"National Network for Performance, Recovery, and Diet Optimisation in Intermittent Sports", abbreviated as PRoKIT, aims to evaluate performance, recovery, and nutritional optimization for male and female elite athletes, particularly in team handball, football, and ice hockey.
PRoKIT has been active since 2019, supported by a DKK 10 million grant from Team Denmark’s research funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Over its first five years, the PRoKIT researchers have published more than 85 scientific articles, reviews, and editorials and contributed to several books on elite team handball (men and women), elite football (men and women), elite ice hockey (men), and interval-based sports more broadly.
Additionally, the research network has contributed to the development of training models for the general population.
The network consists of a strong team of researchers from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), the University of Copenhagen, and Aarhus University, including Peter Krustrup, Bente Kiens, Magni Mohr, Per Aagaard, Morten B. Randers, Kristian Overgaard, Thomas Bull Andersen, Andreas Mæchel Fritzen, Jeppe Foged Vigh-Larsen, Lars Nybo, Malte Nejst Larsen, and Bjørn Fristrup.
The Performance and Recovery studies of the network are led by Professor Peter Krustrup from the Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics at the University of Southern Denmark, while the Nutritional studies are led by Professor Bente Kiens from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports (NEXS) at the University of Copenhagen.
For more information about PRoKIT, visit the PRoKIT Research Project at:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/sport-and-health-sciences/forskningsomraader/forskningsprojekter/prokit
...Or contact Professor Peter Krustrup at pkrustrup@health.sdu.dk