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François Billaut

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François Billaut
Francois.Billaut@kin.ulaval.ca
Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec
Centre de recherche de l'IUCPQ
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Contribution à la recherche

Thématiques de recherche de la Faculté de médecine

  • Santé cardiovasculaire, respiratoire et métabolisme
  • Santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé

Domaines de recherche

  • Physiologie de l'exercice
  • Physiologie humaine, n.c.a.
  • Déterminants environnementaux de la santé (y compris les interactions environnement-gènes)
  • Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies

Projets de recherche en cours

  • Surveillance de la Charge d'Entraînement : Méthodes et Applications en Dynamophilie - MITACS Inc. - Accélération Québec (MITACS et gouvernement provincial), chercheur principal - 2024-11-01 au 2027-02-28
  • Gravi'Hyp : course en antigravité et hypoxie, quels effets sur la distribution du flux sanguin et le débit cardiaque? - Université Laval - Fonds internes - Fonds 1 - Appel à projets dans le cadre du partenariat privilégié entre l’Université Laval et l’Université de Lausanne, chercheur principal - 2024-10-15 au 2026-10-31
  • Soutien au développement positif des élèves athlètes en contexte de sport scolaire - Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture - Soutien aux équipes de recherche, co-chercheur - 2022-04-01 au 2026-03-31
  • Promouvoir le développement positif des étudiants-athlètes : une analyse des besoins en contexte de sport universitaire - Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada - Subvention d'engagement partenarial, co-chercheur - 2024-12-01 au 2025-11-30

Financements des 2 dernières années

  • Soutien VRRCI dans le cadre du concours FCI FI-2025_Billaut - Université Laval - Fonds internes - BDR - Contributions, chercheur principal - 2024-05-01 au 2025-04-30
  • Monitoring of training and performances in Quebec biathletes - MITACS Inc. - Accélération Québec (MITACS et gouvernement provincial), chercheur principal - 2024-09-01 au 2025-02-28
  • Development of ventilatory training modalities for artistic swimming - MITACS Inc. - Accélération Québec (MITACS et gouvernement provincial), chercheur principal - 2023-07-20 au 2024-07-31
  • Effets du préconditionnement ischémique sur les adaptations à un camp d’altitude chez des skieurs de fond - Ski de fond Québec - Programme de soutien au développement de l’excellence sportive (PSDE), chercheur principal - 2023-01-26 au 2024-03-31
  • Mise en oeuvre d'un programme d'accompagnement favorisant le développement positif des élèves-athlètes destiné aux intervenants scolaires et aux parents - Université Laval - Fonds internes, Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada - Subvention de développement de partenariat, co-chercheur - 2021-03-22 au 2024-03-21
  • Characterization and optimisation of muscle oxygen extraction and performance in elite Judo athletes - Institut national du sport du Québec, chercheur principal - 2022-01-01 au 2023-06-30
  • Effet aigu combiné de l'hypoxie et de l'occlusion vasculaire sur les adaptations physiologiques et la capacité physique - Fonds France Canada pour la recherche - Nouvelles collaborations de recherche, chercheur principal - 2021-04-01 au 2023-03-31

