Publications
Intensity control in swim training by means of the individual anaerobic threshold." J Strength Cond Res. 2012;26(12):3304-11.
"Straight sprinting is the most frequent action in goal situations in professional football." J Sports Sci. 2012;30(7):625-31.
"Association between postexercise hypotension and long-term training-induced blood pressure reduction: a pilot study." Clin J Sport Med. 2013;23(1):58-63.
"Associations between acute and chronic effects of exercise on indicators of metabolic health: a pilot training trial." PLoS ONE. 2013;8(11):e81181.
"Competitive sports and the heart: benefit or risk?" Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2013;110(1-2):14-23; quiz 24; e1-2.
"Cooling and performance recovery of trained athletes: a meta-analytical review." Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2013;8(3):227-42.
"High intensity interval training vs. high-volume running training during pre-season conditioning in high-level youth football: a cross-over trial." J Sports Sci. 2013;31(13):1441-50.
"Indications for an ergometry stress test beyond myocardial ischemia." Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr.. 2013;138(48):2479-83.
"Indicators for high physical strain and overload in elite football players." Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2013;23(2):156-63.
"Resting ECG findings in elite football players." J Sports Sci. 2013;31(13):1475-80.
"Blood born miRNAs signatures that can serve as disease specific biomarkers are not significantly affected by overall fitness and exercise." PLoS ONE. 2014;9(7):e102183.
"Critical evaluation of a badminton-specific endurance test." Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2014;9(2):249-55.
"The effect of short-term interval training during the competitive season on physical fitness and signs of fatigue: a crossover trial in high-level youth football players." Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2014;9(6):936-44.
"Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate on High-Intensity Endurance Performance in Cyclists: A Double-Blind, Randomized Cross-Over Trial." PLoS ONE. 2014;9(12):e114729.
"Influence of pacing manipulation on performance of juniors in simulated 400-m swim competition." Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2014;9(5):817-24.
"Injury characteristics in the German professional male soccer leagues after a shortened winter break." J Athl Train. 2014;49(6):786-93.
"Limited benefit of Fatmax-test to derive training prescriptions." Int J Sports Med. 2014;35(4):280-5.
"Repeated monitoring of blood parameters for evaluating strain and overload in elite football players: is it justified?" J Sports Sci. 2014;32(13):1328-31.
"Reproducibility of pacing profiles in elite swimmers." Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2014;9(2):217-25.
"Return to play after acute infectious disease in football players." J Sports Sci. 2014;32(13):1237-42.
"Return to play decisions - a highly important albeit unsolved issue." J Sports Sci. 2014;32(13):1205.
"Strength training adaptations after cold-water immersion." J Strength Cond Res. 2014;28(9):2628-33.
"Vaccination in elite athletes." Sports Med. 2014;44(10):1361-76.
"Assessment of neuromuscular function after different strength training protocols using tensiomyography." J Strength Cond Res. 2015;29(5):1339-48.
"Combined anterior and rotational knee laxity measurements improve the diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament injuries." Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015;23(10):2859-67.
"Combined anterior and rotational laxity measurements allow characterizing personal knee laxity profiles in healthy individuals." Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015;23(12):3571-7.
"Comparing Subjective With Objective Sleep Parameters Via Multisensory Actigraphy in German Physical Education Students." Behav Sleep Med. 2015:1-17.
"Effects of training-induced fatigue on pacing patterns in 40-km cycling time trials." Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015;47(3):593-600.
"F-MARC: promoting the prevention and management of sudden cardiac arrest in football." Br J Sports Med. 2015;49(9):597-8.
"F-MARC: the FIFA Sudden Death Registry (FIFA-SDR)." Br J Sports Med. 2015;49(9):563-5.
"Individual response to exercise training - a statistical perspective." J. Appl. Physiol.. 2015;118(12):1450-9.
"Injuries of veteran football (soccer) players in Germany." Res Sports Med. 2015;23(2):215-26.
"Injury prevention in male veteran football players - a randomised controlled trial using "FIFA 11+"." J Sports Sci. 2015;33(9):873-81.
"Markers for Routine Assessment of Fatigue and Recovery in Male and Female Team Sport Athletes during High-Intensity Interval Training." PLoS ONE. 2015;10(10):e0139801.
"Noninjured Knees of Patients With Noncontact ACL Injuries Display Higher Average Anterior and Internal Rotational Knee Laxity Compared With Healthy Knees of a Noninjured Population." Am J Sports Med. 2015;43(8):1918-23.
"Sleep and athletic performance: the effects of sleep loss on exercise performance, and physiological and cognitive responses to exercise." Sports Med. 2015;45(2):161-86.
"Sleep and Recovery in Team Sport: Current Sleep-Related Issues Facing Professional Team-Sport Athletes." Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2015;10(8):950-7.
"Two Cases of Rhabdomyolysis After Training With Electromyostimulation by 2 Young Male Professional Soccer Players." Clin J Sport Med. 2015;25(6):e71-3.
"Validity of Lactate Thresholds in Inline Speed Skating." J Strength Cond Res. 2015;29(9):2497-502.
"Acute responses and muscle damage in different high-intensity interval running protocols." J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2016;56(5).
"Are "classical" tests of repeated-sprint ability in football externally valid? A new approach to determine in-game sprinting behaviour in elite football players." J Sports Sci. 2016;34(6).
"Blood-Borne Markers of Fatigue in Competitive Athletes - Results from Simulated Training Camps." PLoS ONE. 2016;11(2):e0148810.
"Can the Lamberts and Lambert Submaximal Cycle Test (LSCT) Indicate Fatigue and Recovery in Trained Cyclists?" Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2016;11(3).
"Cardiovascular risk and fitness in veteran football players." J Sports Sci. 2016;34(6):576-83.
"Comparing the impact of an acute exercise bout on plasma amino acid composition, intraerythrocytic Ca(2+) handling, and red cell function in athletes and untrained subjects." Cell Calcium. 2016;4160:30075-30076.
"Data from a nationwide registry on sports-related sudden cardiac deaths in Germany." Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2016;23(6).
"The effect of an acute sleep hygiene strategy following a late-night soccer match on recovery of players." Chronobiol. Int.. 2016;33(5).
"Effect of Repeated Active Recovery During a High-Intensity Interval-Training Shock Microcycle on Markers of Fatigue." Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2016;11(8):1060-1066.
"Entwicklung des Akutmaßes zur Erfassung von Erholung und Beanspruchung." Diagnostica. 2016;62:212-226.
"Impaired sleep and recovery after night matches in elite football players." J Sports Sci. 2016;34(14).
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