Evidence Strong | Weightlifting Science

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/menstrual-cycle-170946802 🏋️‍♀️ What are the experiences with menstrual cycle symptoms in competitive Olympic weightlifters and powerlifters? Brooke Alvar came on the ES Show for the second time to report what she has found so far in her PhD from talking to lifters and their coaches. Brooke Alvar has a backgroun...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/what-sleep-does-170584793 🏋️‍♀️ How does sleep quality affect mental health and quality of life in elite athletes? Dr. Mohamed Romdhani discusses his research study of 118 elite athletes. Mohamed Romdhani has a Ph. D. in Sport Sciences from the University of Manouba, Tunisia (2019), with several teaching and res...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/resistance-and-170041260 🏋️‍♀️ Some studies suggest that strength training helps shift the focus from how our bodies look to how they perform. Dr Maryam Marashi discusses her PhD study on body image across different resistance training modalities, like bodybuilding, CrossFit, Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting,...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/heat-therapy-or-169042101 🏋️‍♀️ Should you go to the sauna (or hot bath) right after your training session? Will it affect your strength or hypertrophy gains? Aidan Hopper led a meta-analysis of the studies that tested just that. Aidan Hopper, MS, CSCS, is a PhD student in Human Performance and Fitness and an ad...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/biomechanical-of-168727322 🏋️‍♀️ This time, I caught up with Dr. Kristof Kipp on all the new developments in biomechanical testing of Team USA in comparison to the world's elite from other countries. Kristof Kipp, PhD, is a Professor at Marquette University, where he teaches and conducts research in applied spor...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/keeping-muscle-166807530 🏋️‍♀️ Manipulating body weight in sports like weightlifting and powerlifting may influence performance. This is because when losing weight, athletes usually lose some muscle mass, not only fat. But what would happen if all the weight loss came from the fat tissue? Khash Farzam discusses...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/retiring-from-166804119 🏋️‍♀️ To become a great athlete, a person needs to make their sport a priority. This is the exact reason why retiring from an elite sport may be an extremely hard transition. Meredith Alwine retired two years ago; we sat down for a candid conversation on what helped and what still needs t...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/post-competition-166449364 🏋️‍♀️ After representing their country on the biggest stages of the world, athletes face the hard comeback to a normal life, called post-Olympics blues. It is a known but hardly researched phenomenon. Dr Karen Howells is working to change this situation, with the ultimate goal of devel...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/which-isometric-164760069 🏋️‍♀️ Power position isometric testing has been around for some time now, allowing for effective monitoring and programming for athletes in varius sports, not only Olympic weightlifting. Recently however, two additional positions started to be tested to give more insight into force prod...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/valsalva-blood-164415042 🏋️‍♀️ The fact is that we have very little research about the Valsalva maneuver and resistance training, cardiac health, or health in general. But our understanding of the maneuver is growing. Dr. Blake Perry discussed the nuances of what happens during the Valsalva maneuver and how it r...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/modeling-how-is-164322473 🏋️‍♀️ Okay. Here is the thing: we're getting told that even weightlifters should do some cardio for health and recovery, but will it ruin Olympic weightlifting performance? No one has tested. And I get it. Imagine running a training study where you get weightlifters to run a certain num...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/shoe-sensors-and-164147675 🏋️‍♀️ Can we use shoe sensors and a camera to assess the biomechanics of Olympic weightlifting movements? Can these measures replace laboratory-grade equipment in providing coaches with meaningful insight? Dr Veni Kong discusses her study on testing the biomechanics of the snatch in th...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/isometric-and-163580288 🏋️‍♀️ Isometric testing has become quite popular in recent years, but we still don't know how predictable these tests can be in the long run. Shaun Joffe discusses his two newest studies, which cover isometric testing in three positions (start, transition, and power) and assess their corr...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/cutting-weight-162946851 🏋️‍♀️ How to decide whether cutting weight is the right move for a competition? How to do it safely and effectively? What factors should we consider when planning long-term lifter development? Dr. Kedric Kwan discusses his research and experience working with powerlifters. Dr. Kedric Kwa...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/back-injuries-in-162121269 🏋️‍♀️ Back injuries are the most common injuries in powerlifting and the second most common injuries in Olympic weightlifting. The popularity of strength sports is continuously rising across all age groups, and with it, concern about a possible increase in injuries. Ben Carnovale studi...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/parenting-and-to-160587328 🏋️‍♀️ After 10 years of training with his father, Hampton Morris won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, adding to a collection of medals and records in the Pan American and World championships. It was the first Olympic medal in weightlifting for the U.S. in 40 years. I sat down with...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/eating-disorders-161039758 🏋️‍♀️ Are eating issues a problem in weightlifters? What is the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders? Can weight cutting be done without harm? Sarah Gulyamov discusses how Olympic weightlifting rules and culture can create problems and what to do about it. Sarah Gu...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/accentuated-why-159168712 🏋️‍♀️ The jerk is the last lift of a successful competition. It is technically demanding, explosive, and extremely satisfying if landed flawlessly. But jerks are also hard to coach. Kurt Roderick just published his study on using an accentuated eccentric loading to improve split jerk pe...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-elite-differ-156420843 🏋️‍♀️ Is there a difference in the movement patterns of an elite weightlifter (preparing for the Olympics) and a university-level lifter? Professor Paul Arauz discusses his series of studies investigating the differences in the kinetics and kinematics of the snatch and the clean. Paul Arauz is a Prof...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-clean-pulls-156951939 🏋️‍♀️ Weighted squat jumps versus weightlifting derivatives - which ones are better to train power? Dr Sei Takei explains the findings of his study that tested the force-velocity relationship for squat jumps, hang cleans, and hang clean pulls. Seiichiro Takei is a sports scientist and strength and con...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/menopause-and-156938034 🏋️‍♀️ What exactly is menopause, and how does it influence the adaptations to resistance training? Dr. Luke Pelton analyses what happens with hormones around menopause and how to address it in day-to-day resistance training. Dr. Luke Pelton is an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and the Human Per...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/comparing-and-157852639 🏋️‍♀️ How to compare who is a better weightlifter if the lifters are from different weight classes, sexes, or age groups? We could compare lifters of different body weights using Sinclairs, Robi points, or Q-points before, but never of different sexes. Now we can with GAMX points. Dr. Marianne Huebner h...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/nailing-split-156930586 🏋️‍♀️ We see this all the time: the lifter comes to the platform for a challenging lift and misses it, and then 2 minutes later, they come out again and nail it. What was the difference? Why was the first lift a failure, but the second one went through? Dr Hideyuki Nagao discusses the differences betwee...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/testing-vitruve-155731374 🏋️‍♀️ In this episode, Dr. Juan Garcia Lopez discusses his recent study on the usefulness of the Vitruve device for measuring velocity. This study measured velocity during bench presses at various loads over a few weeks of strength training. Juan has a PhD in Sport Sciences and has been a full profess...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/heavy-lifting-in-154192033 🏋️‍♀️ This is one of the first prospective studies monitoring in real time how the heavy lifting influences pregnancy and postpartum. Therese Fostervold Mathisen comes on the Evidence Strong Show to discuss the survey study she has run for two years in Norway, comparing physically active pregnant wom...