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Weight Lifting and Training
Published in Christopher L. Vaughan, Biomechanics of Sport, 2020
The deadlift is the third of three lifts contested in power lifting and it, or one of its several variations, is commonly used in exercise programs (cf. Figure 8). Despite its frequent use, it has received almost no attention from biomechanists. Various lifting postures which have some relationship to the deadlift as performed for exercise and in competition, have been studied relative to occupational applications,1,2,63 but will not be discussed here. Techniques for performance of the deadlift are presented in most books on weight training,3,12,30,39 and have been covered in specific articles.64
Teaching children who are deafblind in physical education, physical activity and recreation
Published in John Ravenscroft, The Routledge Handbook of Visual Impairment, 2019
Lauren J. Lieberman, Justin A. Haegele
For many years I was in denial about my deafblindness and felt a great deal of anger and frustration over my loss of vision; this is when I began power lifting and found that I loved it. Power lifting is an individual sport that you can do anywhere (you don’t even need a ride to the gym if you have your own equipment); it doesn’t take much equipment to get started and you can always build on what you have. This made it the perfect sport for me and the perfect outlet for my emotions. I soon began attending a gym where I met my coach, Clint, who taught me the basics of power lifting and gave me a job there.
Individual resilience
Published in Tim Marsh, Louise Ward, Organised Wellbeing, 2018
Another interesting finding takes us to nudge theory and the ‘don’t just educate; educate and facilitate’ theme of the book. Second on the list was whether or not there was somewhere safe and secure to lock up the bike, and third whether there were appropriate shower facilities. Similarly, on oil rigs, gyms will typically have women-only sessions, as nearly all regular gyms do. A less typical innovation is to have over-40s or over-50s-only sessions, where a more gentle exercise regime can be undertaken without having to do it in the intimidating presence of the powerlifting club.
The Effect of Vision and Surface Compliance on Balance in Untrained and Strength Athletes
Published in Journal of Motor Behavior, 2019
Megan A. Bryanton, Martin Bilodeau
Seven strength-trained and nine untrained young adults between the ages of 18–30 with no balance impairments were recruited to participate in this investigation (Table 1). The strength-trained group was comprised of National level competitive strength athletes (Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting) who train for their respective sport using barbell free-weights for a minimum of three times per week, with a minimum of three years of consistent resistance training experience. The untrained group included healthy individuals recruited with no current or prior resistance free-weight training experience. Age, body weight (kg), and height (cm) were collected for each participant along with anthropometric data of total foot length (heel to distal end of second toe) for both left and right feet. The study was approved under the Bruyère Continuing Care and the University of Ottawa Institutional Review Boards and prior to testing written informed consent was obtained from each participant.
Incidence and characteristics of acute and overuse injuries in elite powerlifters
Published in Cogent Medicine, 2019
Thomas Reichel, Martin Mitnacht, Annabel Fenwick, Rainer Meffert, Olaf Hoos, Kai Fehske
Powerlifting is a strength sport consisting of the squat, bench press and deadlift. With gaining popularity of powerlifting and strength training in general around the world there is only limited data regarding injuries in strength sports. We present data showing injury incidence and distribution in elite athletes as well as influencing factors like training periodization, powerlifting equipment and restorative methods. This work further shows directions of future research to prevent acute and overuse injuries in strength sports.
Injury in CrossFit®: A Systematic Review of Epidemiology and Risk Factors
Published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2022
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Pablo García-Calleja, Nicolás Terrados, Irene Crespo, Miguel Del Valle, Hugo Olmedillas
CrossFit® is an emerging physical conditioning program based on constantly varied, high-intensity, multi-joint functional movements [1]. The number of practitioners has grown considerably in the last few years, with over 15,000 affiliates worldwide [2]. This training model has been demonstrated to improve cardio-respiratory fitness, stamina, strength, power, balance, and flexibility [3], which are determining parameters in fitness and health status. Training is scheduled as daily sessions called ‘workouts of the day’ (WODs), which are composed of different exercise modalities including calisthenics (pull-ups, rope climb, burpees, etc.), metabolic conditioning (cardiovascular exercises such as running or skip rope), and weightlifting, which includes both Olympic (snatch and clean and jerk) [4] and powerlifting movements (squat, bench press, and deadlift) [5,6]. The risk of injury in these sports modalities is similar in comparison with other non-weightlifting and powerlifting [7], although the demanding training programs have been suggested to increase this risk, especially when they are performed inappropriately. An excess in volume loads and the number of training sessions can lead to early fatigue, higher perception of effort, and a risky movement execution [8]. Given the growing popularity of CrossFit®, proper education is necessary for athletes in order to avoid possible risks arising from bad practice. The analysis of injury patterns constitutes a fundamental part of this process, allowing athletes, coaches, and health-care professionals a better knowledge about the inappropriate habits that harm physical integrity and how to heal it. There are some reviews in the literature on injuries in CrossFit® [3,9–12], but ours is the only systematic review focused exclusively on injuries that have included all the studies published on this topic to date. Consequently, the purpose of this systematic review was to collect and summarize the characteristics of CrossFit®-related injuries, including epidemiology, location, type of injury, and risk factors.