Gustavo Zaccaria Schaun, B.Sc. PhD
T: +43-1-4277-59163
Sprechstunde: Please arrange appointments via email
Wintersemester 2026
350227 UE BF1I - Training Processes - Abt. B
Sommersemester 2026
350158 SE BA3I - Bachelorarbeit - Abt. M - Fachgruppen: Biologische Aspekte SPOWI / TW
350179 UE Begleitung der Abfassung einer Bachelorarbeit - Abt. M - Fachgruppen: Biologische Aspekte SPOWI / TW
Wintersemester 2025
350167 SE BA3I - Bachelorarbeit - Abt. B - Fachgruppen: Biologische Aspekte SPOWI / TW
350171 UE Begleitung der Abfassung einer Bachelorarbeit - Abt. B - Fachgruppen: Biologische Aspekte SPOWI / TW
350227 UE BF1I - Training Processes - Abt. B
Schaun, G. Z., Götz, A., Slunecko, M., Raidl, P., & Csapo, R. (2026). Feeding the debate: Do masticatory muscles resist age-related decline better than lower limb muscles? Journal of Sports Sciences, 44(7), 944-954. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2026.2624232
Schaun, G. Z., Raidl, P., Alcazar, J., Alberton, C. L., & Csapo, R. (2026). High-velocity resistance training improves the force–velocity profile in middle-aged and older adults. GeroScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02419-0
Alcazar, J., Reznar, L., Bogoevski, G., Raidl, P., Schaun, G. Z., & Csapo, R. (2025). Association of Knee Extension Torque, Velocity and Power with Chronological Age, Maturity Status and Physical Performance in Prepubertal Boys. Children, 12, Artikel 1713. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12121713
Schaun, G. Z., Raidl, P., Andrade, L. S., David, G. B., Marins, E. F., Häfele, M. S., Pinto, S. S., Csapo, R., & Alberton, C. L. (2025). Examining the test–retest reliability of commonly used neuromuscular, morphological, and functional measures in aging adults. GeroScience, 47, 4381-4393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-025-01590-0
Schaun, G. Z., Orcy, R. B., & Del Vecchio, F. B. (2024). A Comparative Analysis of Acute Physiological and Perceptual Responses in Whole-Body and Ergometer-Based High-Intensity Interval Training Protocols. Sports, 12(6), Artikel 166. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12060166
Schaun, G. Z., Gumpenberger, M., Konermann, L., Graf, A., Raidl, P., Wessner, B., & Csapo, R. (2024). Multimodal and conventional resistance training interventions improve muscle function in older adults: Findings from the training IMCT study. Experimental Gerontology, 188, Artikel 112378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2024.112378
Costa, V. A. B., Midgley, A. W., Baumgart, J. K., Carroll, S., Astorino, T. A., Schaun, G. Z., Fonseca, G. F., & Cunha, F. A. (2024). Confirming the attainment of maximal oxygen uptake within special and clinical groups: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiopulmonary exercise test and verification phase protocols. PLoS ONE, 19(3), Artikel e0299563. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299563
Valério, M. V., Schaun, G. Z., Andrade, L. S., David, G. B., Orcy, R. B., Rombaldi, A. J., & Alberton, C. L. (2024). Caffeine Supplementation Effects on Concurrent Training Performance in Resistance-Trained Men: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 95(2), 546-554. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2023.2276401
Berní, F. C., Kanitz, A. C., Miranda, C., de Oliveira, D. B., Bergamin, M., Bullo, V., Schaun, G. Z., & Alberton, C. L. (2023). Effects of a remotely supervised physical training program combined with cognitive training for older individuals at increased risk of clinical-functional vulnerability: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Trials, 24(1), Artikel 547. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07567-8
Feter, N., Schaun, G. Z., Smith, E. C., Cassuriaga, J., Alt, R., Redig, L., Alberton, C. L., Coombes, J. S., & Rombaldi, A. J. (2023). High-velocity resistance training improves executive function in mobility-limited older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 114, Artikel 105081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2023.105081
