Wanda Sihanath

Sports Biomechanics PhD Student at Marquette University | I try really really hard to be mediocre at weightlifting

[Wanda Sihanath @WandaSihanath]

Made it to Stockholm for #ISB2025

Presenting on anthropometric influences in weightlifting on thursday 🏋🏻‍♀️

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

It's hammer #biomechanics time!

The tracking is not quite there yet, and it took us longer than expected to get to this point, but thanks to our amazing grad student Emma Patterson for her perseverance. We're super excited. Happy Friday!

[Wanda Sihanath @WandaSihanath]

At #ASB2024 this week! Find me at poster P1-221 today if you want to chat about Olympic weightlifting 😌🏋️‍♀️

[Wanda Sihanath @WandaSihanath]

@ns19910626 @isbs_conference @ISBSOFFICIAL @MUGradSchool Thank you! And yes definitely!

[Wanda Sihanath @WandaSihanath]

Had a successful first oral presentation at @isbs_conference this year! Looked at how distribution of trunk/leg lean mass could influence performance during the snatch.

Read it here: https://t.co/Lrg6QQNTVu

@ISBSOFFICIAL @MUGradSchool

[Wanda Sihanath @WandaSihanath]

ISBS? More like a loughborough reunion tour these past 2.5 weeks.

[Wanda Sihanath @WandaSihanath]

Arrived in Salzburg for the @isbs_conference!

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@jouterleys @theiamarkerless Correct!

[Wanda Sihanath @WandaSihanath]

Had my Reddit debut this weekend!! 💀😅

Luckily it wasn’t under incredibly embarrassing circumstances. Got to teach the r/weightlifting subreddit a bit about #biomechanics and had to plug what we were doing at Marquette with USAW!

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

We packed up cameras and force plates and drove to Pittsburgh for @USWeightlifting Nationals. Emma and @WandaSihanath even put together a poster & QR code with cool #weightlifting #biomechanics stuff. Anyone in Pittsburgh who wants to talk shop let me know, I'll buy coffee!

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

Slowly but surely churning our way through all the throws data from the @WorldAthletics Invitational meet in Ramona, OK. Looking forward to digging into some javelin #biomechanics next. Thanks for your patience @karathrowsjav, and understanding that the discus WR came first😅

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

First look at the #biomechanics of Mykolas Alekna's new @WorldAthletics discus record. Still tinkering with the report & analyses, so any feedback is appreciated. I hope you enjoy ...

@ThrowersUni @beau_throws @THROWSCOACHES
@MTCthrowers @hmmrmedia @USATrack @CalTFXC @pjvazel

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

@mass_spec1 @WorldAthletics @ThrowersUni @beau_throws @GarageStrength @MTCthrowers @hmmrmedia @USATrack @theiamarkerless @MATLAB Here you go, happy Friday ...

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

Side-by-side comparison of Mykolas Alekna's and Yaime Perez's best throws at the @WorldAthletics Invitational in Ramona, OK. Any thoughts on technical differences or #biomechanics? @ThrowersUni @beau_throws @GarageStrength @MTCthrowers @hmmrmedia @USATrack @theiamarkerless

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

While it's been exciting to dig into the #biomechanics of the new @WorldAthletics men's discus record, we're equally excited to analyze Yaime Perez's 73.09 m bomb, which was the best female throw since 1989! Thanks @WandaSihanath @cfgeiser @theiamarkerless @DaneChamps

[Wanda Sihanath @WandaSihanath]

@theiamarkerless capture of Mykolas Alekna's World Record breaking discus throw (74.35m) this past weekend in Ramona, OK!

Some kinks to work out still, but looking forward to seeing where we can take this and processing the rest of the data.

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

Part II of our #biomechanics project with @DaneChamps and Yaime Perez from last weekend in Ramona, OK where we looked at foot forces during actual discus throws with @novel_USA insoles.
@GarageStrength @ThrowsU @pjvazel @hmmrmedia

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

Can't go to an international throws competition without doing some CMJ #biomechanics testing. We worked with @DaneChamps to collect force-time data (via @novel_USA) on the current world leader in the women's discus throw Yaime Perez. Data from actual throws are "on deck" ...

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

The @MarquetteU Biomechanics Lab was in Ramona, OK this weekend to record video at the World Athletics Invitational. It was an amazing experience with several world, area, and national records being broken. Thanks to all who helped - now off to the lab and geek out😀

[Kristof Kipp @MUSportScience]

And that’s a wrap for NAO Finals in Wilmington with 19 sessions and ~1800 lifts. Thanks to everyone from @USWeightlifting (esp. Anna Swischer) for the amazing help and hospitality, and @WandaSihanath and Emma for bringing the vibes each day. Let the data processing begin …