Athletes – lessons learned
The majority of world record holding, professional athletes are genetical gifted individuals. Each eventually realizes that time is the only opponent they could not defeat. They all turn in their jersey and ask themselves, What’s next? Who am I? How do I find a new passion for my life?
My plan is to provide the male baby Boomer answers to those same three questions by encouraging them to always value their life’s playing minutes.
My Research & Lectures
Estimation of maximal sustainable exertion from the velocity-time relationship in high-intensity wheelchair exercise. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA, June 1993.
Evaluation of Decreased Performance in a World Class Cyclist. Participated in panel presentation at the International Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, June 1995
Comparison of children’s experiences after 30 minutes of traditional and non-traditional playground equipment. Participated in panel presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Recreation and Parks Association, Atlanta, GA, November 2011
TRIA 21st Annual Sports Medicine Conference, Bloomington, MN, Sports Injuries Across the Ages: Staying in the Game. Participated in panel discussion with Paul Molitor (MLB), David Wheaton (USTA), Jordan Leopold (NHL), February 2018
TOM 5th Annual Tennis Conference, Charleston, SC, Re-define Tennis – Promoting the Baby Boom Generation. Participated in panel discussion with Brian Hainline M.D. (NCAA) and Jack Groppel PhD. (J & J), April 2018
Professional Athletes
Greg LeMond – I spent 4 years performing regular VO2 testing on the legendary 3-time Tour-de-France winner.
NBA – I spent 18 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves performing regular metabolic and body composition testing to identify each player’s ideal playing weight.
NFL – I spent 4 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings performing regular body composition testing to identify each player’s ideal playing weight.
NHL – I spent 1 season assisting with creating and performing multiple athletic performance testing as part of pre-daft ranking 1 season
Occupational Athletes
Fire Fighters – I continue to spend time performing yearly VO2 treadmill testing that demonstrates a level of fitness needed to safely perform their very strenuous occupational duties.
