M. Charlotte Olsson

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M. Charlotte Olsson is a leading researcher in sports science and athletic performance, specializing in resistance training strategies that maximize muscle power and hypertrophy in young athletes. Her work focuses on optimizing training interventions—from Olympic-style weightlifting to motorized strength and power training—to translate laboratory findings into real-world athletic gains. Her most-cited paper, “Training Strategies to Improve Muscle Power” (2016, 49 citations), provides a rigorous comparison of three distinct power-training modalities, offering evidence-based guidance for coaches and athletes. In a subsequent landmark study (2019, 26 citations), Olsson demonstrated that combining isokinetic resistance training with eccentric overload significantly enhances strength, power, and muscle hypertrophy in young ice hockey players, outperforming traditional resistance training. Her research is distinguished by its direct applicability to sport-specific performance, bridging the gap between mechanistic exercise physiology and on-ice or on-field outcomes. With a growing citation footprint, Olsson’s work is increasingly recognized as foundational for designing effective, periodized training programs in youth athletics. Her contributions continue to shape how practitioners develop explosive power and lean muscle mass in developing athletes.