Benjamin Lampkin joined the Georgia State Athletics Department as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2012. Lampkin works primarily with the men and women’s basketball programs while assisting with the football program. He also spent significant time working with the baseball team during his tenure.
Lampkin came to Georgia State after two years as the director of strength and conditioning at Shorter in northwest Georgia. Lampkin was the first full time strength coach at Shorter, working with all 21 varsity sports. While at Shorter, he contributed to helping the men’s track program earn its first NAIA indoor and outdoor national championships and softball’s first NAIA national championship.
Prior to Shorter, Lampkin interned at Wake Forest in 2010, working with all varsity sports.
Lampkin graduated from Florida State in 2008 with degrees in marketing and international affairs, and earned a master’s degree in sport management from FSU in 2009. While working on his master’s degree, Lampkin worked as a defensive staff assistant for the football program in 2009. He was also a graduate teaching assistant for the lifetime activities program and completed an internship with football strength and conditioning.
He played four seasons for the Florida State football program, three as a walk-on before earning a full scholarship in 2008. He was also named the special teams captain and a defensive starter his senior season.
Lampkin is a member and Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Level 1 certified.
Lampkin originally hails Panama City, Fla. He is married to the former Lyndsey Hornbuckle and has one son (Ben II).
