Author: Brandon Roberts

Brandon Roberts

Brandon Roberts serves as the Chief Science Officer at Tailored Coaching Method. He has a PhD in Muscle Biology, an MS in Human Performance, and a BS in Molecular Biology, along with over a decade of experience as a strength coach. He completed a prestigious NIH postdoctoral fellowship in Exercise Medicine and Nutrition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Brandon has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications, garnering over 1500 citations, spanning muscle growth, nutrition, drugs, and supplements. His popular press contributions include over 100 articles for places such as Examine.com, Weightology, and MASS, making him a respected voice for translating science to application.

Publications

NSAIDs do not prevent exercise-induced performance deficits or alleviate muscle soreness: A placebo-controlled randomized, double-blinded, cross-over study
Roberts BM, Sczuroski CE, Caldwell AR, Zeppetelli DJ, Smith NI, Pecorelli VP, Gwin JA, Hughes JM, Staab JS, JSAMS. Published online February 2024.

The dose–response effects of arachidonic acid on primary human skeletal myoblasts and myotubes
Roberts BM*, Kolb AL, Geddis AV, Naimo MA, Matheny RW. JISSN 2023;20(1):2164209.

Effects of an exogenous ketone ester using multi-omics in skeletal muscle of aging C57BL/6J male mice
Roberts BM, Deemer SE, Smith DL, Mobley JA, Musi N, Plaisance EP. Front. Nutr., 15 Nov 2022.

Metabolic Adaptations to Weight Loss: A Brief Review
Martinez-Gomez MG and Roberts BM* JSCR. E-pub 2021 Mar 03. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003991

Sex Differences in Resistance Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Roberts BM*, Nuckols G, Krieger JW, JSCR 2020 May;34(5):1448-1460

Nutritional Recommendations for Physique Athletes
Roberts BM*, Helms ER, Trexler ET, Fitschen PJ.J Hum Kinet. 2020 Jan 31;71:79-108. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2019-0096. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Does HMB Enhance Body Composition in Athletes? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Holland BM, Roberts BM, Krieger JW, Schoenfeld BJ.J Strength Cond Res. 2019 Dec 20.

A Critical Evaluation of the Biological Construct Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy: Size Matters but So Does the Measurement
Haun CT, Vann CG, Roberts BM, Vigotsky AD, Schoenfeld BJ, Roberts MD. Front Physiol. 2019 Mar 12;10:247.

The Importance of Resistance Exercise Training to Combat Neuromuscular Aging
Lavin KM, Roberts BM, Fry CS, Moro T, Rasmussen BB, Bamman MM. Physiology (Bethesda). 2019 Mar 1;34(2):112-122.

Reporting Characteristics in Sports Nutrition
Earnest CP, Roberts BM, Harnish CR, Kutz JL, Cholewa JM, Johannsen NM.Sports (Basel). 2018 Nov 5;6(4):139.

Human neuromuscular aging: Sex differences revealed at the myocellular level
Roberts BM, Lavin KM, Many GM, Thalacker-Mercer A, Merritt EK, Bickel CS, Mayhew DL, Tuggle SC, Cross JM, Kosek DJ, Petrella JK, Brown CJ, Hunter GR, Windham ST, Allman RM, Bamman MM. Exp Gerontol. 2018 Jun;106:116-124.

Randomized, four-arm, dose-response clinical trial to optimize resistance exercise training for older adults with age-related muscle atrophy
Stec MJ, Thalacker-Mercer A, Mayhew DL, Kelly NA, Tuggle SC, Merritt EK, Brown CJ, Windham ST, Dell'Italia LJ, Bickel CS, Roberts BM, Vaughn KM, Isakova-Donahue I, Many GM, Bamman MM. Exp Gerontol. 2017 Dec 1;99:98-109.

Molecular Regulation of Exercise-Induced Muscle Fiber Hypertrophy
Bamman MM, Roberts BM, Adams GR.Version 2. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2018 Jun 1;8(6):a029751.