My 13 year old friend wants to lift weights. Should he? Could he if he kept reps high and weights low? Say around 15 reps? Could he lift weights if he stayed high in reps and kept away from dead lifts and squats...only 2 exercises I can think of that could screw up his growth plates. Thanks for the replies.
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05-30-2002, 11:21 PM #1
13 year old wants to lift...should he?
"Pain is weakness leaving the body." -US Marines
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05-31-2002, 12:25 AM #2
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05-31-2002, 11:09 AM #4
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05-31-2002, 11:32 AM #5
Just out of curiosity...
How do you know he lost 5cm of height? Was he genetically preprogrammed for a certain height?A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.
"Out of damp and gloomy days, out of solitude, out of loveless words directed at us, conclusions grow up in us like fungus: one morning they are there, we know not how, and they gaze upon us, morose and gray. Woe to the thinker who is not the gardener but only the soil of the plants that grow in him."
-Nietzsche
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05-31-2002, 11:52 AM #6
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05-31-2002, 12:11 PM #7Originally posted by Melkor
Just out of curiosity...
How do you know he lost 5cm of height? Was he genetically preprogrammed for a certain height?
Really. That statement about losing 5cm of heigh was so stupid it gave me a headache.The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
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05-31-2002, 02:23 PM #8
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11-10-2009, 01:02 PM #11
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11-11-2009, 02:56 AM #12
You can start training younger than that, although you rarely see that because what kind of kid wants to do that ****?
It's ok to go heavy, with good form. I would avoid high rep sets for that reason, form will break down more over a high rep set than with a slightly heavier weight for only a few reps.
srsly, go buy Starting Strength.
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11-11-2009, 03:20 AM #13
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Stunting of growth is not anywhere near as likely as the OTHER musculoskeletal injuries a child is prone to obtaining if they train wrong, but it can and does happen. At that age, you're more likely to get an avulsion fraction, caused by the muscle becoming too strong for the apophysis, or caused by the muscle being exerted beyond the strength of the apophysis.
You can train PROPERLY at any age, but be aware that at 13, a stock-standard bodybuilding program is not training properly. At that age, training should be submaximal (the guidelines I've been given are stopping 5-10 reps short of where you estimate the child could have reached), with a performed rep range of no less than 8 reps (so the child should be training ath their 13RM or lighter). Ideal exercises are compound and bodyweight.SQ 172.5kg. BP 105kg. DL 200kg. OHP 62.5kg @ 67.3kg
Greg Everett says: "You take someone who's totally sedentary and you can get 'em stronger by making them pick their nose vigorously for an hour a day."
Sometimes I write things about training: modernstrengthtraining.wordpress.com
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11-11-2009, 03:58 AM #14
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11-17-2009, 03:19 AM #20
wrote this for another site
Is weight training safe for teenagers / does it stunt their growth?
A couple of reviews sum it up well.
Despite the contention that strength training was inappropriate or dangerous for young weight trainers, the safety and effectiveness of youth strength training are now well documented, and the qualified acceptance of youth strength training by medical and fitness organizations is becoming universal.1
Given the proper supervision and appropriate instruction and program design, children involved in resistance training do not appear to be at greater risk of injury than other young athletes who have not undergone such training. However, parents, coaches, and trainers should be aware that participation in unsupervised training or in activities involving rapid and maximal loading places prepubescent children at increased risk of injury and is not recommended.2
Therefore, the short answer to this is no, as long as the exercises are performed correctly. There is the small chance of fracturing the growth plate (physis) of a long bone which might cause it to stop growing. However, there is much less chance of this occurring doing weight training compared to other sports (soccer, AFL, rugby) which often involve a lot of shearing forces and substantial loads being placed on the body.
References
1. Faigenbaum, A. (2000). Strength training for children and adolescents. Clinics in Sports Medicine, Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 593-619.
2. Guy & Micheli. (2001). Strength training for children and adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 9, 29-36.
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11-17-2009, 05:48 AM #21
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11-17-2009, 08:00 AM #22
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11-17-2009, 10:05 AM #23
Weightliting does not stunt growth. It's based off the idea that weightlifting could fracture a growth plate, leading to stunted skeletal development. It's not true.
It is important that they focus on technique. The rapid growth caused by adolescence means that bones are long but weak, ligaments are tight, muscles are tightening up, and body perception may be off.
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