Peeing & Powerlifting | The Truth About Powerlifting Specific Urinary Incontinence Causes & Management

Wondering why you pee when you lift weights? Or are you working with a powerlifter who may be experiencing incontinence when they’re training?

Powerlifting Urinary Incontinence is a specific type of athletic incontinence experienced by women (or men!) only when they are barbell training. 

In this episode of the PRS Podcast, Dr. Rori Alter, PT, and Dr. Alyssa Haveson, PT, discuss the specific condition of Powerlifting Urinary Incontinence that affects 74% of female powerlifters between the ages of 18 and 35 with no other risk factors for or symptoms of incontinence outside of barbell training. 

Unfortunately, peeing when you powerlift (or even pooping your pants - the male equivalent) has become something considered “normal,” but it’s anything but normal.

Listen to this episode of the PRS Podcast to learn why peeing when you lift weights needs to be addressed from a programming, mechanical, and mental/emotional standpoint to reduce the risks of poor progress, injury, or cessation of training in those who experience training related incontinence symptoms. 

This episode breaks down the three contributing factors to sport-specific Powerlifting Urinary Incontinence and how you can address them without the time and emotional burden of traditional pelvic floor physical therapy.

Disclaimer: Powerlifting Urinary Incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine only during barbell training. For individuals experiencing incontinence both inside and outside of training, a comprehensive pelvic health evaluation should be obtained by a qualified physical therapist.

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