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Isometric testing has become quite popular in recent years, but we still don't know how predictable these tests can be in the long run. Shaun Joffe discusses his two newest studies, which cover isometric testing in three positions (start, transition, and power) and assess their correlation with performance in Olympic weightlifting, both together and separately.
Shaun Joffe is a Senior Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning at St Mary’s University and a UKSCA-accredited strength and conditioning coach. He is also a British Weightlifting licensed coach and remains actively involved in coaching several national-level weightlifters. Shaun is currently a PhD candidate at St Mary’s University, where his research focuses on the neuromuscular determinants of weightlifting performance.
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Original research paper:
Shaun A. Joffe, Shyam Chavda, Jesse Gilham, Gavin R. H. Sandercock & Jamie Tallent (2026) A comparison of maximal isometric force in the first pull, transition and second pull of the clean and their contribution to predict performance in national and international level weightlifters, Sports Biomechanics, 25:2, 281-297, DOI:10.1080/14763141.2025.2458478
https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2025.2458478
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