1. Characterizing the Tapering Practices of United States and Canadian Raw Powerlifters
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Caleb D. Bazyler, Michael H. Stone, Iñigo Mujika, Hayden J Pritchard, S. Kyle Travis, and Jeremy A. Gentles
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Male ,Canada ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Competition level ,Weight Lifting ,Demographics ,business.industry ,Posture ,Repetition maximum ,Resistance Training ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Tapering ,Squat ,General Medicine ,Bench press ,United States ,Exercise Therapy ,Training intensity ,Physical therapy ,medicine ,Humans ,Female ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Muscle Strength ,business - Abstract
Travis, SK, Pritchard, HJ, Mujika, I, Gentles, JA, Stone, MH, and Bazyler, CD. Characterizing the tapering practices of United States and Canadian raw powerlifters. J Strength Cond Res 35(12S): S26-S35, 2021-The purpose of this study was to characterize the tapering practices used by North American powerlifters. A total of 364 powerlifters completed a 41-item survey encompassing demographics, general training, general tapering, and specific tapering practices. Nonparametric statistics were used to assess sex (male and female), competition level (regional/provincial, national, and international), and competition lift (squat, bench press, and deadlift). The highest training volume most frequently took place 5-8 weeks before competition, whereas the highest training intensity was completed 2 weeks before competition. A step taper was primarily used over 7-10 days while decreasing the training volume by 41-50% with varied intensity. The final heavy (>85% 1 repetition maximum [1RM]) back squat and deadlift sessions were completed 7-10 days before competition, whereas the final heavy bench press session was completed
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- 2021