Prof. Dr. Thimo Wiewelhove

Prof. Dr. Thimo Wiewelhove

Thimo Wiewelhove ist Sportwissenschaftler mit Schwerpunkt Trainingswissenschaft, hat an der IST-Hochschule seit November 2020 die Professur für Trainingswissenschaft inne und leitet den Master-Studiengang Trainingswissenschaft und Sporternährung. Von 2012 bis 2020 war er wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Trainingswissenschaft der Fakultät für Sportwissenschaft der Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Als A-Trainer des Deutschen Tennis Bundes war er dort von 2016 bis 2020 zusätzlich für die Ausbildung im Fachbereich Tennis verantwortlich. Außerdem betreute er von 2011 bis 2020 als sportwissenschaftlicher Leiter am Zentrum für Prävention, Sport und Medizin des Elisabeth-Krankenhauses in Essen zahlreiche Freizeit-, Gesundheits- und Leistungssportler:innen. Thimo Wiewelhove promovierte 2016 zum Thema „Belastungs- und Erholungssteuerung im High-Intensity Ausdauertraining“ und hat sich 2023 für das Fach Trainingswissenschaft habilitiert. Das Thema der hierzu vorgelegten kumulativen Habilitationsschrift lautete „Regenerationsinterventionen und deren Wirksamkeit im Sport“. Neben zahlreichen nationalen und internationalen Publikationen und Kongressbeiträgen ist er unter anderem in der Trainer-Aus- und Fortbildung des Deutschen Tennis Bundes, des Verbands Deutscher Tennislehrer und des Deutschen Schwimm-Verbands tätig. Er ist außerdem Research Fellow des European College of Sport Science sowie Mitglied im Sprecherrat der dvs-Sektion Trainingswissenschaft und im Ausschuss für Sportwissenschaft des Deutschen Tennis Bundes.

Thimo Wiewelhove is a sports scientist specializing in training and exercise physiology. Since November 2020, he has held the professorship for training and exercise science at IST University and leads the Master's program in training and exercise science and sports nutrition. From 2012 to 2020, he was a research associate in the department of training and exercise science at the Faculty of Sport Science at Ruhr University Bochum. As an A-level coach with the German Tennis Federation, he was also responsible for tennis education from 2016 to 2020. Additionally, from 2011 to 2020, he served as the scientific director at the Center for Prevention, Sport, and Medicine at Elisabeth Hospital in Essen. Thimo Wiewelhove completed his Ph.D. in 2016 on the topic of "Load and Recovery Management in High-Intensity Intermittent Endurance Training" and earned his habilitation in training and exercise science in 2023. The topic of his cumulative habilitation thesis was "Recovery Interventions and Their Effectiveness in Sports." In addition to numerous national and international publications and conference contributions, he is also involved in the training and continuing education of coaches for the German Tennis Federation, the Association of German Tennis Teachers, and the German Swimming Association. He is also a Research Fellow at the European College of Sport Science, a member of the Board of Spokespersons of the Section of Training and Exercise Science of the German Society of Sport Science, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Tennis Federation.

Publikationen/Publications: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-8780

Ausgewählte Veröffentlichungen/Selected Publications:

  • Wiewelhove, T., Schneider, C., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M., Meyer, T. & Ferrauti, A. (2024). Recovery management in sport: Overview and outcomes of a nine-year multicenter research program International Journal Of Sports Science & Coaching. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241227527

  • Wiewelhove, T., Conradt, F., Rawlins, S., Deacon, J., Meyer, T., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M., & Ferrauti, A. (2021). Effects of in-play cooling during simulated tennis match play in the heat on performance, physiological and perceptual measures. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 61(3). https://doi.org/10.23736/s0022-4707.20.11243-x

  • Wiewelhove, T., Szwajca, S., Busch, M., Döweling, A., Volk, N. R., Schneider, C., Meyer, T., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M., & Ferrauti, A. (2021). Recovery during and after a simulated multi-day tennis tournament: Combining active recovery, stretching, cold-water immersion, and massage interventions. European Journal of Sport Science, 22(7), 973–984. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1936196

  • Wiewelhove, T., Thase, C., Glahn, M., Hessel, A., Schneider, C., Hottenrott, L., Meyer, T., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M., & Ferrauti, A. (2021). Repeatability of the Individual Response to the Use of Active Recovery the Day After High-Intensity Interval Training: A Double-Crossover Trial. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 16(8), 1160–1168. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2020-0671

  • Wiewelhove, T., Döweling, A., Schneider, C., Hottenrott, L., Meyer, T., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M., & Ferrauti, A. (2019). A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Foam Rolling on Performance and Recovery. Frontiers in Physiology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00376

  • Wiewelhove, T., Schneider, C., Döweling, A., Hanakam, F., Rasche, C., Meyer, T., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M. & Ferrauti, A. (2018). Effects of different recovery strategies following a half-marathon on fatigue markers in recreational runners. PLOS ONE, 13(11), e0207313. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207313

  • Wiewelhove, T., Schneider, C., Schmidt, A., Döweling, A., Meyer, T., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M. & Ferrauti, A. (2018). Active recovery after High-Intensity Interval-Training does not attenuate training adaptation. Frontiers in Physiology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00415

  • Wiewelhove, T., Raeder, C., De Paula Símola, R. Á., Schneider, C., Döweling, A. & Ferrauti, A. (2017). Tensiomyographic Markers Are Not Sensitive for Monitoring Muscle Fatigue in Elite Youth Athletes: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Physiology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00406

  • Wiewelhove, T., Fernández-Fernández, J., Raeder, C., Kappenstein, J., Meyer, T., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M. & Ferrauti, A. (2016). Acute responses and muscle damage in different high-intensity interval running protocols. PubMed, 56(5), 606–615. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27285349

  • Wiewelhove, T., Raeder, C., Meyer, T., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M. & Ferrauti, A. (2016). Effect of Repeated Active Recovery During a High-Intensity Interval-Training Shock Microcycle on Markers of Fatigue. International Journal Of Sports Physiology And Performance, 11(8), 1060–1066. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2015-0494

  • Wiewelhove, T., Raeder, C., Meyer, T., Kellmann, M., Pfeiffer, M. & Ferrauti, A. (2015). Markers for Routine Assessment of Fatigue and Recovery in Male and Female Team Sport Athletes during High-Intensity Interval Training. PLOS ONE, 10(10), e0139801. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139801