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3 Reasons You Pee When You Powerlift & How To Fix It (Part 2): Mechanical Contributions

3 Reasons You Pee When You Powerlift & How To Fix It (Part 2): Mechanical Contributions

In Part 2 of our article series on urinary incontinence in Powerlifting, we want to rule out the most easily modifiable factors, including belts, incorrect breathing, technical breakdown, and bloating. These fall under the realm of mechanical stress acting directly on the bladder that can cause leaking.

3 Reasons You Pee When You Powerlift & How To Fix It (Part 1)

3 Reasons You Pee When You Powerlift & How To Fix It (Part 1)

Where peeing in your pants was once thought to only affect women who’ve had babies or entered the years of menopause, peeing in your pants has become as common as a barbell athlete losing a deadlift due to grip failure. Over the last 8 years, the growth of powerlifting has been tremendous and participation at USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Raw Nationals has increased 6.8x from 183 in 2012 to 1,260 lifters in 2019.