BFS Position Paper: Women's Weight Training
The BFS position paper on strength training for women — guidelines for helping female athletes fulfill their athletic potential, myths addressed with research.
What you’ll learn
- Guidelines for training female athletes
- What the research says about strength and muscle gains
- First-year adaptations and what follows
- Written for coaches building women's programs
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