Keijo Häkkinen
Professor (emeritus) Keijo Häkkinen
Neuromuscular Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Contact information:
Neuromuscular Research Center, Biology of Physical Activity,
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences P.O. Box 35 (VIV)
40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland Email: Keijo.Hakkinen@jyu.fi Tel.: +358 45 3407270
Education:
1975 B.Sc. (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
1977 M.Sc. (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
1982 Licentiate of Philosophy (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
1986 PhD (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Keijo Häkkinen at his PhD defence in 1986
Scientific competence:
1989 The academic chair: Professorship in Biomechanics
1991 The academic chair: Professorship in Exercise Physiology
1992 Docent (Biology of Physical Training) Medical Faculty, University of Oulu, Finland
2001 The academic chair: Professorship in Science of Sport Coaching and Fitness Testing
Most important international research related visits:
1994 (5 months) Visiting Professor (Penn State University, Center for Sports Medicine, USA) working with professor William J. Kraemer: K. Häkkinen and W.J. Kraemer, USA, in 1994
1997 (5 months) Visiting Professor (Southern Cross University, AUS) working with prof. Robert Newton: R. Newton, W.J. Kraemer and K. Häkkinen in 1997
2000 (2 wks) Visiting Emens Distinguished Professor (Ball State University, USA)
2013 (2 wks) Visiting Professor (Edith Cowan University, AUS) Keijo Häkkinen in ECU, Australia
2018 (1 wk) Co-operative research visit (Edith Cowan University, Exercise & Sport Science, AUS)
Three most important international research co-workers including the highest number of high level international co-publications over the years of 1992-2023:
Professor William J. Kraemer, Penn State University, and currently Ohio State University, USA
Professor Robert U. Newton, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Professor Mikel Izquierdo, Public University of Pamplona, Pamplona, Spain
Most important scientific honors:
1996-2001 Appointment as Honorary Research Fellow, Southern Cross University, Lismore, AUS
2000 Appointment "Emens Distinguished Professor" Ball State University, USA
2006 Distinguished Invited Lecturer Award at the University of Connecticut, USA
2013 The University’s Jubilee Year Award for remarkable life’s work, University of Jyväskylä, FIN
2015 The National Strength and Conditioning Association NSCA Impact Award, Colorado, USA
2022 Jubilee Award for outstanding research actions and contribution to the development to
the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, FIN
Major research interests:
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Acute neuromuscular, hormonal and mechanical responses to various resistance exercise protocols in men and women, various athlete groups and aging population
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Neuromuscular, hormonal and physiologic adaptations during prolonged strength training and detraining in men and women, adolescents, athletes and aging population
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Acute neuromuscular, cardiorespiratory & physiologic responses and chronic adaptations to combined endurance and strength training modes in men and women and endurance athletes
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Physical performance profiles & competitive performance in sport events and training, seasonal and detraining adaptations e.g. weightlifting, bodybuilding & fitness sports, wrestling & judo, track and field: sprinting & jumping, throwing and endurance athletes, cross-country skiers, basketball, volleyball, soccer and ice-hockey
International scientific publications in numbers:
An example of one of the well cited articles by Robert Newton and Keijo Häkkinen et al. (2002)
An example of one the most cited articles by William Kraemer and Keijo Häkkinen et al. (2004)
An example of one of the most cited articles by M. Izquierdo and K. Häkkinen et al. (2006)
An example of one of the most cited articles by J. Ahtiainen and K. Häkkinen et al. (2016)
An example of one of the latest well cited article by Aapo Räntilä and Keijo Häkkinen et al. (2021)
List of international original peer-reviewed scientific articles in PUBMED:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=H%C3%A4kkinen+K
Domestic scientific, professional and other publications:
Articles, reviews, and others: around 175, Books: 9
1) "Voimaharjoittelun Perusteet" 1990: Keijo Häkkinen
2) "Huippu-urheiluvalmennus" 2016: Mero, Nummela, Kalaja, Häkkinen
3) Fyysisen kunnon mittaaminen" 2018: Keskinen, Häkkinen, Kallinen
Summary of international and national presentations in numbers:
Summary of PhD education in numbers:
PhD students supervised for their doctoral degrees: 27
Currently PhD students under supervision: 4
Most important scientific related actions:
Acting an international expert evaluator of the scientific competence for professorships
University Jubilee Year Award for remarkable life work, University of Jyväskylä (2013)
Keijo Häkkinen in the Award photo 2013
