Lon Kilgore, Ph.D.

Academic and Professional Societies
American Society of Exercise Physiologists - They produce a free research journal on-line
Human Anatomy and Physiology Society
The American Physiological Society
American Association of Anatomists
The Association of Medical Illustrators
European College of Sports Science
American College of Sports Medicine - The major organization of health related exercise professionals
National Strength and Conditioning Association - Mostly a rehabilitation and health biased fitness organization
American Physical Therapy Association - Want to be a PT? Start reading here

Useful Real-World Certification Providers
Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association - A good model for fitness professional certification through mentorship
USA Weightlifting - You can get a professional certification for coaching weight training through them
USA Track and Field - You can get a professional certification for coaching running and other track events through them
USA Cycling - You can get a professional certification for coaching cycling through them
The Aasgaard Company - Provides a unique Basic Barbell Training certification hailed as the best in the industry
CrossFit - Provides a spectrum of exercise and exercise related certifications - all can be useful, some are exceptional

Search Tools
National Library of Medicine Search - If you don't search and read you'll never learn
Google Scholar
Scirus

Interesting or Free Journals
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Need a job in academia? The most comprehensive listing available plus relevent articles.
Journal of Exercise Physiology
PubMed Central - A free digital archive of science journal articles from the National Institutes for Health

People
Mark Rippetoe - OK. I'm biased. We work on things together. Doesn't matter, Mark is brilliant and funny as hell.
Kary Mullis, PhD - The only Nobel Laureate I've ever had the pleasure to hang out with. Great stories. Go listen to him lecture!
Riven Phoenix - He has put out probably the coolest and most useful art instructional DVD sets ever.
Chris Ross, DVM, PhD - My doctoral mentor.
Bob Kraemer, EdD - Exercise endocrinology question? Call him.
Roger Fedde, PhD - A great model of an effective university teacher.
Tim Musch, PhD - Got a question about all things cardiovascular? Talk to him.
David Poole, PhD - Got a question about all things pulmonary? Talk to him.
David Dzewaltowski, PhD  - OK ... He's an exercise psychologist, but he's one of the best.
Robert Robergs, PhD - A great resource person for aerobic exercise physiology. Check out his site.
Mike Stone, PhD - One of the two very preimminent strength researchers in the US.
Kyle Pierce, EdD - Likely the most likeable professor in existance.
Chuck Layne, PhD - Researcher and faculty member extraordiare. Elvis lives!?
Kathy Grunewald, PhD, RD, LD - She is the Exercise and Nutrition Guru.
Karla Kubitz, PhD - A protoge of Dan Landers, she's one of my favorite sport psychologists.
Frank Wyatt, EdD - A bike roadie, but he is still an OK and useful science guy

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