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Brian Lyons, PhD, CSCS

  • Associate Professor
  • Health, Kinesiology, & Sport Mgt Department
  • Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 1996
  • PHONE: (262) 595-2308
  • EMAIL: lyons@uwp.edu
Brian Lyons

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Strength and Conditioning Studies
  • Applied Exercise Science
Dr. Lyons earned his Ph.D. at The University of Mississippi in exercise science. He holds and has held various certifications including Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He has extensive teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has published research in state, national, and international journals, and he has conducted myriad professional presentations throughout the country.

Teaching Interests

Dr. Lyons teaches kinesiology courses. Specifically, he teaches Sport & Exercise Physiology, Sport and Fitness Nutrition, and courses involving Strength and Conditioning.

Research Interests

My research interests revolve around practical issues involving training techniques and nutritional supplementation and their potential impact on human performance and health.

Consulting Interests

Selected Publications

2023: Acute Citrulline Malate Supplementation Does Not Improve Anaerobic Capacity in Healthy Young Adults: A Pilot Study, Journal of Exercise and Nutrition (6 pages pp.)

2022: The Kettlebell Clean is a Whole-body Exercise that Elicits Similar Relative Contributions from Lower Body, Upper Body, and Core Muscles. Lyons, B.C., Mayo, J.J., Tucker, W.S., Wax, B., & Hendricks, C.R. (2022), Mississippi Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (10-16 pp.)

2021: Creatine for exercise and sports performance, with recovery considerations for healthy populations. Wax, B., Kerksick, C.M., Jagim, A.R., Mayo, J.J., Lyons, B.C., & Kreider. R.B. (2021). , Nutrients (1915-1957 pp.)

2020: The single arm kettlebell swing may not target the posterior chain in naïve kettlebell lifters. E-Journal of the Mississippi Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. 7(1), 12-18.Lyons, B.C., Mayo, J.J., Tucker, W.S., Wax, B., & Hendricks, C.R. (2020). , . E-Journal of the Mississippi Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (12-18 pp.)

: Squat Variations: Options for Strength and Conditioning,

2017: Deadlift Variations: Options for Strength and Conditioning, E-Journal of the Mississippi Alliance for Health, Physcial Edcuation, Recreaton, and Dance (3-13 pp.)

2017: Electromyographical Comparison of Muscle Activation Patterns Across Three Commonly Performed Kettlebell Exercises, Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (2363-2370 pp.)

2017: Deadlift Variations: Options for strength and conditioning, E-Journal of the Mississippi Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (3-11 pp.)

2016: Ethical and Legal Issues Involving Sport Agents, E-Journal of the Mississippi Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

2015: Bench Press Variations: Considerations for Teachers and Coaches, E-Journal of the Mississippi Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (20-38 pp.)

HESM 354 - PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE
HESM 481 - SENIOR SEMINAR IN EXERCISE SCI
HESM 490 - SPEC TOPCS-HLTH/EXERCISE SCI:
HESM 494 - INTERNSHIP
HESM 498 - FIELDWORK IN EXERCISE SCIENCE
HESM 499 - INDEPENDENT STUDY:
KSP 110 - Essentials Humn Anatomy/Physio
KSP 340 - Sport and Exercise Physiology
KSP 415 - Sci Princpl Human Performance
KSP 415 - Sci Princpl Strength/Condition
KSP 426 - Funct Anatomy-Strength/Condtng
KSP 435 - Kinesio/Sport-Specl Populatns
KSP 494 - Internship
KSP 498 - Fieldwork-Kinesio/Sprt Perform
KSP 499 - Independent Study:
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