Shyam is the Technical Tutor at the London Sport Institute.
He is the programme leader for the Distance Education Strength & Conditoning MSc and also lectures on the Performance Analysis MSc programme.
He is an accredited strength & conditioning coach with the UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA) and the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), as well as a certified exercise specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
Shyams is currently undetaking his PhD in the optimastion of performance in Weightlifting. This includes understanding the most up to date methods for measuring and enhancing strength, power and technique, and how to use this information to inform the delivery of appropriate programming.
Bishop, Chris and Read, Paul and Bromley, Tom and Brazier, Jon and Jarvis, Paul and Chavda, Shyam and Turner, Anthony N. (2022) The association between Interlimb asymmetry and athletic performance tasks: a season long study in elite academy soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research , 36 (3). pp. 787-795. ISSN 1064-8011
Sorensen, Angela and Chavda, Shyam and Comfort, Paul and Lake, Jason and Turner, Anthony N. (2022) Intra- and inter-day reliability of weightlifting variables and correlation to performance during cleans. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research . ISSN 1064-8011 (Accepted/In press)
Turner, Anthony N. and Read, Paul and Maestroni, Luca and Chavda, Shyam and Yao, Xiang and Papadopoulos, Konstantinos and Virgile, Adam and Spiegelhalter, Abbie and Bishop, Chris (2021) Reverse engineering in strength and conditioning: applications to agility training. Strength and Conditioning Journal . ISSN 1524-1602 (Published online first)
Yao, Xiang and Curtis, Christopher and Turner, Anthony N. and Bishop, Chris and Austerberry, Alex and Chavda, Shyam (2021) Anthropometric profiles and physical characteristics in competitive female English premiership rugby union players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance , 16 (9). pp. 1234-1241. ISSN 1555-0265
Chavda, Shyam and Hill, Mark and Martin, Stuart and Swisher, Anna and Haff, Guy Gregory and Turner, Anthony N. (2021) Weightlifting: an applied method of technical analysis. Strength and Conditioning Journal , 43 (4). pp. 32-42. ISSN 1524-1602
Shyam is also the lead Performance Scientist at British Weightlifting, where his duties include developing and conducting research to aid in the monitoring and performance of international weightlifters. Parallel to this he is also the head weightlifting coach for Middlesex University where he coaches international to regional level weightlifters.
