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Critical commentary: the NSCA position statement on youth resistance training

In an updated Position Statement on youth resistance training, the National Strength and Conditioning Association claimed that the Statement was based on a comprehensive analysis of the scientific evidence for resistance training in children. This Critical Commentary challenges that claim and reveals that their recommendations, especially the inclusion of the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, are without scientific foundation.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:training science junior sports
Published in:Medicina Sportiva
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.5604/17342260.987850
Volume:16
Issue:1
Pages:46-50
Document types:article
Level:advanced