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Evidence Strong | Weightlifting Science

Can Push-Ups Predict Weightlifting Success? Find Out – with Lena Danner

02 Jul 2025

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🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/upper-body-tests-131112445 🏋️‍♀️Are you leveraging upper body strength in your weightlifting training? What if a simple push-up test could unlock performance gains? Discover how explosive push-up tests correlate with weightlifting success and why they matter for your athletes. Can you identify hidden talent in younger lifters using this method?Lena Danner is a sports scientist from Salzburg (Austria), working as an athletic coach at a youth soccer academy. She is passionate about weightlifting, CrossFit, skiing, and all things outdoors, especially in the breathtaking mountains of Austria. Lena's research focuses on the relationship between explosive upper body tests and weightlifting performance, bringing a fresh perspective to strength training protocols.Enjoy!Original thesis:Danner L. Untersuchung des Zusammenhangs zwischen explosiven Push-up-Tests und der Ausstoßleistung im Gewichtheben. 2023.https://eplus.uni-salzburg.at/download/pdf/10095394.pdf❤️ 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 Lena Danner:🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-danner-041305238🔹 https://www.instagram.com/lenski._🔹 https://www.instagram.com/lenadanner_coach💪 Follow Evidence Strong:🔹 https://www.instagram.com/evidence_strong🔹 https://x.com/EvidenceStrongAll 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.

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