Squat
Best squat performance was best described by additive effects for bodyweight, sex, age, and home-country status.
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This project analyzes 1,154 lifter results from World University Powerlifting Cup competitions between 2017 and 2025, excluding 2020. The work compares parsimonious generalized least squares models for best squat, bench press, and deadlift outcomes.
1,154
competition results analyzed
3
strength outcomes modeled
8
competition years studied
Research Question
What is the most parsimonious combination of predictors, including bodyweight, sex, age, and home-country advantage, that predicts a lifter's best squat, bench press, and deadlift performance?
Key Findings
Bench Press
The most parsimonious bench model included a sex-by-bodyweight interaction, suggesting different strength scaling patterns.
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Best deadlift performance followed the same core additive predictor set used for squat performance.
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The analysis uses OpenPowerlifting data, exploratory visualization, model comparison, and generalized least squares regression to account for variance patterns across lifter sex.
Project Files
Final Report
Complete methodology, exploratory analysis, model selection, and conclusions.
Open report.pdfPresentation
Slide deck summarizing the project for a quick review.
Open presentation.pdfDataset
Cleaned powerlifting data used for the analysis.
Open powerlifting.csv