Publications

  • Exercise-related sensations contribute to decrease power during repeated cycle sprints with limited influence on neural drive., Bishop DJ, Bradley PS, Christian RJ, Billaut F, Girard O, European journal of applied physiology, 2017, 10.1007/s00421-017-3705-y
  • Influence of diet on acute endocannabinoidome mediator levels post exercise in active women, a crossover randomized study., Raymond F, Di Marzo V, Billaut F, Veilleux A, Flamand N, Lamarche B, Perron J, Martin C, Feutry P, Rakotoarivelo V, Parent L, Rochefort G, Guevara Agudelo FA, Nguyen GQ, Bourdeau-Julien I, Forteza F, François Billaut, Scientific reports, 2022, 10.1038/s41598-022-10757-0
  • Live-high train-low improves repeated time-trial and Yo-Yo IR2 performance in sub-elite team-sport athletes., Aughey RJ, Billaut F, Inness MW, Journal of science and medicine in sport, 2017, 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.12.518
  • Familiarization Protocol Influences Reproducibility of 20-km Cycling Time-Trial Performance in Novice Participants., Polman RCJ, Varley MC, Billaut F, Hibbert AW, Frontiers in physiology, 2017, 10.3389/fphys.2017.00488
  • Effects of inspiratory muscle warm-up on locomotor muscle oxygenation in elite speed skaters during 3000 m time trials., François Billaut, Philippe Richard, European journal of applied physiology, 2018, 10.1007/s00421-018-4015-8
  • Changes in muscle coordination and power output during sprint cycling., Rouffet DM, Billaut F, Brown NA, O'Bryan SJ, Neuroscience letters, 2014, 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.05.023
  • Sport-Specific Agility and Change of Direction in Water Polo: The Reliability and Validity of Two Newly Developed Tests., Berryman N, Billaut F, Bieuzen F, Dubé E, Thomas Romeas, Félix Croteau, Parillo B, Oliveira J, Delorme A, Paradelo D, Dong L, François Billaut, Journal of strength and conditioning research, 2021, 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003984
  • Power-to-Strength Ratio Influences Performance Enhancement with Contrast Training., Bishop DJ, Billaut F, Fyfe JJ, Schneiker KT, Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2018, 10.1249/mss.0000000000001576
  • Peripheral fatigue is not critically regulated during maximal, intermittent, dynamic leg extensions., Girard O, Billaut F, Bishop DJ, Christian RJ, Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2014, 10.1152/japplphysiol.00988.2013
  • Combining Chronic Ischemic Preconditioning and Inspiratory Muscle Warm-Up to Enhance On-Ice Time-Trial Performance in Elite Speed Skaters., Billaut F, Richard P, François Billaut, Frontiers in physiology, 2018, 10.3389/fphys.2018.01036
  • Sustained Muscle Deoxygenation vs. Sustained High VO2 During High-Intensity Interval Training in Sprint Canoe-Kayak., Billaut F, Bieuzen F, Paquette M, François Billaut, Frontiers in sports and active living, 2019, 10.3389/fspor.2019.00006
  • Inspiratory muscle training for enhancing repeated-sprint ability: A pilot study, Nathan E. Townsend, François Billaut, Robert J. Aughey, Ramón F. Rodriguez, 2021, 10.1101/2021.01.22.427755
  • Hyperoxia Improves Repeated-Sprint Ability and the Associated Training Load in Athletes., Billaut F, Cyr-Kirk S, François Billaut, Frontiers in sports and active living, 2022, 10.3389/fspor.2022.817280
  • High-intensity interval training with blood-flow restriction enhances sprint and maximal aerobic power in male endurance athletes, François Billaut, Pénélope Paradis-Deschênes, Hubert Bourgeois, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2025, 10.1139/apnm-2024-0378
  • Salbutamol effects on systemic potassium dynamics during and following intense continuous and intermittent exercise., McKenna MJ, Tobin A, Wyckelsma VL, Perry BD, Billaut F, Rouffet DM, Smith R, Petersen A, Altarawneh MM, European journal of applied physiology, 2016, 10.1007/s00421-016-3481-0
  • Capsaicin Supplementation during High-intensity Continuous Exercise: A Double-blind Study, Fabio S. Lira, Fabrício Eduardo Rossi, Valéria Leme Gonçalves Panissa, Caique Figueiredo, Francois Billaut, Camila S. Padilha, International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020, 10.1055/a-1088-5388
  • Respiratory muscle oxygenation is not impacted by hypoxia during repeated-sprint exercise., Billaut F, Townsend NE, Robert Aughey, Ramón F. Rodriguez, François Billaut, Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2018, 10.1016/j.resp.2018.11.006
