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Alex Olmos

Assistant Professor


Education

  • Ph D in Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University
  • MS in Applied Exercise and Health Science, Kennesaw State University
  • BS in Exercise Science, Kennesaw State University

Selected Accomplishments

  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2026). Differential motor unit and hypertrophy adaptations of the vastus lateralis following divergent resistance training interventions.. Experimental Brain Research.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2025). Sex-related differences in mechanomyographic amplitude of the biceps brachii during motor unit activation and deactivation. Global Journal of Sport and Exercise Science.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2025). Determining Predictive Metrics During the Back Squat and Bench Press to Failure at Different Relative Intensities. Journal of Strength and Conditioning.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2025). Blood flow restriction accelerates the recruitment of higher-threshold motor units during a high-intensity, non-volitional contraction.. International Journal of Sports Medicine.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2025). The influence of high-load and combined high- and low-load resistance training on electromyographic behavior during an absolute muscular endurance task. European Journal of Applied Physiology.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2025). Comparison of maximal strength, muscle morphology, and motor unit recruitment and firing rate patterns of the abductor digiti minimi in normal-fat and over-fat males. Sports Medicine and Health Science.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2024). Blood flow restriction increases motor unit firing rates and input excitation of the biceps brachii during a moderate-load muscle action. Journal of Sports Sciences. Volume, 42. Issue, 20.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2024). Validity And Reliability of a Commercially Available Barbell Velocity Measuring Device When Performing the Back Squat and Bench Press Exercises. International Journal of Exercise Science. Volume, 17. Issue, 4. Pages, 1250-1279.

  • Sunggun Jeon, Stephanie Sontag, Lyric Richardson, Alex Olmos, Michael Trevino, American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, "Duration of repeated bout effect on contralateral elbow flexors induced by neuromuscular electrical stimulation," Salt Lake, Utah. (2026)
  • Zidong Li, Sean Gamache, Alex Olmos, Mya Lee, Rachel Singleton, American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, "The Effect of Pre-exercise Feeding on Circulatory Markers of Gastrointestinal Integrity Following Acute Resistance Exercise.," Salt Lake City, UT. (2026)
  • Ariana Williams, Trinity Cathers, Lyric Richardson, Brenden Roth, Stephanie Sontag, Daniel Lawson, Petra Kis, Michael Trevino, Alex Olmos, Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, "ACUTE DYNAMIC EXERCISE ALTERS MECHANICAL OUTPUT BUT NOT NEURAL EXCITABILITY OR INHIBITION," Greenville, SC. (2026)
  • Sean Gamache, Trinity Cathers, Ariana Williams, Stella Klosek, Jessica Dornak, Matthew Stratton, Zidong Li, Stephanie Sontag, Daniel Lawson, Alex Olmos, Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, "Effects of fasted versus fed-states on bioelectrical impedance analysis metrics and muscle morphology via ultrasonography," Greenville, SC. (2026)
  • Summer Foster, Trinity Cathers, Bria Berriochoa, Lindsey Laubacher, Sean Gamache, Kyle Evans, Ellie Barry, Ariana Williams, Stella Klosek, Alex Olmos, Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, "THE EFFECTS OF A 10-DAY PRESEASON FOOTBALL CAMP ON ACHILLES TENDON MORPHOLOGY AND FORCE PARAMETERS," Greenville, SC. (2026)
  • Sean Gamache, Daniel Lawson, Lyric Richardson, Stephanie Sontag, Brenden Roth, Sunggun Jeon, Allen Redinger, Michael Trevino, Alex Olmos, American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, "Influence of divergent resistance training on absolute and relative motor unit behavior and input excitation.," Atlanta, GA. (2025)
  • Jaiden Smith, Daniel Lawson, Lyric Richardson, Stephanie Sontag, Brenden Roth, Sunggun Jeon, Allen Redinger, Michael Trevino, Alex Olmos, American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, "The effects of divergent resistance training on maximal strength, electromyographic behavior, and absolute muscular endurance," Atlanta, GA. (2025)
  • Michelle Perreault, Lyric Richardson, Daniel Lawson, Stephanie Sontag, Brenden Roth, Sunggun Jeon, Allen Redinger, Michael Trevino, Jason DeFreitas, Alex Olmos, American College of Sports Medicine Southeast Conference, "Combined strength and hypertrophy training results in greater cortical and spinal excitability than strength alone," Atlanta, GA. (2025)
  • Stephanie Sontag, Daniel Lawson, Lyric Richardson, Alex Olmos, Brenden Roth, Sunggun Jeon, Allen Redinger, Michael Trevino, American College of Sports Medicine Southeast National Conference, "Adiposity does not influence motor unit behavior during sustained contractions in sedentary males," Greenville, SC. (2025)
  • Michelle Perreault, Lyric Richardson, Daniel Lawson, Stephanie Sontag, Brenden Roth, Sunggun Jeon, Allen Redinger, Michael Trevino, Jason DeFreitas, Alex Olmos, American College of Sports Medicine Southeast National Conference, "Combined strength and hypertrophy training results in greater cortical and spinal excitability than strength alone," Greenville, SC. (2025)
  • Giovanna Ebel, Lyric Richardson, Brenden Roth, Stephanie Sontag, Daniel Lawson, Petra Kis, Michael Trevino, Alex Olmos, American College of Sports Medicine Southeast National Conference, "Divergent responses in corticospinal and peripheral excitability throughout acute fatiguing exercise in resistance trained me," Greenville, SC. (2025)
  • Sean Gamache, Daniel Lawson, Lyric Richardson, Stephanie Sontag, Brenden Roth, Sunggun Jeon, Allen Redinger, Michael Trevino, Alex Olmos, American College of Sports Medicine Southeast National Conference, "Influence of divergent resistance training on absolute and relative motor unit behavior and input excitation.," Greenville, SC. (2025)
  • Jaiden Smith, Daniel Lawson, Lyric Richardson, Stephanie Sontag, Brenden Roth, Sunggun Jeon, Allen Redinger, Michael Trevino, Alex Olmos, American College of Sports Medicine Southeast National Conference, "The effects of divergent resistance training on maximal strength, electromyographic behavior, and absolute muscular endurance," Greenville, SC. (2025)
  • Emma High, Lyric Richardson, Brenden Roth, Alex Olmos, Stephanie Sontag, Daniel Lawson, Petra Kis, Michael Trevino, Central States American College of Sports Medicine, "Time course of mechanomyographic amplitude responses during motor unit activation and deactivation with fatiguing exercise," Fayetteville, AR. (2024)
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