Mike Croskery, M.Sc. HK (Biomechanics), CSEP-CEP, HPS, CSCP
Clinical Exercise Physiologist, High Performance Specialist, Performance Biomechanics Consultant, and Strength and Conditioning Professional
Mike Croskery, M.Sc. HK is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and a CSEP High Performance Specialist™ (CSEP), as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Professional (CSCA) with over 30 years of experience from clinical health to elite athletic performance. Mike founded MyoMax Performance in 1995 in Ottawa, Canada, to provide evidence-based consulting and specialized exercise programming.
Throughout his career, he has worked with well over a thousand clients, from Olympic and professional athletes to individuals managing complex chronic health conditions. His unique perspective is shaped by a career commitment to longitudinal client care and monitoring, observing how health, fitness, and biomechanics evolve across different stages of life and in competition.
Expertise in Complex Health and Clinical Exercise:
Cardiovascular:
- Hypertension
- Myocardial Infarction
- Heart Revascularization
- Valve Disease
- Chronic Heart Failure
- Cardiac Myopathy
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pacemakers
Pulmonary Disease:
- Asthma
- Chronic
- Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Immunological Diseases:
- Cancer
- Organ Transplant Recipients
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Metabolic Disease:
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Frailty
- Hyperlipidemia
- Organ Disease
Orthopedic Disease and Disability:
- Osteo- and Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Joint replacement
- Joint and Spine Disorders
- Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
Mental illness
Neuromuscular disorders:
- Parkinson's
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Post-Polio
- Brain Injury
Expertise in Elite Sport:
Canadian National and Provincial Athletes and Teams:
- Athletics
- Baseball
- Biathlon
- Badminton
- Bodybuilding
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Figure Skating
- Field Hockey
- Military Biathlon
- Nordic Skiing
- Rowing
- Snowboard Cross
- Table Tennis
- Triathlon
- Whitewater Canoe and Kayak
Performance-Oriented Occupations:
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Emergency Medical Attendants and Paramedics
- Airport and Regional Firefighters
- Canadian Park Wardens
- NHL Referees
Professional Athletes and Teams:
- NHL Entry Draft
- NHL and AHL Hockey
- Cycling
- Football
- Open Wheel Auto Racing
International Athletes and Teams:
- Mexican National Athletics Team
- National American Baseball Team
- Powerlifting
- Snowboard Cross
Research and Publications:
Thesis:
- Assessing Inter-Day Reliability of Surface EMG Amplitude for Resistance Training Exercise Selection" evaluated the day-to-day variation in how muscles activate and how it can affect proper exercise selection.
Publications:
- Weight Training for a New Body (2004)
- The Weight Trainer’s Exercise Handbook (2001)
- Algonquin College’s Firefighter Pre-Entry Fitness Training Course Manual (1998)
- Sport Performance Institute’s Personal Trainer Course Manual (Muscular Adaptations to Resistance Training and A Review of Bodybuilders and Their Training Methods)
Guest Author:
- Simplifaster articles on using technology and biomechanics to examine exercise selection, the bench press, and hockey.
Technical Articles and Biomechanical Insights:
- Muscle activation and running economy
- Knee rehabilitation
- Biceps exercise choice,
- Choosing drop jump height and others.
Mike also attained national-level competition status in bodybuilding in 1993 and is a former Mr. Eastern Ontario class champion.