  • Blood-Flow Restricted Warm-Up Alters Muscle Hemodynamics and Oxygenation during Repeated Sprints in American Football Players. , François Billaut, Fortin JF, Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 2019, 10.3390/sports7050121
  • Ischemic Preconditioning with High and Low Pressure Enhances Maximum Strength and Modulates Heart Rate Variability, Jefferson da Silva Novaes, Jeferson Macedo Vianna, Patricia Panza, Ana Cristina Barreto, Luís Leitão, Christian Geórgea Junqueira, Aline de Souza Ribeiro, François Billaut, Luiz Guilherme Telles, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 10.3390/ijerph19137655
  • Do elite breath-hold divers suffer from mild short-term memory impairments?, Lemaître F, Costalat G, Faure S, Gueit P, Billaut F, Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 2017, 10.1139/apnm-2017-0245
  • Ischemic Preconditioning Improves Handgrip Strength and Functional Capacity in Active Elderly Women, Jefferson da Silva Novaes, Jeferson Macedo Vianna, Patrícia Panza, Luís Leitão, Ana Cristina Barreto, Estêvão Rios Monteiro, Aline de Souza Ribeiro, Gélio Cunha, François Billaut, Luiz Guilherme da Silva Telles, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 10.3390/ijerph19116628
  • Team-Sport Athletes' Improvement of Performance on the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 2, but Not of Time-Trial Performance, With Intermittent Hypoxic Training., Aughey RJ, Billaut F, Inness M WH, International journal of sports physiology and performance, 2016, 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0246
  • Reliability of measures of quadriceps muscle function using magnetic stimulation., Cormack S, Billaut F, Kemp JG, Opar DA, Tofari PJ, Muscle & nerve, 2016, 10.1002/mus.24926
  • Maintained cerebral oxygenation during maximal self-paced exercise in elite Kenyan runners., Tucker R, Noakes TD, Oliván J, Grobler L, Billaut F, Santos-Concejero J, Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2015, 10.1152/japplphysiol.00909.2014
  • Plasma K+ dynamics and implications during and following intense rowing exercise., McKenna MJ, Ng I, Billaut F, Rouffet DM, Petersen AC, Atanasovska T, Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2014, 10.1152/japplphysiol.01027.2013
  • Cerebral oxygenation declines but does not impair peak oxygen uptake during incremental cycling in women using oral contraceptives., Minahan CL, Bulmer AC, Billaut F, Karlee Quinn, François Billaut, European journal of applied physiology, 2018, 10.1007/s00421-018-3968-y
  • Similar Recovery of Maximal Cycling Performance after Ischemic Preconditioning, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation or Active Recovery in Endurance Athletes., Billaut F, Joanisse DR, Lapointe J, Paradis-Deschênes P, François Billaut, Journal of sports science & medicine, 2020
  • Utilization of Ischemic Preconditioning for Athletes Competing and Training at Altitude: Applications and Perspectives, Philippe T. Richard, Pénélope Paradis-Deschênes, François Billaut, Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 2022, 10.1007/s42978-022-00166-0
  • Brain oxygenation declines in elite Kenyan runners during a maximal interval training session., Tucker R, Noakes TD, Oliván J, Grobler L, Billaut F, Santos-Concejero J, European journal of applied physiology, 2017, 10.1007/s00421-017-3590-4
  • Ischemic Preconditioning Improves Time-Trial Performance at Moderate Altitude., Billaut F, Joanisse DR, Paradis-Deschênes P, Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2017, 10.1249/mss.0000000000001473
  • Combined effects of weight reduction and hypoxia on physiological and perceptual responses to high-intensity exercise in endurance athletes, F Billaut, V Pialoux, J Chertin, M Chambion-Diaz, Journal of Sports Sciences, 2025, 10.1080/02640414.2025.2474333
  • Special Issue “Optimising Interval Training Prescription”, François Billaut, Sports, 2022, 10.3390/sports10060087
  • Effect of expertise on pacing strategies and sprint performance in batsmen., Noakes TD, Billaut F, Steenekamp T, Pote L, Elliot A, Christie CJ, Journal of science and medicine in sport, 2018, 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.07.021
  • Repeated-sprint training in heat and hypoxia: Acute responses to manipulating exercise-to-rest ratio., Peter Peeling, Billaut F, Dawson B, Karen Wallman, olivier girard, Martyn John Binnie, Goods PSR, Myles C. Dennis, François Billaut, European journal of sport science, 2022, 10.1080/17461391.2022.2085631
