Position statement on youth resistance training: The 2014 International Consensus

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 498-505

  Lloyd, Rhodri S ^a   Faigenbaum, Avery D ^b   Stone, Michael H ^c   Oliver, Jon L ^a   Jeffreys, Ian ^d   Moody, Jeremy A ^a   Brewer, Clive ^e   Pierce, Kyle C ^f   McCambridge, Teri M ^g   Howard, Rick ^h   Herrington, Lee ⁱ   Hainline, Brian ^j   Micheli, Lyle J ^k,l,m   Jaques, Rod ⁿ   Kraemer, William J ^o   McBride, Michael G ^p   Best, Thomas M ^q   Chu, Donald A ^r,s   Alvar, Brent A ^r   Myer, Gregory D ^g,m,t  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^e Widnes Vikings Rugby League Club   (United Kingdom)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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

^h TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^j Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention   (United States)

^k BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^l HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^m Harvard Medical School   (United States)

ⁿ Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK   (United Kingdom)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^p CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^q Division of Sports Medicine Department of Family Medicine Sports Health and Performance Institute ^*  (United States)

^r ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^s Athercare Fitness and Rehabilitation Clinic   (United States)

^t OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SPORT INJURY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 84896398229     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092952     Document Type: Article

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