• former member of the Dept. Movement and Training
• Head of health and nature sports (fencing, fitness, judo, climbing, rowing, snow sports Nordic, gliding and windsurfing)
• Specialized practical training
• Introduction to the study of sports and wiss. Work techniques
• Excursions
• Granting of teaching assignments, guest lectures, student HK contracts
• Budget
• Capacity officer

1956: born in Essen

1963 - 1966: Elementary school in Witten

1966 - 1975: High school in Witten, A-levels

1975 - 1976: Basic military service

1977 - 1983: University of Bochum, LA Mathematics/Sport SI/SII, 1st state examination

1984 - 1986: traineeship, district seminary Dortmund, 2nd state examination

1986 - 1989: Research assistant, University of Dortmund, Institute for Didactics of Mathematics

since 1.4.1989: Scientific assistant at the Institute of Sports and Sports Science sports career: - High-performance rowing training from 1972 to 1990 - 13 x German champion in two-man, four-man and eight-man - 2 x world champion, 1 x vice world champion, bronze medal at the OS Seoul 1988 - Coach in the club - Head of the board department ''Education&Science'' of the German Rowing Federation until Sept. 2008 - Training-scientific support of the national rowing team since 1988 - Personal member of the NOK until its dissolution - Active spokesman in the DSB - Member of the anti-doping commission of the DSB until Dec. 2002

