Youth Weightlifting Norms: How to Tell If an Athlete Is Ahead or Behind — Zack Gillen
Evidence Strong | Weightlifting Science by Evidence Strong
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🏋️♀️ 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 total directly (in kg) or using scaled values.
Zack Gillen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Mississippi State University, where he directs the Resistance Exercise Performance Lab. His lab researches non-invasive assessments of musculoskeletal adaptations to training, with a primary emphasis on resistance t ...
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Olympic weightliftingweightlifting researchcoachingstrength trainingyouth athletesyouth weightliftingallometric scaling weight class