Roundtable discussion: Youth resistance training

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-64

  Haff, G Gregory ^a   Burgener, Mike ^b   Faigenbaum, Avery D ^d   Kilgore, Lon ^a   Lavalle, Mark E ^c   Nitka, Mike ^d   Rippetoe, Mark ^d   Proulx, Christopher M ^d  

^a MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rancho Buena Vista High School   (United States)

^c Memorial Sports Medicine Institute   (United States)

^d Wichita Falls Weightlifting Team ^*

Author keywords

Children; Preadolescent strength training; Strength training

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIPHYSIS INJURY; EPIPHYSIS PLATE; EXERCISE; FRACTURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JUVENILE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OVEREXERTION; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0037295123     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00126548-200302000-00013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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