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Okada Lab
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The lab analyzes resistance training scientifically and applies the findings in competitive sport.
AboutAbout the lab
Capturing the effects of training in numbers.
The Okada Lab studies the science of resistance training (strength training).
It uses a variety of instruments to measure force, power, and muscle fatigue during training and express them as numerical data.
The lab also investigates how force is produced in weightlifting and the relationship between change-of-direction speed and muscular strength.
It also conducts research on coaching to develop snowboarders and weightlifters.
Key terms
- Resistance training
- Training in which muscles produce force against a load such as a barbell; also called strength training
- Power
- The product of force and velocity; it expresses how much work can be done in a short time
- Weightlifting
- A sport in which the athlete lifts a barbell overhead in one continuous motion. Events include the snatch
NewsLab news
A master's student won the Best Oral Presentation Award at the NSCA Japan S&C Conference 2025
An Assistant Professor's paper was accepted by PeerJ
An Assistant Professor's study shows how to set the number of repetitions in strength training to improve explosive power
An Assistant Professor's paper was accepted by the International Journal of Sports Medicine
Results of a joint study with the Hirayama Lab were featured in a Waseda University press release on research activities
ResearchResearch themes
The lab uses measurement instruments to quantify what happens in the body during strength training. It aims to bring what it learns back into training and coaching in competitive sport.
*Illustrative imageBasic Research on Training
The lab quantifies the body's responses during resistance training using physiological and biomechanical indicators.
*Illustrative imageApplied Research on Training
The lab investigates how force is produced in weightlifting, the relationship between change-of-direction speed and muscular strength, and the relationship between lifting velocity and force. It also covers how to use estimates of the remaining number of repetitions in the field.
*Illustrative imageCoaching Research
The lab studies ways to improve the performance of snowboarders and how to develop weightlifters.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Okada Lab consist of faculty and students in the doctoral and master's programs.As of 2025
- ProfessorJunichi Okada
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Turner Hall Milwaukee weights room” James Steakley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Basic Research on Training: “Biomechanics lab with force plate” Apfriesen / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Applied Research on Training: “Langhantel” Simonowitz / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Coaching Research: “Groomed skirun from Seceda Val Gardena” Wolfgang Moroder / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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