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Age for beginning weight training kids

At what age is it appropriate to begin a weight training program?

  • Not before 13

    Votes: 3 8.8%

  • 13-15

    Votes: 20 58.8%

  • 16-18

    Votes: 10 29.4%

  • After age 18

    Votes: 1 2.9%
  • Total voters
    34
bblazer

bblazer

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Just wondering what age do you all deem appropriate for kids to begin a serious weight training program. It can be for BBing, PLing or even sport specific.

I ask not only as a youth PL coach, but also since there is always a debate about growth and the effects of such training on that growth.

B-
 
any age for basic aerobic type training, 10+ for an actual training program with bw and some light weight training, 12-14 high rep range strict form, 15+ its time to really start. but those numbers are to be on the safe side. puberty is the real time telling factor. after that inintial faze of puberty they are ready. this is what i follow with my kids and their doctor is in agreement.
 
the main issue i see isnt the growth stunting since food will fix that its the lack of ability to recover and the joint issues. growing joints are sensitive.
 
I started being a little serious at 15 or 16, but I have had a back problem ever since I started "showoff" deadlifts when I was about 16 or 17. I didn't know what I was doing, and did all kinds of damage. I'm NOT a doctor, so if it were my son, I'd ask a pediatric sports medicine specialist to recommend a program. However, it's my personal opinion, that it's probably OK to start a VERY GRADUAL lifting program by mid-teens, as long as the testosterone (natural, I mean!!!!!!!) doesn't get in the way of the kid's common sense. No deadlifts, or military presses, or anything that puts the lifted weight on the lower back until full bone development (not sure on the age for that; 18 or 19???).

Charles
 
kx250rider said:
I started being a little serious at 15 or 16, but I have had a back problem ever since I started "showoff" deadlifts when I was about 16 or 17. I didn't know what I was doing, and did all kinds of damage. I'm NOT a doctor, so if it were my son, I'd ask a pediatric sports medicine specialist to recommend a program. However, it's my personal opinion, that it's probably OK to start a VERY GRADUAL lifting program by mid-teens, as long as the testosterone (natural, I mean!!!!!!!) doesn't get in the way of the kid's common sense. No deadlifts, or military presses, or anything that puts the lifted weight on the lower back until full bone development (not sure on the age for that; 18 or 19???).

Charles
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poor form and over training will doom anyone. thats the biggest issue with teens. there are a lot of them that have no guidance and they already know everything.
 
joe d said:
poor form and over training will doom anyone. thats the biggest issue with teens. there are a lot of them that have no guidance and they already know everything.
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And they also suffer from "throw one more plate on there syndrome".

B-
 
joe d said:
any age for basic aerobic type training, 10+ for an actual training program with bw and some light weight training, 12-14 high rep range strict form, 15+ its time to really start. but those numbers are to be on the safe side. puberty is the real time telling factor. after that inintial faze of puberty they are ready. this is what i follow with my kids and their doctor is in agreement.
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I would have to agree with that. I started when I was 14 and I sure didn't know as much as I thought of course but all in all I did fine.
 
joe d said:
the main issue i see isnt the growth stunting since food will fix that its the lack of ability to recover and the joint issues. growing joints are sensitive.
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can younger muscles also be injury prone? Iv realised that actually for the amount of time Iv been lifting, Iv had quite a few bad injuries and wondered if it was to do with my age

I dont suffer from "add another plate syndrome" at all
I dont overtrain
My diet is relatively good
My sleep is ok
 
ExtraMile said:
can younger muscles also be injury prone? Iv realised that actually for the amount of time Iv been lifting, Iv had quite a few bad injuries and wondered if it was to do with my age

I dont suffer from "add another plate syndrome" at all
I dont overtrain
My diet is relatively good
My sleep is ok
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i dont know the answer to that. if all of your statements are acurate then i doubt it unless you where training hard to early and caused some sort of issues. regardless i think you should not be suffering serous injuries so early and you should look into doing something about that.
 
joe d said:
i dont know the answer to that. if all of your statements are acurate then i doubt it unless you where training hard to early and caused some sort of issues. regardless i think you should not be suffering serous injuries so early and you should look into doing something about that.
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my worst ones have been a twisted spinal erector twice and a damaged rotator cuff but neither got a scan or anything so I cant give a more accurate name to them. I used to have very bad elbows for a while too but they are healed now.

