Weight lifting for kids. Need info.

[cchen]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Semper_Fi

Originally posted by: brxndxn
Three of my friends that lifted weights heavily in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade are the three shortest friends I have. They all did not come from 'short' families.

I heard that squats are the most harmful.. I would stay way away from squats for a 12yo. But, high reps of low weight should not be harmful.

So far we've haven't done anything with legs. (because I hate working my legs )

I am 5'6", and I'm the tallest of all my siblings and parents. I really don't want to do anything that would stunt his growth.

thanks for the info

One way to make sure you get your legs in is to break up your excersise routine. It also insures that both of you do not overtrain.

Try this:

Mon: Chest shoulders and triceps

Wed: Back and biceps

Fri: Legs and calves

You'll find this REALLY works wonders. When I dropped to a three day split, I put on a lot of muscle weight and felt a WHOLE lot better.

Finally, squats are NOT bad for a kid, so long as he doesn't go heavy. If he can't do ten reps, it's too much weight.

Brandon is talking about kids who did a lot of max and power lifting. Like I said, simply discourage that kind of behavior until his late teens.

How can you possibly have enough energy to do chest and shoulders on the same day? I do both chest and shoulders to exhaustion.... and there's no possible way I could do both on the same day unless I didn't work my hardest on one or the other

 

You won't find anything about how to do it, because you are not supposed to.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: cchen

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Semper_Fi

Originally posted by: brxndxn
Three of my friends that lifted weights heavily in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade are the three shortest friends I have. They all did not come from 'short' families.

I heard that squats are the most harmful.. I would stay way away from squats for a 12yo. But, high reps of low weight should not be harmful.

So far we've haven't done anything with legs. (because I hate working my legs )

I am 5'6", and I'm the tallest of all my siblings and parents. I really don't want to do anything that would stunt his growth.

thanks for the info

One way to make sure you get your legs in is to break up your excersise routine. It also insures that both of you do not overtrain.

Try this:

Mon: Chest shoulders and triceps

Wed: Back and biceps

Fri: Legs and calves

You'll find this REALLY works wonders. When I dropped to a three day split, I put on a lot of muscle weight and felt a WHOLE lot better.

Finally, squats are NOT bad for a kid, so long as he doesn't go heavy. If he can't do ten reps, it's too much weight.

Brandon is talking about kids who did a lot of max and power lifting. Like I said, simply discourage that kind of behavior until his late teens.

How can you possibly have enough energy to do chest and shoulders on the same day? I do both chest and shoulders to exhaustion.... and there's no possible way I could do both on the same day unless I didn't work my hardest on one or the other

I have a four day split, with shoulders on thursday. But for a newbie, a three day split is fine. Let him fine tune his workout to fit him once he gets a few months down the road and figures out his body's limitations.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: SammySon
You won't find anything about how to do it, because you are not supposed to.

Funny, that contradicts REAL medical advice, like the WebMD article I posted above.

 

Funny, that contradicts REAL medical advice, like the WebMD article I posted above.

Well ill be damned..
I was given bad advise in my youth then. Probably missed out on a lot of potential.
Dumb ass coaches. :|

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: SammySon

Funny, that contradicts REAL medical advice, like the WebMD article I posted above.

Well ill be damned..
I was given bad advise in my youth then. Probably missed out on a lot of potential.
Dumb ass coaches. :|

Yeah, they take the info that max lifts and power lifting is bad and apply that to all strength training.

Kinda like zero tolerance bull crap. People over simplify stuff and make everything "all or nothing."

 

Yeah, they take the info that max lifts and power lifting is bad and apply that to all strength training.

Kinda like zero tolerance bull crap. People over simplify stuff and make everything "all or nothing."

Yea, now that I think back, I can see that being one of the prevailing sentiments.

 

[tanzaniandevil]

more important than working out is eating healthy. make sure you help him develop a nutritional diet and them have him running, doing push ups, pull-ups and chin ups...lifting is something he should get into in another 3-5 years because i have seen it stunt growt in many people. cardio is probably the best thing at his age..

good to see dads that care about their kids....those women have been painting the wrong picture for a while...lol..
im 19 but i know the deal with the opposite sex ..they just wanna mess with us..24/7!!