Dr. Jun Seob Song is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Health, and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Previously, he served as a strength & conditioning coach for the South Korea national soccer teams. He earned his Ph.D. in Health & Kinesiology with an emphasis on Exercise Science from The University of Mississippi in 2024. His primary research focuses on skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise with and without the application of blood flow restriction.

Selected Publications: 

• Song JS, Hammert WB, Kataoka R, Yamada Y, Kang A, Wong V, Spitz RW, Kassiano W, Loenneke JP. Unilateral high-load resistance training induced a similar cross-education of strength between the dominant and non-dominant arm. Journal of Sports Sciences. 2024.
• Song JS, Seffrin A, Yamada Y, Kataoka R, Hammert WB, Spitz RW, Wong V, Kang A, Loenneke JP. Cross-education of muscular endurance: a scoping review. Sports Medicine. 2024.
• Song JS, Hammert WB, Kataoka R, Yamada Y, Kang A, Loenneke JP. Individuals can be taught to sense the degree of vascular occlusion: implication for practical blood flow restriction. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2024.
• Song JS, Seffrin A, Yamada Y, Kataoka R, Hammert WB, Spitz RW, Wong V, Kang A, Loenneke JP. Can we improve exercise-induced hypoalgesia with exercise training? An overview and suggestions for future studies. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2023.
• Song JS, Kataoka R, Yamada Y, Wong V, Spitz RW, Bell ZW, Loenneke JP. The hypoalgesic effect of low-load resistance exercise to failure is not augmented by blood flow restriction. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 2022.
• Song JS, Yamada Y, Kataoka R, Wong V, Spitz RW, Bell ZW, Loenneke JP. Training-induced hypoalgesia and its potential underlying mechanisms. Neuroscience and Behavioral Reviews. 2022.
• Song JS, Spitz RW, Yamada Y, Bell ZW, Wong V, Abe T, Loenneke JP. Exercise-induced hypoalgesia and pain reduction following blood flow restriction: a brief review. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2021.
• Song JS, Yamada Y, Wong V, Bell ZW, Spitz RW, Abe T, Loenneke JP. Hypoalgesia following isometric handgrip exercise with and without blood flow restriction is not mediated by discomfort nor changes in systolic blood pressure. Journal of Sports Sciences. 2021.
• Song JS, Abe T, Bell ZW, Wong V, Spitz RW, Yamada Y, Loenneke JP. The relationship between muscle size and strength does not depend on echo intensity in healthy young adults. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 2020.