Injury trends and prevention in youth resistance training

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 36-41

  Faigenbaum, Avery D ^a,e   Myer, Greg D ^b,c,e   Naclerio, Fernando ^d,e   Casas, Adrian A ^d,e  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Injury prevention; Strength training; Weightlifting

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051879643     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e31822236ad     Document Type: Review

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