortical and spinal excitability during and after lengthening contractions of the human plantar flexor muscles performed with maximal voluntary effort. PLoS ONE, 7 (11) e49907, e49907.1-e49907.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049907
Hoffman, B. W., Lichtwark, G. A., Carroll, T. J. and Cresswell, A. G. (2012). A comparison of two Hill-type skeletal muscle models on the construction of medial gastrocnemius length-tension curves in humans in vivo. Journal of Applied Physiology, 113 (1), 90-96. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00070.2012
Sidhu, Simranjit K., Hoffman, Ben W., Cresswell, Andrew G. and Carroll, Timothy J. (2012). Corticospinal contributions to lower limb muscle activity during cycling in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology, 107 (1), 306-314. doi: 10.1152/jn.00212.2011
Hoffman, B. W., Oya, T., Carroll, T. J. and Cresswell, A. G. (2009). Increases in corticospinal responsiveness during a sustained submaximal plantar flexion. Journal of Applied Physiology, 107 (1), 112-120. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91541.2008
Oya, T., Hoffman, B. W. and Cresswell, A. G. (2008). Corticospinal-evoked responses in lower limb muscles during voluntary contractions at varying strengths. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105 (5), 1527-1532. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90586.2008
Conference Papers
Hoffman, Ben W., Lichtwark, Glen A., Carroll, Timothy J. and Cresswell, Andrew G. (2011). The effect of a more appropriate muscle model on the shape of triceps surae length-tension curves in humans. XXIIIrd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, 3-7 July 2011. Brussels, Belgium: International Scoeity of Biomechanics.
Hahn, Daniel, Hoffman, Ben W., Carroll, Timothy J. and Cresswell, Andrew G. (2011). Neural control of eccentric and post-eccentric muscle actions. XXIIIrd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, 3-7 July 2011. Brussels, Belgium: International Society of Biomechanics.
Hoffman, B., Carroll, T., Lichtwark, G. and Cresswell, A. (2010). The effect of varying musculotendinous length on the construction of triceps surae length-tension curves. Hot Topics in the Tropics, Port Douglas, Qld, 3-6 November, 2010. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.
Hoffman, Ben, Oya, Tomomichi, Carroll, Tim and Cresswell, Andrew (2009). Changes in cortical and spinal responsiveness during a fatiguing submaximal contraction. ABC7 - 7th Australasian Biomechanics Conference, Gold Coast, 30 November - 1 December, 2009. Gold Coast, QLD: Griffith University.
Thesis
Hoffman, Benjamin (2009). Increases in corticospinal responsiveness during a sustained submaximal plantar flexion. MPhil Thesis, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland.