Jeffrey R. Stout, Ph.D., FISSN is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of the Metabolic and Body Composition Laboratory in the Department of Health and Exercise Science. He received a undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Concordia University in 1989 and a masters and doctorate in Exercise Physiology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1992 and 1995, respectively. In addition, Dr. Stout is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM), Fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Dr. Stout has conducted and published numerous studies that focus on nutritional intervention on exercise performance, muscle function and body composition in journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Furthermore, he has edited and co-authored six books on sports nutrition.

Ben Rosenblatt, graduated in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff where he is currently undertaking a Ph.D. in the biomechanical specificty of the power clean to sprinting. Previously he was a voluntary strength and conditioning assistant at Long Beach State University and the Rehabilitation Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Olympic Medical Institue. Now in his second season as Head of Sports Science and Conditioning at Birmingham City Football Club, he has been promoted to the Premier League Campaign to Manchester United.

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Cassandra Forsythe, PhD, CSCS, CISSN is a graduate of Exercise Science and Nutrition from the #1 Kinesiology doctoral program in the U.S at the University of Connecticut (2009). Her research specialty is low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets, dietary fatty acids, resistance training, and their relationships to diabetes, heart disease and body composition. She also holds a M.S. in Human Nutrition and Metabolism and a B.S. in Nutrition and Food Science from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. With her certification as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Sports Nutritionist (CISSN), Cassandra coaches women of all ages and sports at her personal training studio in Connecticut, or online, to attain their athletic and body composition goals. She also is a well-known author. She has authored two popular books for women: “The New Rules of Lifting for Women”, co-authored with Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove (2008), and “Women’s Health Perfect Body Diet” (2008); in addition to two textbook chapters: “Creatine Metabolism”, from Essentials of Creatine in Sport (2007), and “Very Low-Carbohydrate Diets” , from Essentials of Sports Nutrition (2008), and numerous online and peer-reviewed nutrition and exercise articles. Currently she is working on her dietetic internship through the University of Massachusetts Amherst to become a Registered Dietitian by July 2009. In her spare time, Cassandra loves to mountain bike, rock climb, hike, lift weights, cook, garden, and walk with her three dogs.

Mike “Vinny” Varrato, MS, CSCS is currently a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Tenafly Racquet Club in Tenafly, NJ just outside New York City. Mike works in an elite tennis player program called CourtSense where he trains players from children to professionals. Mike previously started his career for the Philadelphia Phillies and their Double A affiliate Reading Phillies. Mike received a Master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in December 2006 and is a former roommate of co-host Anna Lepeley (His biggest claim to fame). Mike has worked and interned for/under Florida Gulf Coast University, Perfect Competition, David Sandler/Strengthpro, Florida International University, Providence Bruins, Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, and various football, hockey, and tennis camps.

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Disa L. Hatfield, Ph.D., M.A., is currently an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island in the Department of Kinesiology. Dr. Hatfield earned her first Master’s degree in psychology at Antioch University, Santa Barbara and her second in Kinesiology from the University of Connecticut and her Ph.D. from the University if Connecticut. Dr. Hatfield’s research interests include the hormonal responses to resistance exercise, particularly the responses of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and Growth Hormone. Dr. Hatfield also has research experience investigating the role of supplementation and resistance exercise, children and exercise, and the weight-loss and health benefits of differing diets in combination with resistance training. She is also a 3-time National Champion Powerlifter and former American Bench Press record holder. She is an active participant of the ACSM and NSCA.

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Mike Irr, CSCS, is the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the NBA team, Charlotte Bobcats. He previously served as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Chicago Bulls. He earned his degree from the University of Connecticut and is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Erik Helland, is the Bulls’ Strength & Conditioning Coach and one of the NBA’s most respected and tenured strength coaches. He is a 1987 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he earned his degree in Physical Education with an emphasis on athletic training and coaching. Erik is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a strength and conditioning specialist and USA Weightlifting as a Level I coach.

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Shawn Myszka, CSCS, received his BS degree in Health Promotion in 2003. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and is presently founding the newly formed Plyometric Special Interest Group through the NSCA. Through the NSCA, Shawn has spoke extensively on Plyometrics at numerous State NSCA clinics and will be speaking regionally as well as nationally in the first part of 2008.

His wealth of experience begins at a personal level as a competitive bodybuilder, winning the NPC Wisconsin State Championship in 1999 and 2001, and eventually competing at the National-level. Shawn took his passion for training athletes to the next level, the professional level, as a strength coach on the Strength & Conditioning Staff with the Chicago Bears in 2003. Shawn has also spent time working with Louie Simmons, regarded by many as the top strength coach in the world, as well as 6-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates. In addition to all of this, he has trained Collegiate National Champion Athletes and has also worked closely with various high schools / sports organizations to implement the best possible athletic performance program available for them! Go to: www.explosiveedgeathletics.com/staff.html for more information.

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Boyd Epley, the most decorated strength and conditioning coach ever, is the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) Director of Coaching Performance. He previously has served as an Associate Athletic Director at the University of Nebraska where he was employed for 37 years.

 Travis Triplett is currently at Appalachian State University, serving as the Director of the Graduate Program and the academic concentrations in Strength and Conditioning. She was a research assistant in Sports Physiology at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs before completing a PhD in Physiology of Exercise at the Penn State in 1995. Dr. Triplett is also on a NASA review board for developing resistance exercise countermeasures to micro-gravity environments for the International Space Station and is a Certified Club Coach with USA Weightlifting.

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Jeff Connors is in his eighth year as Carolina’s Strength and Conditioning Coordinator and his seventh as an assistant athletic director. While his primary focus is the football team’s strength and conditioning, Connors oversees the department’s entire strength and conditioning program and also works specifically with the women’s basketball team.

Mark Flynt In 1965, he was first team, all-district defensive back for the first state championship football team for the Odessa Permian Panthers, starting the winning tradition at Permian High School, and later inspiring the movie Friday Night Lights. At age 59, he received national attention throughout the 2007 football season. With his final year of eligibility confirmed by the NCAA, Mike was able to make the team and become the oldest contributing member of a college football team in NCAA history.

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Jason Hartman, MS, CSCS, is currently the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York. His duties include overseeing the resistance training and conditioning programs for the resident programs of the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center which include: Bobsled, Skeleton, Biathlon, Freestyle Skiing, and Luge.

Juan Carlos Santana

Juan Carlos Santana, CSCS received his bachelor and master’s degrees in Exercise Science from Florida Atlantic University. Mr. Santana is the Director and CEO of the Institute of Human Performance in Boca Raton, Florida. His training methodologies have been successfully applied to the full spectrum of the population-youth, geriatric, rehabilitation, and elite athletes. Mr. Santana’s professional responsibilities have included serving as the Chairman of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Sport Specific Conference, as the NSCA Florida State Director, and as a member of the NSCA Conference Committee.

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Mike Nitka

Mike Nitka, MS, CSCS, is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Muskego High School in Muskego, Wisconsin. Mr. Nitka has over 31 years of coaching experience with adolescent athletes. He has served as NSCA Vice-President of Youth and Adolescents Activities, received the NSCA Strength & Conditioning Professional of the Year and is currently the chairman for the NSCA High School Special Interest Group. Mike currently serves on the NSCA Board of Directors.

Nick Ratamess

Nick Ratamess is an assistant professor in Health & Exercise Science at the College of New Jersey. He received his PhD in Kinesiology in 2003 from the University of Connecticut. He has published numerous research articles and educational publications and has made a remarkable contribution to the strength & conditioning and sports nutrition fields of research.

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Nick Ratamess is an assistant professor in Health & Exercise Science at the College of New Jersey. He received his PhD in Kinesiology in 2003 from the University of Connecticut. He has published numerous research articles and educational publications and has made a remarkable contribution to the strength & conditioning and sports nutrition fields of research.

Dr. Joseph Dziados, M.D., MPH completed his medical degree at Creighton University in Omaha, NE in 1977. He is residency-trained and board-certified in Family Practice, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and holds a Certificate of Additional Qualification in Sports Medicine.
He served a full career in the US Army holding many clinical positions, including research and publications in the area of Exercise Physiology and upon retirement continued service as a civil servant for several years. He currently works part-time in Urgent Care.
His passion for many years, has been the application of strength training to the elderly in order to improve function, pain, and overall health. He instituted a Physician-Prescribed Exercise Program (PPEP) for patients over-65 years of age at a major Army medical center which he supervised for 2 years. The results, although not unexpected, serve as a model for what beneficial outcomes elderly patients can achieve with exercise.
Dr. Dziados credits Dr. William Kraemer for his passion and knowledge in strength training—acquired when both served and conducted research in the US Army together. Dr. Dziados lives with his wife, Annette, in Salem, OR.

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Dr. Michael Hartman is an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Co-Director of the Strength and Conditioning Research Laboratory at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Hartman teaches courses in resistance exercise technique and strength and conditioning while pursuing research in the area of neuromuscular adaptations associated with strength training and conditioning; including athletic performance enhancement, acute adaptations associated with strength-power training, overtraining syndrome, and changes in neuromuscular performance with aging. Dr. Hartman completed his Doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Oklahoma and has previously worked as a Sports Science Research Assistant at the US Olympic Training Center.

