Dr. Troy Purdom is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at North Carolina A&T State University whose expertise lies within the cross-section of metabolic adaptation and applied science. Focusing on athletic competition and adaptation to exercise training, he was able to observe changes in cardiorespiratory fitness, neuromuscular function, body composition, and nutrition impact on recovery across the annual training cycle of collegiate athletes. His background as an athlete/coach and trainer as well as his scholarship provide an introspective view of how athletes respond to the training stresses they endure continually, which are not always healthy. As a PI and Project Director of a 12 mo longitudinal study of female athletes, he laid the groundwork for his current research track, which includes transient morbidities observed within athletes who are considered healthy as they perform across the competitive season. His current research includes perspectives in cardiovascular morbidities that occur in athletes as a result of nutritional deficiencies as well as hypertonic muscle dysfunction that increases injury risk.