eschick

I'm an Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology and Co-Director of the Physiology of EXercise and Sport (PEXS) Lab at California State University, Long beach. In my lab, my long term aim is to elucidate the mechanisms by which skeletal muscle health influences total body health and sport performance. I pursue this aim from an endocrinologic perspective, applying a wide scope of methodologies that range from whole-body to the cellular and molecular level. I'm currently examining: 1) central vs. local hormonal control of signaling pathways that regulate muscle growth and nutrient metabolism, 2) the magnitude these pathways are altered by acute lipemia and hyperglycemia and 3) how acute and chronic exercise modulates the response of these pathways during these states. I recently co-authored a chapter on intermediate program design in the upcoming new edition of Strength Training (Human Kinetics), while my peer-reviewed articles have appeared in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (JSCR), Medicine Sportiva and the Strength and Conditioning Journal. I received my doctorate in Exercise Biology from the University of Toledo (pride of the MAC) and have been a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) for 10 years. The totality of my spare time is devoted to my family and perfecting my condo.

November 2016