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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: ACSMs Health Fit J. 2013 September/October;17(5):14–23. doi: 10.1249/FIT.0b013e3182a06c59

Table 2.

Example lower body session for an adolescent with a training age of 8+ years

Session Phase Exercise INT Key Movement Pattern Volume
(sets x reps)
Intensity
(%1RM)
Rest
(minutes)
Warm-up
(FMS)
Foam roller complex Lower body myofascial release therapy 2 × 10 (each site) N/A 1
Mini-band walks Gluteal activation 2 × 10 (each leg) N/A 1
Clam shells Gluteal activation 2 × 8 (each leg) N/A 1
Drop jumps (30 cm) Jumping, landing, rebounding mechanics 3 × 3 BW 1–2

Main
(Resistance)
Power clean Lower body bilateral (CON) 3 × 4 80 2–3
Back squat Lower body bilateral (ECC/CON) 4 × 5 85 2–3
Lunge Lower body unilateral 3 × 6 (each leg) 85 2–3

Auxiliary
Exercises
Romanian deadlift Lower body bilateral (ECC) 3 × 5 85 2–3