Name: Dr. John McLester
Rank: Associate Professor
Office: CC 3009
Phone: (770)423-6220
e-mail address: jmcleste@kennesaw.edu
FAX: (770)423-6561

2005-Present


2002-2005


2000-2002

Associate Professor, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science,
Kennesaw State University

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Education,
Western Kentucky University

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Education,
University of West Georgia

CURRENT PROJECTS

Writing a textbook - Applied Biomechanics: Concepts and Connections.

Repetitive power performance following single-bout or intermittent stretching.

The influence of aerobic fitness on repeated Wingate anaerobic cycling performance.

VO2peak prediction accuracy of the YMCA submaximal cycle ergometry protocol in college-age females.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Green, J.M., J.R. McLester, T.R. Crews, P.J. Wickwire, R.C. Pritchett, R.G. Lomax. RPE Association with Lactate and Heart Rate during High Intensity Interval Cycling. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise - manuscript accepted, 2005.

Green, J.M., J.R. McLester, T.R. Crews, P.J. Wickwire, R.C. Pritchett, A. Redden. RPE-lactate dissociation during extended cycling. European Journal of Applied Physiology - manuscript accepted, 2004.

McLester, J.R., J.M. Green, J. Chouinard. Effects of Standing Versus Seated Posture on
Repeated Wingate Performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 18(4): 816-820, 2004.

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

Green, J.M., J.R. McLester, T.R. Crews, P.J. Wickwire, R.C. Pritchett. Lactate -RPE response during high intensity interval cycling. National ACSM Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2005.

McLester, J.R., Parson, L., and J. M.Green, and T.R. Crews. VO2peak prediction accuracy of the YMCA submaximal cycle ergometry protocol in college-age females. National ACSM Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2005.

Parson, L., J.R. McLester, J. M.Green, and D. Falls. Contribution of 220-Age Maximal HR estimation on YMCA prediction of VO2 peak. National ACSM Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2005.

Wickwire, J., J.R. McLester, J. M.Green, and T.R. Crews. Acute Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, and RPE Response Between Super Slow and Gold Standard Resistance Training Protocols. National ACSM Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2005.

Biomechanical and physiological relationships.

Kinematics during imposed constraints.

Kinematics during novel skill acquisition.

HPS 3800 Biomechanics
HPS 4300 Exercise Physiology
HPS 4350 Fitness Evaluation and Exercise Prescription
HPS 4500 Physiological Basis of Training and Performance