The award of the Jyväskylä Convention Bureau for organizing the congress in 2015 in Jyväskylä
Internationally recognized top level researcher in his field based on the international scientific publications Professor Keijo Häkkinen in Helsingin Sanomat 2020 (In Finnish)
Most important professional and societal actions:
Vice member in the board of the University of Jyväskylä
Chairman in the Committee of the Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Chairman of the Research School, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä•
Vice Dean in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä
Head of the Department of Biology of Physical Activity
Member in the Ethics Committee, University of Jyväskylä
Silver award from the Finnish Society of Sport Science
Most important sport related actions:
Personal physical activities and competitive sport:
• Background as a competitive athlete in weightlifting (1969-1976)
and in track and field (1965-1971) (and 2003-2011)
• Enjoying still today lifting weights: clean & jerk and snatch etc. and training for endurance e.g. by biking
Actual professional sport related activities:
Coach in weightlifting in Finland (1977-1977)
Expert in the Finnish Weightlifting Federation
Chairman in the Scientific Committee of the Finnish Weightlifting Federation
Member in the Board of the Finnish Weightlifting Federation
Dibloma from the Finnish Weightlifting Federation
Medal of the 80th Anniversary of the Finnish Weightlifting Federation
Expert member in the Finnish Track and Field Association
For more information see ResearchGate:
https://www.res: earchgate.net/profile/Keijo_Haekkinen
Some examples of Media appearances:
2024:
2023:
Keijo Häkkinen giving a presentation on September 26, 2023 at the 12th International Conference on Strength Training (ICST2023) in the University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Practical demonstrations of proper technique of weightlifting in the lecture hall by Heikki Keskitalo and Hannes Keskitalo lifting 180 kg easily in this video in the clean & jerk
A nice Meta-Analysis by Nuzzo JL 2023 about sex differences in skeletal muscle fiber types
An article by Ailshida et al. 2023 et al. about performance decreases after high volume protocol.
A nice study by Yoshida et al. 2023 about the use of eccentric versus concentric fatiguing loading
2022:
Our article by Seppänen and Häkkinen 2022 is now officially out in JSCR
Our new article by Walker et al. 2022 has received a lot of good comments
Our new article by Kotikangas et al. 2022 in Frontiers of Sport and Active Living
Our new international co-operative paper by Häkkinen et al. 2022 in JSSM
12th International Conference on Strength Training will take place Sept. 27-29, 2023. at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Our article by Rissanen, Walker, et al. & Häkkinen 2022 has received a lot of positive attention
2021:
Ulkokuntosalilaitteet voivat olla tehokkaita voimaharjoituksen toteutuksessa
Positive comments by Keijo Häkkinen on the original article by Travis et al. 2021
Our new strength training paper by Räntilä et al. in JSCR 2021 has received positive attention
Positive comments by Keijo Häkkinen on the research article by Latella et al. 2021
Presentation by Scienze Motorie TV (YouTube) about scientific achievements by prof. K. Häkkinen
Our review paper about strength training by Lopez et al. 2021 came out in MSSE
2020:
Keijo Häkkinen Jyväskylän yliopistosta tutkimuksen maailman huipputasolla
Yksi Helsingin Sanomien @hsfi listaamista huippututukijoista on prof. Keijo Häkkinen
Classic paper by Häkkinen et al. 1988 nicely noted by professor Greg Haff
Our new Ahtiainen et al. paper 2020
Comments by prof. Galpin about the evaluation by Keijo Häkkinen of his new paper 2020
2019:
Voimaharjoittelu on erityisen tärkeää ikääntyvillä ihmisillä
One of our new publications (2019) that received a lot of interest
2018:
Keijo Häkkinen presenting at 11th ICST2018, Perth, Australia
Sienestys ei yksin riitä fyysisen kunnon kannalta
Laaja kansainvälinen Voima- ja kestävyysharjoittelun Symposium Jyväskylässä
A new record in the number of participants at our 19th Int. Symposium, Jyväskylä, Finland
New article on Combined Strength and Endurance Training
Fyysisen kunnon mittaaminen, 2013, Käsi- ja oppikirja kuntotestaajille
2017:
Intensive weight loss does not cause major health problems for female fitness competitors
2016:
Fitness urheilun painonpudotukset riskit odotettua pienemmät
11th International Conference on Strength Training, ICST2016, Kyuto, Japan
Näin yhdistät voima- ja kestävyysharjoittelun, Etelä-Saimaa
2015:
Jyväskylässä vuonna 2015 järjestettyjen kv. kongressien palkinto professori Keijo Häkkiselle
2014:
Savon Sanomat: Pitääkö kestävyyskuntoilijan karttaa punttitreeniä vai ei?
Performing cardio and strength in the same training session: In which order?
2013:
Cardio or strength training first in a single training session? Or could it be sex specific?
Jyväskylän yliopiston palkinto merkittävästä elämäntyöstä liikuntabiologiassa prof. Keijo Häkkiselle
2011:
2010:
Lääkärilehti: Prof. Keijo Häkkinen: Voimaharjoittelu kannattaa aloittaa myös ikääntyneenä