Truls Raastad

Norwegian version of this page Department of Physical Performance

Professor

Email: trulsr@nih.no
Phone: +4723262328
Mobile phone: +4791368896

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Areas of responsibility

Professor in exercise physiology and head of the research group called “The muscle group”, which mainly focus on muscular adaptations to training with special interest in strength training and recovery after exercise.

Research

Exercise physiology, sports nutrition, muscle physiology, sport science, strength training, recovery, Football/soccer, muscular adaptation to training

Teaching

Human physiology, exercise physiology, physical acitivity, nutrition, sports physiology.

Academic responsibility for "Sports nutrition" (THP102).

Short biography

PhD (2001) on the topic “Recovery after and adaptations to strength training”.

Works as a part time consultant for the department of Sports Nutrition at the The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sport.

Overview of publications in Researchgate

Anandavadivelan, Poorna; Cardinale, Daniele; Blomhoff, Rune; Sunde, Berit; Lassen, Kristoffer & Kleive, Dyre [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2024). Blood flow restriction Exercise in the perioperative setting to Prevent loss of muscle mass in patients with pancreatic, biliary tract, and liver cancer: study protocol for the PREV-Ex randomized controlled trial. Trials. ISSN 1745-6215. 25(1). doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08207-5.
Weijer, Vera C.R.; Jonvik, Kristin Lundanes; van Dam, Lotte; Risvang, Linn; Raastad, Truls & van Loon, Luc J.C. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). Measured and Predicted Resting Metabolic Rate of Dutch and Norwegian Paralympic Athletes. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. ISSN 2212-2672. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2024.05.010.
Weijer, Vera C.R.; van Dijk, Jan-Willem; van Dam, Lotte; Risvang, Linn; Bons, Judith & Raastad, Truls [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2024). Do Paralympic athletes suffer from brittle bones? Prevalence and risk factors of low bone mineral density in Paralympic athletes. Bone Reports. ISSN 2352-1872. 21. doi: 10.1016/j.bonr.2024.101767.
Weijer, Vera C. R.; Jonvik, Kristin Lundanes; Van Dam, Lotte; Risvang, Linn; Plasqui, Guy & Sandbakk, Øyvind Bucher [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2024). Energy Requirements of Paralympic Athletes: Insights from the Doubly Labeled Water Approach. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. ISSN 0195-9131. 56(5), p. 963–971. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003379.
Jussila, Ilkka; Ahtiainen, Juha P.; Laakkonen, Eija K.; Siltari, Aino; Kaipia, Antti & Jokela, Tiina [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2024). Transdermal oestradiol and exercise in androgen deprivation therapy (ESTRACISE): protocol. BJU International. ISSN 1464-4096. doi: 10.1111/bju.16361.
Nordengen, Anne Lene; Kværner, Ane Sørlie; Krutto, Annika; Alavi, Dena Treider; Henriksen, Hege & Henriksen, Christine [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2023). DNA base oxidation in relation to TNM stages and chemotherapy treatment in colorectal cancer patients 2–9 months post-surgery. Free Radical Biology & Medicine. ISSN 0891-5849. 212, p. 174–185. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.12.016. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Accumulation of DNA damage is a critical feature of genomic instability, which is a hallmark of various cancers. The enzyme-modified comet assay is a recognised method to detect specific DNA lesions at the level of individual cells. In this cross-sectional investigation, we explore possible links between clinicopathological and treatment related factors, nutritional status, physical activity and function, and DNA damage in a cohort of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with non-metastatic disease. Levels of DNA damage in peripheral mononuclear blood cells (PBMCs) assessed 2-9 months post-surgery, were compared across tumour stage (localized (stage I-II) vs. regional (stage III) disease), localization (colon vs. rectosigmoid/rectum cancer), and adjuvant chemotherapy usage, with the last dosage administrated 2-191 days prior to sampling. Associations between DNA damage and indicators of nutritional status, physical activity and function were also explored. In PBMCs, DNA base oxidation was higher in patients diagnosed with regional compared with localized tumours (P=0.03), but no difference was seen for DNA strand breaks (P>0.05). Number of days since last chemotherapy dosage was negatively associated with DNA base oxidation (P

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Vårvik, Fredrik Tonstad; Bjørnsen, Thomas; Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Pedersen, Silje Marie; Granli, Aslak & Aune, Simon S. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Effects of in-season high-load strength training versus higher-velocity power training in female handball players: Are the adaptations training load- and velocity-specific?
Vårvik, Fredrik Tonstad; Bjørnsen, Thomas; Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Pedersen, Silje Marie; Granli, Aslak & Aune, Simon S. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). MAXIMIZING PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN FEMALE HANDBALL PLAYERS DURING THE COMPETITIVE SEASON: THE IMPACT OF HIGH-LOAD STRENGTH TRAINING VERSUS POWER-PLYOMETRIC TRAINING.
Wiestad, Tor Helge; Vikmoen, Olav; Ranes, Maria; Thormodsen, Inger; Fluge, Øystein & Mella, Olav [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2023). EFFECTS OF HIGH VS. MODERATE INTENSITY COMBINED STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE TRAINING DURING CHEMOTHERAPY ON CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS, MUSCLE STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER.
Vikmoen, Olav; Strandberg, Emelie ; Demmelmaier, Ingrid; Berntsen, Sveinung; Nordin, Karin & Raastad, Truls (2023). EFFECTS OF HEAVY-LOAD STRENGTH TRAINING DURING (NEO-)ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY ON CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS, MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYMES AND CAPILLARIES IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER.

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