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... Read more
About me
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
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement and Health Studies) University of South Australia
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
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
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2025 |
Open access
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
1
1
2
|
2024 |
Open access
4
|
2023 |
4
4
24
|
2023 |
Open access
1
|
2023 |
Open access
5
|
2023 |
Open access
17
16
84
|
2023 |
Open access
1
1
|
2023 |
Open access
1
1
6
|
2022 |
Open access
11
7
3
|
2022 |
10
10
13
|
2022 |
3
3
11
|
2022 |
Open access
26
18
399
|
2021 |
Open access
14
11
4
|
2021 |
Open access
40
35
10
|
2021 |
Open access
11
2
3
|
2021 |
Open access
10
9
1
|
2021 |
8
8
4
|
2021 |
Open access
37
32
9
|
2021 |
Open access
6
6
19
|
2020 |
Open access
4
2
|
2020 |
Open access
24
22
|
2020 |
51
42
13
|
2020 |
Open access
5
4
1
|
2020 |
13
14
2
|
2019 |
17
16
2
|
2018 |
7
7
|
2018 |
19
18
|
2017 |
30
26
2
|
2017 |
19
22
6
|
2017 |
13
13
12
|
2016 |
216
198
96
|
2016 |
Open access
56
52
12
|
2016 |
Open access
29
29
20
|
2016 |
24
17
15
|
2015 |
Open access
43
43
48
|
2014 |
Open access
109
97
125
|
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Adelaide United Football Club | AUSTRALIA |
Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Greater Western Sydney Giants Football Club | AUSTRALIA |
Hamad bin Khalifa University | QATAR |
Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
New South Wales Institute of Sport | AUSTRALIA |
North Adelaide Football Club | AUSTRALIA |
Polar Electro Oy | FINLAND |
Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
South Australian National Football League | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Sports Institute | AUSTRALIA |
State University of Maringa | BRAZIL |
Tennis Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
Water Polo Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberEuropean College of Sports Science |
2018 |
MemberExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2018 |
MemberExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2017 |
MemberEuropean College of Sports Science |
2017 |
MemberEuropean College of Sports Science |
2016 |
MemberExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2016 |
MemberExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2015 |
MemberEuropean College of Sports Science |
2015 |
Research Grant RecipientAustralasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine Incorporated |
2015 |
MemberExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2014 |
MemberEuropean College of Sports Science |
2014 |
MemberExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2013 |
MemberExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2012 |
MemberExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2011 |
MemberExercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Application of the Critical Speed and Distance Limit model in distance running | Current |
Application of the Critical Speed and Distance Limit model in middle and long distance running | Current |
Determination of the optimal variables and methods to assess internal load and monitor recovery in professional athletes | Current |
Informing extreme heat policy development in long distance running | Current |
Repeated-sprint training in hypoxia: performance benefits and physiological adaptations in high performance endurance athletes | Current |
Characterising game styles in soccer using the moments of play framework | Completed |
Small sided games for physical conditioning: a review of existing methodologies and application of a novel method in hockey | Completed |
The contextual factors associated with running demands in elite male Australian football | Completed |
The effect of water dousing on heat strain and performance during endurance running | Completed |
The evolution of physical match demands in the Australian Football League | Completed |
The impact of cold water immersion on athletic recovery | Completed |
The impact of foot-stretcher height on rowing performance | Completed |
The practicality of nonlinear analysis to analyse cycling performance | Completed |