Do you think these are too serious to ignore? All have healed fine except a erector twist which I have currently and am waiting for it to heal now...
 
ExtraMile said:
my worst ones have been a twisted spinal erector twice and a damaged rotator cuff but neither got a scan or anything so I cant give a more accurate name to them. I used to have very bad elbows for a while too but they are healed now.

Do you think these are too serious to ignore? All have healed fine except a erector twist which I have currently and am waiting for it to heal now...
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any spinal injury is bad. as time goes by they get worst and come easier.
 
ExtraMile said:
my worst ones have been a twisted spinal erector twice and a damaged rotator cuff but neither got a scan or anything so I cant give a more accurate name to them. I used to have very bad elbows for a while too but they are healed now.

Do you think these are too serious to ignore? All have healed fine except a erector twist which I have currently and am waiting for it to heal now...
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I can tell you this...the shoulder was from bad form benching. You need to arch the back and keep elbows tight. Look up elitefts bench form video on youtube. But I know you know this now. Also dips are hard on shoulders. They are a big part of what brought on my tendenitis and eventual tear from their weakened state.

Dips, OHP and Bench can be alot of stress on shoulder girdle. If you must do them all, rotate 2 of the 3 into each program. Then lay off one for a while, as you start up another...Use dips sparingly IMO.
 
moya said:
i started my daughter on bodyweight squats last year after soccer practice... she is 7 and has beautiful form... atg, straight back...
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Fuck Yes!!

Humans are lazy. We cradle our babies and wrap them in soft things. Our children grow up sitting in a chair, rather then running, jumping, and climbing.

There are risks to everything, and physical exercise/condition in a controlled setting is a very low risk activity. Proper training begins the day of birth.

The most critical time for development is the earliest years of your life.
 
15 would be a good age to start if you're supervised and people are constantly watching to see how / what you're doing.
 
I think i started at 13... No more than forty minutes every other day though, and it was under the supervision of our lifting coach. I hardly gained any muscle mass, but by 14 (8th grade) my bench 1RM was 180 lol. I really think kids that young need a coach though because looking back on it even i had no idea what i was doing, i was just caught up in trying to put as many plates on as possible like bblazer says.
 
I think 11-12 is good for speed/form stuff like Oly lifting. I think 13-14 (puberty) is better for muscle building. I'd rather have my kid doing Oly lifting at 10 than playing football at 8.
 
15 all the way give you son something better to do with all that testosterone instead of beating off 3 times a day :evil:
 
bblazer said:
X-rays.

B-
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so there arnt any symptoms that would make you think think maybe my growth plates have started to fuse i better go get an x-ray?

im a shortass with a tall dad and the men on my mums side of the family are average height lol thats why I ask....
 
ExtraMile said:
so there arnt any symptoms that would make you think think maybe my growth plates have started to fuse i better go get an x-ray?

im a shortass with a tall dad and the men on my mums side of the family are average height lol thats why I ask....
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Fused growth plates is not a disease. Its what happens when you are fully grown. You might just be a short guy. Plus you are only 16. Most people aren't completely done growing until that are ~20.

B-
 
bblazer said:
Fused growth plates is not a disease. Its what happens when you are fully grown. You might just be a short guy. Plus you are only 16. Most people aren't completely done growing until that are ~20.

B-
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oh I thought fused plates was it was called when due to liftin weights your bones stop growing, or as most people call it you "stunt your growth" I didnt realise you were just referring to being fully grown and developed. Thanks.
 
well my kid is 11/6th grade and this year in PE they began some weight training (not free weights, but rather machines) and I'm ok with that.
 
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