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About Chris Lockwood, PhD, CSCS

Dr Lockwood is President of Lockwood, LLC, an innovations, research, and consulting firm within the dietary supplement, nutrition and fitness industries. In this role, Dr Lockwood has been a co-investigator on, and has raised over $1.03MM in cash donations toward protein and dietary supplement research, is the sole or lead inventor on five patents and pending applications, sole license owner of two breakthrough ingredient innovations currently in their respective final phases of development, has formulated or co-formulated hundreds of industry-leading and trendsetting products, and is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in performance nutrition and dietary supplements.

His clients have included Auburn University, Nutrabolt Brands Worldwide (Cellucor®), Eurpac Service Inc. and Muscle Foods USA, BNRG, Inc. (PowerCrunch®), Scivation, Inc. (Xtend®), Biotest, LLC., Glanbia Nutritionals, iSatori, Inc. (Bio-Gro™), TSI USA, Inc., Metabolic Technologies, Inc. (HMB®), Bergstrom Nutrition (Opti-MSM®), and Matthew McConaughey (Magic Mike, True Detectives) and Ciara Harris (One Woman Army), to name a few.

Dr Lockwood has authored or is a co-author on 63 peer-reviewed manuscripts and presentations, three textbook chapters, has been an invited guest lecturer at numerous research and trade events, and has authored and edited thousands of consumer and trade industry articles; his work or himself being featured in such publications as Natural Products INSIDER, Nutraceuticals World, Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Fit Pregnancy, Oxygen, Ironman Magazine, Muscular Development, as well as on ULProspector.com, Bodybuilding.com and T-Nation.com, to name a few. Dr Lockwood previously served as Editor in Chief of Muscle & Fitness and M&F Hers magazines, Senior Category Director of the Diet, Energy, Food and Beverage category of General Nutrition Centers (GNC®), Senior Brand Manager of American Body Building (ABB™), and Chief Scientific Officer for 4Life Research.

Dr Lockwood will soon begin serving as an Adjunct Science Editor for Bodybuilding.com and, in Fall 2017, as an Adjunct Professor for Auburn University School of Kinesiology. Dr Lockwood earned his PhD in Exercise Physiology at the University of Oklahoma, and his MS in Exercise Science at the University of West Florida.

Heavyweight Product Development Match-Up: MRP or Protein Powder?

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Chris Lockwood, PhD, CSCS — 1 comment

What makes a meal replacement powder (MRP) different from a protein powder? Who is the target customer for each? Find these answers and more insight here.

  Meal Replacement Powder vs. Protein Powder: The ‘What’ and ‘Who’ Every Formulator Must Know Looking to develop and market a meal replacement powder (MRP) or protein formula (Protein)? Like a … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Food, Beverage & Nutrition Tagged With: Category Overview, protein

Whey Protein: Formulation Considerations, Part 2

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Chris Lockwood, PhD, CSCS — 4 comments

In part 2 of our article on whey protein, Chris Lockwood discusses dairy processing, other proteins and whey protein safety.

Please see Part 1 of this article for a discussion of what whey protein is, what it does, and the different types of whey protein. In this article, we’ll discuss dairy processing, other proteins and … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Food, Beverage & Nutrition

Whey Protein: Formulating With Human Life’s Most Effective Protein

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Chris Lockwood, PhD, CSCS — 3 comments

As reported at the 2014 Protein Trend & Technologies Seminar, in Arlington Heights, IL, USA, protein-based formulas are both the highest selling products in sports nutrition and represent the area … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Food, Beverage & Nutrition Tagged With: Category Overview

Diet Pill Dominance: 5 Must-Haves to Win in Today’s Fat Burner Market

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Chris Lockwood, PhD, CSCS — 3 comments

Learn the 5 must-haves for diet pill formulation in the Prospector Knowledge Center.

Industry sales and projections may show that protein-based products collectively represent the biggest category and growth sector through 2020, but the fat loss and diet pill category is without a … [Read More...]

Filed Under: Food, Beverage & Nutrition Tagged With: formulation challenge

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