Freddy Brown

About

Originally a biochemist, Freddy has a wealth of experience in applied sports nutrition and uses this experience to facilitate student projects and work experience, while teaching on courses varying from Human Bioscience to Sports and Exercise Science, to Nutrition & Health. Having completed a Ph.D. in post-exercise recovery, Freddy is adept with physiological and biomechanical monitoring strategies, and is a CASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (CSci - Physiology). Freddy is passionate about biological science and performance - from the metabolism that underpins the disciplines of sports physiology and sports nutrition, to the technical and people-focused concerns considered when working as a Level 2 boxing coach for Coventry Boys and Girls club. Freddy is keen to continue research in the biomechanical foundations of boxing, as well as supporting, studying and optimising how weight-categorized athletes prepare for competition.

Career overview

After completing a biochemistry degree at Oxford (Mbioch.), Freddy combined his interest in metabolism with his personal experiences in combat sports to pursue further education in sports science. He completed an MSc. in sports science (physiology) at Manchester Metropolitan, completing a dissertation project in fish-oil supplementation in the GB wrestling squad, before completing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) diploma in sports nutrition while working in regulatory affairs for a supplement company. Subsequently working in London and Bath, Freddy worked as an applied sports nutritionist with the English Institute of Sport, England Rugby League and a host of boxers and mixed martial artists in his applied practice. Freddy has authored a book on nutrition for combat sports, and is a level 2 boxing coach, as well as a CASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (CSci - Physiology), and a registrant of the Sports and Exercise Nutrition register (SENr).

Research

Freddy’s research interests include:

• Post-exercise recovery (physiological and nutritional interventions, with a wealth of knowledge on compression garments)
• Monitoring training responses with physiological and biomechanical methods
• Weight-making in combat sports
• Boxing punch biomechanics
• Ergogenic supplementation strategies

External Activities

• Level 2 boxing coach for Coventry Boys and Girls club
• University and College Union (Coventry) committee member and environmental activist
• Attempted saxophone player

Publications and press

• Brown, F. & Morris, R. (2025). Investigating the effects of rapid weight-loss and weight regain on neuromuscular performance prior to an international-level championship fight in an elite, professional boxer – A case study. The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science, (In Press).
• Brown, F., Hill, M., Renshaw, D., Tallis, J. (2024). Force–Time Characteristics of Repeated Bouts of Depth Jumps and the Effects of Compression Garments. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 1(aop), 1-15.
• Brown, F., Hill, M., Renshaw, D., Pedlar, C., Hill, J., van Someren, K., Howatson, K., Tallis, J. (2023). The effect of medical grade compression garments on the repeated‐bout effect in non‐resistance‐trained men. Experimental Physiology, 108(12), 1490-1499.
• Brown, F., Hill, M., Renshaw, D., Pedlar, C., Hill, J., & Tallis, J. (2023). Test–retest reliability of muscular performance tests and compression garment interface pressure measurements: a comparison between consecutive and multiple day recovery. Sports Engineering, 26(1), 1-9.
• Brown, F. C., Owen, M., Clarke, N. D., & Thake, D. No relationship between nutritional knowledge and rapid weight loss in male amateur boxers (2021). The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science, 5(5), 339-346.
• Brown, F. C., Hill, J. A., van Someren, K., Howatson, G., & Pedlar, C. R. (2021). The effect of custom-fitted compression garments worn overnight for recovery from judo training in elite athletes. European Journal of Sport Science, 1-9.