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We are very thankful to the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) for their support of our research on stretch-shortening cycle contractions (SSCs). The aim of this research project is to provide a holistic analysis of contractile, biomechanical, and neuromechanical factors contributing to the increased performance during SSCs. Overall, this research project increases knowledge on basic muscle function and helps to better understand SSCs as one of the most important type of muscle action of everyday human locomotion. This is not only interesting in terms of basic research on muscle function but also has the potential to contribute to the development of efficient humanoid motors as used in medical devices, robotics and prosthetics.

1^st place Young Investigators Award for Dr Brent Raiteri

We are very proud and congratulate our team member Dr Brent Raiteri for becoming 1^st place winner of the Young Investigators Award of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS)! This competitive and prestigious award is an integral part of the annual ECSS congresses and was established for the promotion of young scientists and the fostering of scientific excellence. Brent was awarded for his outstanding research on in vivo human muscle mechanics entitled “Muscle-tendon length and force affect human tibialis anterior central aponeurosis stiffness in vivo”. Within this study, which was conducted under the supervision of Dr Andrew Cresswell and Dr Glen Lichtwark at the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia), it was shown that the aponeurosis has distinct elastic features compared to the tendon that should no longer be neglected when analyzing in vivo human muscle function.

The muscle protein titin and eccentric contractions

We are very thankful to the Mercator Research Center Ruhr (www.mercur-research.de/) for supporting our research on the giant muscle protein titin’s role during eccentric contractions. In a one-year pilot project we will setup experiments that involve in vivo biomechanical testing and in vitro muscle testing to investigate human muscle and neurophysiology responses to training.

ISB Conference Travel Grant Student Award

We are very thankful to the International Society of Biomechanics who awarded our PhD Student Patrick Bakenecker with their Conference Travel Grant. This enables Patrick to attend the upcoming XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Brisbane, Australia and to present his research on eccentric muscle function. http://www.biomech2017.com/

International Society of Biomechanics: https://isbweb.org/

New team members

We warmly welcome our new team member Brent J. Raiteri. Brent received a Bachelor with Honors in Exercise and Sport Science from the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences (HMNS) at the University of Queensland, Australia. Afterwards he did his doctoral training in Biomechanics at HMNS and just submitted his thesis entitled “Contraction dependent geometrical changes in human lower limb muscle and aponeurosis”. Brent will join the Department of Human Movement Science as a postdoctoral researcher for the next two years investigating the Neuromechanics of human muscles.
We further welcome our two new student assistants Janna Wohlfarth and Tobias Weingarten.

21st Congress of the European College of Sport Science

Department of Human Movement Science with 6 presentations in cooperation with colleagues from Biomechanics TU München and TU Dortmund.

Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft (BISp) bewilligt Service-Forschungsprojekte

Das BISp bewilligte zum 01. Juni die Förderung von zwei Forschungsprojekten mit einem Gesamtvolumen von ca. 200.000 €. Im Rahmen des Projektes „VENEX Regenerationsbekleidung“ steht die Unterstützung der Erholungsfähigkeit der deutschen Top-Schwimmer inkl. der aktuellen Olympiamannschaft im Fokus. Das Projekt „Der schnelle Arm im Tennis“ befasst sich in Kooperation mit dem LFB Trainingswissenschaft (Prof. Ferrauti) mit der trainings- und bewegungs-wissenschaftlichen Optimierung des Aufschlags im Nachwuchsleistungstennis. Die Projekte werden in enger Abstimmung mit dem Deutschen Schwimm-Verband e.V. bzw. dem Deutschen Tennis Bund e. V. durchgeführt.

Professor Walter Herzog visits the Department of Human Movement Science

February 10-12 Walter Herzog, Professor in Kinesiology/ Biomechanics and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary visits the Department of Human Movement Sciences. He will give a talk on „Muscle properties and muscle mechanics in sports“ on Thursday, February 11 at the Faculty of Sport Science. Interested persons welcome.

Professor Andrew Cresswell visits the Department of Human Movement Science

January 13-15 Andrew Cresswell, Professor in Biomechanics/Neurophysiology at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and President of the International Society Biomechanics visits the Department of Human Movement Sciences. He will give two talks on neuromuscular fatigue and foot biomechanics on Thursday, January 14 at the Faculty of Sport Science. Interested persons welcome.