Calonego, C., Alberton, C. L., Santagnello, S. B., Schaun, G. Z., Petrarca, C. R., Umpierre, D., Portella, E. G., Andrade, L. S., Pinheiro, R. B., Gomes, M. L. B., Häfele, M. S., David, G. B., Pinto, R. S., Henkin, J. S., & Pinto, S. S. (2023). Impact of Resistance Training Volume on Physical and Perceptual Outcomes of Breast Cancer Survivors Submitted to a Combined Training Program: A Randomized, Single-Blinded Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 20(3), 204-216. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2022-0097
Häfele, M. S., Alberton, C. L., Häfele, V., Schaun, G. Z., Nunes, G. N., Calonego, C., Castro, T. F., Andrade, L. S., & Pinto, S. S. (2023). Water-Based Training Programs Improve Functional Capacity, Cognitive and Hemodynamic Outcomes? The ACTIVE Randomized Clinical Trial. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 94(1), 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2021.1935433
David, G. B., Schaun, G. Z., Mendes, A. R., Nunes, G. N., Bocalini, D. S., Pinto, S. S., & Alberton, C. L. (2022). Short-Term Effects of Land-Based Versus Water-Based Resistance Training Protocols on Post-Exercise Hypotension in Normotensive Men: A Crossover Study. Sports, 10(11), Artikel 181. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10110181
Schaun, G. Z., Bamman, M. M., Andrade, L. S., David, G. B., Krüger, V. L., Marins, E. F., Nunes, G. N., Häfele, M. S., Mendes, G. F., Gomes, M. L. B., Campelo, P. C., Pinto, S. S., & Alberton, C. L. (2022). High-velocity resistance training mitigates physiological and functional impairments in middle-aged and older adults with and without mobility-limitation. GeroScience, 44(3), 1175-1197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-022-00520-8
Häfele, M. S., Alberton, C. L., Schaun, G. Z., Häfele, V., Nunes, G. N., Andrade, L. S., & Pinto, S. S. (2022). Quality of life responses after combined and aerobic water-based training programs in older women: a randomized clinical trial (ACTIVE Study). Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 34(5), 1123-1131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-021-02040-5
Häfele, M. S., Alberton, C. L., Schaun, G. Z., Nunes, G. N., Brasil, B., Alves, M. M., Andrade, L. S., & Pinto, S. S. (2022). Aerobic and combined water-based trainings in older women: Effects on strength and cardiorespiratory outcomes. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 62(2), 177-183. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12035-3
Schaun, G. Z., Alberton, C. L., Brizio Gomes, M. L., Mendes, G. F., Häfele, M. S., Andrade, L. S., Campelo, P. C., Ferreira, H. K., Oppelt, L. L., Galliano, L. M., Alves, L., de Ataides, V. A., Carmona, M. A., Lázaro, R., Pinto, S. S., & Wilhelm, E. N. (2022). Exercise intervention does not reduce the likelihood of VO2max underestimation in older adults with hypertension. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(12), 1399-1405. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2081403
Schaun, G. Z., & Alberton, C. L. (2022). Using Bodyweight as Resistance Can Be a Promising Avenue to Promote Interval Training: Enjoyment Comparisons to Treadmill-Based Protocols. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 93(1), 162-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2020.1817293
Schaun, G. Z., Bamman, M. M., & Alberton, C. L. (2021). High-velocity resistance training as a tool to improve functional performance and muscle power in older adults. Experimental Gerontology, 156, Artikel 111593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2021.111593
Gomes, M. B., Andrade, L., Nunes, G. N., Weymar, M. K., Schaun, G., & Alberton, C. L. (2021). The Role of Water-Based Exercise on Vertical Ground Reaction Forces in Overweight Children: A Pilot Study. Obesities, 1(3), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.3390/obesities1030019
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