Biographie von Fred Hatfield

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Frederick C. Hatfield, Ph.D. is Co-Founder and President of The International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). He received his Ph.D. in the social sciences of sport (motor learning, sports psychology and sports sociology) from Temple University, his Master of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana and his Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Connecticut State University. He has taught graduagte and undergraduate courses related to sports psychology, strength physiology, research methodology and design, human development and physical education (among other courses) at the University of Wisconsin, Newark State College, Bowie State College, University of Illinois and Temple. He is, or has been a consultant, to the U.S. Olympic Committee, the West German Bodybuilding Federation, Australian Powerlifting Federation, and CBS Sports. He was coach of the U.S. National Powerlifting team and a member of the executive committees of the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Federation and U.S. Powerlifting Federation. The founding editor of SPORTS FITNESS magazine, he has written more than 60 books on sports fitness, weight training and athletic nutrition. He is a former standout college gymnast, a former Mr. Atlantic Coast and Mr. Mid America in bodybuilding, a former Connecticut State weightlifting and bodybuilding champion, broken over 30 world records in powerlifting and won the world Championships in powerlifting three times in three different weight divisions. In 1987, at the age of 45, Hatfield established a world record in the squat at 1014 pounds (255 pounds body weight), the most anyone had ever lifted in the history of competition. His frequent world record-breaking performances in the squat have gained him the nickname of "Dr. Squat."