227: Strength Training Is Essential For Youth Development

Science for Sport Podcast

In episode 227 Mark Helme, Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, joins us.

Specifically Mark will be looking at:

• How strength training varies during adolescence
• How to apply strength training at different ages
• What a session with him looks like

About Mark

"Mark is a senior lecturer and researcher in Sports Coaching at Leeds Beckett University, specializing in the areas of youth physical development and strength and conditioning. Mark is an accredited strength and conditioning coach, with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association and has been active coach and educator since 2004. As a parent of two young girls, he has developed a particular interest in developing fitness in younger children."

X: @markhelme1
Insta: markhelme
LinkedIn: Dr Mark Helme (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mark-helme-77071363/)
Linktree: linktr.ee/markhelme

Websites
University: Mark Helme | Leeds Beckett University
ResearchGate: (18) Mark Helme (researchgate.net)
Personal: https://markhelmesandc.wordpress.com/

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