Dr. John Ivy received his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Maryland and trained in physiology and metabolism at Washington University School of Medicine as an NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow. He served on the faculty at the University of Texas for 31 years and as Chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education for 13 years. Dr. Ivy is the author of more than190 scientific papers, numerous book chapters, and four books on sports nutrition including the landmark Nutrient Timing; The Future of Sports Nutrition, now published in four languages. His research helped pioneered our understanding of muscle metabolism and how nutritional supplementation can improve exercise performance, recovery, and training adaptation. His research also focused on the effects of exercise and nutrition on muscle glucose transport and insulin resistance, and how appropriate levels of physical activity and diet can prevent Type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. Dr. Ivy is a Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is the recipient of the ACSMs prestigious Citation Award for his lifetime of achievement in the field of exercise physiology, and the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Associations Tom Osborne Award for his lifetime of contributions to sports nutrition.
Wang, B., Kammer, L.M., Ding, Z., Lassiter, D.G., Hwang, J., Nelson, J.L. & Ivy, J.L. (2012). Amino acid mixture acutely improves the glucose tolerance of healthy overweight adults.. Nutrition Research, 32: 30-38.
Kleinert, M., Liao, Y-H., Nelson, J.L. & Ivy, J.L. (2011). An amino acid mixture enhances insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in isolated rat epitrochlearis muscle.. Journal of Applied Physiology, 111:163-169.
Ivy, J.L., Ding, Z., Hwang, H., Cialdella-Kam, L.C. & Morrison, P.J. (2008). Post exercise carbohydrate-protein supplementation: phosphorylation of muscle protein involved in glycogen synthesis and protein translation.. Amino Acids, 32: 381-386.
Ivy, J. & Portman, R. (2004). Nutrient Timing. North Bergen, NJ: Basic Health Publications, Inc..
Ivy, J. & Portman, R. (2004). The Performance Zone. North Bergen, NJ: Basic Health Publications, Inc..
Burke, L., Kiens, B. & Ivy, J. (2004). Carbohydrate and fat for training and recovery. Journal of Sports Medicine, 22, 15-30.
Ivy, J. (2004). Muscle insulin resistance amended with exercise training: Role of GLUT4 expression. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36, 1207-1211.
Ivy, J. (2004). Regulation of muscle glycogen repletion, muscle protein synthesis and repair following exercise. Journal of Sport Science and Medicine, 3, 131-138.
Ivy, J.L., Goforth Jr., H.W., Damon, B.M., McCauley, T.R., Parsons, E.C. & Price, T.B. (2002). Early post-exercise muscle glycogen recovery is enhanced with a carbohydrate-protein supplement. Journal of Applied Physiology, 93: 1337-1344.
Ivy, J.L., Brozinick, J.T., Torgan, C.E. & Kastello, G.M. (1989). Skeletal muscle glucose transport in obese Zucker rats after exercise training. Journal of Applied Physiology, 66: 2635-2641.
Ivy, J.L., Katz, A.L., Sherman, W.M., Cutler, C.L. & Coyle, E.F. (1988). Time of carbohydrate ingestion: Effect on rate of glycogen synthesis after exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology, 64, 1480-1485.
Ivy, J.L. & Holloszy, J.O. (1981). Persistent increase in glucose uptake by rat skeletal muscle following exercise.. American Journal of Physiology, 241: C200-C203, 255:.
Ivy, J.L., Withers, R.T., Van Handel, P.J., Elger, D.H. & Costill, D.L. (1980). Muscle respiratory capacity and fiber type as determinants of the lactate threshold.. Journal of Applied Physiology, 48, 523-527.
Tom Osborne Award for Outstanding Contributions to Sports Nutrition
- College and Professional Sports Dietitian Association (CPSDA) (2019)
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Taiwan Society for Sports Nutrition (2018)
Hall of Honor
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin (2017)
Distinguished Service Award
- Texas Chapter American College of Sports Medicine (2013)
Darden College of Education Fellow
- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia (2007)
Fellow
- International Society of Sports Nutrition (2006)
Citation Award
- American College of Sports Medicine (2005)
Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Chair
- Kinesiology and Health Education (2005 - 2013)
Honor Award
- Texas Chapter American College of Sports Medicine (2002)
Dean's Distinguished Faculty Award
- College of Education (2000)
Fellow
- American Academy of Kinesiology (1997)
Margie Gurley Seay Centennial Professorship
- College of Education, University of Texas at Austin (1989 - 2005)
Judy Spence Frank Endowed Fellowship for Excellence
- The University of Texas at Austin (1987 - 1991)
Dean's Fellowship
- University of Texas (1986 - 1997)
Ambassador
- American College of Sports Medicine (1986 - 1992)
Fellow
- American College of Sports Medicine (1980)
National Research Service Award
- National Institutes of Health (1978 - 1980)
