Dr. Philip Skiba, President and CEO
A world authority on athletic training and sports medicine, Dr. Skiba has been a contributor to NBC, CBS, the BBC and National Geographic, the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, among other media outlets. He regularly lectures at world-leading academic centers, including The Mayo Clinic and MIT. Dr. Skiba has presented his research at international sports conferences such as the ACSM, the MIT-ESPN Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, the AAPM&R and the AOASM. In addition to his lay publications, you can read his work in academic journals such as Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, The Journal of Applied Physiology, and International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. Below you may find some references for some of his selected lay and scholarly publications and lectures.
Selected Scholarly Publications and Lectures:
2018:
Skiba, PF. Breaking 2: Engineering the Perfect Marathon. Invited Lecture, Mayo Clinic. May 25, 2018.
2017:
Prediction of Critical Power and W’ in Hypoxia: Application to Work-Balance Modelling. Townsend NE, Nichols DS, Skiba PF, Racinais S, Périard JD. Front Physiol. 2017 Mar 23;8:180.
2016:
Shearman S, Dwyer D, Skiba P, Townsend N. Modeling Intermittent Cycling Performance in Hypoxia Using the Critical Power Concept. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Oct 12. 2016 Mar;48(3):527-35.
W’ expenditure and reconstitution during severe intensity constant power exercise: mechanistic insight into the determinants of W’. Broxterman RM, Skiba PF, Craig JC, Wilcox SL, Ade CJ, Barstow TJ. Physiol Rep. 2016 Oct;4(19).
2015:
Skiba PF, Fulford J, Clarke DC, Vanhatalo A, Jones AM. Intramuscular determinants of the ability to recover work capacity above critical power. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2015 Apr;115(4):703-13.
Parker Simpson L, Jones AM, Skiba PF, Vanhatalo A, Wilkerson D. Influence of Hypoxia on the Power-duration Relationship during High-intensity Exercise. Int J Sports Med. Int J Sports Med. 2015 Feb;36(2):113-9.
2014:
Skiba PF, Clarke D, Vanhatalo A, Jones AM.Validation of a Novel Intermittent W′ Model for Cycling Using Field Data. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, 2014 Nov;9(6):900-4.
Skiba PF, Jackman S, Clarke D, Vanhatalo A, Jones AM. Effect of Work and Recovery Durations on W’ Reconstitution during Intermittent Exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014. 46(7):1433-40.
2013:
Chidnok W, DiMenna FJ, Fulford J, Bailey SJ, Skiba PF, Vanhatalo A, Jones AM. Muscle metabolic responses during high-intensity intermittent exercise measured by (31)P-MRS: relationship to the critical power concept. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2013 Nov1;305(9):R1085-92.
Noordhof DA, Skiba PF, de Koning JJ. Determining anaerobic capacity in sporting activities. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2013 Sep;8(5):475-82.
Chidnok W, Fulford J, Bailey SJ, Dimenna FJ, Skiba PF, Vanhatalo A, Jones AM. Muscle metabolic determinants of exercise tolerance following exhaustion: relationship to the “critical power”. J Appl Physiol.115(2):243-50. July 2013
Clarke DC, Skiba PF. Rationale and resources for teaching the mathematical modeling of athletic training and performance. Adv Physiol Educ. 37(2):134-52. June 2013.
Wylie LJ, Kelly J, Bailey SJ, Blackwell JR, Skiba PF, Winyard PG, Jeukendrup AE, Vanhatalo A, Jones AM. Beetroot juice and exercise: pharmacodynamic and dose-response relationships. J Appl Physiol. May 2, 2013. [Epub ahead of print]
Jones, Andrew M, Anni Vanhatalo, David Poole and Philip Friere Skiba. Critical Power: Cardiovascular and Muscle Metabolic Determinants of Oxygen Uptake. Symposium. ACSM Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. May 30, 2013.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Performance Engineering: A Legal Approach for the Elite Athlete. MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Presented by CNN. Boston, MA. March 1, 2013.
Clarke, David and Philip Friere Skiba. Athletic Performance Engineering. IAP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. January 19-20, 2013.
2012:
Skiba PF, Chidnok W, Vanhatalo A, Jones AM. Modeling the expenditure and reconstitution of work capacity above critical power. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012 Aug;44(8):1526-32.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Unusual hamstring and pelvic pain in an adolescent soccer player. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 44(5). Supplement. May 2012.
Skiba, Philip Friere. The Fatigued Athlete: An Overview From Math To Medicine. Keynote lecture, AOASM Annual Conference. April 2012.
Skiba, Philip Friere. The Mathematics of Performance. Invited Lecture. University of Aberysthwyth, Wales. March 2012.
2011:
Skiba, Philip Friere and Andrew M. Jones. Commentary on: VIEWPOINT: Michael J. Joyner, Jonatan R. Ruiz, and Alejandro Lucia. The Two-Hour Marathon: Who and When? J Appl Physiol 2010 (In Press). J Appl Physiol, January 2011.
Skiba, Philip Friere, Weerapong Chidnok, Anni Vanhatalo and Andrew M. Jones. Modeling the charge / discharge status of the W’ during intermittent exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 43(5):141. May 2011.
2010:
Clarke, David C. and Philip Friere Skiba. Rationale & Resources for a Course Module in Athletic Performance Engineering. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. October 9, 2010.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Aerobic and Anaerobic: Understanding Modern Exercise Physiology. Invited lecture, AOASM Annual Conference. May 2010.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Putting It All Together: The Synthesis of Physiology and Human Performance. Invited lecture, AOASM Annual Conference. May 2010.
Clarke, David and Philip Friere Skiba. Athletic Performance Engineering. IAP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. January 22-23, 2010.
2009:
Skiba, Philip Friere. The Physiology of Endurance Training. Invited lecture, Kean University. December 2009.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Ankle Injury In A Collegiate Field Hockey Player. Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:5, Supplement. May 2009
2008:
Skiba, Philip Friere. The Physiology of Endurance Training. Invited lecture, Kean University. December 2008.
Jimenez, Joseph and Philip Friere Skiba. Predicting Patient Response to Rehabilitation following ACL Reconstruction. American Academy of Physiatry.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Calculation of Optimal Taper Characteristics in an Amateur Triathlete. Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:5, Supplement. May 2008.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Genetics and Performance: Doping and the Future of Testing and Sport. Invited lecture, AOASM Annual Conference. May 2008.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Use of Performance Modeling in the Rehabilitation of Athletes. Invited lecture, Athletic Training Society of NJ Conference. February 2008.
2007:
Skiba, Philip Friere. Evaluation of a Novel Training Metric in Trained Cyclists. Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:5, Supplement. May 2007.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Testicular Mass in an Off-Road Cyclist. Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:5, Supplement. May 2007.
Skiba, Philip Friere. Evaluation of a Novel Training Metric in a Trained Triathlete. Scholarship-Winning lecture, AOASM Annual Conference, May 2007.
2006:
Skiba, Philip Friere. Quantification of Training Stress in Distance Runners. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:29. November 2006.
1998:
Skiba, Philip Friere and Vivian Bellofatto. Cloning of a Putative PBP-1 Subunit via RT-PCR. Molecular Parasitology Meeting IX, Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory.
Lay Publications:
2008: Skiba, Philip Friere. The Triathlete’s Guide To Training With Power. 120 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-9794636-1-7
2006: Skiba, Philip Friere. Bike Fitness: The Cornerstone of Your Race. USA Triathlon Life. Spring 2006.
2004: Skiba, Philip Friere. Scientific Training For Triathletes: Guidelines to Training Healthy and Racing Smart.
127 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-9794636-0-0
