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Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text.THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF THE LITERATURE RELATED TO SHOULDER PAIN IN STRENGTH ATHLETES. THE PREVALENCE OF SHOULDER INJURIES AND TYPES OF SHOULDER INJURIES SUSTAINED WILL BE REVIEWED. EXERCISES THAT MAY PREDISPOSE STRENGTH ATHLETES TO SHOULDER INJURIES AND SUGGESTIONS OF SPECIFIC EXERCISE MODIFICATIONS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY WILL BE DISCUSSED. FINALLY, PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SHOULDER INJURIES WILL BE ADDRESSED. FOR A VIDEO ABSTRACT DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE, SEE VIDEO, SUPPLEMENTAL DIGITAL CONTENT 1, http://links.lww.com/SCJ/A199.

THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE RELATED TO NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE FEMALE ATHLETE. THE PREVALENCE OF THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD, EATING DISORDERS, AND BODY IMAGE ISSUES AMONG FEMALE ATHLETES WILL BE REVIEWED. FURTHERMORE, DETRIMENTS IN HEALTH AND/OR SPORTS PERFORMANCE FROM LACK OF PROPER NUTRITION WILL BE DISCUSSED. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROPRIATE NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES TO SAFELY DECREASE BODY FAT, INCREASE MUSCLE MASS, AND IMPROVE OVERALL SPORTS PERFORMANCE WILL BE ADDRESSED. CONSIDERATIONS WHEN PROVIDING BODY COMPOSITION ADVICE FOR THE FEMALE ATHLETE ARE REVIEWED.