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How Heavy Lifting Lightens Our Lives: Content Analysis of Perceived Outcomes of Masters Weightlifting

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022
Although the benefits of sport participation for older adults has been well-documented, the traditionally masculine sport of weightlifting has only recently become popular among older women, who now participate at rates comparable to men in the United ...
Marianne Huebner, Holly Arrow, Alex Garinther, David E. Meltzer   +3 more
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Body composition of male and female Chilean powerlifters of varying body mass [PDF]

Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2019
Aim: To examine body composition of Chilean powerlifters according to body mass and sex. Methods: Fifty-six male and female powerlifters were recruited from one national competition.
Patricio Palma-Lafourcade, Diego Cisterna, Jordan Hernandez, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, Cristian Alvarez, Justin W. Keogh   +5 more
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The Effects of Short-Term Heavy Load Squat vs. Moderate Load Olympic Weightlifting Training on Maximal Strength and Force–Velocity Profile in Young Female Handball Players [PDF]

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
Objectives: This study examined changes in maximal strength and the force–velocity (FV) profile in young female handball players following an in-season heavy load squat or a moderate load Olympic weightlifting short-term training intervention. Methods: A
Gergely Pálinkás, Csaba Ökrös, Zsófia Tróznai, Katinka Utczás, Leonidas Petridis   +4 more
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Sport-related risk factors for moderate or severe urinary incontinence in master female weightlifters: A cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundUrinary incontinence (UI), defined as the involuntary loss of urine, is a common, multifactorial condition. It is unclear whether physical activities, their intensity or frequency, may affect the potential for UI in addition to known risk ...
Marianne Huebner, Wenjuan Ma, Shirley Harding   +2 more
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Conflict between Weightlifting and Health? The Importance of Injury Prevention and Technology Assistance

Physical Activity and Health, 2022
As the level of weightlifting competition continues to improve, athletes need to continuously improve their athletic performance to achieve better results.
Zhiyong Shi, Dong Sun
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"Heavy lifting and urinary incontinence" top read or toss into the bias list? [PDF]

Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a multifactorial and prevalent disorder among aged women. Physical activities are believed to have challenging roles in the deterioration of the UI.
Masumeh Babayi, Mahmood-reza Azghani, Mona Mohiti Asli, Sakineh Hajebrahimi   +3 more
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Reactive Strength Index, Rate of Torque Development, and Performance in Well-Trained Weightlifters: A Pilot Study

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between the reactive strength index (RSI) using the drop jump (DJ) and the isometric rate of torque development (RTD) with weightlifting performance in national-level weightlifters.
Giorgos Anastasiou, Marios Hadjicharalambous, Gerasimos Terzis, Nikolaos Zaras   +3 more
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Optimal strategies and cost-benefit analysis of the $${\varvec{n}}$$ n -player weightlifting game

Scientific Reports, 2022
The study of cooperation has been extensively studied in game theory. Especially, two-player two-strategy games have been categorized according to their equilibrium strategies and fully analysed.
Diane Carmeliza N. Cuaresma, Erika Chiba, Jerrold M. Tubay, Jomar F. Rabajante, Maica Krizna A. Gavina, Jin Yoshimura, Hiromu Ito, Takuya Okabe, Satoru Morita   +8 more
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More Load, Less Harm? Perceived Harmfulness of Daily Activities and Low Back Pain Beliefs in Weightlifters and Powerlifters

Applied Sciences, 2022
The purpose of this study was to understand how weightlifting/powerlifting (WL/PL) influences low back pain (LBP) beliefs and pain-related fear, and the potential influence of training, individual, and injury characteristics on these psychological ...
Josce Syrett, David W. Evans, Bernard X. W. Liew   +2 more
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Stimulation in the Rat Anterior Insula and Anterior Cingulate During an Effortful Weightlifting Task

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021
When performing tasks, animals must continually assess how much effort is being expended, and gage this against ever-changing physiological states. As effort costs mount, persisting in the task may be unwise.
Carlos Silva, Blake S. Porter, Kristin L. Hillman   +2 more
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