Education
PhD (2019)
Sport Physiology & Performance
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
Master’s Degree
M.A. Sport Kinesiology & Performance
East Tennessee State University Class of 2016
Johnson City, TN
B.A. Religious Studies, Minor Psychology
Appalachian State Class of 2013
Boone, NC
Speaking Engagements
- Online Webinar for World Para-Powerlifting. “The Training Of A Para Powerlifter: A Case Study Of Adaptive Monitoring, Training and Overcoming” October 12th, 2020.
- NSCA TN State Conference April 2018
- North East State College July 2016 “Planning Training Phases for Strength, Conditioning and Injury Prevention”
- Appalachian State University Strength and Conditioning Club 2014 “Periodization in Strength Sports”
Coaching Experience
Head Para-Powerlifting Coach at Olympic Training Site (2014-2019)
ETSU Center of Excellence Supervisor of Milligan College & King University Strength Training (2017-2019)
- Professional training and nutritional consultant with Renaissance Periodization. 2014 – Present
- Professional Wrestling Nutrition and Strength Training Consultant.
o Rhea Ripley, Erick Rowan, Adam Cole, Britt Baker, Kyle O’Reilly, Sin Cara, “Evan Bourne” Matt Sydal, EC3 (Michael Hutter), “Isaiah Scott” Stephon Strickland
- Strength and Conditioning Coach ETSU Men’s Golf team (2014-2019)
- Other Teams Coached In Strength Training
o Milligan College Golf
o ETSU Women’s Volleyball
o ETSU Women’s Basketball
o ETSU Men’s Soccer
o ETSU Women’s Soccer
o ETSU Track and Field
- Nutritional Consultant – ETSU Weightlifting Team at Olympic Training Site 2014-2019
- Trained ASU football athletes in olympic lifts, powerlifting, strongman events and plyometrics.
Extra-Curricular Activity
- Professional level powerlifter 2009-2019
o Qualified to lift professionally in the 181, 198, 220 and 242 pound weight classes
o Top 10 All-Time total total @181lb weight class
o Many experiences competing against international competition.
o Former holder of an All-Time World Record squat of 935lbs in the 181lb weight class (powerlifting)
o Smallest person in Powerlifting history to squat 1000lbs in sanctioned competition (194lbs)
o 5x #1 ranked squat in the world.
- Lectured Graduate classes on Strength sports multiple times at Appalachian State
- Competition experience in
o Powerlifting (Professional)
o Highland Games (Class A)
o Olympic Lifting (National competition qualifier)
o Strongman
o Golf (Highschool)
o Football (High School)
o Jiu Jitsu
- Total training experience: 2000 – present
- Total Competition experience: 2002-present (including high school only competitions)
- Demonstrated and coached techniques and strongman implement uses at NSCA conference 2009
- renaissanceperiodization.com
- @wilcoxstrength
