Resistance training for overweight and obese youth: Beyond sets and reps

Obesity and Weight Management

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 282-285

  Faigenbaum, Avery D ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

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EID: 77249156070     PISSN: 19486553     EISSN: 19486561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/obe.2009.0605     Document Type: Article

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