Ken Leistner is
an American strength training writer, personal trainer, strength
consultant for the National Football League, and chiropractor.
He is often known as "Dr. Ken". Photo By Kathy Leistner
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About Dr.
Ken Leistner
Dr. Ken Leistner, for decades a concerned
voice in the powerlifting community as a competitor,
trainer, judge, national athletes' representative,
and administrator, was the Feature Editor,
monthly columnist, and the author of articles ranging
from training advice to political commentary
for POWERLIFTING USA Magazine. With over 1000
published articles in the area of strength
enhancement and injury prevention and rehabilitation,
Dr. Ken was asked to edit or rewrite the rulebook
for two of Powerlifting's major federations.
A former high school teacher, administrator,
and coach, he produced a significant number
of Division One athletes in football and track
and field at Malverne, N.Y. High School. Fortunate
to personally train scores of high school,
collegiate, professional, and Olympic athletes,
including World Champion and 1996 400 Meter
High Hurdles Olympic Gold Medal Winner Derrick
Adkins, Dr. Ken and his wife Kathy, an Exercise
Physiologist, have served as consultants to
numerous university athletic programs and NFL
coaching staffs. While many in the sport know
the Leistners through their Steel Tip Newsletter
of the 1980's, many articles, and former ownership
of the National and World Championship winning
Iron Island Gym, Dr. Ken is as well known for
his contributions to the Chiropractic treatment
protocols first used at the U.S. Olympic Training
Center and the design and prototyping of Nautilus
and Hammer Strength equipment dating back to
the early-1970's. Kathy Leistner has been honored
for her professional photography work, especially
in the lifting sports, and has won numerous
awards for her work.
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