Background Resistance training and strength training are synonymous terms used to denote
a component of sport and exercise training that is designed to enhance muscular strength …

Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Youth Sports: A Position Sta... : Clinical Journal of Sport
Medicine Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Youth Sports: A Position Statement from the …

The health, fitness and other advantages of youth sports participation are well recognised.
However, there are considerable challenges for all stakeholders involved—especially youth …

Background Physical fitness during childhood and adolescence has been identified as an
important determinant of current and future health status. While research has traditionally …

Objectives To quantify age, sex, sport and training type-specific effects of resistance training
on physical performance, and to characterise dose–response relationships of resistance …

Abstract Lloyd, RS, Oliver, JL, Faigenbaum, AD, Myer, GD, and De Ste Croix, MBA.
Chronological age vs. biological maturation: Implications for exercise programming in youth …

Background Weight-training sports, including weightlifting, powerlifting, bodybuilding,
strongman, Highland Games, and CrossFit, are weight-training sports that have separate …

Abstract Lloyd, RS, Oliver, JL, Faigenbaum, AD, Howard, R, De Ste Croix, MBA, Williams,
CA, Best, TM, Alvar, BA, Micheli, LJ, Thomas, DP, Hatfield, DL, Cronin, JB, and Myer, GD …

During the stages of long-term athlete development (LTAD), resistance training (RT) is an
important means for (i) stimulating athletic development,(ii) tolerating the demands of long …

Background Weightlifting training (WLT) is commonly used to improve strength, power and
speed in athletes. However, to date, WLT studies have either not compared training effects …