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Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of an 8-week program of resistance training (RT) or suspension training (ST) on explosive strength in prepubescent boys. Methods: Fifty-seven boys aged 10–11 years were assigned to 2 training groups, RT or ST or a control group (no training program). Boys trained twice weekly for 8 weeks. Results: A significant interaction was reported with a large (P < .001,
Marta, Esteves, and Casanova are with the Research Unit for Inland Development, Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Guarda, Portugal. Alves is with the Department of Arts, Humanities and Sports, Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Beja, Portugal. Alves, Esteves, Marinho, Neiva, and Marques are with the Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, Vila Real, Portugal. Marinho, Neiva, and Marques are with the Department of Sports Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. Esteves and Casanova are with the Department of Sport Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Guarda, Portugal. Aguado-Jimenez, Alonso-Martínez, and Izquierdo are with the Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain.