Evidence Strong | Weightlifting Science

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/athlete-testing-96442630 🏋️‍♀️ Jake Slaton serves as the chief data scientist at Power and Grace Performance, an elite weightlifting team in the U.S.A. Power & Grace Performance achieved notable success, with three weightlifters—Jourdan Delacruz, Harrison Maurus, and Kate Vibert Davis—participating in the Tokyo Olympics. K...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-method-to-95521372 🏋️‍♀️ Excellent interview with Marianne Huebner, professor of statistics, IMWF research committee member, Masters weightlifter. She is the person who researched the influence of age on weightlifting performance, which resulted in the adjustment of the Sinclair formula for Masters weightlifters. And now s...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/which-part-of-is-94866486 🏋️‍♀️ The first part of the snatch or clean is a pull. The pull allows the barbell to gain velocity and travel high enough for the weightlifter to get under. It is a complex movement with distinctive phases. The debate over how each phase influences the outcome of the lift is still ongoing. In this in...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/are-strength-for-93203879 🏋️‍♀️ A recent study investigated whether powerlifting is a viable option for a health intervention across the lifespan. Can you use powerlifting to gain and keep health as you age? It is an interesting topic, as many people struggle with being active enough and building or sustaining strength to supp...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/traveling-for-92050236 🏋️‍♀️ Teresa van der Vossen is a Lecturer in Exercise and Wellness at UCOL, New Zealand. She specializes in strength and conditioning for high-performance athletes. Teresa is also a competitive Olympic weightlifter, ranking second in her weight class in New Zealand. New Zealand weightlifters have a long...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/inside-muscle-91545093 🏋️‍♀️ How muscles of weightlifters are built? What types of fibers characterize an elite weightlifter? How much can we influence the fiber types with training? Nate will answer these and many other questions. We talk about muscles, training, and how these influence our metabolism. This interview is packe...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/errors-in-with-87619536 🏋️‍♀️ Tune in to learn everything about errors in weightlifting: What are they? Which ones to fix in what order? And most importantly, how can we fix them? We also cover important aspects of giving feedback to weightlifters to foster their optimal development and progress in the sport. Erin Haff has mor...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/fastest-way-to-89662076 🏋️‍♀️ This is an interview with coach Erin Haff on teaching novices weightlifting. The topics include forward and reverse chaining, stages of learning, regressions, transitions, and auxiliary exercises. Erin Haff is an experienced coach who served as a team coach at national and international level comp...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/current-evidence-87302657 🏋️‍♀️ We observe lately an increase in the number of coaches providing "training synced in with the cycle" for their female clients. These coaches claim that tailoring workouts to the different phases of the menstrual cycle can optimize training and overall performance. But is there a solid scientific...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-develop-88474038 🏋️‍♀️ Many aspects influence the development of a champion in Olympic weightlifting. Some of the aspects are related to the physical components but social status, the environment the athlete is surrounded by, and the support they have available will also play a role. In this interview, Dior Anderson rev...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-use-for-84402934 🏋️‍♀️ In this interview, Paul Comfort explains precisely how to use weightlifting at different times of the season, what exercises to use when, and how to create specific adaptations for your specific sport (other than weightlifting). Dr Paul Comfort is a Professor of Strength and Conditioning and progr...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/forgotten-skill-83462007 🏋️‍♀️ I had a fantastic conversation with Anna Swisher, PhD from the USA Weightlifting. Anna holds the prestigious position of Director of Sport Science and Coach Development, where she leads the creation of educational content and designs instructional materials for over 5000 coaches annually. Additio...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-train-81297109 🏋️‍♀️ Dr. Marcos Antonio Soriano is a sports scientist specializing in Sports Biomechanics, Strength and Conditioning, and Applied Sports Science. He is currently working as a lecturer at Camilo José Cela University, where he conducts research on resistance training, specifically focusing on weightlifting...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/talent-and-in-80302141 🏋️‍♀️ Talent identification and development in Olympic weightlifting - interview with Vicky Gottwald. Dr. Vicky Gottwald is a Skill Acquisition Lecturer at Bangor University and a renowned researcher in coaching instruction and talent development. With extensive experience as a UKCC Level 4 basketball co...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/holding-breath-78538575 🏋️‍♀️ Kate Drury is a powerlifter and emergency nurse who also works in academia at UNSW Sydney, specializing in the area of cardiovascular exercise physiology. She is currently a PhD candidate studying the effects of exercise on heart function in patients with heart failure. After months of searching,...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/all-phases-of-77356166a 🏋️‍♀️ Shyam Chavda is an experienced coach, technical tutor, and certified ASCC, CSCS, CES, and MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Science professional at the London Sport Institute, Middlesex University. He has helped numerous athletes reach their full potential, including Cyrille Tchatchet, whom he coa...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/monitoring-with-75001597 🏋️‍♀️ Kyle Travis is a scientist specializing in skeletal muscle research with a PhD in Sport Physiology from the University of Florida. Kyle is also a highly qualified strength and conditioning coach with advanced certifications in this field (CSCS,*D, ASCC). In this interview, we delve into a study c...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-progress-73041226 🏋️‍♀️ Steph Morris is a PhD student in Youth Weightlifting and lecturer in Strength & Conditioning at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She is Welsh Rowing S&C Coach and Youth Physical Development (YPD) S&C Coach In the interview, we discuss how to progress young and novice Olympic weightlif...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/should-kids-do-71579977 🏋️‍♀️ Guy Hornsby is an assistant professor at the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, Louisiana State University Shreveport and Performance Science Head Coach of @wvweightlifting In the interview, we discuss all topics kids and weightlifting. Enjoy! Join Evidence Strong Patreon: https://www.p...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/is-lifting-heavy-76408926 🏋️‍♀️ Christina Prevett is an orthopaedic and pelvic floor physiotherapist with PhD in exercise & aging. As a lifter, coach and mum herself she created @thebarbellmamas - an online programming for pregnant & postpartum CrossFitters, powerlifters & weightlifters. We talk about the influence...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-measure-70372318🏋️‍♀️ Angela Sorensen is a weightlifting coach, athlete and educator. She is a PhD student at Middlesex University, UK where she is examining phases of the clean and how training interventions can influence the clean performance. We talk about which measures are reliable and correlate with heavy (90%RM)...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/body-image-and-68705244 🏋️‍♀️ Monica Nelson is a weightlifter, researcher and PhD student at the University of Waikato, NZ. In this episode of the Evidence Strong Show we discuss how American Olympic weightlifters decide on which weight class to compete in. We also discussed aspects of body composition, leanness and fat. Enjoy...

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/coachs-gender-67127235 🏋️‍♀️ Dr. Jeremy Foreman is an Associate Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Evidence Strong interviews Prof Jeremy Foreman about his recent study titled: The Effect of Coach Gender on Competitive Weightlifting Performance for Men and Women Weightlifters. Join Evidence Strong Patreon: http...