Research focus

Projects

GRABOW, V.; FRIEDHOFF, T.: Computer-aided training documentation: A rowing-specific approach and practical implementation. Lecture at the symposium ''Rowing - Sportmedizini¬sche und sportwissenschaftliche Aspekte''; 31.10. - 1.11.1987; Ulm. GRABOW, V.: Zur Aussagefähigkeit standardisierter Ergometrie- und Feldbelastungen für die Lei¬stungssteuerung in der Sportart Rudern. In: BRACK, R., HOHMANN, A., WIELAND, H. (Eds.): Training Control: Conceptual and Training Methodological Aspects, 127-132, Stuttgart 1994. GRABOW, V.: Comparison of Training Volumes and Intensities in Squad and Age Group Rowers. In: FRITSCH, W. (Ed.): Rowing: teaching - learning - training. Proceedings of the Constance Rowing Symposium 1993. Wiesbaden 1995. GRABOW, V.: Zwischen Pommes und Salatblatt. Possibilities of weight reduction in lightweight rowers. In: Rowing (1995) 2, 34-36. GRABOW, V.: 50 years and not a bit quiet. Training recommendations for masters rowers. In: Rowing (1995) 4, 32-35. GRABOW, V.; HEITZER, J.; STARISCHKA, S.: Aspects of scientific monitoring of performance-oriented training for junior rowers. In: Focus on junior rowing training. Contributions to the 3rd Symposium of the Section of Training Science of the German Association for Sports Science, Dortmund, October 4-6, 1995. Erlensee 1996. 142-146. GRABOW, V.: Doping from the perspective of the active athlete. In: KURZ, D.; MESTER, J. (Eds.): Doping im Sport. Cologne 1997. GRABOW, V.: Two facets of adult rowing: fitness and technique. In W. Fritsch (Ed.): Rowing - inform, reflect, innovate. Proceedings of the 3rd Rowing Symposium 1997. p. 116ff. GRABOW, V.; HARTMANN, U.: Epo, the modern endurance drug? In: Rowing (1999) 3. GRABOW, V.: Rowing-specific performance under longitudinal aspects. In: HARTMANN, U.; KILZER, R. (Red.): Quo-vadis Rowing. Cologne 1999. GRABOW, V.; WEIGELT, S.: Training documentation in rowing: A building block system to control long-term performance development. In W. Fritsch (Ed.), Rowing - developing, cooperating, teaching, 139-150. Sindelfingen 2001. GRABOW, V.; Schulz, H.; Weigelt, S.; Starischka, S.: Influence of training on rowing specific endurance - a single case study. In: European College of Sport Science: Book of abstracts of the 6th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science. Strauss. Cologne 2001. GRABOW, V.: The influence of age and body weight on rowing specific endurance. Poster at the Sports Medicine Symposium of the Technical University of Munich (11/12.10.2002) GRABOW, V.: The influence of the factor body weight on rowing-specific performance. In W. Fritsch (Ed.): Rowing - experience, explore, investigate. P. 197ff. Giessen. Wirth-Verlag 2003. GRABOW, V.; KONIECZKA, J.; STARISCHKA, S.: Effects of a Rowing-excursion on physical work capacity. In: European College of Sport Science: Book of abstracts of the 8th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science (pp. 319 f). Institute of Sport Science; University of Salzburg 2003. GRABOW, V.: On the relationship between training intensity and performance development. Lecture at the dvs-Symposium Endurance & Endurance Training. TU Munich 2003 GRABOW, V.: The development of sport-specific performance on a long-term average. Lecture at the 6th Constance Rowing Symposium: Rowing - Forming, Educating, Performing. University of Konstanz 2003. GRABOW, V.; KONIECZKA, J.; STARISCHKA, S.: The influence of a leisure-oriented excursion on specific endurance performance using the example of rowing. Paper presented at the dvs symposium, section on training science. Ferrauti, A.: Training science in recreational sports. 07-09 April 2005. Bochum GRABOW, V. (2009). Canoeing and rowing in schools. In: L Schmoll & A. Krombholz (Eds.): Natursport in der Schule. Between safety promotion and hiking decree. Pp. 53-58. Hamburg. Czwalina. Grabow, V.: Rowing ergometry: the development of sport-specific performance on long-term average. In U. Hartmann, V. Grabow, R. Kilzer (Eds.): Rowing and rowing training. Report volume on the rowing symposium 2006 Berlin. P. 35ff. Sindelfingen 2010. Grabow, V.: How do you actually have to train to become a rowing world champion? On the relationship between training and competitive success. In U. Hartmann, V. Grabow, R. Kilzer (Eds.): Rowing and rowing training. Proceedings of the Rowing Symposium 2006 Berlin. P. 43ff. Sindelfingen 2010. Grabow, V.(2013). Maximum Lactate Steady State and 4 mmol/l Lactate Threshold in Rowing. In: 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Book of Abstracts. P. 874. As co-author: HARTMANN, U.; MADER, A.; GRABOW, V.; WITTKAMP, O.; KOMANNS, B.: Distribution of training intensities of female high-performance rowers in training practice. In: MARTIN, D.; WEIGELT, S. (Eds.): Training science - self-understanding and research approaches. 1st Symposium of the DVS Section of Training Science in Kassel, 29.9. - 1.10.1992. St. Augustin 1993. 