Guy Leahy- B.S. Telecommunications/Film, M.Ed, Health Physical Education and Fitness, ACSM-CEP
Guy Leahy is currently serving as the Health Promotion Program Coordinator at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM. Leahy is the author/co-author of over 40 articles/papers, including original research which has appeared in publications such as The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Tactical Strength and Conditioning (TSAC) Report, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Nature, Science and Scientific American.
In this episode, Guy explains his day to day job with Air Force personnel and the current research he is involved with. With his extensive background in research and peer review paper submissions, we delve into areas of sports nutrition and dietary supplement use and safety in armed forces members.
Some of the topics include:
What are some of the challenges you faces working with those in the tactical professions?
Getting started in your career and why you should take that first job offer when trying to get into the strength and conditioning field.
Guy mentions Science Daily as his daily source of info on everything science.
Check out ExRx.net for a ton of information on exercise prescription.
Injury prevention and the effect of injuries on operational readiness.
Guy mentions a book by David Epstein : The Sport Gene
Job tasks and why it is important to have fitness tests based on those job specific tasks.
Guy writes regularly for the Kirtland Air Force Base website. Here are links to his articles:
Balance, agility training help prevent ankle sprains
Healthy lifestyles work better than supplements
Running myths busted
The state of the supplement industry. Always check with someone who is an expert before taking any supplement. It is a supplement and not your foundation. Check out these websites to find out what supplements have been tested by a third party for quality:
NSF
Consumer Labs
Labdoors
Guy writes for the NSCA, but you will have to become a member to see his work.
Go to the Kirtland Air Force Base website for more info on Guy Leahy.
You can contact Guy at:
guy.leahy.2@us.af.mil or go to the NSCA TSAC-F Group page where you can message him.