What is our Barbell Athlete Performance Program?

The strength training program in Sports Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is called the Barbell Athlete Performance Program. This specialized sports treatment program in Columbus, Ohio, focuses on improving how your body moves and the process of stress, recovery and adaptation your body undergoes while training. Whether you’re seeking fitness, strength, weight loss, lean muscle gain or some other goal, strength training is beneficial for everyone.

Strength training is crucial to a healthy and active lifestyle because it improves your muscle strength and endurance. You’ll also reduce your risk of injuries by strengthening your ligaments and tendons. When you think of strength training, you may think of a barbell, a simple tool that most people can easily learn to use properly.

Strength training can also help you manage chronic conditions such as arthritis, back pain, depression and diabetes.

What are the services offered?

Our team will create personalized recommendations of the most effective lifting techniques for you by analyzing:

• Your mobility and motor control as it relates to your goals
• Slow-motion video of your weightlifting
• Your unique body type and experience level

We also offer rehabilitation services after a sports injury or post-surgery.

Who is a candidate for this program?

Anyone can benefit from our barbell program, from athletes in organized sports to those who simply want to add strength training to their exercise routine.

This strength program is also great if you’re recovering from an injury or if you’re wanting to prevent injuries before they happen. In either case, our team personalizes exercises to your body type and skill set, ensuring the most effective and safe activities.

Be sure to check with your doctor before starting any new strength training program.

Experience with elite athletes

Strength training can lead to injury. If you’re an elite athlete with an intense training regimen, your risk may be even higher. Our team has extensive experience working with elite athletes and treating injuries related to:

• Bodybuilding
• Functional fitness
• Olympic weightlifting
• Powerlifting
• Strongman training

We understand the unique needs of these athletes and provide specialized care to optimize their performance and recovery.

What are the benefits of the Barbell Athlete Performance Program?

As health care providers and strength sport participants ourselves, we apply our deep understanding of movement science to help you maintain your highest level of function without pain or injury. This unique perspective is a benefit that strength athletes will not find elsewhere.

Our weightlifting evaluation and personalized training program can push your body to an optimal level of performance. The benefits of this program include:

• Understanding injury risk factors and exercises to reduce your likelihood of injury
• Barbell training advice and programming
• Sport psychology services
• Sports nutrition and dietary help

How to make an appointment with this program

Contact Ohio State Sports Medicine at 614-293-2001 or fill out the online form to request your lifting evaluation.

What is the cost of the program?

If you’re currently dealing with an injury, contact your doctor to get a physician referral and bill these services through insurance.

If you’re wanting to prevent injury or improve performance, you’ll be charged $125 for a one-hour evaluation.