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Are you using standardized weights in CrossFit? What if you could predict each athlete's maximum load for the thruster based on their clean and jerk? How can personalized training models transform your coaching? In this episode, Alejandro Oliver shares groundbreaking insights on how to individualize CrossFit workouts for optimal performance and safety.
Alejandro Oliver-López is a coach, researcher, and professor at the European University of Madrid, focusing on optimizing CrossFit training through data-driven approaches. He is in the final stages of his Doctoral Thesis, aiming to shift CrossFit training towards a more evidence-based, individualized model rather than generic group fitness classes.
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Original research paper(s):
Oliver-López A, Brandt T, Schmidt A, Sabido R. Prediction of thruster maximum load using clean and jerk one-repetition maximum: influence of gender and experience in CrossFit athletes. The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness. 2025 Mar 25.
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