Dr. Jeff Volek is an associate professor and exercise and nutrition researcher at the University of Connecticut. He is a Registered Dietitian (R.D.) and holds a Ph.D. from Penn State University, where his major fields of study were exercise physiology and nutrition. Having published more than 165 peer-reviewed studies in the last decade, he is one of the most prolific exercise, diet, and supplement researchers in the world. He has performed some of the seminal scientific work on dietary supplements such as creatine, carntine, and a variety of other ergogenic aids. He is co-author of “The Testosterone Advantage Plan” and author of “Men’s Health TNT Diet”. His current primary area of research is focused on physiological adaptations to low carbohydrate diets with emphasis on outcomes related to metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. He uses prospective diet and/or exercise interventions and use sophisticated cellular techniques to understand changes in adiposity, fatty acid and lipoprotein metabolism, inflammation, vascular function, and endocrine adaptations. He currently has multiple projects evaluating novel health benefits of whey protein. Dr. Volek does not just write about his research, he actually uses it. In 2000, he won the Indiana state powerlifting championship in the 82.5 kg (181.5 pounds) weight group with the highlight being a 585 pound squat and a 600 pound deadlift.

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Eric Broser has been involved in the fitness industry for over 20 years. He is an NGA natural professional bodybuilder and judge. He is a monthly columnist for both Muscular Development (“No Juice Bodybuilding”) and Iron Man (“Muscle In-Sites” and “Net Results”) magazine, and has had over 40 articles published on weight training. He is co-author of the book “Building the Perfect Beast Naturally,” and the pioneer of the POWER, REP RANGE, SHOCK and FIBER DAMAGE/FIBER SATURATION training methods, being used by bodybuilders all over the world. He will be featured on the cover of the October issue of Iron Man and is currently training Jenny Lynn, Ms. Figure Olympia for her 2008 title defense. Later this year he will be filming a DVD with Jenny, chronicling her the workouts she will be using to prepare for the show. Eric is also a sponsored VPX athlete and supports their line of products.

Dr. Jay Hoffman is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health and Exercise Science at The College of New Jersey’s.  Dr. Hoffman was awarded the 2007 Outstanding Sport Scientist of the Year from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and received the 2005 Outstanding Kinesiology Professional Award from the Neag School of Education Alumni Society of the University of Connecticut. He is also the sports science advisor to Major League Baseball Strength Coaches.  Dr. Hoffman has published more than 120 articles and chapters in peer-reviewed journals. His books Physiological Aspects of Sport Training and Performance and Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health were published by Human Kinetics.   A Practical Guide to Designing Resistance Training Programs and Total Fitness for Baseball were published by Coaches Choice.  Further sharing his research and findings, Dr. Hoffman has lectured at more than 180 national and international conferences and meetings.

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Bob Takano has developed and coached some of the best weightlifters in the U.S. for the past 39 years.  A 2007 inductee into the U.S.A. Weightlifting Hall of Fame, he has coached four national champions, 7 national record holders and 28 top 10 nationally ranked lifters.  His articles have  been published by the NSCA and the International Olympic Committee and helped to establish standards for the coaching of the Olympic lifts.  He is a former member of the editorial board of the NSCA  Journal, and an instructor for the UCLA Extension program.

 

A graduate of McQueen High School in Reno, Ali McKnight  earned All-America honors in the heptathlon at the 1995 NCAA Championships. Her second-place finish in the event marked the highest a female Wolf Pack track and field competitor had ever placed in the national competition. She competed in both the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Trials in the heptathlon. A two-rime Big West Conference Athlete of the Year in 1994 and 1995, McKnight  captured back-to-back conference titles in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 100 meter hurdles. In 1995, she led Nevada to a runner-up finish to Utah State at the conference meet, which was the highest the Wolf Pack had finished in the Big West Championships. McKnight went on to post the second-fastest 200-meter time in the history of the heptathlon and later earned a spot on the 2000 U.S. Women’s World Cup Bobsled team.  Ali currently works in the fitness industry.  http://www.alifitness.com

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Tom Myslinski – Strength & Conditioning Coach; Year with Browns: 2nd (1st as Strength and Conditioning Coach); Year in NFL: 2nd;  Tom Myslinski was named strength and conditioning coach on Jan. 29, 2007.  Myslinski is in his first season as head strength and conditioning coach and brings nearly ten years of experience to the Browns strength and conditioning program.  Myslinski joins the Browns from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was recently appointed assistant strength and conditioning coach.  Myslinski served the previous two seasons (2005-06) at Robert Morris University in a newly created position of head strength and conditioning coach responsible for developing and initiating the conditioning program for all 17 intercollegiate male and female varsity sports. Myslinski served three seasons with the Browns under former strength and conditioning coach Buddy Morris.  Myslinski was a part-time assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2002 and 2003 seasons.  He was elevated to assistant strength and conditioning coach for the 2004 season.  While playing in the NFL, Myslinski served as a volunteer assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1998-2001, where he worked primarily with offensive and defensive linemen. Prior to his stint at Pittsburgh, Myslinski spent 1996 as the volunteer head strength and conditioning coach at the University of North Florida, where he managed all aspects of physical and mental development with the school’s student athletes. He has also served as a martial arts consultant to numerous collegiate athletic programs.  Myslinski developed and patented the “Tunch Punch Ladder” hand agility pad and has trained extensively under offensive line guru, Tunch Ilkin, who is the developer of the Tunch Punch system, which is used extensively by offensive line coaches throughout the NFL.  Mylinski was a fourth round draft selection in 1992 by the Dallas Cowboys, and played offensive line for nine seasons in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.   Myslinski earned eight varsity letters at the University of Tennessee in football and track & field and earned first team All-SEC and honorable mention All-America honors in football in 1991.  He started at guard for two consecutive SEC Championship teams (1989, 1990).  He also was a member of the Volunteers’ 1991 NCAA Champion track & field team.   Myslinski was born Dec. 7, 1968 in Rome, N.Y.  Myslinski earned a B.S. in kinesiology from Tennessee in 1992 and later earned a M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh in exercise physiology.  Myslinski and his wife, Amy, have three children, Thomas, Emily and Michael and reside in Westlake, Ohio. 

