Andreas Wittke

Prof. Andreas Wittke is a Professor of Sports Science at the German University of Health and Sport (since 2022). He previously served as Scientific Director at COROX Institute for Rehabilitation and Diagnostics (2021–present) and held leadership roles in sports institutions including the German Football Academy (2017–2022) and professional handball clubs like Füchse Berlin and HC Erlangen. His research focuses on performance diagnostics, injury prevention, training periodization in elite sports, and strength training methodologies. He has collaborated with elite teams such as BoraHansgrohe cycling team and national associations like DSV (German Ski Association).

Education: Dr. rer. biol. hum. from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (2017), teaching qualification in sports and English (2005–2011).

Research areas include laboratory/field diagnostics, asymmetry analysis in injury prevention, cycling training models, and comparative strength training techniques (isokinetics vs. isometrics). His recent studies explore high-intensity resistance training's impact on cardiometabolic health and protein supplementation effects in middle-aged males.

Key collaborations involve elite athletes in cycling, football, handball, and basketball Bundesliga teams. He has published extensively on exercise physiology and clinical sports science, with ongoing work focusing on training interventions for metabolic syndrome.