Michael H. Stone PhD is the Exercise and Sports Science Laboratory Director in the Department of KLSS at East Tennessee State University. He was the Head of Sports Physiology for the USOC before joining ETSU. His research interests are primarily focused with physiological and performance adaptations to strength/power training. Dr. Stone was the 1991 NSCA Sports Scientist of the Year and was awarded the NSCA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.