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Between 1993 and 1995, Rafael Escamilla won two National Powerlifting Championships and at 179 pound bodyweight performed in competition a full squat of just under 650 pounds, a deadlift of 630 pounds, and a bench press of 400 pounds. . Since this time, he has dedicated himself to the study to the human body as a physical therapist and biomechanics researcher.
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Professor of Physical Therapy at California
State University, Sacramento
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** 1990-present National Strength and Conditioning Association
* 1995-present American College of Sports Medicine
* 1999-present American Society of Biomechanics
* 2001-present International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
* 2001-present American Physical Therapy Association
*Rafael Escamilla, PhD, PT, is a distinguished professor of
physical therapy at California State University, Sacramento
(CSUS). He is also the co-director of the CSUS Biomechanics
Laboratory, where he studies the science of the movement of the
human body in an attempt to better understand performance
enhancement and injury prevention. He teaches many courses in
the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, such as
pathokinesiology, therapeutic exercise, and a certified strength
and conditioning certification course. The DPT program is part of
the College of Health and Human Services at CSUS.
Rafael Escamilla, PhD, PT, has been active in
athletics since his early teens. In high school, he
was a wrestler, football, and track and was the
awarded the most valuable player in football, the
most inspirational players in both wrestling and
track, won an award in boxing, and was chosen the
Outstanding Athlete at Clarkston high school. In
college, he was a conference champion in football
and track. After college, he became involved in
powerlifting. From 1993-1995, he won two National
Powerlifting Championships, and at 179 pound
bodyweight performed in competition a full squat of
just under 650 pounds, a deadlift of 630 pounds,
and a bench press of 400 pounds..
Cruciate ligament loading during common knee rehabilitation exercises
Anterior cruciate ligament strain and tensile forces for weight bearing and non-weight bearing exercise
Cruciate ligament tensile forces during the forward and side lung
Shoulder muscle activity and function in common shoulder rehabilitation exercises
See more at:
https://rafaelescamillaus.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/rafael-
escamilla-a-list-of-his-published-scientific-articles/
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Rafael Escamilla has written 12 book
chapters that were published in Sports
Medicine, Physical Therapy, and
Biomechanics Textbooks, and many of
these textbooks are used in academic
settings such as at colleges and
Universities. A sample of these include
Biomechanics of pitching: mechanism and motion analysis, Biomechanics of Powerlifting and Weightlifting
Exercises, Electromyographic activity during upper extremity sports, and Exercise based conditioning and rehabilitation
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