Neurobiology of Central and Peripheral Fatigue in Supramaximal Lifting When a competitive powerlifter completes a multi-week high-intensity transmutation block involving loads between eighty-five and ninety-seven percent of one-repetition maximum, performance…
Skeletal Anthropometry and Moment Arm Geometry in the Deadlift The barbell deadlift is uniquely governed by immutable skeletal segment ratios—specifically the length of the femurs, the vertical height of the…
Physiology of Acute Body Mass Reduction for 24-Hour Weigh-Ins In international powerlifting federations utilizing a twenty-four-hour weigh-in window, athletes routinely manipulate total body water, gastrointestinal residue, and hepatic/muscular glycogen stores…
Theoretical Architecture of Conjugate and Block Periodization In elite international powerlifting, training periodization paradigms divide broadly into two distinct structural philosophies: Sequential Linear Block Periodization—pioneered by Soviet sports scientists such…
Biomechanical Retrospective of the Kinsale International Championships The Kinsale International Powerlifting Championships established a landmark dataset for analysing relative strength scaling, nine-for-nine attempt selection efficiency, and bar velocity dynamics across…