Coaching Background:

1996 – University of North Florida, volunteer head strength and conditioning coach; University of Pittsburgh, volunteer assistant strength and conditioning coach

2002-03 – Cleveland Browns, part-time assistant strength and conditioning coach

2004 – Cleveland Browns, assistant strength and conditioning coach

2005-06 – Robert Morris University, head strength and conditioning coach

2007 – University of Pittsburgh, assistant strength and conditioning coach

2007 – Cleveland Browns, head strength and conditioning coach

Dr. Douglas S. Kalman Ph.D., RD
Dr. Kalman is currently a Director in the Nutrition and Endocrinology Division of Miami Research Associates (MRA). He has been active within the sports nutrition community for more than 14 years. Dr. Kalman has worked with professional, collegiate and high-level amateur athletes in and outside of the United States.

He is the Past Chair of the Nutritionists in Complementary Care-DPG and is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition; a Spokesperson for the American College of Sports Medicine and The National Strength and Conditioning Association.

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Steve Plisk has over two decades in the trenches as a Sports Performance and Strength & Conditioning professional. He is the Proprietor and Director of Excelsior Sports, a coaching and consulting service specializing in a multidisciplinary “best practices” approach to athlete preparation and professional education. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning
Specialist (recertified with distinction) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association. He has prepared elite football players for the NFL such as Andy Alleman of the New Orleans Saints, Jake Bender of the New York Jets, and Justise Hairston for the New England Patriots. He earned his BS in Sport & Exercise Science at SUNY Buffalo, and
his MS in Kinesiology at the University of Colorado.

Steve’s current professional activities include:

• Associate Editor of the Strength & Conditioning Journal
• Member of the NSCA Certification Commission’s CSCS Job Analysis Committee, 2002 & 2007
• Chair of the NSCA Strength & Conditioning Professional Standards and Guidelines
• Chapter author for several books, including the NSCA’s Essentials of Strength Training & Conditioning text

Andrea Hudy joined the Kansas staff as Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning in September 2004. Hudy handles the strength and conditioning responsibilities for the University of Kansas Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams and Volleyball team. Hudy came to Kansas after nine and a half years at the University of Connecticut, where she worked closely with the Huskies’ National Champion Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams. In all, Hudy was part of eight national championship teams while at Connecticut – two men’s basketball; five women’s basketball; and one men’s soccer.

A native of Huntingdon, Pa., Hudy was a four-year letter winner in volleyball at Maryland where she graduated in 1994. Her freshman season at Maryland, she was a member of the 1990 Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball Championship Team. Hudy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology at Maryland and her Masters of Arts degree in Sport Biomechanics from Connecticut. She is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a USAW Level I Coach.

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Jon Torine is in his 10th season as strength and conditioning coach of the Colts.  Torine oversees all aspects of the club’s strength, conditioning and nutritional programs.  He previously served as a conditioning assistant with the Buffalo Bills from 1995-97, where he was involved with the same aspects of the Bills’ programs.In his position with the Colts, Torine has the primary responsibility of developing a year-round strength and conditioning routine for all players.  Torine supervises players’ diet/nutritional needs throughout the year, and he coordinates all meal plans for home and away games.  He also assists the team’s medical staff with the rehabilitation of injured players.  Torine has served on panels for the United States Olympic Committee, the American College of Sports Medicine, Gatorade/Gatorade Sports Science Institute and Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN).  Torine has served as a speaker for the National Strength and Conditioning Association.  In 1999, Torine designed the club’s 6,000 square foot weight room at the Union Federal Football Center. Torine played football at Springfield (Mass.) College.  He received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science.Torine is a native of Livingston, N.J.  He and his wife, Ilana, reside with their sons, Spencer and Isaac, in Carmel.

 

Mike Nitka, MS, CSCS, is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Muskego High School in Muskego, Wisconsin. Mr. Nitka has over 28 years of coaching experience with adolescent athletes. He has served as NSCA Vice-President of Youth and Adolescents Activities, received the NSCA Strength & Conditioning Professional of the Year and is currently the chairman for the NSCA High School Special Interest Group.

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Meet Raphael Calzadilla, a “virtual personal trainer” helping members integrate custom exercise programs into their daily routine so they can reach their health and wellness goals. 

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Cassandra Forsythe is a PhD student at the University of Connecticut studying exercise science and nutrition under the supervision of Jeff Volek, PhD, RD.  She co-authored “The Perfect Body Plan” written for Women’s Health Magazine and also penned “Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess.” She can be reached at cassforsythe@hotmail.com. 

Certified Personal Trainer – (NASM) National Academy of Sports Medicine Experience and Background A native of Puerto Rico, Yari has spent most of her life in Miami. She has been passionate about fitness, health and athletics since she was a child and began playing competitive soccer, basketball, softball and badminton. Yari’s introduction into the world of training and fitness occurred six years ago, when she competed in a South Florida figure competition. This experience inspired Yari to become a personal trainer, or as she likes to call it, a “lifestyle coach.” http://www.getfitin6.com/ 

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Patrick Jacobs, Ph.D. earned his doctorate at the University of Miami.  He is a Licensed Athletic Trainer (Florida) and has recently done research on vibration training.  Listen to Patrick pontificate and edify us on the nuances of vibration training and the history of the hand-held model that has proliferated in many urban retail centers.  Patrick is on faculty at Florida Atlantic University in beautiful, sunny, and sometimes humid, South Florida.

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MeMe Roth is the Founder and President of NAAO, the National Action Against Obesity.  (www.actionagainstobesity.com ). The Mission of the NAAO is as follows:  Through education, legislation, and most importantly—parental action—National Action Against Obesity works independently and as a consultancy to reverse the obesity epidemic by eliminating ‘fake foods’ from the food supply, barring junk food from schools and eradicating Secondhand Obesityâ„¢ (obesity handed down from one generation to the next, as well as from citizen to citizen), while encouraging exercise across all ages. Success relies upon wholly re-imagining what the U.S. population considers “normal” food consumption and “normal” exercise. When the majority is overweight, America cannot be normal.  MeMe has appeared on Fox News, Neil Cavuto, CNN and the O’Reilly Factor.

Dr. Avery Faigenbaum is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at The College of New Jersey.  As a leading researcher and practitioner in the field of youth fitness; Dr. Faigenbaum has published over 150 articles on fitness and conditioning and is the co-author of twenty book chapters and seven books including Strength and Power for Young Athletes and Medicine

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Jeffrey Stout, Ph.D., FISSN, FNSCA, FACSM  is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of the Metabolic and Body Composition Laboratory in the Department of Health and Exercise Science. He received a undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Concordia University in 1989 and a masters and doctorate in Exercise Physiology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1992 and 1995, respectively.  In addition, Dr. Stout is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM), Fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).  Dr. Stout has conducted and published numerous studies that focus on nutritional intervention on exercise performance, muscle function and body composition in journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.  Furthermore, he has edited and co-authored six books on sports nutrition.  Dr. Stout serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and is a regular reviewer for journals such as Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise and Journal of Sports Science and Medicine.  He has also attended and regularly presented at each NSCA National Conference since 1993 and was recently elected to the NSCA Research Committee.  In July 2001, Dr. Stout received the Outstanding Young Investigator of the Year Award from the NSCA.  In addition, that year he also won the Editorial Excellence Award from the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. http://www.ou.edu/cas/hss/bios/stout.html 

Hector Lopez, M.D. is the co-founder of Physicians Pioneering Performance, LLC. Clinical interests include: physical medicine and rehabilitation, optimal aging, obesity, and sports/musculoskeletal medicine.  Dr. Lopez has had research experience in the molecular biology of cancer, lipoprotein and amino acid metabolism, and effects of manipulating macronutrient composition on athletic performance.  The PPP group has an interest in developing a new paradigm of rehab medicine…‘Integrative/Metabolic Physiatry’ through strategic nutritional and metabolic intervention as another “tool” in the armamentarium to enhance performance outcomes in patients, healthy laypersons, and athletes alike.  Research interests of PPP include: 1) Applying advances in sports nutrition and exercise science to enhance the functional capacity and human performance of the rehabilitation patient population, senior/aging population, athletes, and laypersons.  Dr. Lopez has experience consulting on integrated training, nutrition and supplementation for clients at all levels of fitness (recreational and amateur to elite/professional athletes).  Dr. Lopez is on the advisory board of the NBFE (National Board of Fitness Examiners), the ISSN, and MyoTred.  PPP is collaborating with MyoTrend to educate and empower consumers in performance nutrition science and safety, to bring forth supplements that have long-lasting value, and embodies a true balance between the available scientific evidence and art of innovation.

