Gustavo Zaccaria Schaun, B.Sc. PhD
Gustavo Zaccaria Schaun
T: +43-1-4277-59163

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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




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


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


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



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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