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ABOUT DONALD A. CHU, Ph.D.
Donald
Chu received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1974.
His degree in Physical Therapy is also from Stanford. He
has a Masters in Kinesiology & Physical Education from
CSU, Hayward. He is a Professor Emeritus from CSU, Hayward
after a teaching career spanning over twenty years. During
the time from 1997- 2001, Dr. Chu served as the Program
Director of the Ohlone College Physical Therapist Assistant
program. From 2001-2003, Dr. Chu served as the Director
of Athletic Training & Rehabilitation at Stanford University.
He holds certifications as an Athletic Trainer (ATC) from
the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and as
a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
from the National Strength & Conditioning Association
(NSCA). He has served on the Board of Directors for both
organizations, and is a Past-President of the NSCA. Currently,
Dr. Chu is the President of the California State Board of
Physical Therapy, and serves as a public member on the Board
of Interior Design for the State of California.
He is the author of “Jumping into Plyometrics, 2nd
edition”, “Power Tennis Training”, “Explosive
Strength & Power” (Human Kinetics - publisher)
and “Plyometric exercises with the Medicine Ball,
2nd edition” (Bittersweet Publishing). He has authored
several chapters in books on Sports Medicine, particularly
in both the area of rehabilitation and performance enhancement.
Dr. Chu has consulted with elite athletes at every level
on the development of training and conditioning programs.
His past clients include athletes from the 1984, 88, 92,
96 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and professional athletes from
the NFL, NBA, and MLB. He designed training programs for
2002 Winter Olympic hopefuls in the skeleton and bobsled
events. He also designed the strength & conditioning
programs for Erica Wheeler, 2003 US National Champion in
the Women’s Javelin. He currently develops strength
and conditioning programs for the 2004 US Olympic Synchronized
Swimming team.
In addition to his specific work with athletes he is consulting
with Physical Therapy practices on improving patient care,
business development and expansion into the areas of performance
enhancement. Among his recent clients are Zarett Rehabilitation
in Philadelphia, PA and Athlete’s Performance in Tempe,
AZ.
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