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Disa L. Hatfield, M.A., M.A., is currently a doctoral fellow in the Department of Kinesiology working in the Human Performance Laboratory in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Connecticut.  Ms. Hatfield earned her first Master’s degree in psychology at Antioch University, Santa Barbara and her second in Kinesiology from the University of Connecticut.  Her research interests include the hormonal responses to resistance exercise.  Her upcoming dissertation will focus on the gender differences of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor I response to acute resistance exercise.  Ms. Hatfield also has research experience investigating the role of supplementation and resistance exercise, children and exercise, and the weight-loss and health benefits of differing diets in combination with resistance training.  She is also a 3-time drug free National Champion Powerlifter and former American Bench Press record holder.  She is an active participant of the ACSM and NSCA.     

Robb Rogers M.Ed., C.S.C.S., M.S.C.C. – With over 25 years of coaching experience Robb is an authority on performance training.  From club sports to professional teams, Robb has coached athletes of every level.  From the University of Missouri, Southern Cal and Baylor University to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, Robb has enjoyed many varied experiences. Robb is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting and is a Certified Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.  He has received the Training & Conditioning magazine Comeback Athlete Rehab Team award, the University of Southern California Football Spirit Award and been honored by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as the 1996 Southwest Conference Coach of the year and the 1996 National Coach of the Year.  Robb’s been published in numerous journals and magazines and is a member of the Perform Better Seminar Team.  Robb is also involved with www.sbcoachescollege.com, a free web based education site.  He has presented at national conventions, business meetings, camps, clinics and seminars since 1985 and was most recently strength coach to the 2007 Hula Bowl.  Robb’s home base is St. Vincent Sports Performance, the Midwest destination place for performance training, in Indianapolis, IN.

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Erik Helland is the Chicago Bulls Strength & Conditioning Coach; Entering his 21st season with the Bulls, Helland is one of the NBA’s most respected and tenured strength coaches … he is a 1987 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he earned his degree in Physical Education with an emphasis on athletic training and coaching … certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a strength and conditioning specialist and USA Weightlifting as a Level I coach … he has previously coached at Elk Mound (Wis.) High School and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire … Erik has consulted with numerous college and professional strength and conditioning programs and has worked extensively with athletes from the NFL and European Basketball Leagues, as well as professional, collegiate and high school athletes from nearly every sport … Erik and his wife, Michele, have two sons, Gunnar, 11, and Trevar, 8. 

Steven J. Fleck, Ph.D. is chair of the sport science department at Colorado
College in Colorado Springs. He earned a PhD in exercise physiology from Ohio
State University in 1978. He has headed the physical conditioning program of the U.S. Olympic Committee; served as strength coach for the German Volleyball Association; and coached high school track, basketball, and football. Dr. Fleck is a former vice president of basic and applied research for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He was honored in 1991 as the NSCA Sport Scientist of the Year.

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Cassandra Forsythe is a PhD student at the University of Connecticut studying exercise science and nutrition under the supervision of Jeff Volek, PhD, RD. In September 2007, her first diet and weight loss book entitled “The Perfect Body Plan” written for Women’s Health Magazine, will be released. Then, in December 2007, her second book with Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove, entitled “Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess” will be available on shelves. She can be reached at cassforsythe@hotmail.com. 

Bob Alejo was the conditioning coach for the Oakland Athletics for nine seasons (1993-2001) during which time the A’s were 2000 Western Division Champions and the 2001 Wild Card team.  Prior to the A’s, he was a conditioning coach at UCLA from 1984-1993, involved with 23 men’s and women’s teams. During his tenure, UCLA racked up 25 national and 14 conference championships and produced more than 50 All-Americans.  Bob is also the author of numerous training articles and contributor to several books – most recent being “Complete Conditioning for Soccer from Human Kinetics.”  Bob also has worked for U.S. Volleyball, U.S. Soccer, is a Level-I U.S. Weightlifting Federation coach and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification Commission. Additionally, Coach Alejo is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Strength and Conditioning Association and The International Society of Sports Nutrition. For more information, go to www.bobalejo.com; Also, his new book ‘Double Play’ co-authored with Dr. Jose Antonio is the pre-eminent book on baseball training and nutrition.

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Lee E. Brown, EdD, CSCS*D, FNSCA, FACSM  -  Dr. Lee Brown is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton;  He is author and coauthor of more than 150 professional journal articles and abstracts, editor of five books, 11 book chapters and a frequent presenter at conferences worldwide. Formerly a high school physical education teacher and coach of many sports, Brown now teaches advanced strength and conditioning courses and conducts research on high velocity exercise at California State University, Fullerton. He received his Doctorate from Florida Atlantic University and spent two years as director of the human performance laboratory at Arkansas State University. He is currently the President of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Edward A. Winslow, MS, CSCS, USAW is the Performance Coach/Internship Coordinator at Cris Carter’s FAST program.  Edward has worked in the speed, strength and conditioning field for over 8 years.  During that time he has used his education and experience helping professional, collegiate, amateur and high school athletes excel in their sport.   He received his B.S. in Exercise Physiology from Hofstra University, Long Island, NY, and completed his Masters in Science with a degree in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention from the California University of Pennsylvania.  While receiving his education at Hofstra, he was an Intern/Assistant Strength Coach for Hofstra athletics, designing and implementing programs for Football, Golf, and X-Country.  Edward continued his career at Towson University, Baltimore MD as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach heading the Baseball and Basketball Teams and assisting with all Towson’s 23 Division I Men and Women Teams, primarily football and Lacrosse.   He developed innovative programs that provided accurate documentation of strength, flexibility, conditioning, plyometrics, agility, speed, nutrition and exercise technique. Edward joined Cris Carter’s FAST Program in 2004 where he has trained and developed programs for many top athletes including Super Bowl Champs, NFL Draft Picks, World Champions, and Olympic Medalists.  Edward is also the Internship Coordinator at FAST, providing the opportunity for Exercise Science students to utilize their academics with practical experience.

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Boyd Epley, the most decorated strength and conditioning coach ever, works for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as Director of Coaching Performance.  Epley’s impact on the field of strength and conditioning is unquestioned. In 1969, he became the first full-time collegiate strength and conditioning coach when he was hired by Tom Osborne, then Nebraska football coach and now a U.S. Congressman, and athletic director Bob Devaney. In 1978, Epley founded the NSCA as a resource for strength coaches. His vision has grown into the worldwide authority on strength and conditioning that features 33,000 members in 56 countries worldwide, the finest research journals in the field and a number of cutting-edge educational conferences. 
Nebraska won five national championships in football during Epley’s 34-year stint as Head Strength Coach for the Huskers. Epley trained three Heisman winners, Eight Outland Award Winners and 78 All-American football players. Additionally, 64 of his assistants became strength and conditioning professionals, some in private practice and many working at such storied college programs as Notre Dame, Oklahoma,
Florida State, Ohio State, and UCLA.  In 1993 Epley was given the first-ever NSCA Lifetime Achievement Award. That same year he was honored by the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame with the Lyell Bremser Merit Award. Most recently, Epley was recognized by the All-American Football Foundation for his career contributions to the sport. Epley is a member of the U.S.A. Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame and was honored on the March 2001 cover of American Football Monthly magazine, which tabbed him as the Godfather of Strength and Conditioning. Lindy’s magazine also recognized Epley as one of its Top 100 Most Important College Football Sports Figures of the Century. Epley is married to the former Jane Lilyhorn of Holdrege, Neb., and they have a son, Jay Robert, and a daughter, Jenna Shea. 

John Berardi, Ph.D.  has earned a doctoral degree from the University of Western Ontario (2005) with a specialization in the area of exercise biology and nutrient biochemistry. Prior to his doctoral studies, Dr. Berardi studied Exercise Science at Eastern Michigan University (Masters program; 1999) as well as Health Science, Psychology, and Philosophy at Lock
Haven University (Undergraduate program; 1997).  Throughout, Dr. Berardi’s research has focused on the interaction between nutrition, sports supplementation, and exercise performance. This research has led to the publication of 8 scientific abstracts, 12 scientific papers and textbook chapters, and over a dozen presentations at scientific meetings. Further, Dr. Berardi has taught college courses in Strength Training, Exercise Science, Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Science, Nutrient Metabolism, Fitness and Wellness, and Exercise Nutrition. 

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Jon Torine is in his 10th season as strength and conditioning coach of the Colts.  Torine oversees all aspects of the club’s strength, conditioning and nutritional programs.  He previously served as a conditioning assistant with the Buffalo Bills from 1995-97, where he was involved with the same aspects of the Bills’ programs. In his position with the Colts, Torine has the primary responsibility of developing a year-round strength and conditioning routine for all players.  Torine supervises players’ diet/nutritional needs throughout the year, and he coordinates all meal plans for home and away games.  He also assists the team’s medical staff with the rehabilitation of injured players.  Torine has served on panels for the United States Olympic Committee, the American College of Sports Medicine, Gatorade/Gatorade Sports Science Institute and Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN).  Torine has served as a speaker for the National Strength and Conditioning Association.  Center.  Torine played football at Springfield Mass. College.  He received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science.  Torine is a native of Livingston, N.J.  He and his wife, Ilana, reside with their sons, Spencer and Isaac, in
Carmel. 

Mark D. Stephenson, CSCS,*D, ATC is the Director of the NSCA’s Human Performance Center. He received his bachelors’ degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Athletic Training from Rhode Island College and His Master’s in Health Science from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) with the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA). Mark has over 17 years experience working with elite, professional, Olympic, collegiate, and high school athletes.  Coach Stephenson currently works with members of the Colorado Springs Police Tactical Enforcement Unit, Colorado Springs Police Canine Unit, US Army Special Forces 2nd Battalion, 10th Group out of Ft. Carson.  Coach Stephenson is currently a Doctoral candidate at RMUHP working towards his Doctorate of Science in Athletic Training. His area of research focuses on metabolic training.

