Johnny Parker

Johnny Parker was a strength and conditioning coach in the NFL from 1984 to 2007. He is in the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame. then taught and coached linebackers at Indianola Academy.

In 1988 Parker, along with Al Miller, worked with Soviet defector Grigori Goldstein to incorporate Soviet-style periodization into their methods. They utilized this info in their work, and after their retirement from coaching eventually coauthored The System: Soviet Periodization Adapted For the American Strength Coach in 2018, along with Rob Panariello.