STARKVILLE, Miss. (Press Release) – According to a Mississippi State University Press Release, Zachary Gillen, an assistant professor of exercise physiology at Mississippi State, is receiving a prestigious national grant to advance his research in better understanding how different resistance training intensities maximize human performance.

The National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation’s Young Investigator Grant recognizes Gillen’s dedication to academic excellence and potential to make a meaningful impact in the field. He will use the $23,293 award to support his work in MSU’s Department of Kinesiology, where he directs the Resistance Exercise Performance Lab, which analyzes physiological and biomechanical responses to exercise.

“Dr. Gillen is doing exciting research in

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