Powerlifting popularity in Slovenia is rising fast. Every year there are more people who practise powerlifting for recreation and those who compete in powerlifting on national or international levels. Powerlifters, especially newcomers, often get injured during the training phase, wherein majority of the injuries are associated with poor lifting technique.
The purpose of the master thesis was to identify the strategies for prevention of absence from competing and training in powerlifting. The study enrolled 78 participants, with recreational and competitive experiences in powerlifting.
Our results have demonstrated the lack of knowledge regarding general and specific warmup, as well as specific exercises with aims of improving mobility and movement patterns of each discipline of powerlifting. On the other hand, our result suggested that participants are fairly well educated about various regeneration techniques, which they used regularly.
In line with the findings of our study, we have developed a training handbook to additionally equip the powerlifters with new knowledge of various training and regeneration strategies with aims of reducing the absence from training and competition. Training handbook includes assessments of joint mobility and exercise for improving movement discrepancies. In addition, handbook also includes nutrition and hydration advice along with other important factors for optimal recovery. We assume that the knowledge of strategies included in the handbook can reduce the risk of injury and improve regeneration between trainings and competitions.
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