Comments on: What is good age for child to begin weight training? http://fitnessone.net/blog/what-is-good-age-for-child-to-begin-weight-training/ Wed, 16 May 2012 13:08:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: la man http://fitnessone.net/blog/what-is-good-age-for-child-to-begin-weight-training/comment-page-1/#comment-168 la man Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:40:58 +0000 http://fitnessone.net/blog/?p=102#comment-168 When I was the same age I had a personal fitness trainer for the summer who allowed me to do some light weight training on machines and with some barbells. It didn't effect my growth at all, I'm average height and taller than all the women in my family. Even with light weights he should be careful with some of the flexing you do with barbells. I would always hyperextend my elbow flexers doing bicep curls. I still do, in fact. As a rule, a child should always be supervised when working with weights, and they should be taught first how to properly use them. If he has weak joints, like knees or ankles, a little weight training will do him some good and maybe help to avoid sprained ankles or knee surgery in the future. When I was the same age I had a personal fitness trainer for the summer who allowed me to do some light weight training on machines and with some barbells. It didn’t effect my growth at all, I’m average height and taller than all the women in my family. Even with light weights he should be careful with some of the flexing you do with barbells. I would always hyperextend my elbow flexers doing bicep curls. I still do, in fact. As a rule, a child should always be supervised when working with weights, and they should be taught first how to properly use them.

If he has weak joints, like knees or ankles, a little weight training will do him some good and maybe help to avoid sprained ankles or knee surgery in the future.

]]> By: waq http://fitnessone.net/blog/what-is-good-age-for-child-to-begin-weight-training/comment-page-1/#comment-167 waq Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:49:59 +0000 http://fitnessone.net/blog/?p=102#comment-167 fine age is like 16 or 18 but it should be light or else that can effect growth fine age is like 16 or 18
but it should be light or else that can effect growth

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