Sport Scientist · DSHS Cologne
PhD Candidate · Sport Science, German Sport University Cologne
M.Ed. Physical Education & Sport Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University · B.Ed. Athletic Training, Shanghai University of Sport
I study how energy availability and recovery shape the health and performance of endurance and master athletes — from field studies at the World Masters Athletics Championships to molecular and cellular models of muscle and metabolism. My current focus is low energy availability and RED-S in master and endurance athletes, including managing the LEAP study at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln.
Research
Post-COVID recovery, menopausal symptoms, and injury in track & field master athletes, studied at the World Masters Athletics Championships.
Prevalence, risk, and physiological consequences of energy deficiency in endurance athletes — including management of the LEAP intervention study.
Time-efficient training such as exercise snacks and breaking up sitting, fitness assessment, and molecular responses to exercise.
Selected work
Zhang B, Yang Z, Yin M, Xie Y, Zuo H, Zhang T, et al.
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2026
Zhang B, Grau M, Puta C, Arvidsson D, Arz M, Böcker J, et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports · 2025
Zhang B, Pesta D, Forbes S, Chilibeck P, McLaurin N, Tanaka H, et al.
German Journal of Sports Medicine (DJSM) · 2025
Zhang B, Forbes S, Pesta D, Chilibeck P, Ventovuori V, McLaurin N, et al.
German Journal of Sports Medicine (DJSM) · 2025
Zhang B, Lei SM, Le S, Gong Q, Cheng S, Wang X
Frontiers in Psychology · 2022
Zhang B, Bender A, Tan X, Wang X, Le S, Cheng S
Sports Medicine and Health Science · 2022
Zhang B, Ye Z, Bai C, Chen M, Yu Z, Li Y
Sport Science Research · 2021
Recent
Two new papers published in BMC Sports Science (combined exercise intervention) and The Journal of Physiology (adipose tissue responses).
New work on post-COVID, menopause, and low energy availability in master athletes (SJMSS, DJSM), plus plyometric training (Frontiers in Physiology).
Started PhD studies at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln (DSHS Cologne), Germany.
Get in touch
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6
50933 Cologne, Germany