  • Capsaicinoid and Capsinoids as an Ergogenic Aid: A Systematic Review and the Potential Mechanisms Involved., Rossi FE, Lira FS, de Freitas MC, Jäger R, Billaut F, Cholewa JM, de Moura E Silva VEL, François Billaut, International journal of sports physiology and performance, 2021, 10.1123/ijspp.2020-0677
  • Editorial: Physiology and Physiopathology of Breath-Holding Activity., Joulia F, Billaut F, Lemaître F, François Billaut, Frontiers in physiology, 2022, 10.3389/fphys.2022.858371
  • A Combination of Amino Acids and Caffeine Enhances Sprint Running Capacity in a Hot, Hypoxic Environment., Stepto NK, McQuade L, Chen TT, Gore CJ, Pyne DB, Panchuk D, Billaut F, Potter A, Eaton TR, International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 2016, 10.1123/ijsnem.2015-0108
  • Capsaicin supplementation increases time to exhaustion in high-intensity intermittent exercise without modifying metabolic responses in physically active men., Lira FS, Caperuto EC, Caique Figueiredo, Rossi FE, Panissa VLG, Billaut F, de Freitas MC, François Billaut, European journal of applied physiology, 2019, 10.1007/s00421-019-04086-w
  • Ischemic preconditioning increases muscle perfusion, oxygen uptake, and force in strength-trained athletes., Billaut F, Joanisse DR, Paradis-Deschênes P, Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 2016, 10.1139/apnm-2015-0561
  • Neuromuscular Adjustments Following Sprint Training with Ischemic Preconditioning in Endurance Athletes: Preliminary Data. , François Billaut, Pénélope Paradis-Deschênes, Bouffard S, Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 2021, 10.3390/sports9090124
  • Editorial: Managing physiological and biomechanical load-adaptation pathways in high performance sport: Challenges and opportunities., Louis J, Brocherie F, Billaut F, Goods PSR, François Billaut, Frontiers in sports and active living, 2022, 10.3389/fspor.2022.1041998
  • Blood Adenosine Increase During Apnea in Spearfishermen Reinforces the Efficiency of the Cardiovascular Component of the Diving Reflex., Joulia F, Guieu R, Coulange M, Rostain JC, Zavarro M, Billaut F, Chefrour M, Marion MARLINGE, François Billaut, Frontiers in physiology, 2021, 10.3389/fphys.2021.743154
  • Fifteen days of moderate normobaric hypoxia does not affect mitochondrial function, and related genes and proteins, in healthy men., David J Bishop, Billaut F, Lima-Silva AE, Christopher Hedges, Oliveira RSF, Granata C, Kuang J, Yan X, Ferri A, François Billaut, European journal of applied physiology, 2021, 10.1007/s00421-021-04706-4
  • Heavy Resistance Training in Hypoxia Enhances 1RM Squat Performance., Aughey RJ, Sweeting AJ, Petersen AC, Walker EJ, Billaut F, Inness MW, Frontiers in physiology, 2016, 10.3389/fphys.2016.00502
  • Variations in Hypoxia Impairs Muscle Oxygenation and Performance during Simulated Team-Sport Running., Aughey RJ, Hopkins WG, Rodriguez RF, Varley MC, Billaut F, Sweeting AJ, Frontiers in physiology, 2017, 10.3389/fphys.2017.00080
  • Running exercise with end-expiratory breath holding up to the breaking point induces large and early fall in muscle oxygenation., Lamberto C, Billaut F, Xavier Woorons, François Billaut, European journal of applied physiology, 2021, 10.1007/s00421-021-04813-2
  • Sex-Specific Impact of Ischemic Preconditioning on Tissue Oxygenation and Maximal Concentric Force., Billaut F, Joanisse DR, Paradis-Deschênes P, Frontiers in physiology, 2016, 10.3389/fphys.2016.00674
  • Repeated Treadmill Sprints Impair Cognitive Performance in Amateur Team-Sport Athletes When Performed in Normobaric Hypoxia., Minahan C, Billaut F, MacDonald LA, Quinn K, Morrison JD, François Billaut, Journal of sports science & medicine, 2019
  • The effect of HIIT vs. SIT on muscle oxygenation in trained sprint kayakers., Billaut F, Bieuzen F, Myriam Paquette, François Billaut, European journal of applied physiology, 2021, 10.1007/s00421-021-04743-z
  • Commentary: Active Preconditioning With Blood Flow Restriction or/and Systemic Hypoxic Exposure Does Not Improve Repeated Sprint Cycling Performance., Billaut F, Pénélope Paradis-Deschênes, Bourgeois H, François Billaut, Frontiers in physiology, 2020, 10.3389/fphys.2020.00122
