After earning his BS in Technology from Pittsburg State University, Chris Dellasega received his MS in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas.

Dellasega is a sports performance specialist with experience working with Olympic-level track cyclists and current and former professional athletes from the NFL, MLB, NBA and PGA. He has served as a strength and conditioning specialist for USA Cycling, where he helped coach multiple athletes to national and international medals, including four world records and a silver and gold medal at the World Championships. He currently works as a strength and conditioning specialist across USA Cycling’s Track, Road, Mountain Biking, Cyclocross and BMX programs.

Before joining Drexel, Dellasega owned and managed a private training facility before serving as the director of internal education for several high-end sports performance centers in Michigan. Additionally, he taught for a continuing education provider, offering basic and advanced strength and conditioning techniques to strength coaches and personal trainers worldwide.

Professional Society

• National Strength and Conditioning Association

Selected Publications

Fry, A. C., Honnold, D., Hudy, A., Roberts, C., Gallagher, P. M., Vardiman, P. J., & Dellasega, C. (2011). Relationships between muscular strength and batting performances in collegiate baseball athletes. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 25, S19-S20.

Research Interests

Dellasega’s scholarly and research interest is elite performance, with a focus on kinetics and adaptations to resistance training. He is also interested in factors that influence high performance, including sports nutrition and nutraceuticals.

MS Ed, Exercise Science (2011)
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

BS, Technology (2007)
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS