Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Robert Csapo
Robert Csapo
T: +43-1-4277-59160

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Matłosz P, Makivic B, Csapo R, Hume P, Mitter B, Martínez-Rodríguez A et al. Body fat of competitive volleyball players: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 2023;20(1):2246414. 2246414. doi: 10.1080/15502783.2023.2246414


Rodriguez-Lopez C, Alcazar J, Sánchez-Martín C, Ara I, Csapo R, Alegre LM. Mechanical Characteristics of Heavy vs. Light Load Ballistic Resistance Training in Older Adults. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2022 Aug;36(8):2094-2101. Epub 2020 Sept 16. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003826


Mitter B, Csapo R, Bauer P, Tschan H. Reproducibility of strength performance and strength-endurance profiles: A test-retest study. PLoS ONE. 2022 May;17(5):e0268074. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268074


Sansone P, Makivic B, Csapo R, Hume P, Martínez-Rodríguez A, Bauer P. Body Fat of Basketball Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports medicine-Open. 2022 Feb 22;8(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s40798-022-00418-x

Rodriguez‐Lopez C, Alcazar J, Sanchez‐Martin C, Baltasar‐Fernandez I, Ara I, Csapo R et al. Neuromuscular adaptations after 12 weeks of light‐ vs. heavy‐load power‐oriented resistance training in older adults. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 2022 Feb;32(2):324-337. Epub 2021 Oct 16. doi: 10.1111/sms.14073

Wessner B, Schuhmann M, Moser J, Peer F, Csapo R, Mathy A et al. Ibuprofen intake before intense endurance exercise increases intestinal damage of healthy male athletes in the age group of 18 - 40 years: a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover study. In Dela F, Piacentini MF, Helge JW, Calvo Lluch A, Sáez E, Pareja Blanco F, Tsolakidis E, editors, 27th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science: Book of Abstracts. ECSS. 2022

Rodriguez-Lopez C, Alcazar J, Losa-Reyna J, Carmona-Torres J, Cruz-Santaella AM, Ara I et al. Acute Physiological Response to Light- and Heavy-load Power-oriented Exercise in Older Adults. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021 Dec;42(14):1287-1296. Epub 2021 Apr 26. doi: 10.1055/a-1408-4793

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ACL re-rupture rates. Numbers, data, facts

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

19 Feb 2024

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Neue Wege in der Behandlung von Sarkopenie: Auf dem Weg zu individualisierten Trainingsempfehlungen

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

7 Dec 202313 Dec 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Dauermethode, Polarized Training, HIIT, Weekend Warrior. Wie trainieren Gesundheits- und Freizeitsportler*innen richtig?

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

4 Oct 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Bestimmung der Körperzusammensetzung - Anthropometrische Verfahren, BIA, DXA und Bildgebung im Vergleich

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

3 Mar 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Krafttraining bei Arthrose

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

14 Oct 2022

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Effects of a standard vs. a modified resistance training program targeting intramuscular connective tissue on muscle architecture, echogenicity and isometric strength

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

30 Aug 20222 Sept 2022

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Krafttraining im Alter

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

28 Feb 2022

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Return to Play - Sekundärprävention von Sportverletzungen

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

25 Nov 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Kälte, Muskelfunktion und Verletzungsrisiko

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

20 Nov 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix Remodelling by Age and Training Stimuli

Barbara Wessner (Speaker), Matthias Gumpenberger (Contributor) & Robert Csapo (Contributor)

22 Apr 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Intramuscular connective tissue – Targeting the extracellular matrix by resistance training.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

28 Oct 202030 Oct 2020

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Measurement techniques in sports traumatology using the anterior cruciate ligament as an example.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

25 Sept 2020

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Return to play – Sekundärprävention von Sportverletzungen.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

19 Sept 202026 Sept 2020

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Return to Ski nach Rekonstruktion des vorderen Kreuzbands.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

8 Feb 2020

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Auswirkungen von Transplantatwahl, Alter und Geschlecht auf Return-to-Sport-Testergebnisse.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

10 Jan 2020

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Maßnahmen der primären und sekundären Prävention von vorderen Kreuzbandrupturen.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

10 Jan 2020

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Testing the physical readiness for return-to-sports after ACL reconstruction: Influence of sex, age and graft on Back in Action test results.

Robert Csapo (Speaker)

15 Nov 201916 Nov 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Acute effects of heavy- vs. light-load resistance training on neuromuscular and functional fatigue in older people.

Carlos Rodriguez-Lopez (Speaker), Julian Alcazar (Contributor), R. Navarro-Cruz (Contributor), E. García-Tercero (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor), Ignacio Ara (Contributor) & Luis M. Alegre (Contributor)

3 Jul 20196 Jul 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Clinical and radiological evaluation of bi-cortical coracoclavicular button fixation with and without additional acromioclavicular cerclage in acute acromioclavicular dislocation.

A. Voss (Speaker), Timon Löffler (Contributor), Sven Reuter (Contributor), Andreas B Imhoff (Contributor), Ralf Kellner (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & S- Braun (Contributor)

12 May 201916 May 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Patellofemoral pain and instability: Exercise and device.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

4 Apr 20196 Apr 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Return to sport – a fast rehab protocol.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

4 Apr 20196 Apr 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Intramuscular connective tissue – an overlooked determinant of muscle function.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

17 Nov 201818 Nov 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Age-specific response of skeletal muscle extracellular matrix to acute resistance exercise.

Robert Csapo (Speaker), Michael Liebensteiner (Contributor), Werner Nachbauer (Contributor) & Barbara Wessner (Contributor)

4 Jul 20186 Jul 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Contribution of intramuscular connective tissue to age-associated muscle weakness.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

10 Nov 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Age-related differences in shear strain in medial gastrocnemius: Implications for lateral transmission of force.

Vadim Malis (Speaker), Usha Sinha (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Shantanu Sinha (Contributor)

22 Apr 201727 Apr 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Effects of knee joint cooling on in vivo patellar mechanical properties.

Luis M. Alegre (Speaker), Michael Hasler (Contributor), S. Wenger (Contributor), Werner Nachbauer (Contributor) & Robert Csapo (Contributor)

17 Apr 201722 Apr 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


The effects of thermal-isolation pads placed over working muscles on endurance performance.

S. Wenger (Speaker), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Werner Nachbauer (Contributor)

7 Nov 20169 Nov 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Accuracy of ankle- and knee-angle measurements with thin flex sensors.

Kurt Schindelwig (Speaker), N. Marterer (Contributor), D. Morawetz (Contributor), S. Kapferer (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Werner Nachbauer (Contributor)

6 Jul 20169 Jul 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Effects of knee cooling on in vivo patellar mechanical properties.

Luis M. Alegre (Speaker), Michael Hasler (Contributor), S. Wenger (Contributor), Werner Nachbauer (Contributor) & Robert Csapo (Contributor)

6 Jul 20169 Jul 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Increased ACL injury risk in the cold - an assessment of potential risk factors.

Robert Csapo (Speaker), Ramona Folie (Contributor), Simona Hosp (Contributor), Michael Hasler (Contributor) & Werner Nachbauer (Contributor)

6 Jul 20169 Jul 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Kinesiology tape counters balance impairment after eccentric exercise.

Simona Hosp (Speaker), Ramona Folie (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor), Michael Hasler (Contributor) & Werner Nachbauer (Contributor)

6 Jul 20169 Jul 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Morphological, compositional, and fiber architectural changes in from unilateral limb suspension induced acute atrophy model in the medial gastrocnemius muscle.

Shantanu Sinha (Speaker), Vadim Malis (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor), Jiang Du (Contributor) & Usha Sinha (Contributor)

7 May 201613 May 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Heterogeneous muscle activity during isometric contraction - a VE-PC MRI study.

Robert Csapo (Speaker), Vadim Malis (Contributor), Usha Sinha (Contributor) & Shantanu Sinha (Contributor)

24 Jun 201527 Jun 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Injury incidence and injury patterns of elite-level male soccer players in Kosovo.

Ismet Shalaj (Speaker), Faton Tishukaj (Contributor), Faim Gashi (Contributor), Masar Gjaka (Contributor), Norbert Bachl (Contributor), Barbara Wessner (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Harald Tschan (Contributor)

24 Jun 201527 Jun 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Endurance and agility profile between male soccer players of different age categories.

Ismet Shalaj (Speaker), Faton Tishukaj (Contributor), Masar Gjaka (Contributor), Besim Ademi (Contributor), Agron Pllana (Contributor), Barbara Wessner (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Harald Tschan (Contributor)

2 Jul 20145 Jul 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Changes in muscle size and strength in response to resistance training with moderate and high intensities in young women.

Luis M. Alegre (Speaker), Xavier Aguado (Contributor), Diego Rojas-Martín (Contributor) & Robert Csapo (Contributor)

26 Jun 201329 Jun 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Do kinaesthetic tapes affect plantarflexor muscle performance?

Robert Csapo (Speaker), Malvina Herceg (Contributor), Luis M. Alegre (Contributor), Richard Crevenna (Speaker) & Karin Pieber (Contributor)

4 Jul 20127 Jul 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Acute injuries and overuse syndromes in sport climbing and bouldering in Austria.

Karin Pieber (Speaker), Lukas Angelmaier (Contributor), Robert Csapo (Contributor) & Malvina Herceg (Contributor)

26 Oct 201129 Oct 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Exercise interventions for the treatment of chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

26 Oct 201129 Oct 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Biomechanical effects of walking in high heels.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

19 Aug 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Determination of muscle strength and function.

Robert Csapo (Invited speaker)

26 May 201128 May 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Voll stark!

Csapo, R., Wessner, B., Reinhardt, A. & Dankl, K.

Project: Research funding




Department of Sport and Human Movement Science

Auf der Schmelz 6 (USZ I)
1150 Wien
Room: E.I/02

T: +43-1-4277-59160

robert.csapo@univie.ac.at