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About the Author
Todd Parker is a professor, exercise physiologist,
personal trainer, endurance sports coach, and strength
and conditioning specialist with a Masters in Exercise
Physiology & Human Performance from San Jose
State University. Most of his coaching experience has
been with endurance athletes such as cyclists, rowers,
runners, swimmers, and triathletes. Coupled with his
experience as a former professional triathlete and elite
cyclist, he has much to offer clients of all ages and
ability levels. He has authored articles or been a
subject matter expert reference for such publications
as Endurance Racing Magazine, Triathlete Magazine, Bike
World News, Capo Velo, Women’s Health, Competitor,
Liberty Sports, PhillyFit, several journals; developed the
“first timer” 22-week daily training plan for some of
the nation’s largest and most prestigious races, and
asked to appear on the cover of Bicycling Magazine
featuring the 2008 Tour de France Winning Cervelo
R3-SL.
Within his first eight months in business, TP2 – Todd
Parker Training Programs was voted 2010 Best of the
Main Line for Best Coaching and Cycling Classes for
Cyclists & Triathletes. The company’s primary focus
places emphasis on providing World-Class Team or
One-on-One Coaching & Personal Training and
teaching Advanced Performance Cycling Classes.
Todd’s broad range of expertise and personal touch is
unparalleled in the region.
Todd’s athletic background in endurance sports stems
from cycling, running, swimming, and triathlon. After
racing amateur and for the All-Army Triathlon Team
for a few years, he turned pro at age 38. For 3 years

he raced as a pro – earning numerous podium finishes
and national-level sponsorships. During this period,
Todd also trained at the U.S. Olympic Training
Center in San Diego. In the last decade, besides
numerous charity endeavors, Todd occasionally races
in Road Cycling and Ultra Marathon Cycling Races,
with several overall wins and podium finishes from
the regional to national level, and at times beating out
others half his age.
As for personal training and coaching philosophies,
he believes in a “holistic” approach, in that optimal
results/performances are not obtained merely
through physical training methodologies. Todd has
both the experience and conducted research in
addressing the mental aspects of exercise and sport
such as coping with competitive anxiety, negative
thought stopping, and using imagery to visualize more
successful performances. Other critical components
he assesses and attends to are the individual’s needs in
terms of developing power and speed (critical
components endurance athletes traditionally ignore),
running biomechanics, strength training, stretching
and flexibility, recovery, injury rehabilitation,
hydration and fueling rates for multi-hour endurance
events, nutrition, and supplementation of key
vitamins, minerals, and the electrolytes critical to
sustaining long-term muscular contraction and cramp
prevention.
Todd also holds a Masters in Business Management
from Troy State University, Bachelors in Political
Science from Millersville University of Pennsylvania,
and is a certified USA Cycling Coach, Endurance
Sports Trainer, Personal Trainer, and Strength &
Conditioning Specialist.

Published January, 2016 by World T.E.A.M. Sports with permission of the author. Booklet design by World
T.E.A.M. Sports.
World T.E.A.M. Sports photographs from Face of America 2015. All rights reserved.