Dr. Marco Cardinale (born in Formia, Italy) is the Executive Director of Research and Scientific Support at Aspetar in Qatar. Before joining Aspetar he was the Head of Sports Physiology at

Aspire Academy Aspire Academy ( ar, أكاديمية أسباير, Akādīmiyat 'Asbāyr) is a sports academy based in the Aspire Zone in Qatar, founded in 2004 with the goal to scout and help develop Qatari athletes, whilst also providing them with secondary ...

in Qatar. He was the former Head of Sports Science and Research of the

British Olympic Association The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both ...

. His main research work has been on the use of

vibration Vibration is a mechanical phenomenon whereby oscillations occur about an equilibrium point. The word comes from Latin ''vibrationem'' ("shaking, brandishing"). The oscillations may be periodic, such as the motion of a pendulum—or random, su ...

as an exercise intervention, hormonal responses to exercise and neuromuscular adaptations to

strength training Strength training or resistance training involves the performance of physical exercises that are designed to improve strength and endurance. It is often associated with the lifting of weights. It can also incorporate a variety of training te ...

. Was head of Science for Team GB at the Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympics. In November 2007 Dr Cardinale was appointed by Sir Clive Woodward as the lead physiologist of the Elite Performance Programme of the British Olympic Association and created with him th
Olympic Coaching Programme
He is an Honorary Honorary Reader a
University College London
Holds
patent
on an innovative exercise device and is the Editor of

s, published by Wiley-Blackwell''

External links

*http://www.olympics.org.uk/omi/contentpage.aspx?no=180 *http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/09112007/4/woodward-hires-sports-experts.html
The Daily Telegraph
*http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/london_2012/article2836051.ece *http://sini.co.uk/2012/06/performance-services-team-selected-for-london-2012-olympics/

*http://www.scotsman.com/sport/richard-moore-s-almanac-early-rise-tests-gb-athletes-endurance-1-1172924 Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-scientist-stub