1. APA CITATION : Takai, Y., Fukunaga, Y., Fujita, E., Mori, H., Yoshimoto, T., Yamamoto, M., & Kanehisa, H. (2013). Effects of body mass-based squat training in adolescent boys. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 12(1), 60+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA322330426&v=2.1&u=ko_k12hs_d22&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=5279a8493b72a79f6beb78db56afdd47 http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DA-SORT&inPS=true&prodId=GPS&userGroupName=ko_k12hs_d22&tabID=T002&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&contentSet=GALE%7CA322330426&&docId=GALE|A322330426&docType=GALE&role=AONE tlk abt in intro- androgens, definition of resistance training, adolescence age group bad - Thousands of children and adolescents participate in weight lifting for recreation or as a means of training for sports. Weight lifting can cause serious musculoskeletal injuries, such as ruptured intervertebral discs, spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis, fractures and meniscal injuries of the knee. Deaths related to weight lifting have been reported. Although the incidence of weight-lifting injuries is not well documented in children and adolescents, several reports indicate that few injuries occur in carefully supervised programs. The most common cause of injury appears to be loss of form when heavy weights are lifted. Proper technique, good supervision and training programs appropriate to the athlete's level of physical and emotional maturity are important. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/21410181_Weight-training_injuries_in_children_and_adolescents
- increased levels of certain hormones at the end of childhood through early adolescence contribute to a "triggering effect." This triggering phenomenon is thought to be the result of "modulating effects of hormones that initiate puberty and influence