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HRZZ projektHRZZ project IP-2025-02-8546

FLIP
Vatra, Svjetlo, Led i Tlak Fire, Light, Ice & Pressure

„Od potencijala do vrhunske izvedbeFrom Potential to Peak Performance”

Razvoj metoda za procjenu starosti mišića i istraživanje učinaka specifičnih terapijskih protokola na biomarkere starenja — na razmeđi kineziologije, biomedicine, biotehnologije i neuroznanosti.

Developing methods to assess muscle age and researching how specific therapeutic protocols affect aging biomarkers — at the crossroads of kinesiology, biomedicine, biotechnology and neuroscience.

FLIP — Vatra, Svjetlo, Led i Tlak (Fire, Light, Ice & Pressure)
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VatraFireInfracrvena sauna — toplina i regeneracijaInfrared sauna — heat & recovery
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SvjetloLightTerapija crvenim svjetlomRed light therapy
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LedIceUranjanje u hladnu voduCold-water immersion
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TlakPressureHiperbarična oksigenacija (HBOT)Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBOT)
36mjeseci provedbemonths
5znanstvenih studijascientific studies
4terapijska protokolatherapeutic protocols
3države — HR · SI · ITcountries — HR · SI · IT
prof. dr. sc. Dražen Čular
Riječ voditeljaA word from the lead

„Dobrodošli na stranice projekta FLIP. Vjerujemo da se starenje može mjeriti, razumjeti i pametnim, znanstveno utemeljenim intervencijama usporiti — a vas pozivam da taj put otkrivamo zajedno.”

„Welcome to the FLIP project. We believe aging can be measured, understood and — through smart, science-based interventions — slowed; I invite you to discover that path together with us.”

prof. dr. sc. Dražen Čularvoditelj projektaPrincipal Investigator
IzazovThe challenge

Koliko su stari vaši mišići?How old are your muscles, really?

Kronološka dob često ne odgovara stvarnom stupnju starenja organizma. FLIP razvija indeks starosti mišića — složeni mjerni instrument koji spaja fenotipske i molekularne pokazatelje kako bi se starenje skeletnih mišića mjerilo preciznije nego ikad.

Chronological age often does not match the body's true degree of aging. FLIP develops a muscle age index — a composite instrument that integrates phenotypic and molecular indicators to measure skeletal-muscle aging more precisely than ever.

Cilj je razumjeti mehanizme starenja mišića te ispitati mogu li ciljani protokoli (hladnoća, svjetlo, toplina, tlak) usporiti ili poboljšati pokazatelje starenja.

The goal is to understand muscle-aging mechanisms and to test whether targeted protocols (cold, light, heat, pressure) can slow or improve aging indicators.

O istraživačkom pitanjuAbout the research question
Procjena biološke dobi kroz 12 fizioloških sustava (Multi-System Biological Age Assessment)
Istraživačka pitanjaResearch questions

Tri pitanja u srcu projektaThree questions at the project's core

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MjerenjeMeasurement

Koje metode (TMG, EMG, MyotonPRO, 3D sken, Kinvent, krvne i epigenetske pretrage) najtočnije prikazuju status i starenje mišića te kako ih spojiti u indeks starosti mišića?

Which methods (TMG, EMG, MyotonPRO, 3D scan, Kinvent, blood & epigenetic tests) most accurately depict muscle status and aging — and how do we combine them into a muscle age index?

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Učinak protokolaProtocol effects

Kolika je i kakva je veličina učinka hladne vode, svjetla, infracrvene saune i HBOT-a na molekularne i fenotipske parametre mišića?

What is the magnitude and nature of the effects of cold water, light, infrared sauna and HBOT on molecular and phenotypic muscle parameters?

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VarijabilnostVariability

Koje su genetske, epigenetske i biokemijske osnove razlika u odgovorima te kako rezultate primijeniti u sportu, rehabilitaciji i preventivnoj medicini?

What are the genetic, epigenetic and biochemical foundations of response variability, and how can results be applied in sport, rehabilitation and preventive medicine?

Nova infrastrukturaNew infrastructure

Cro Longevity & Health Lab

Projekt uspostavlja Hrvatski laboratorij za longevitet i zdravlje pri Kineziološkom fakultetu u Splitu — centar za mjerenje starosti mišića, biomarkera starenja i drugih pokazatelja, opremljen vrhunskom dijagnostikom.

The project establishes the Croatian Laboratory for Longevity and Health at the Faculty of Kinesiology in Split — a centre for measuring muscle age, aging biomarkers and other indicators, equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostics.

Pogledaj laboratorij i opremuSee the lab & equipment

📍 Split

Cro Longevity & Health Lab, KIFST

📍 Zagreb

HARD BODY PREMIUM GYM

Znanost o starenju mišića — otvorena i primjenjivaMuscle-aging science — open and applicable

Od elitnog sporta i produljenja sportskih karijera do rehabilitacije, preventivne medicine i kvalitete života starije populacije.

From elite sport and extended athletic careers to rehabilitation, preventive medicine and quality of life for older adults.