Gabriel Gonzalez- Contreras

• Resistance training programming and equipment orientations for new participants of general public and special populations (pregnant moms, older adults, and cardiopulmonary participants)
• Assist in administrative duties and management of the Fitness, Instruction, Testing, and Training Facility (FITT)
• Perform assessments as part of the Cardiovascular Health Assessment Program including ECG stress testing, pulmonary function tests, and body composition assessments (skinfolds, waist circumference, DEXA scans)
• Lead interventionist for MoTrPAC study leading resistance training sessions, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, max testing, grip strength, isometric knee strength assessments, data acquisition and documentation
• Supervise exercise training sessions for FITT participants and other ongoing NIH funded research studies including the ENHANCED by Mom study
• Mentor graduate students and undergraduate interns in study protocols and come up with solutions to any problems that may arise
• Assist in undergraduate and graduate level courses in the Human Performance lab when needed

Included the following roles:

• Taught KINE 4805 course: Exercise Evaluation and Prescription Laboratory
• Curriculum included body composition assessments, sub maximal and maximal aerobic capacity assessments, risk factor assessments, muscular endurance and flexibility exercise prescriptions.
• Met with students outside of class hours to make up assignments
• Hands on class that incorporated in class lecture followed by demonstrations in a lab setting followed by students practicing skills

• Performed various assessments including exercise stress tests, resting metabolic rate tests, pulmonary function tests, and DEXA scans

• Trained diverse populations including pregnant women, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation patients, and older adults
• Created combinations of resistance and aerobic training workouts designed for individual goals
• Motivated participants to progress in performance
• Lead training sessions for various research studies including MoTrPAC, MetFlex, ENHANCED by Mom and more

• Developed, planned and led personal and group fitness sessions
• Led equipment orientations and demonstrated proper form of various resistance training exercises
• Assisted in creating exercise prescriptions for diverse populations including older adults and other special populations