Evidence Strong | Weightlifting Science

🏋️‍♀️ 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...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/menstrual-cycle-and-strength-154135570 🏋️‍♀️ Paul Schatz conducted a six-month study with elite German female weightlifters, measuring their menstrual cycle and strength performance. It's such an interesting study because, although the study sample is relatively small, the research methods are solid. Paul is a PhD student at t...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/chinese-weightlifting-154065858 🏋️‍♀️ This interview brings an insider look into the weightlifting system in China. Manuel Buitrago teaches weightlifting using the Chinese understanding of technique and progressions, and authored two books on the topic. Manuel Buitrago, PhD, is the founder and director of MaStrength, a global...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154060814 🏋️‍♀️ Strength testing is gaining popularity in many sports nowadays. With wider availability in measurement technologies, strength testing is also becoming fast and easy. But the thing is, sometimes it is too much data to handle. You could be testing hundreds of tasks, but you probably shouldn't. Dr. Mary Claire Gen...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-deal-with-153127993 🏋️‍♀️ Choking under pressure is one of the most frustrating experiences in sport, but it is not random. In this conversation, Chris Mesagno breaks down the psychology behind choking, the role of anxiety and perfectionism, and how to build strategies to reduce it. Christopher Mesagno is an Associate P...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/eye-health-and-152561923 🏋️‍♀️ There are very few health risks related to Olympic weightlifting when the training is reasonable. Are eye problems one of the issues that may develop? Feliciana Menna comes on the Evidence Strong Show to discuss her newest study on eye health in Olympic weightlifters. Feliciana Menna is an ophtha...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/perfect-jumps-152354506 🏋️‍♀️ What is an optimal jump between the first and the second lift in the powerlifting competition? What is the best jump between the second and the third? Dr. Ian Darragh has analyzed 90 thousands of competition records to establish what the successful jumps should be between bench, squat, and deadlif...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/underperforming-152008960 🏋️‍♀️ Have you ever heard of “choking”, when a lifter is unable to perform on the platform what should be an easy lift? Hilary Galvin devoted her undergraduate thesis to this phenomenon, researching choking in Irish weightlifters. Hilary Galvin is a personal trainer, weightlifting coach, and psycholog...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overtraining-for-151419281 🏋️‍♀️ Overtraining can be a serious problem for any athlete. In this conversation, Dr Andy Fry explains how coaches can monitor, detect, and prevent overtraining to protect athlete health and performance. After a long career in academia, including directing the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/normative-values-150647943 🏋️‍♀️ If you’ve ever wondered how well your youth lifter is progressing, this interview is for you. Zack analysed data from the IWF Youth World Championships (2019–2023), examining percentile rankings, sex differences, and weight class differences. You can compare the snatch, clean & jerk, or tot...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/anabolic-and-150216092 🏋️‍♀️ How do anabolic androgenic steroids actually work? What do we know from human studies versus animal models? And do steroids alter gene expression in skeletal muscle? In this episode, Luke Pelton breaks down the science behind anabolic androgenic steroids—separating evidence from speculation—without...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/performance-in-148171612 🏋️‍♀️ What does the performance of youth Olympic weightlifters depend on? And does this relationship differ between girls and boys? In this episode, Bartosz Malak and his team discuss findings from their study of young lifters across six weightlifting clubs in Poland. Bartosz Malak is a weightlifting c...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/strength-in-with-148168365 🏋️‍♀️ Research increasingly shows that exercise — including heavy lifting — can be beneficial during pregnancy. But how do health professionals view strength training for pregnancy in real-world practice? Katja interviewed five healthcare professionals to explore their perspectives and uncovered seve...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/belt-or-no-belt-148165933 🏋️‍♀️ In this interview, Yoshaun Hunter breaks down findings from his Master’s research comparing belted and unbelted back squats, using barbell velocity to understand how belts influence load, speed, and power. We discuss what the data means for coaches, when belt use makes sense in training, and whe...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dsd-and-athletes-147365834 🏋️‍♀️ DSD (differences in sex development) athletes and transgender athletes are actually very different. Dr Shanie Landen explains why the two groups should not be discussed as one, how complicated the individual cases can be, and how well policies in sport reflect (or do not reflect) the biology. S...