233-243. HARTMANN, U., A. MADER, G. PETERSMANN, V. GRABOW, W. HOLLMANN: Behavior of heart rate and lactate during rowing-specific training methods. Investigations in A- and B-squad rowers and their interpretation for training control. Dt. Zt. für Sportmed. 40, 6, 1989, 200 - 212 MESTER, J.; GRABOW, V.; de Marées, H.: Physiologic and Anthopometric Aspects of Vestibular Regulation in Rowing. In: International Journal of Sports Medicine 3 (1982). 174 - 176. Stuttgart, New York. NIESSEN, M., U. HARTMANN, H. SCHULZ, H. HECK, V. GRABOW, P. PLATEN: Longitudinal behavior and influence of training on serum urea and creatine kinase in distance runners. In: MÜLLER, E., SCHWAMEDER, H., ZALLINGER, G., FASTENBAUER, V. (Eds.): Proceedings of the 8th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Salzburg 09th - 12th July 2003; Salzburg, 2003, 374 PLATEN, P., S. NÜSSER, M. KRÜGER, R. WÖSTMANN, D. GELHAAR, H. SCHULZ, U. HARTMANN, U. BARTHMUS, V. GRABOW, H. HECK: Morning heart rate variability of triathletes and nocturnal heart rate in endurance athletes during the year and its relation to completed training. In: HOTTENROTT K. (Ed.): Heart rate variability in sport; prevention - rehabilitation - training. Schriften der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft Nr. 129, Czwalina, Hamburg, 2002, 95 - 129 PLATEN, P., R. WÖSTMANN, H. SCHULZ, U. HARTMANN, U. BARTHMUS, V. GRABOW, C. DITTES, H. HECK: Effects of high training loads on serum concentrations of cortisol, free and total testosterone. Int. J. Sports Med. 20, Supplement 22, 1999, S54 SCHULZ, H., U. HARTMANN, P. PLATEN, V. GRABOW, M. NIESSEN, R. WÖSTMANN, U. BARTHMUS, H. HECK: Method to determine the influence of training load on urea and creatine kinase in middle and long distance running. Int. J. Sports Med. 20, Supplement 22, 1999, p55 SCHULZ, H., U. HARTMANN, P. PLATEN, M. NIESSEN, U. BARTMUS, V. GRABOW, H. HECK: Determinants to assess regeneration. In: MESTER, J., KING, G., STRÜDER, H., TSOLAKIDIS, E., OSTERBURG, A. (Eds.): Perspectives and Profiles. Proceedings of the 6th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Cologne 24th - 29th July 2001; Cologne, 2001, 144 SCHULZ, H., HARTMANN, U., PLATEN, P., NIESSEN, M., GRABOW, V., HECK, H.: The usefulness of heart rate variability for the assessment of regeneration status. 38th German Congress of Sports Medicine and Prevention, Potsdam, abstract volume. Dt. Zt. für Sportmed., 54, 2003, 7+8, 64 SCHULZ, H., HARTMANN, U., PLATEN, P., NIESSEN, M., GRABOW, V., HECK, H.: The usefulness of heart rate variability for the assessment of the state of regeneration. 38th German Congress of Sports Medicine and Prevention, Potsdam, abstract volume. Dt. Zt. für Sportmed., 54, 2003, 7+8, 64 STRÜDER, H., W. HOLLMANN, H. WEICKER, G. STROBEL, P. PLATEN, H. HECK, U. HARTMANN, U. BARTHMUS, V. GRABOW, H. SCHULZ, R. WÖSTMANN, K. WEBER: Influence of moderate and excessive endurance training on the serotonergic system. Int. J. Sports Med. 20, Supplement 22, 1999, S41 WÖSTMANN, R., P. PLATEN, H. SCHULZ, S. LAMMERS, C. DITTES, U. HARTMANN, U. BARTHMUS, V. GRABOW, H. HECK: Effects of high training loads and nutritional protein intake on serum concentrations of urea. Int. J. Sports Med. 20, Supplement 22, 1999, S48 WÖSTMANN, R., P. PLATEN, H. SCHULZ, S. LAMMERS, C. DITTES, U. HARTMANN, U. BARTMUS, V. GRABOW, H. HECK: Serum urea concentration depends on high training load and protein intake. In: AVELA, J., KOMI, P., KOMULAINEN, J. (Eds.): Proceedings of the 5th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Jyväskylä 19th - 23rd July 2000. Jyväskylä, 2000, 803 HARTMANN, U., V. GRABOW: The compound system from the point of view of athletes". In: STARISCHKA, S., COLLMANN, K., HELD, C.O. (Eds.): Networked for Athens 2004: Networked systems in junior competitive sports. Berichtsband, 15th International Workshop, Oer-Erkenschwick 2000, Eigenverlag MSSKS/Meyer & Meyer, Aachen, 2001, 118 - 121 HARTMANN, U., V. GRABOW, A. MADER, J. MESTER: Findings of rowing ergometric performance diagnostics considering age, anthropometry and performance class membership. In: STARISCHKA, S., CARL, K., KRUG, J. (Eds.): Schwerpunktthema Nachwuchstraining. Beiträge des 3. Symposiums der Sektion Trainingswissenschaft der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft vom 04. - 06.10.1995 in Dortmund, SFT-Verlag, Erlensee, 1996, 257 - 265 HARTMANN, U., GRABOW, V., MADER, A., MESTER, J.: Kann mit Hilfe der Bestimmung von Hämatokrit und Hämoglobin die Substitution von Erythropoietin nachgewiesen werden. In: HARTMANN, U., KILZER, R. (Eds.): Rowing - Quo Vadis. Wissenschaftliche Berichte und Materialien des Bundesinstituts für Sportwissenschaft, Sport und Buch Strauss, Cologne, 1999, 95 - 106 HARTMANN, U., V. GRABOW, A. MADER, J. MESTER: Variability of hemoglobin and hematocrit in cross and longitudinal section. In: BANGSBO, J., SALTIN, B., BONDE, H., HELLSTEN, Y., IBSEN, B., KJÆR, M., SJØGAARD, G. (Eds.): Sport Science in a changing world of Sports. Proceedings of the 2nd annual congress of the European College of Sport Science, Copenhagen, Denmark 20th - 23rd August 1997, HO+STORM, Copenhagen, 1997, 448.