Rate My Professor Michael Ormsbee

Ormsbee's research examines the interaction of exercise training, nutrition, and supplementation to improve metabolism, body composition, human performance, and health in athletic and clinical populations. His specific interests include nighttime pre-sleep feeding strategies to optimize recovery and metabolism, macronutrient ingestion effects on fat metabolism and performance with emphasis on protein and modified carbohydrates, sports nutrition and dietary supplements, hormonal influences on energy metabolism and body composition, and physiological impacts of ultra-endurance exercise. He regularly publishes in top exercise and sports nutrition journals, including the paper 'Osteosarcopenic obesity: the role of bone, muscle, and fat on health throughout the life cycle' (2014). Ormsbee has earned numerous honors, such as induction as a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology (Class of 2024), Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, Fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2020 NSCA Sport Scientist of the Year, 2020 FSU Distinguished Teacher of the Year, 2018 FSU Graduate Student Mentor of the Year, 2017 NSCA Nutrition Researcher of the Year, 2014 FSU Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, 2013 FSU Transformation Through Teaching Award, and 2015 FSU Guardian of the Flame Award. A certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Distinguished (CSCS*D), he lectures for The Great Courses, co-led an NIH grant exploring resistance training and type 2 diabetes, and was selected for the 2026 Digital Science Communication Fellowship.