Biofeedback and imagery training contributed to a 46-year-old female weightlifter setting Masters World Records by lifting 71 kg in the Snatch and 86 kg in the Clean and Jerk.
Case Report (n=1)
Biofeedback and visualization training may help optimize athletic performance in Olympic weightlifting.
Jo Aita, age 46 and weighing 58 kg, set the Masters World Records and Masters Games Records for her age group in Snatch, Clean and Jerk, and Total Olympic weightlifting at the World Masters Games by lifting 71 kg in the Snatch and 86 kg in the Clean and Jerk Olympic lifts. She incorporated biofeedback and visualization training to help optimize her performance. This article summarizes and describes the protocol of breathing and electromyography feedback combined with imagery that contributed to achieving her personal best.
Peper et al. (Sun,) conducted a case report in Olympic weightlifting (n=1). Biofeedback (breathing and electromyography) combined with imagery was evaluated on Weightlifting performance (Snatch, Clean and Jerk). Biofeedback and imagery training contributed to a 46-year-old female weightlifter setting Masters World Records by lifting 71 kg in the Snatch and 86 kg in the Clean and Jerk.
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