What Predicts Olympic Weightlifting Performance – with Florian Venus

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/influence-of-and-138179264 🏋️‍♀️ Which predictor matters most for Olympic weightlifting: explosive power or muscle size? Do you track long-term training load and its outcomes? Florian Venus breaks down the findings of his study looking at jumping performance, training experience, and muscle mass in relation to weightlifting performance. Florian Venus is a Strength & Conditioning coach from Germany, and the founder of ALPHANITAS (Health & Performance App). He holds a BSc in Sports & Exercise Science and is pursuing a Masters in Sports Science in Salzburg. He competes in Olympic weightlifting and judo. Enjoy! Original research paper: Venus F, Danner L, Buchecker M, Wagner H. The influence of power, muscle mass, and training experience on Olympic weightlifting performance. Kinesiology. 2025 Jun 30;57(1):143-9. https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/481501 ❤️ Join Evidence Strong Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong ▶️ Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9L-_m0WGD_7xV0sf87Zy7oMVDdtqR3bG 🖼️ Weightlifting research infographics: https://evidencestrong.com ✉️ Follow Florian Venus: 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/florianvenus/ 🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-venus-29a793223 💪 Follow Evidence Strong: 🔹 https://www.instagram.com/evidence_strong 🔹 https://x.com/EvidenceStrong All the content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical, nutritional, coaching, or financial advice, nor does it substitute for advice from your health care professional/provider. Any actions you will take, changes you will make to your nutrition, training or health care, are on your own responsibility and not mine.