Would You Give Your 12 Year Old Son Creatine????

[bigmofo]

my 12 yearold son is currently playing baseball on an allstar team,with 12 other 12 yo's,one of the dads came up to me at a practice and starting talking about his son lifting weights and taking creatine,(THIS KIDS DAD IS A PENCIL NECK GEEK)anyways
i told him he was fucking nuts to let his kid take creatine at such a young age,and he didn't understand how i could be opposed to it because i workout,is this guy a complete asshole or what......

 

[bigmofo]

ok i lost about A 100 OR SO POST WTF IS UP WITH THAT?????
i just seen my post count

 

[JUICESEEKER]

We don't know the long term effects of creatine so it would be unwise to give creatine to a 12 year old kid. . I would check with a physician first.

 

[Delinquent]

The kid shouldn't be working out that young. Maybe some calisthenics(sp?). I thought it was more detrimental for a kid that young to workout?

 

[Nathan]

Well, I wouldn't suggest to him that he use it but if he came to me and said he wanted to try it out I would consider it. I would probably say no ONLY because he doesn't need it quite simply. At 12, what is the point? To increase performance to impress scouts? I highly doubt it. Now, if there were detailed studies on the effects of creatine in children taht supported its use and its long-term lack of sides then why the hell not? I still wouldn't suggest it though since someone has to pay for it and a kid shouls just be a kid IMO and have fun and not get overly pre-occupied with competition.

 

[RdStrcklnd]

I wouldn't even have the kid lifting heavy, he won't keep any mass anyway, better off practicing baseball.

 

[The Almighty]

I agree that he should wait another 2-3 years before he starts supplementing with creatine. Be sure to closely follow his workout program yourself and make sure it is not too intense for such a young person.

 

[GaryWary]

Tell the kid that he would be better off using a bit of protein powder....

Teach the kid a few good basic exercises..

 

[solidspine]

Skip the creatine and have him to sit ups and push ups.

 

[Latamier]

Tell him you are giving your son 1 gram of test a week so that by age 18 he will go first round draft for the NFL.