About Barouch Giechaskiel

Barouch Giechaskiel graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2000, and was awarded his Ph.D. by the same university in 2005. He was a research fellow at the European Commission – DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Environment and Sustainability in Ispra until 2009. From 2009 until 2013, he was employed by AVL Graz as an application engineer for AVL’s Particle Number Counter. Currently, he is the scientific laboratory manager of the Vehicle Emission Laboratories of the JRC of the European Commission in Italy. He contributes to projects such as RDE (Real Driving Emissions), PMP (Particle Measurement Programme), and PEMS (Portable Emissions Measurement Systems).

Since starting weight training in 1997, Barouch has been following both scientific and non-scholarly literature on resistance training. He has authored the following books:

1. Natural Bodybuilding: Theory (2002) (ISBN 978-9602395680) (in Greek).
2. Natural Bodybuilding: Exercises (2003) (ISBN 978-9602396377) (in Greek).
3. A Practical Guide to Training and Nutrition (2007) (ISBN 978-9604570799) (in color, in Greek).
4. A Guide to Weight Training: Designing Programs and Setting Goals Based on Scientific Literature (2017) (ISBN 978-1549823671) (in English). You can find out more about the book at https://www.guide-weight-training.com.
5. Weight Training Exercises Anatomy: Legs and Core Muscles (2024) (ISBN 979-8340799180) (in color, in English). Some more details about the book, along with links to journal articles can be found at https://www.guide-weight-training.com/blog/2024_10_links/index.html.

To find out more about Barouch and his research, please visit his profile on ResearchGate and Google Scholar, or email him at [email protected].