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How To Optimize Muscle Recruitment and Strength
October 17, 2023
OUR EXPERTS
EMILY KRAUS, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Stanford Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center
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SCOTT L. DELP, PH.D.
Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
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JOY WU, MD, PH.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of Division of Endocrinology
Stanford University
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KATIE LAMB
Climber
First woman to climb V16
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KEITH BAAR, PH.D.
Professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology
University of California at Davis
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ANN BROUSSARD
Marathon Race-Walker
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DAMIEN CALLAHAN, PH.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Physiology
University of Oregon
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HELEN M. BLAU, PH.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Stanford University
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CHRISTOPHER MINSON, PH.D.
Professor of Human Physiology
University of Oregon
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MALIA PIVEC
Cross-Country Runner
University of Oregon
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LOUISE BURKE, PH.D.
Professorial Fellow
Australian Catholic University
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JEFFREY CHRISTLE, PH.D.
Clinical Exercise Physiologist
Stanford University
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AMELIA BOONE
Obstacle Racing World Champion,
Ultra Runner, Attorney
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KATE ACKERMAN, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician at Boston Children’s Hospital
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JAMIE ZEITZER, PH.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University
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BEHIND THE STORIES
Developed by our team at the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Stanford University – a non-profit research network. We go back and forth with our experts and cross-reference the scientific literature to understand and share the nuances of human performance research findings.
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