Halvard Grendstad, PhD

Head of Youth Physical Development @Vålerenga Fotball. PhD on the training of youth athletes from Norwegian School of Sport Sciences @nih_physicperf . S&C coach

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

@phd_sean @ValerengaOslo Thank you Sean!

[Sean Cumming PhD @phd_sean]

Great trip to Norway with @David_johnson11 to help @eirikwik @GrendstadH @ThomasBroBra and the @nff_info educate academy staff on growth and maturation in academy football @UniofBath @CHi2PSBath @UKCCIIS #heianorge 👏⚽️🇳🇴🔬

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

Presenting some very interesting findings at #acsm2024 on endurance-training girls that hopefully will be published in a journal soon 👇

The impact of puberty strongly influences the development of VO2max and may obscure potential training-induced changes for the 🫀 and🩸

[Sean Cumming PhD @phd_sean]

Really nice set of images illustrating the variance in maturation that can exist within age groups

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

@dcturner93 @LosnegardThomas @amelie_w58 Congrats mate, great achivement!!

[Norges idrettshøgskole @nih_sognsvann]

Spennande forskingsnytt nå like før skisesongen startar. 12-åringar som trena hardt blei ikkje betre enn dei som hadde leika. – Funna våre viser at puberteten er den viktigaste faktoren for utvikling av kondisjon, seier stipendiat @GrendstadH #langrenn https://t.co/paurRMMoTa

[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

New publication out: "Exploring growth, maturity and age as injury risk factors in high-level youth football"⚽

Preliminary (pre-typeset) full-text available here: https://t.co/Wgu2myZuWK

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

🆕 First PhD study out!

🏃Coaching youth athletes and considering to boost fitness in pre-season? 👇

🔍Our findings show that high-intensity training do not improve VO2max more than low-intensity strength or play-based training.

Link: https://t.co/1wgVbpyaih

@JosteinHallen

[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

This is definitely worth a read for those interested in maturity-biases in sports - lots of great insights and quotes from coaches on advantages/disadvantages of maturing early or late in academy football!

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

🎧 En flott podcast av @jevnehelse og @StianChri1 som jeg fikk være gjest på sammen med @eirikwik

🏃🏼‍♂️🩻 🌱 Topp diskusjoner rundt vekst, skader og effekt av trening i puberteten.

Kan være mye å plukke opp for trenere og andre med fot i ungdomsidretten 🙋🏼‍♂️

https://t.co/hEOT3JhdYa

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

https://t.co/1CKbDIbcDb

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

🌱Puberty is an important time for healthy and strong bones to develop 🦴

🏃🍽️For young athletes, eating enough food and vit D are two factors to promote healthy bones and possibly reduce injury risk, especially during the dark winter (hey all🇳🇴🇸🇪)

A nice short review on this👇

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

"Den tidlige veien til voksenidrett er ikke for alle"

🧊 Vi trenger litt is i magen og ekstra tålmodighet når vi skal utvikle våre neste idrettsutøvere. Alle blir voksen til slutt 🌟💪

En kommentar fra @H_Herrebroden og meg

#idrett #talentutvikling

https://t.co/iz81zFBAuT

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

Godt skrevet om utfordring i idretten

Mer fokus på tidlige resultater og prestasjon er ikke en god utvikling, og heller ikke noe det er bevis for at gir bedre prestasjoner som voksen.

Barneidrett må være for barn, ikke voksne

Tid for selvransakelse https://t.co/MDQK2BTJTu

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

Hvis du vil vite mer om pubertet og prestasjon har jeg snakket i en podcast med DBU 🇩🇰 om tema tidligere 👇
https://t.co/mm45GY3ffP

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

Flott at NFF er på ball, med en strategi Belgia startet for mange år siden 👍 Ett godt tiltak, men vi har fortsatt mye å hente på å utjevne forskjeller i ungdomsfotball.

https://t.co/XW6BGsw5QS

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

Signs of athlete's heart already by the age of 12 in👧&👦endurance athletes. Through adolescence, boys🫀 adapt and enlarge more than girls🫀.
Nice figs and study with data from a cohort in our research group @MarianneForsaa @JosteinHallen @ThorEdvardsen
https://t.co/RSiNmwJUyW

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

💥 Great review discussing the challenge of maturation in youth (male) sport, and the different approaches to level the playing field in selection and training/competition 👇🏼

https://t.co/ysbIHRBiDg #mdpichildren via @MDPIOpenAccess

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

Offside rule 101 with some very nice graphics. Nothing new here (for those who knows the rules) but maybe some inspiration to explain other complicated topics in an easy way 🤩 https://t.co/4VkHPiG6F4

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

@dcturner93 8am way to early for me to start singing Justin Bieber 😂

[Halvard Grendstad, PhD @GrendstadH]

Research does not always involve lab coats and measuring o2 and blood 🌡 Various efforts are done behind the scenes but are rarely revealed. Mine today:

Picking up our 13-yr old subjects in a bus 1hr from of our lab, listening to them singing Justin Biebers “Baby” on repeat 🤷🏼‍♂️😅