Chris Myers

Dr. Christopher Myers is an United States Air Force Integrative Physiologist and he serves as the United States Air Forces Europe Tactical Air Control Party Human Performance Optimization Program Coordinator. He is 45 and was born in Dayton, Ohio, on 29 April 1979 and attended Carroll High School in Dayton. He enlisted in the US Army in 1997 and attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY, from 2000-2004. Upon graduation, Dr. Myers was commissioned as a 2LT in the Military Police (MP) Corps. As an MP officer, Dr. Myers served three tours to Iraq, served as a Platoon Leader, Battalion Operations Officer (S-3), and Company Commander. He was medically retired in 2012 as a Captain. Dr. Myers was awarded, amongst others, the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, and Overseas Service Ribbon x3.

Upon retirement, Dr. Myers started the process of obtaining his doctoral degree. He entered the Clinical Exercise Physiology Masters Program at the University of Louisiana at Monroe in November 2012. Dr. Myers served as the Exercise Physiology Laboratory manager while attending the program. Upon graduating in May 2013, Dr. Myers won the University of Louisiana at Monroe Research Symposium with his Masters Thesis titled “The Calculation of Torque Generated by a Swimmer’s Arm During the Freestyle Swim Stroke.” Following graduation, Dr. Myers entered the Exercise Physiology Program focusing on skeletal muscle physiology at Florida State University. He conducted his doctoral research and post-doctoral fellowship research with the Navy Experimental Dive Unit in Panama City Beach, Florida, from January 2015 – June 2019. During this period, Dr. Myers served as an associate investigator and primary investigator researching the effect of hyperoxia on human performance in Navy Divers. From May 2013 – June 2019, Dr. Myers made several presentations at national conferences and published his research in several notable peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Myers has authored several books on human performance for tactical, law enforcement, and first responder populations. His most recent contributions to the field are The Human Weapon System, Skeletal Muscle Physiology: An Update to Anatomy and Function, and Strength and Conditioning for the Human Weapon System. He also hosts the White Coat Warriors and The Human Weapon System Podcasts.