Todd Hamer has been working in the strength and conditioning field for seven years and has held positions at Marist College, the Citadel, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Pennsylvania State University. He has also worked as a personal trainer and consultant in several different facilities throughout his career. Currently, Todd is the head strength and conditioning coach at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA. Previously, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at George Mason University, where he had been since 2004. At Mason, he was responsible for designing and implementing programs for women's basketball, women's lacrosse, baseball, women's soccer, softball, and women's track.

Prior to coming to Mason, Todd was the head strength and conditioning coach for the Red Foxes at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, from October 2002 until April 2004. He worked with all 23 varsity sports and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Marist College Fitness Center. Before taking the position at Marist, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. In August 2001, he worked as a graduate assistant for Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, completing his studies in August 2002.

At VCU, he worked with the soccer, field hockey, track and field, and volleyball teams in all aspects of their strength and conditioning programs. He also assisted in the designing of a new 5,500 square foot weight room. At UNC, Todd worked as a research assistant for a study on juvenile diabetes. At both Pitt and Penn State, he worked with the Panthers volleyball and football teams and the Nittany Lions football team, resepctively.

Todd is a competitive powerlifter and competed in the International Powerlifting Association National Championships in 2002. He continues to compete and won the 2001 USAPL Virginia State Championship. In addtion, he is a competitive member of the International Power Lifting Association. His best lifts are 545 lbs for squat, 375 lbs for bench, and 500 lbs for deadlift.

Todd has been published numerous times his most recent article can be found under Articles.

A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Todd received his bachelor's of science degree in exercise science from Penn State in 1999 and his master's of science degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia in August 2002. He currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia.