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 ... 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 California, ... 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
Alex Polish (they/them) is an American Council on Exercise-certified personal trainer and NASM-certified nutrition coach focused on gender and body justice in fitness spaces. They hold an additional ... 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, RDN
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
Colette Micko, MS, CDCES
Colette Micko, MS, CDCES, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Top Nutrition Coaching with over 8 years of counseling experience. Colette holds a Masters Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from ... Continue Reading
Janel Reeves, MS, RDN
Janel Reeves, MS, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Top Nutrition Coaching with a Bachelor's degree in Exercise & Sports Science and a Master's degree in Nutritional Science. In her work, ... Continue Reading
Courtney Pelitera, MS, RD, CNSC
Courtney Pelitera, MS, RD, CNSC is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Top Nutrition Coaching with over 12 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, including a Bachelor's Degree in ... Continue Reading
Joe Tedesco DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
Dr. Joe Tedesco is a Duke University Doctor of Physical Therapy and Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Athletic Trainer, and Strength and Conditioning Specialist, bringing over 20 years of ... Continue Reading
Dr. Ryan Girts
Dr. Ryan Girts holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS). He is currently a professor and director of the sports science program at Pfeiffer ... Continue Reading
Dr. Conor Heffernan
Dr. Conor Heffernan is a Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Ulster University. When not in the library or the gym, he likes to try his hand at writing, often with mixed results. ... Continue Reading
Alex Penner, CSCS, USAW L1, USATF L1
Alex is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelors in Exercise & Sport Science. He currently works as a collegiate strength & conditioning coach and has a ... Continue Reading
Austin Current, NSCA-CSCS, ISSN-CISS
Austin is a world-class online fitness coach and author of Science of Strength Training, an international best-selling book translated into 10+ languages. Since 2013, he has earned his IFBB Pro status (as ... Continue Reading
Dr. Bo Babenko, DPT
Dr. Bo developed his passion for human movement on the Coney Island beaches of Brooklyn, NY. This led to his exploration of chiropractic, pre-medicine in college while playing football, being an EMT, ... Continue Reading
Meredith Alwine
Meredith is a National, Pan American, and World Champion Olympic weightlifter who has competed for Team U.S.A. since 2017, medaling internationally each year. She is a certified weightlifting coach ... Continue Reading
Amanda Capritto, CPT, CES, CNC, CF-L1, CSNC
Amanda has experience writing health, fitness, lifestyle, and nutrition content for various brands and publications. You can find some of her work on Garage Gym Reviews, Shape.com, Health.com, LIVESTRONG, ... Continue Reading
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, MS, RDN, LD
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois is a registered dietitian nutritionist with 10 years of experience in the clinical setting. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in nutrition from Mississippi State University, where she ... Continue Reading
Kate Meier, NASM-CPT, USAW-L1, CF-L1
Kate Meier is a NASM-certified personal trainer with nearly 20 years of experience working in fitness. After spending years coaching and competing in CrossFit, she transitioned to be a competitive ... Continue Reading
Jillian Kubala, MS, RD
Jillian Kubala, MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian based in Westhampton, NY. She holds a master's degree in nutrition from Stony Brook University School of Medicine as well as an undergraduate degree in ... Continue Reading