National Strength and Conditioning National Conference 2008

July 9 - 12 was The National Strength and Conditioning Association National Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The NSCA Conference is the one time each year I feel at home in my field. It is a time to gather with a group of professionals with similar interests and a sense of research passion. It is a time for me to get recharged about what I do and look to my colleagues and peers for inspiration. This year was no different. One of the highlights was listening to keynote addresses by Rulon Gardner and Mike Flint

As per the NSCA Website:

Rulon Gardner is perhaps most well known for his defeat of Alexander Karelin in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Karelin had been undefeated for thirteen years prior to his loss in the gold medal match to Gardner. Gardner continued to win the U.S. Olympic trials for his weight class and then to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, he won the bronze medal and left his shoes on the mat as the traditional symbol of retirement from competitive wrestling.

Mike Flynt, Known as the “Grid Iron Grandpa,” Mike Flynt captured national attention in 2007 when he returned to Division III football for Sul Ross State in Texas playing line-backer approaching the age of 60. Flynt learned that he had 1 year of eligibility left and so enrolled in a master's program.

Additionally, I had several of my students present their research:

Meredith Hale-Griffin - THE INFLUENCE OF VARIOUS MEASURES OF FITNESS ON BOXING PERFORMANCE

Stephen Kelly - THE EFFECT OF WARMUP WITH WHOLE BODY VIBRATION VERSUS CYCLE ERGOMETRY

Laurie Black - THE EFFECTS OF A DIETARY METABOLIC SUPPLEMENT ON VARIOUS PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN GOLFERS

The true highlight of the conference was at the awards banquet, where my first doctoral student Dr. Matthew Rhea was awarded the NSCA 2008 Outstanding Young Investigator of the Year Award. This is the highest honor for young scholars in the area of strength and conditioning. I could not be more proud of Matt…

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