Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ.
Department of Health and Physical Education, Monmouth University, Long Branch, NJ.
Curr Sports Med Rep. 2023 Dec 1;22(12):414-422. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001122.
Today's youth are weaker than previous generations, and measurable reductions in physical fitness are beginning to emerge. Without targeted initiatives that recognize the foundational importance of resistance training, weaker children and adolescents may be more likely to experience the inevitable consequences of neuromuscular dysfunction and less likely to experience the pleiotropic benefits of exercise and sport. Early exposure to strength-building activities is needed to prepare today's youth for ongoing participation in varied physical activities throughout this developmental phase of life. The novel iceberg of physical development is a metaphoric image that illustrates the sequential and cumulative influence of muscular strength on motor skills and physical abilities. Efforts to enhance the physical capacity of youth should include resistive skills that improve basic movement patterns and enhance motoric competence. A shift in our conceptual thinking about youth resistance training is needed to alter the current trajectory toward physical inactivity and related comorbidities.
如今的年轻人身体素质不如前几代人，而且身体素质可衡量的下降已经开始显现。如果没有认识到抗阻训练基础重要性的针对性举措，身体素质较差的儿童和青少年可能更容易遭受神经肌肉功能障碍的必然后果，而不太可能体验到运动的多种有益影响。需要让今天的年轻人尽早接触力量训练活动，为他们在人生发展的这一阶段持续参与各种体育活动做好准备。身体发展的“冰山一角”是一个隐喻性的图像，它说明了肌肉力量对运动技能和身体能力的顺序和累积影响。提高年轻人身体素质的努力应包括改善基本运动模式和增强运动能力的抗阻技能。我们需要改变关于青少年抗阻训练的概念思维，以改变当前身体活动不足和相关合并症的趋势。