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Mike Clark –  Head Strength & Conditioning Seahawks Experience: 3rd Year NFL Experience: 3rd Year; Named to his current position on January 22, 2004, Mike Clark joined the Seahawks in his first stint in the National Football League after 24 years of service coaching collegiate athletes in strength, conditioning and nutrition.  Clark came to Seattle from Texas A&M, where he spent 14 seasons as the head strength and conditioning coach, adding the title of assistant athletic director in 2000. During his tenure with the Aggies, Clark helped develop current Seahawks defensive linemen Rocky Bernard (1997-01) and Seahawks’ linebackers coach Zerick Rollins.  A 2003 inductee into the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame, Clark was twice named Strength Coach of the Year in 1993 and 2000. Also in 2000, he was the president of the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association.  During Seattle’s Super Bowl XL run in 2005, his regimen earned the “Colonel” American Football Monthly’s NFL Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year award.  Before joining the Texas A&M coaching staff, he was head strength and conditioning coach at Southern California (1988-89), Oregon (1983-87), Kansas (1982), and Wyoming (1981). After two years as a graduate assistant at Kansas (1977-78), Clark coached linebackers and served as defensive coordinator at Topeka (Kansas) High School (1979-80).  A graduate of Ottawa University where he played center, Clark earned his B.S. in Physical Education and minored in Biology in 1977.  Born August 22, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas, Mike and his wife, Kris, have three children, Matthew, J.J. and Alicia.

Tom Myslinski – Strength & Conditioning Coach; Year with Browns: 2nd (1st as Strength and Conditioning Coach); Year in NFL: 2nd;  Tom Myslinski was named strength and conditioning coach on Jan. 29, 2007.  Myslinski is in his first season as head strength and conditioning coach and brings nearly ten years of experience to the Browns strength and conditioning program.  Myslinski joins the Browns from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was recently appointed assistant strength and conditioning coach.  Myslinski served the previous two seasons (2005-06) at Robert Morris University in a newly created position of head strength and conditioning coach responsible for developing and initiating the conditioning program for all 17 intercollegiate male and female varsity sports. Myslinski served three seasons with the Browns under former strength and conditioning coach Buddy Morris.  Myslinski was a part-time assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2002 and 2003 seasons.  He was elevated to assistant strength and conditioning coach for the 2004 season.  While playing in the NFL, Myslinski served as a volunteer assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1998-2001, where he worked primarily with offensive and defensive linemen. Prior to his stint at Pittsburgh, Myslinski spent 1996 as the volunteer head strength and conditioning coach at the University of North Florida, where he managed all aspects of physical and mental development with the school’s student athletes. He has also served as a martial arts consultant to numerous collegiate athletic programs.  Myslinski developed and patented the “Tunch Punch Ladder” hand agility pad and has trained extensively under offensive line guru, Tunch Ilkin, who is the developer of the Tunch Punch system, which is used extensively by offensive line coaches throughout the NFL.  Mylinski was a fourth round draft selection in 1992 by the Dallas Cowboys, and played offensive line for nine seasons in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.  

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Al Vermeil is the only strength coach to have World Championship rings from BOTH the NFL and the NBA. He is also the only strength coach who has been in the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball. Al was honored by being one of the initial inductees to the Strength Coaches Hall of Fame in June 2003. Pete Bommarito MS, CSCS is the Director of Performance & Fellowship Training at Perfect Competition. Pete is regarded as one of the top coaches in the industry for his innovative, scientifically based approach to sport specific training. He has brought his nationally-recognized expertise to the team of Perfect Competition, where he is directly responsible for overseeing coaches, developing protocols and implementing all programming for the performance enhancement department.

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Listen to our latest podcast with strength and conditioning experts, Jerry Martin, CSCS*D, of the University of Connecticut and Mike Barnes, CSCS*D, a longtime member and contributor to the NSCA.

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Listen as Drs. Jose Antonio and William J. Kramer interview JC Santana.  JC tells it like it is. He never pulls punches and gives you his thoughts on functional training, the strength and conditioning profession and why kids are fat. Maren Fragala gives us her pithy opinions on childhood health and obesity.

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Listen to cool info from David Sandler of StrengthPro and Gina Lombardi, Host of Fit Nation on Fit TV. David edifies the audience on his 300-workout, static contraction training and new stuff going on with the Arnold Strength Summit (www.strengthpro.com ). Gina, host of Fit Nation on Fit TV, gives the scoop on training Hollywood Celebs. She’s fun, charming, and a bevy of personal training information! www.ginalombardi.com

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