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How to Psych Up for a Heavy Lift - with Kurtis Cusimano
🏋️♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/psyching-up-for-126611538 🏋️♀️
Psyching-up strategies are observable in many lifters, especially before a heavy lift in the gym as well as in the competition. Kurtis Cusimano spent the last few years studying these strategies in weightlifters, powerlifters, and strongman athletes.
Kurtis is an experienced Strongman coach with MST Systems, and a Sport and Exercise Psychology PhD Student at the University of Essex. Kurtis has particular interests in utilising psychological strategies to maximise strength performance. Kurtis focused on identifying what psyching-up is, exploring the mechanisms of these strategies, examining their effectiveness, and whether individual differences in personality traits influence strategy selection and subsequent performance. Through his role in academia, and extensive background within strongman and powerlifting, Kurtis is committed to enhancing knowledge exchange between strength-sport coaches & athletes, and academic researchers.
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Original research paper:
Cusimano K, Freeman P, Pawaar J, Moran J. The Effects of Psyching-Up on Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review. Strength & Conditioning Journal. 2022 Mar 16:10-519.
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/abstract/2024/08000/the_effects_of_psyching_up_on_maximal_force.9.aspx
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By Evidence Strong🏋️♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/psyching-up-for-126611538 🏋️♀️
Psyching-up strategies are observable in many lifters, especially before a heavy lift in the gym as well as in the competition. Kurtis Cusimano spent the last few years studying these strategies in weightlifters, powerlifters, and strongman athletes.
Kurtis is an experienced Strongman coach with MST Systems, and a Sport and Exercise Psychology PhD Student at the University of Essex. Kurtis has particular interests in utilising psychological strategies to maximise strength performance. Kurtis focused on identifying what psyching-up is, exploring the mechanisms of these strategies, examining their effectiveness, and whether individual differences in personality traits influence strategy selection and subsequent performance. Through his role in academia, and extensive background within strongman and powerlifting, Kurtis is committed to enhancing knowledge exchange between strength-sport coaches & athletes, and academic researchers.
Enjoy!
Original research paper:
Cusimano K, Freeman P, Pawaar J, Moran J. The Effects of Psyching-Up on Maximal Force Production: A Systematic Review. Strength & Conditioning Journal. 2022 Mar 16:10-519.
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/abstract/2024/08000/the_effects_of_psyching_up_on_maximal_force.9.aspx
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 Kurtis Cusimano:
https://www.instagram.com/the_strongman_psychologist
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kurtis-Cusimano
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.