Michael H. Stone
Michael H. Stone, Ph.D., CSCS, is the director of the exercise science laboratory in the Department of Physical Education, Exercise, and Sports Science at East Tennessee State University. Previously, he served as the head of sports physiology for the USOC from 2002-2005. Before that, he was Chair of Sport at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Stone’s service and research interests are primarily concerned with physiological and performance adaptations to strength/power training. Dr. Stone is also an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth Australia and at LSU-Shreveport. He has over 120 publications in reviewed journals and has contributed chapters to several texts in the areas of bioenergetics, nutrition, and strength/power training. In 1991, Dr. Stone was honored as the NSCA Sports Scientist of the Year. In 2000, he was awarded the NSCA Lifetime Achievement Award. He has coached several international and national level weightlifters and throwers in both the United States and Great Britain.
