William J. Kraemer

William Kraemer, PhD, is a professor in the department of kinesiology at Ohio State University. Prior to arriving at Ohio State University, he worked in the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Connecticut at Storrs and was a professor in the department of physiology and neurobiology and a professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center.

Kraemer held multiple appointments at Pennsylvania State University, where he was professor of applied physiology, director of research in the Center for Sports Medicine, associate director of the Center for Cell Research, and a faculty member in the kinesiology department and the Noll Physiological Research Center.

Kraemer has served on the Sports Medicine Committee for the United States Weightlifting Federation and on the Sport Science and Technology Committee for the United States Olympic Committee. He received the Provost’s Research Excellence Award from the University of Connecticut in 2005 and the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for bringing science into the development of strength and conditioning programs.

For many years, Kraemer was the editor in chief of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. He currently serves as an associate editor of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise and an editorial board member of the Journal of Applied Physiology. A former junior high and college coach, Kraemer has coauthored many books and articles on strength training for athletes.