Exploring Exercise Specificity in Powerlifting: A Survey of Powerlifters' Training Practices and Demographic Influences

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Exploring Exercise Specificity in Powerlifting: A Survey of Powerlifters' Training Practices and Demographic Influences

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Auckland University of Technology

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This study aimed to examine powerlifters' training practices related to exercise specificity. A total of 548 powerlifters responded to an anonymous online survey, with 401 completing all questions. On average, lifters trained 4.25 times per week and performed the competition-style squat, bench press, and deadlift 1.64, 2.48, and 1.37 times per week, respectively-typically using 1-7 repetitions at ratings of perceived exertion (RPEs) of 6-10. Almost all lifters (>97.5%) incorporated varied pra...

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Journal article

Date created

2025-10-31

Creator

Amdi, Christian H / Spence, Alyssa-Joy / Helms, Eric R / McGuigan, Michael R

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http://hdl.handle.net/10292/20600

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exercise selection / resistance training / variation / varied practice / 42 Health Sciences / 4207 Sports Science and Exercise / Physical Activity / 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences / 1116 Medical Physiology / Sport Sciences / 3202 Clinical sciences / 3208 Medical physiology / 4207 Sports science and exercise / Humans / Weight Lifting / Male / Adult / Female / Resistance Training / Young Adult / Physical Exertion / Athletic Performance / Surveys and Questionnaires / Middle Aged

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This is the Author's Accepted Manuscript version of an article published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research © 2025 National Strength and Conditioning Association. The Version of Record can be found at DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000005261

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