Sunday, August 30, 2009

Youth Resistance Training Update


Youth Resistance Training is a topic that has always intrigued me. My very first mentor in this field, Dr. Avery Faigenbum (http://www.tcnj.edu/~nursing/healthex/faculty/faigenbaum.html), taught me from Day 1 that there is not a specific age a child can begin strength training. As long as the individual is ready to accept direction and there is a controlled environment, there is minimal risk of injury for the participant. Dr. Fagenbaum and his colleagues recently published the updated position statement paper from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). The abstract can be found here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19620931?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

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