#9725. Down with the Thickness?: Male Olympic Weightlifters’ Negotiations of Weight Class, Strength, & Body Composition

September 2026publication date
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Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation;
Social Psychology;
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Abstract:
The pressures around body composition that male athletes face outside of their competitive season–when they have the opportunity to increase their strength and muscle mass through weight gain–are not well-understood. In this article, we utilise a poststructuralist theoretical framework to analyse in-depth interviews with eight male American Olympic Weightlifters, a population that continuously leverages their body compositions against their competitive potential.
Keywords:
body composition; body image; Male athletes; olympic weightlifting; weight class sports

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