Project

Muscle fiber type composition in elite field-based team sports; a translation from the lab to the pitch

Code
01CD02024
Duration
01 November 2024 → 31 March 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Exercise physiology
Keywords
immunohistochemistry Muscle fiber type soccer non-invasive methods data-analysis
 
Project description
This PhD project focuses on the muscle fiber type composition measurement and its influence on physical performance in elite team sports. There are three main subjects: 1. Optimizing biopsy-based muscle fiber type measurement 2. Non-invasive methods to estimate fiber type composition 3. Linking muscle fiber type composition in elite team sports to physical match performance by position-time data analysis