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Dr. Leonie Brandt

Sports Scientist

“A plan that ignores the fixture list is just paper.”

Leonie spent eleven years on Bundesliga and national-team staffs before opening her own performance testing practice. She plans strength development where it's hardest: in the middle of a running season.

11
Years in pro sport
4
Positions held
23
Published papers

Career stops.

  1. 2013 bis 2016PhD in training science
  2. 2016 bis 2020Bundesliga handball staff, S&C
  3. 2020 bis 2023National-team support, performance testing
  4. since 2023Own testing practice & club consulting

Focus areas.

  • Strength periodization
  • Performance testing
  • Load management

Like every course in the Lab, Leonie's courses are vetted against the five Lab criteria.