My son, who just turned 12 is interested in getting into some light weight training. My biggest concern is that he is still growing and i don't want to do any damage to his growth plates.
Right now he is 5' 6 1/2" and 140 pounds. He just wants to add some upper body strength....I was thinking of sit up and push ups...along with some very light weights.
I don't think it would be bad for him to start doing push ups and sit ups. Even pull ups are good. I would wait until he has some strength from those before adding any weight to his work out. His body has probably never seen some of the movements involved with working out, throwing weight at those movements might be more detrimental than helpful.
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it is ok to start him on weights. There are machines out there designed for kids. resistance training is always beneficial at any age.. but at a low intensity in this case. what is the purpose behind the weight training? Remember, training for anything is purely based off specificity. staying healthy doesn't require bodybuilder type work outs nor does it benefit to work with massive amounts of aerobics. At 12, keep it moderate and let training intensity increase with age and his desire.
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it is ok to start him on weights. There are machines out there designed for kids. resistance training is always beneficial at any age.. but at a low intensity in this case. what is the purpose behind the weight training? Remember, training for anything is purely based off specificity. staying healthy doesn't require bodybuilder type work outs nor does it benefit to work with massive amounts of aerobics. At 12, keep it moderate and let training intensity increase with age and his desire.
I'm no professional but I disagree. I started on weights when I was young and I hurt my shoulder doing so. I was working out with a professional and even keeping the weights low, I still got hurt. 10 years later I'm still having problems with that same shoulder. I highly suggest not starting out with weights.
I'm no professional but I disagree. I started on weights when I was young and I hurt my shoulder doing so. I was working out with a professional and even keeping the weights low, I still got hurt. 10 years later I'm still having problems with that same shoulder. I highly suggest not starting out with weights.
You over exerted yourself. Notice the intensity level I stated. You were probably unsupervised and poorly trained. A lack of knowledge is cancerous in the exercise field. My knowledge is limited because I only advise on my level of education, Not according to society.
If this was a coach that did this, and he had you doing isometric stretching before activity, that is a sure sign of lack of knowledge and poor training.
You over exerted yourself. Notice the intensity level I stated. You were probably unsupervised and poorly trained. A lack of knowledge is cancerous in the exercise field. My knowledge is limited because I only advise on my level of education, Not according to society.
If this was a coach that did this, and he had you doing isometric stretching before activity, that is a sure sign of lack of knowledge and poor training.
NOT PUTTING YOU DOWN, just the facts.
I said I was working out with a professional, a person that had been working out and training others for many years. He kept my weight and intensity down but I still got hurt.
I said I was working out with a professional, a person that had been working out and training others for many years. He kept my weight and intensity down but I still got hurt.
any number of things could have gone wrong. I myself have trained for MANY MANY years with weights and a number of other people I know. So many things contribute to your weight training and at a young age, having very little knowledge or sense of what ur even doing and WHY your really doing it, in my opinion, make some of the major things shine.. like your genetic code... called the principle of individuality...
EDIT: I do take individuality back, because I do feel my next post plays a better role in my defense.
You have to think, Injuries can happen ANYWHERE... and it doesn't have to be in a gym. I remember hurting my lower back VERY young in hockey, It does affect me from time to time, but i am not gonna recommend someones child to stop playing hockey because of it... or breaking my collar bone twice, still isn't going to impact me to tell a parent it is wrong to play hockey, same with resistance training... low intensity SHOULDN'T have any harm on a 12 year old child if they are properly trained and well supervised and enjoy what they are doing.
Push-ups, pull ups and sit ups are all great no matter what age you are. Since your son is only 12 these will benifit him b/c he is working with his own weight and the chance of him over exerting or hurting himself are less likely. I would definitely teach him how to stretch properly and get him into some sort of cardio work-out as well. I believer the key at his age will be to make sure he stretches and warms up properly, works with his own weight (push ups etc..) , and a good cool down routine. In any type of lifting or strength training there will always be risk of injuries but you have to teach him ways to reduce those risks. Stick to basic workouts and he should be just fine.
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