My research focuses on varying aspects related to resistance training, skeletal muscle physiology, endocrinology, PEDs, reproductive health, and genetics.
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Watch my seminar at this year's NEACSM Fall Meeting titled "In the Lab vs. In the Trenches: Evidence vs. Anecdote"
Click the link to the left to view my dissertation defense presentation!
"The relationship of anabolic-androgenic steroids and sexual health among male competitive strength athletes."
Presented at: 2021 ACSM Annual Meeting.
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Pelton LM, Maris SA, Loseke J. The effects of anabolic-androgenic steroids on gene expression in skeletal muscle: A systematic review. International Journal of Exercise and Sports Science, 2023;16(3): 53-82.
Pelton LM, Mullin EM. The relationship of anabolic-androgenic steroids and sexual health among male competitive strength athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2021;53(8S):368-368.
Ghigiarelli JJ, Fulop AM, Burke A, Ferrara A, Sell KM, Gonzalez AM, Pelton LM, Zimmerman JA, Coke S, Marshall D. (2020). The effects of whole-body photobiomodulation light-bed therapy on creatine kinase and salivary interleukin-6 in a sample of trained males: A randomized, crossover study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. https://doi: 10.3389/fspor.2020.00048.
Ghigiarelli JJ, Pelton LM, Gonzalez AM, Fulop AM, Gee JY, Sell KM. (2018). Effects of a 6-week bench press program using the freak bar in a sample of collegiate club powerlifters. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(4), 938-949.
Pelton LM, Fields J, Nitzsche E, Pelton JA. (2022). Impacts of cannabis use timing, biologic gender, and iron sport participation on perceived recovery. Presented at: 2022 NEACSM Fall Conference.
Pelton LM, Mullin EM. (2020). The relationship of anabolic-androgenic steroids and sexual health among male competitive strength athletes. Presented at: 2021 ACSM Annual Meeting.
Ambord, M., Hauch, E., Baker, G., Pelton, L., Stenson, M. (2021). The Predictive Relationship Between Training Impulse, Sleep Quality, and Sleep Quantity. Presented at: 2021 American College of Sports Medicine Northland Chapter Spring Tutorial, Virtual. 1st Place, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award.
Berglove, M., Pelton, L., Stenson, M. (2021). Changes in Training Load and Perceived Health Across a Division III Women’s Basketball Season. Presented at: 2021 American College of Sports Medicine Northland Chapter Spring Tutorial, Virtual. 3rd Place, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award.
Reding, J., Miller, J., Pelton, L., Stenson, M. (2021). The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Quantity and Muscle Readiness, Stress, and Overall Health in College Athletes. Presented at: 2021 American College of Sports Medicine Northland Chapter Spring Tutorial, Virtual. 2nd Place, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award.
Schabaker, A., Pelton, L., Stenson, M. (2021). Perceived Stress, Energy, and Mood State During High and Low Stress Academic Weeks in Division III Female Athletes. Presented at: 2021 American College of Sports Medicine Northland Chapter Spring Tutorial, Virtual.