Experts in Sport
Experts in Sport: The Loughborough University Sportcast, a podcast which brings together sporting excellence and academic knowledge. Hosted by the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University.
Experts in Sport
E79 - Testing the World's Strongest Man - Eddie Hall
Professor Jonathan Folland and Dr Tom Balshaw join host Stuart McErlain-Naylor to break down the anatomy of Strongman Champion Eddie Hall and highlight the key characteristics that enabled him to break world records in the deadlift.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Intros
1:04 An evening with Eddie Hall
5:16 Scope of research
10:13 Why Eddie Hall?
11:55 Preparation
16:50 What did the day entail?
22:19 Main findings of the case study
26:24 Under or over developed?
28:43 Tendon adaptation
34:44 Injury risk
37:07 Inherited characteristics
42:11 Limiting factors in human performance
43:43 What else is there to know about Eddie?
45:58 Current and future research
49:27 Where to find out more
50:55 Outros
Journal: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00342.2024