January 1, 2003The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Maximal Strength Testing in Healthy Children

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Why the study?

Is 1 repetition maximum (1RM) strength testing safe and well-tolerated in healthy children?

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Is 1 repetition maximum (1RM) strength testing safe and well-tolerated in healthy children?

Population

96 healthy children (32 girls and 64 boys) between 6.2 and 12.3 years of age (mean age 9.3 +/- 1.6 years), screened for medical conditions that could worsen during maximal strength testing.

Intervention

1 repetition maximum (1RM) strength testing on 1 upper-body (standing or seated chest press) and 1 lower-body (leg press or leg extension) exercise using child-size weight training machines under close supervision.

Outcome

Safety (occurrence of injuries) and tolerability of the testing protocol.safety

Healthy children can safely perform 1 repetition maximum (1RM) strength tests when using appropriate child-size equipment under qualified supervision.

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Implication

May support supervised 1RM testing safety in healthy children; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.

Cite This Study

Faigenbaum et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10283d8090e499da60b56e https://doi.org/10.1519/1533-4287(2003)017<0162:mstihc>2.0.co;2

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Implication

May support supervised 1RM testing safety in healthy children; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.

Maximal Strength Testing in Healthy Children

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Maximal Strength Testing in Healthy Children

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