  • Anthropometric characteristics account for time to exhaustion in cycling., Joanisse DR, Billaut F, Basset FA, International journal of sports medicine, 2014, 10.1055/s-0034-1375694
  • Neuromuscular and perceptual responses during repeated cycling sprints-usefulness of a "hypoxic to normoxic" recovery approach., olivier girard, Christian RJ, Bishop DJ, Billaut F, Jacky Soo, François Billaut, European journal of applied physiology, 2020, 10.1007/s00421-020-04327-3
  • Transferable Benefits of Cycle Hypoventilation Training for Run-Based Performance in Team-Sport Athletes., Vandewalle H, Billaut F, Woorons X, François Billaut, International journal of sports physiology and performance, 2020, 10.1123/ijspp.2019-0583
  • Effect of a 3-Weeks Training Camp on Muscle Oxygenation, V˙ O2 and Performance in Elite Sprint Kayakers., Billaut F, Bieuzen F, Paquette M, François Billaut, Frontiers in sports and active living, 2020, 10.3389/fspor.2020.00047
  • Ischemic Preconditioning Maintains Performance on Two 5-km Time Trials in Hypoxia., Grégoire Millet, Billaut F, Borrani F, Sobral NDS, Willis SJ, Gustavo R. Mota, François Billaut, Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2019, 10.1249/mss.0000000000002049
  • Nitrate Supplementation Combined with a Running Training Program Improved Time-Trial Performance in Recreationally Trained Runners. , Erico Caperuto, Lira FS, François Billaut, Andre Fukushima, Rodrigues B, Rossi F, Elias de França, Diana Madureira, Santana J, Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 2019, 10.3390/sports7050120
  • Ischemic Preconditioning and Exercise Performance: An Ergogenic Aid for Whom?, Gustavo R. Mota, Billaut F, Marocolo M, François Billaut, Frontiers in physiology, 2018, 10.3389/fphys.2018.01874
  • Effects of Lower-Limb Strength Training on Agility, Repeated Sprinting With Changes of Direction, Leg Peak Power, and Neuromuscular Adaptations of Soccer Players., Chelly MS, Shephard RJ, Hermassi S, Billaut F, Negra Y, Hammami M, Journal of strength and conditioning research, 2018, 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001813
  • Increased air temperature during repeated-sprint training in hypoxia amplifies changes in muscle oxygenation without decreasing cycling performance., Peter Peeling, Billaut F, Dawson B, Karen Wallman, olivier girard, Martyn John Binnie, Goods PSR, Myles C. Dennis, François Billaut, European journal of sport science, 2021, 10.1080/17461391.2021.2003868
  • Commentaries on Viewpoint: Resistance training and exercise tolerance during high-intensity exercise: moving beyond just running economy and muscle strength., Vagula M, Fulton TJ, Pandeló DR, Hopker J, Bossi AH, Millet GP, Girard O, Billaut F, Lima-Silva AE, Silva-Cavalcante MD, Trojbicz LR, Gáspari AF, Bertuzzi R, Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2018, 10.1152/japplphysiol.01064.2017
  • Muscle oxygenation maintained during repeated-sprints despite inspiratory muscle loading., Billaut F, Aughey RJ, Townsend NE, Ramón F. Rodriguez, François Billaut, PloS one, 2019, 10.1371/journal.pone.0222487
  • Knee extensor fatigue developed during high-intensity exercise limits lower-limb power production., Rouffet DM, Taylor JL, Billaut F, O'bryan SJ, Journal of sports sciences, 2018, 10.1080/02640414.2017.1349922
  • Ischemic Preconditioning Enhances Aerobic Adaptations to Sprint-Interval Training in Athletes Without Altering Systemic Hypoxic Signaling and Immune Function., Billaut F, Mauriège P, Joanisse DR, Paradis-Deschênes P, François Billaut, Frontiers in sports and active living, 2020, 10.3389/fspor.2020.00041
  • Autonomic regulation of the heart and arrhythmogenesis in trained breath-hold divers., Frederic Lemaitre, Billaut F, Brotherton E, Clara A MOREAU, Bryce N. Balmain, Godin B, Costalat G, François Billaut, European journal of sport science, 2020, 10.1080/17461391.2020.1749313
  • No Influence of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Exercise-Induced Pain and 5-Km Cycling Time-Trial Performance., Polman RC, Varley MC, Billaut F, Hibbert AW, Frontiers in physiology, 2017, 10.3389/fphys.2017.00026
  • Impact of sex on the cerebrovascular response to incremental aerobic exercise in moderately trained endurance athletes, Patrice Brassard, Kevan Rahimaly, François Billaut, Marc-Antoine Roy, Sarah Imhoff, Lawrence Labrecque, Audrey Drapeau, Nassif Chamoun, Journal of Applied Physiology, 2023, 10.1152/japplphysiol.00749.2022

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