Jenna Stangland is a board certified sports dietitian nutritionist with 10 years of experience in performance nutrition. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Genetics and Cell Biology from University of ... Continue Reading
John Holt, CPT, IHP L-2 Certified MMA Conditioning Coach, CNC
John Holt holds personal training certifications from the International Sports Sciences Association and the National Council on Strength and Fitness. He is also an IHP Level 2 Certified MMA Conditioning ... Continue Reading
Kathleen Benson, CSSD, CPT
Kathleen Benson, RDN, CSSD, CPT is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist at Top Nutrition Coaching with over 7 years of nutrition counseling experience. She’s also a Board Certified Specialist in Sports ... Continue Reading
Amy Goodson MS, RD, CSSD, LD
Amy Goodson, MS, RD, CSSD, LD is a registered dietitian and consultant who specializes in overall health, wellness, and sports nutrition. She has more than seventeen years of experience as a sports ... Continue Reading
Claudia Hleap-Knight, RD, CDCES
Claudia is a Registered Dietitian and CDCES (Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist). She is also the owner of Hleap Nutrition. She offers both in-person and virtual services in diabetes, ... Continue Reading
Catherine Kruppa, MS, RD, CSSD, LD
Catherine Kruppa received her Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences and Master of Science in Nutrition from Texas A&M University. She's also a registered, licensed dietitian, and wellness coach ... Continue Reading
Samina Qureshi, RD
Samina Qureshi is the Registered Dietitian (RD) who also founded Wholesome Start, a virtual nutrition practice specializing in digestive health. She has a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics from ... Continue Reading
Leona West Fox, CN, CH, FMCHC
Leona is a trained Integrative Functional Nutritionist with a certification in Nutritional Medicine and Herbal Medicine from The American University of Complementary Medicine. She is also a Certified ... Continue Reading
Aimee Gershberg, RD, CDN, CPT NYC Health + Hospitals
Aimee Gershberg is a Registered Dietitian and clinical nutritionist at NYC Health + Hospitals, where she plays a key role in managing nutritional care for patients in the intensive care unit and supports ... Continue Reading
Michael Shafer, M.S., CSCS, USAW-L1, ACSM-EIM
Mike is an all around strength sports enthusiast who holds a B.S. in Exercise Science, an M.S. in Exercise and Sport Physiology and is pursuing his Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance. In addition to ... Continue Reading
Jake Herod, NASM-CNC
Jake Herod started lifting weights at 13 years old and has been infatuated with weight training ever since. After six surgeries, Jake loves learning about how the body functions and what you can do to ... Continue Reading
Lee Whitaker, USATF Level 1 & 2 Endurance
Lee Whitaker is an elite ultra-distance runner who regularly finishes at the top of the leaderboard at running distances of 100 miles or more. Whitaker is also the head distance coach and cross country ... Continue Reading
Dr. Karen Shackelford, M.D.
Dr. Karen Shackelford, M.D., is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, where she also completed a four-year residency as an emergency medicine physician. She received board ... Continue Reading
Whitney Linsenmeyer, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.
Education Research Interests Professional Organizations and Associations ... Continue Reading
Dr. Kimberly Langdon, M.D.
Dr. Kimberly Langdon M.D. is a retired, board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist with 19-years of clinical experience. She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, earning Honors in ... Continue Reading
Dr. Jennie Stanford, M.D., FAAFP, DipABOM
Dr. Jennie Stanford, MD, FAAFP, DipABOM, is a dual board-certified physician in both family medicine and obesity medicine, and she has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. She has a ... Continue Reading
Austin Bou, RD, CDCES, ACE-CPT
Austin’s overcame childhood obesity and has continued to live (and preach) a healthy, balanced life ever since. He is especially passionate about cardiometabolic health as his family has a history of ... Continue Reading
Lacy Puttuck, MS, LD, RDN, CISSN, CSCS, USAW
Creator of the persona, “The Domination Dietitian,” Lacy is the Director of Sports Nutrition at the Dominate Your Game® Performance Facility in Las Vegas. She is a Licensed Dietitian (LD) through the State ... Continue Reading
Dr. Raj Dasgupta, MD
Dr. Raj Dasgupta is an ABIM Quadruple board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine, pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. He practices at the University of Southern ... Continue Reading
Lauren Keary
Lauren is an ex-collegiate rower and member of the BarBend editorial team. She has nearly a decade of experience in the fitness industry — from coaching college rowing and high school lacrosse to writing ... Continue Reading
Dr. Eric Helms
In addition to some coaching, Eric Helms PhD, CSCS is the Chief Science Officer of 3DMJ. He helps the team members play to their strengths, stay up to date with best practice, and acts as a science ... Continue Reading
Alex Polish, NASM-CNC, ACE-CPT, SITA-SIFS
Alex Polish (they/them) is a SITA-certified Size-Inclusive Fitness Specialist, an American Council on Exercise-certified personal trainer, and a NASM-certified nutrition coach focused on gender, racial, ... Continue Reading
Eric Bugera, CSCS, CISSN
Eric Bugera, CSCS, CISSN, MSc, BSc, is a career personal trainer and educator with a range of academic and field experience. He is passionate about lowering the barrier to entry for new gym-goers and ... Continue Reading
Chrissy Arsenault, MBA, RDN, CPT
Chrissy Arsenault is a Colorado-based Registered Dietitian with over a decade of experience in health and wellness. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell University ... Continue Reading