James Ryder graduated with a BSc in Sports and Exercise Science from South Bank University. His MSc (University College Chester) addressed the effects of hydroxy-methyl-butyrate supplementation on muscle damage following eccentric exercise and for his PhD, he studied markers of physical fitness in elite young soccer players. At the time of his death, he had recently taken up a lectureship in Lars McNaughton’s team in the Department of Sports Science, University of Hull.

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