BODY COMPOSITION PRACTITIONER – LEVEL 3
Become a Certified Master Body Composition Practitioner

What You’ll Gain:
- Title of Master Body Composition Practitioner
- The ability to host and lead Level 1 courses locally
- Ongoing support and training from GHBCI
- Revenue sharing for trainings you host
This is a rare opportunity to establish yourself as a recognized expert and extend GHBCI’s evidence-based mission to new communities.
Course Overview
This is the final step in GHBCI’s Body Composition Practitioner Certification Path.
Level 3 is designed for those who have completed Levels 1 and 2 and want to become trainers and leaders in the field.This is an opportunity to:
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Teach Level 2 alongside experts
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Earn compensation as an assistant instructor
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Lead Level 1 certifications at your own location
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Join an elite group of instructors recognized for their excellence in body composition science
What's Required:Â
To complete Level 3, practitioners must:
- Participate in 2–3 additional trainings
- Assist in 4 GHBCI trainings
- Teach key sections of Level 2 under expert supervision
- Complete 2 certifications as a trainee instructor
- Receive compensation during their final 2 events
- Demonstrate leadership, accuracy, and instructional skill

Format & Location

Delivery
In-person training with mentorship. Ongoing support from GHBCI central team.

Dates
Specific Dates to be announced soon!

Registration
Compensation for assistant teaching during final phases
Aplication Process
Spots are limited and participation is by invitation or application only.
Meet your Instructors

Tim Lohman, PhD
Timothy G. Lohman, PhD is a professor emeritus at the University of Arizona and is widely considered a leading scientist in the field of body composition assessment. Dr. Lohman founded the Global Health and Body Composition Institute (GHBCI) in 2019. GHBCI is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) whose goal is fostering body composition expertise, training and certification worldwide. He previously served as the Director of the Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition at the University of Arizona. He co-edited ACSM’s Human Body Composition, First and Second Edition, and co-edited the Anthropometric Standardization Reference Manual.

Laurie Milliken, PhD
Dr. Milliken is a graduate of the University of Arizona and was a close associate of Dr. Lohman when she was there. She is currently an associate professor and former chair of the exercise and health sciences department at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Since 1998, she has been active in the New England chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM), serving as president, the chair of the Continuing Education committee, state representative and an executive committee member. Nationally, she has served in the ACSM Research Awards Committee and is also an editorial board member of ACSM’s “Health & Fitness Journal”.