About Me

Hi there! My name is Frieder and I was born in 1992 in Kiel (Germany), where I grew up before moving to Cologne in 2012 to study exercise science and physiology. In 2014, I spent a semester abroad at the University of Florida to gain insight into elite athlete coaching in the Strength & Conditioning Program of the Florida Gators. Thereafter, I switched gears from wanting to become a coach to a more research-oriented focus. Since 2015, I have been involved in several research projects in the area of skeletal muscle physiology at the German Sport University Cologne and the University Hospital Düsseldorf. In between my studies, I also worked as a therapist in a rehabilitation and sports therapy clinic. In 2018, I spent a semester abroad at the Edith Cowan University in Perth (Australia) to collect data for my Master's thesis and expand my scientific network. I finished my M.Sc. in Exercise Science at the German Sport University Cologne in 2019. Subsequently, I joined the Diabetes and Metabolism Research Group (DMRG) at Maastricht University as a PhD student, where I currently investigate the impact of the biological clock on metabolism, particularly skeletal muscle, with a focus on insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. So far, my research in the field of skeletal muscle physiology resulted in over 10 peer-reviewed articles. With hosting the "247Muscle" podcast, my aim is to provide translation of research in the field of skeletal muscle physiology, chronobiology, sleep, exercise performance & more to the interested public.