Dr. Andrew Fry

Andrew C. Fry is a professor in the Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences at the University of Kansas. He received his degrees from Nebraska Wesleyan University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Penn State University. During his two-year post-doctoral training, he studied cellular and molecular muscle physiology at Ohio University. This was followed by thirteen years at the University of Memphis where he was the Director of the Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory. It was also at Memphis that he met his wife, Dr. Mary Fry, who is a Sport and Exercise Psychologist, and together they were joined by their two children, Jared (22) and Lindsey (21). Since arriving at the University of Kansas, he has spent considerable time helping develop the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory. His research interests over the years have consistently focused on physiological and performance responses and adaptations to resistance exercise, as well as over-training. He has been very involved professionally and has served on the Board of Directors, including a term as Vice President of the National Strength & Conditioning Association. He was recently honored by the NSCA with the Boyd Epley Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the profession. He specializes in resistance exercise, skeletal muscle physiology, endocrine responses & adaptation to exercise, and over-training.