Table 1 Demographics and training characteristics
From: Deloading Practices in Strength and Physique Sports: A Cross-sectional Survey
|  | All athletes (n = 246) | Powerlifting (n = 156; 63.4%) | Weightlifting (n = 9; 3.7%) | Strongman/woman (n = 9; 3.7%) | Physique (n = 45; 18.3%) | Mixed* (n = 27; 11.0%) |
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Demographics | ||||||
Sex (M = male; F = female) | M = 181 (73.6%) F = 65 (26.4%) | M = 110 (70.5%) F = 46 (29.5%) | M = 8 (88.9%) F = 1 (11.1%) | M = 8 (88.9%) F = 1 (11.1%) | M = 31 (68.9%) F = 14 (31.1%) | M = 24 (88.9%) F = 3 (11.1%) |
Age (Years) (Mean ± SD) Range Min Max | 29.5 ± 8.6 45 18 63 | 29.1 ± 9.3 45 18 63 | 26.9 ± 4.4 13 21 34 | 28.4 ± 4.1 13 24 35 | 30.0 ± 7.0 29 18 47 | 32.5 ± 8.9 37 18 55 |
Coached | ||||||
Coached | 113 (45.9%) | 91 (58.3%) | 4 (44.4%) | 4 (44.4%) | 23 (51.1%) | 11 (40.7%) |
Self-coached | 133 (54.1%) | 65 (41.7%) | 5 (55.6%) | 5 (55.6%) | 22 (48.9%) | 16 (59.3%) |
Training characteristics | ||||||
Resistance training experience (Years) (Mean ± SD) Range Min Max | 8.2 ± 6.2 44 1 45 | 7.1 ± 5.3 44 1 45 | 9.8 ± 5.1 18 3 20 | 8.8 ± 4.4 15 4 19 | 9.3 ± 6.3 30 1 31 | 12.3 ± 9.2 41 2 43 |
Competition experience (Years) (Mean ± SD) Range Min Max | 3.8 ± 3.2 35 1 21 | 3.5 ± 2.5 14 1 15 | 5.2 ± 3.1 9 2 11 | 3.3 ± 2.3 7 1 8 | 4.0 ± 4.2 20 1 21 | 4.9 ± 4.6 36 1 37 |
Competition level | ||||||
International (n) | 47 (19.1%) | 28 (17.9%) | - | 4 (44.4%) | 9 (20.0%) | 6 (22.2%) |
National (n) | 84 (34.1%) | 50 (32.1%) | 5 (55.6%) | 2 (22.3%) | 17 (37.8%) | 10 (37.0%) |
Regional (n) | 36 (14.6%) | 27 (17.3%) | 1 (11.1%) | - | 5 (11.1%) | 3 (11.1%) |
State / local (n) | 79 (32.1%) | 51 (32.7%) | 3 (33.3%) | 3 (33.3%) | 14 (31.1%) | 8 (29.6%) |