PURPOSE:
To perform a systematic review of the highest level of evidence to determine the effect of resistance training interventions on athletic performance in the youth population.
METHODS:
A systematic search of five electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus) was conducted in November 2015. All English language, peer-reviewed, randomized control trial journal articles published between 2003 and 2015 that provided a resistance training intervention to a group of typically developing, healthy youth that measured an outcome of athletic performance were included for further review. A review team of three certified professionals independently read blinded articles that met the inclusion criteria and rated them using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale. Articles of the highest quality were included for review.
RESULTS:
From a total of 496 articles found, 21 studies were included for review based on inclusion criteria and methodological quality. The variables of strength (13 studies), power (12 studies), running speed (7 studies), sport-specific skill (6 studies), endurance (5 studies), and change-of-direction agility (2 studies) were observed in this review.
CONCLUSIONS:
Supervised resistance training significantly increases power, strength, endurance, running speed, and sport-specific skill within the youth population when compared to a lack of resistance training and/or sport-specific training alone.
[Athletic Training & Sports Health Care. 2017;9(4):184–192.]
Authors
From the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Glenview, Illinois (ASV); the Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training (KAW, LNM), College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; and the Edge Sport Enhancement Training, Glenview, Illinois (MS).
The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.
Correspondence: Antigone S. Vesci, PT, DPT, ATC, 924 Burnham Court, Glenview, IL 60025. E-mail: antigone@matsakis.net
Copyright 2017, SLACK Incorporated
Received: March 12, 2016
Accepted: November 23, 2016
10.3928/19425864-20170504-01
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