EliteFTS posted a link to a Today show story/video regarding bodybuilding and pre-teens/young teens. Pretty interesting...even though they confuse strength training and bodybuilding and the kid's form on the vid is not good, it raises some interesting questions.
I began lifting at 14 and my oldest kid began at 13, and my youngest works with a kettlebell at 11...so I obviously am okay with kids working out to a degree.
Anyway, here's the story, I found it interesting because it does deal directly with 'bodybuilding.'
http://tinyurl.com/3s7fl96
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Thread: Bodybuilding and kids
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07-20-2011, 06:44 AM #1
Bodybuilding and kids
Hebrews 12: 1,2
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07-20-2011, 06:56 AM #2
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07-20-2011, 09:35 AM #3
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I can see the writing on the wall with this story.
used to be that steve reeves was the man and everyone wanted to look like him.
Now, if you cant grate cheese on your abs then you arent getting any play.
Kids are an untapped market for people to exploit and pieces like this are just a trial balloon to see how well its recieved. if people run with it then we will see biggest losers for kids, getting ripped for ore teens shows, you name it.
In a couple years if your 10 year old gets invited to a pool party, he better be ripped and tan or it will be humiliated.
I think its fine for kids to lift with moderation but the media needs to leave them alone and let them have fun."To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other."-- Carlos Castaneda
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07-20-2011, 09:49 AM #4
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07-20-2011, 09:53 AM #5
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Right now my 14yo (began at 12yo) and 11yo train with me for football/wrestling. They are really into it and it's great motivation to see their genuine enthusiam. We make sure they know the difference between their new found confidence and arrogance. It's not hard to imagine how the media could help warp kids sensibilities about bodybuilding/training. Just look at Teen Mom.
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07-20-2011, 09:55 AM #6
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The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
Hunter S. Thompson
Everyone has a plan til they get punched in the mouth. - Mike Tyson
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain
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07-20-2011, 10:03 AM #7
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07-20-2011, 10:06 AM #8
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This is one of those times my proud father ego wishes that I could post pics.
The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
Hunter S. Thompson
Everyone has a plan til they get punched in the mouth. - Mike Tyson
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain
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07-20-2011, 10:12 AM #9
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07-20-2011, 10:15 AM #10
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07-20-2011, 10:15 AM #11
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You can find research that supports both sides. I was told to start them with compound movements and gradually as they grew integrate in more isolated exercises. It is working for my crew, but to each his own.
The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
Hunter S. Thompson
Everyone has a plan til they get punched in the mouth. - Mike Tyson
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain
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07-20-2011, 10:16 AM #12
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07-20-2011, 12:20 PM #13
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07-20-2011, 12:28 PM #14
My 15 year old son has been lifting for a while for football and has a physical conditioning class in his high school (where they lift and run). He's decided football really isn't his thing.
Now he is considering powerlifting______________________________
You either want it or you don't...it's that simple.
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07-20-2011, 12:29 PM #15
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07-20-2011, 01:10 PM #16
I was just glad when my 14-year-old (whose biggest interest so far has been WOW and Runescape, and an occasional dip in our pool) came home from his first overnight field trip (yes, chaperoned) and immediately wanted to lift.
My dad pulled out of him that he'd met some gal(s) and he hasn't quit lifting since, has been doing SS for a couple of months. Testosterone rules.Hebrews 12: 1,2
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07-20-2011, 01:21 PM #17
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07-20-2011, 01:29 PM #19
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