Relative safety of weightlifting movements for youth

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 23-25

  Faigenbaum, Avery ^a   McFarland, James ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b Hillsborough High School   (United States)

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EID: 67649923697     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e31817761c3     Document Type: Article

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