Jose Antonio, PH.D.

Jose Antonio, Ph.D., CSCS, FACSM is a leading research advocate of the sports nutrition and supplement industry. He is a co-founder and CEO of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (www.sportsnutritionsociety.org). Additionally, he serves as a scientific consultant to Specialty Nutrition Group. Dr. Antonio has written over 500,000 words in popular magazines such as Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Flex, Muscle Media, Energy, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Physical, Running Times, Testosterone, Real Solutions and Runners World. In the scientific arena, he has published over 40 peer-reviewed scientific papers and has co-authored or co-edited with Dr. Jeffrey Stout five sports nutrition books: Supplements for Strength-Power Athletes and Supplements for Endurance Athletes (Human Kinetics, 2002), Sports Supplement Encyclopedia (Nutricia, 2002), Sports Supplements (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001), and Fit Kids for Life (Basic Media, 2004). His latest book is Fast Track - Training and Nutrition Secrets from America's Top Female Runner (authors: Suzy Favor-Hamilton and Jose Antonio; Rodale, 2004). He earned his Ph.D. and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Texas. (www.joseantoniophd.com).