Class act: whether lecturing college students, conducting research or training in the gym, Michele Olson now has the wind at her back - Real Women - Professor of exercise science Michele Olson: her story and conditioning techniques - Biography

Muscle & Fitness/Hers, June, 2002 by Jeff O'Connell

Given the ambitious nature of the research project Michele has designed, one suspects she will once again be losing sight of shore for long stretches: Ironically, she'll be studying cohort of subjects who many in society, including the, criminal justice system, consider to be beyond the point of no return.

Michele, not surprisingly, begs to differ.

Michele's training split

DAY  BODYPARTS TRAINED

 1   Shoulders, biceps, quads,
     hamstrings
 2   No resistance training
 3   Back, abs
 4   No resistance training
 5   Chest, triceps, calves

Michele might divide her weight training this way during her light
cycle. During her heavy cycle, she does fuyll-body full workouts using
powerlifting exercises and compound bodybuilding movements.

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Date of birth: Nov. 29, 1960

Hometown: Portland, Oregon

Current residence: Montgomery, Alabama

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 105-112 pounds

Occupation: Professor of exercise science at Auburn University Montgomery. She is also lead investigator of the university's human performance laboratory and holds the title Distinguished Research Professor.

What body of water best symbolizes your personality? The Pacific Ocean.

Why the Pacific? Because it conjures the notion of a frontier. The Pacific Rim is ever-changing, and so is the coastline [along the U.S. shore]--the tide can be pretty rough. I wouldn't say I'm a thrill-seeker, but I tend to be forward-looking and interested in knowing, What's the next thing that would be interesting to study or investigate or do? Let's go look.

What's your favorite gadget? I think my iBook laptop computer right now.

What's your favorite board game? I like lots of different board games. I guess Monopoly.

to contact: Michele Olson, PhD. Professor * Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science Auburn University Montgomery * PO Box 244023 * Montgomery, Alabama 3612-4023