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Experts

BarBend’s Expert Network features some of the world’s top minds in strength training and strength athletics. Our Experts each of years of training, competition, academic, coaching, and practical experience across a wide range of strength disciplines and methodologies. The Expert Network is comprised of Olympians, World Record holders, coaches, researchers, dietitians, and historians; these individuals bring a range of experiences to our site through the content they write and articles they help verify.

For your reference, BarBend articles that have been Expert Verified feature a special callout at the top identifying the individuals in our network who have read and reviewed that content.

Colette Micko

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

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

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

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

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

Conor Heffernan

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

Expert: Alex Penner, CSCS, USAW L1, USATF L1

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 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

Bo Babenko

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 Weightlifting World Cup

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

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

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 CPT

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

Justine Hays M.S., R.D., C.D.N.

Justine Hays is a Registered Dietitian with a background in business, medical research, and clinical and community nutrition. She received her Master's in Dietetics from D'Youville University. Justine is ... Continue Reading

Tracie Haines-Landram, CSCS*D

Tracie is a certified Nutrition Coach with Stronger U Nutrition and an adjunct professor at The University of Scranton.  She earned a MS in Exercise Science from Appalachian State University, a BS in ... Continue Reading

Kyrie Furr, CF-L2, USAW-L1

Kyrie is a graduate of Winthrop University with a degree in Sport Management. Kyrie is a CrossFit Level 2 coach. Kyrie also holds CrossFit Mobility, CrossFit Gymnastics, CrossFit Kids, USA Weightlifting ... Continue Reading

Craig Kleinberg, CSCS, USAW-L1

Craig is a Director of Coaching at Athletic Lab. Craig also manages Athletic Lab’s coaching education, including the on-site coaching mentorship program. He earned his MA in Exercise Physiology from the ... Continue Reading

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Jake Dickson, CPT-NASM, USAW-L2

Jake is a University of North Carolina graduate at Wilmington with a B.S. in Exercise Science. He began his career as a weightlifting coach before transitioning into sports media to pursue his interest in ... Continue Reading

Gabrielle Fundaro

Gabrielle Fundaro

Gabrielle Fundaro is an ACE-certified Health Coach trained in motivational interviewing and the Monash Low-FODMAP program. A former Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Georgia Gwinnett College, she ... Continue Reading

Zachary Long

Zachary Long, DPT, SCS

Dr. Zach Long is a physical therapist in Charlotte, North Carolina, and runs the industry-leading fitness website The Barbell Physio where he is a trusted resource to thousands of athletes, coaches, and ... Continue Reading

Mitchell Hooper CSCS

Mitchell Hooper, CSCS

Mitchell Hooper is a professional strongman and a clinical exercise physiologist from Barrie, Ontario Canada. He currently holds the Static Monsters world record and national records in the deadlift and ... Continue Reading

Angelo Gingerelli

Angelo Gingerelli, CSCS

Angelo Gingerelli was named Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at Seton Hall in the fall of 2005 and has extensive experience in both professional and collegiate athletics. Before coming to ... Continue Reading

Cristian Plascencia

Cristian Plascencia, BS, CSCS

Cristian Plascencia began learning how to optimize human performance and movement when he was 13 years old. After spraining his ankle playing competitive basketball, he realized that physical therapy and ... Continue Reading

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