Who has kids that lift?

[stayfit2008]

Just wondering. my daughter is 10yrs. and has been in gymnastics since age 3. Her physique is so different from her friends at school. Already sporting an 8 pack, christmass tree back and delts and quads that could put an average grown up to shame, she is a walking Brick House! My kid is my hero!

[Zyn]

Both of my boys lift regularly. They started at in their early teens off and on. The youngest got serious and was bench pressing 280 at 16 years old. It didn't stunt his growth either contrary to urban legend.

[nospin]

There is a similar thread which you may find interesting.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=119688071

[tempephoenix]

My son is almost 15 and plays Lacrosse. He wants to start lifting with us at night. I'm all for it!!

[Klayfish]

Our oldest is not quite 6 yet, but he's already shown a little interest in working out with my wife in the basement. Sometimes he'll grab a 2lb db we had from many years ago and do curls with it, etc... Every year, my wife and I do a 5k run for charity at her work. They have a 1 mile "fun run" too, and he said he wants to run the whole thing this year.

[biggun_]

My son just turned 17 and he is 6' 2'' and weighs about 230. Big time football player. He lifts for strength and power at school but I think he might start building his body with me this summer. He thinks I work him too hard at home but I really don't. If he would build those muscles up he would be huge. He's almost to the point where I can't handle him when we wrestle around the house!

[Bob45]

My son is almost 15 and plays Lacrosse. He wants to start lifting with us at night. I'm all for it!!

I was trying to enlarge your picture but it won't!

My boys are 24, 22, 20. They lift off and on. I do have a 15 year old daughter too. She has never touched a weight.

[Bulk4fun]

I have a 13 year old daughter that lifts with a group of us, she is a 4 sport athlete. She is competing in her first power lifting comp on Jan 30, she is doing deadlift only..

[Im4LSU]

My sons are 17, 16, and 12 all 3 were but now its just me and the oldest. I have him on Cytogainer he has gone from about 127 to 137 and getting some good definition. He is 6'0" and I want him around 180.

[rebelynn]

My son who is about to turn 23 has lifted for years.

[Josann]

My sons got me back into lifting after a 6 year layoff in which I did bodyweight exercises. My 20 year old is 6'3 and weighs 225 and has been lifting for 3 years. He's an exercise physiology major and has helped a lot with what he knows. My youngest is 17, 5'11 220 and totals 1383 as a powerlifter. He holds records in his age group in the APA and the AAU for the squat and deadlift in their raw divisions. He'll be competing in the AAU nationals in April. His best squat is 535 and he deadlifts 562.

Both train a lot and my youngest does all his training in our basement gym. They keep me on my toes!

[Bob45]

I have a 13 year old daughter that lifts with a group of us, she is a 4 sport athlete. She is competing in her first power lifting comp on Jan 30, she is doing deadlift only..

That's great! Hopefully you can post some pics or video or both.

[BJE]

My 13 year old son has recently start lifting with me.

[biggun_]

I was trying to enlarge your picture but it won't!

My boys are 24, 22, 20. They lift off and on. I do have a 15 year old daughter too. She has never touched a weight.

That's funny I tried to enlarge it too!

[David Wiggins]

Oldest son just turned 14, and plays football. He lifts with me in the off season (only about 4 months a year here).
My baby is 7 and actually lifts with me some; when I let him.

I have NEVER seen postive proof that PROPER lifting stunts growth or hurts bones / plates.

My 14 year old has lifted for 3 years and is 6' and weights 205lbs.

[chodan9]

That's funny I tried to enlarge it too!

me too



and every other guy on this board

[dbx]

Two sons, 19 & 21.

The 19yr old is mostly into conditioning training (wrestled all through school), boxing & MMA, but he did start lifting with a roommate at school last semester. He also lifted with me when home on break this past few weeks. He's only 155-160lbs, but very strong (had him benching 220 for sets when he was home).

The 21yr old has been steady lifting for just over 3yrs, but he just skipped an entire semester of lifting because of his workload...and girlfriend who attends a nearby college....and because he's in his 20's, lofl. But he says he'll start back when he goes back next week.

Although we seldom lift together anymore, lifting together was probably the biggest single bonding "event" with both boys. The oldest one, who ran track/x-country in HS, is the one who goaded me into running back in 06'. And lol, he won't even run anymore....except when he and his brother and I run a local annual 5K together each year, as has become a tradition

[homerfit]

I have an 18 and 15 yr old. They both have taken up interest in lifting. 18 yr old is doing Riptoe SS. 15 yr old is doing his own program.

[older2533]

I had never even heard that lifting stunted growth.

What I had heard was that not getting enough calories at crucial times stunts growth. There is good country by country (not sure of person by person) evidence for this. That is, when a country gets better nutrition, their kids get taller (see South Korea and Japan). In England during the Industrial Revolution, the upper classes were substantially taller than the lower classes due to better nutrition, mostly in the form of more calories.

As for flimsy anecdotal evidence, my brother and I were wrestlers in junior high and high school and knew a lot of guys constantly trying to lose weight to make a weight class during those years. All of them it seems turned out to be shorter than average.

So I will encourage all five of my kids to lift as teenagers (although I doubt I'll get my girls to do it), just not starve themselves.

[RoderickTG]

I have NEVER seen postive proof that PROPER lifting stunts growth or hurts bones / plates.

Way back when, in my class there was a set of twins that were very similar in build up through 6th grade. One started lifting much more then the other that summer and on through. After high school that bigger, brother ended up at least an inch shorter. Definitely not authoritative, but it sure has me thinking about not letting my son lift too soon.

[tempephoenix]

You guys are too funny...trust me there is not much to see..I'm just finally starting to put on more muscle.

[BBLou]

My 15 year old son. I told him I'd give him a hundred bucks when he can bench more than me...

[Mr. Someday]

My daughter, who is 12, keeps asking me about it, but not sure it's really necessary for her. She is already ridiculously strong and can do more pullups than anyone in her school, boys included. She is a competitive rock climber and is likely in the top 10 in the country for her age group based upon her current rankings. Like stayfit said, she is my hero. Girl can rip off ten pullups using just her fingertips like it was nothing....her old man couldn't pull off a single one of those! lol

[kimm4]

Yes, my youngest daughter is 11 and lifts, does cardio and plays after school sports. My story is a little different though because she happens to be overweight. It's been tough because she eats healthy and has the occasional snacks like every other kid on the planet and still can't seem to lose any weight.

Her doctor has run the typical thyroid tests and other blood test and everything checks out fine. They want to run another test to check for a missing gene...I don't know enough about it...but I'm doing everything I can to help my daughter.

I've been in the fitness industry for many years and work with clients daily who get fantastic results.

But so far, I haven't been able to help my own daughter. You have no idea how frustrating this is for me...

[gkrane]

My 14 year old son has been my lifting partner for the past 2 years. Great time spent together!!

[JOHN GARGANI]

Yes, my youngest daughter is 11 and lifts, does cardio and plays after school sports. My story is a little different though because she happens to be overweight. It's been tough because she eats healthy and has the occasional snacks like every other kid on the planet and still can't seem to lose any weight.

Her doctor has run the typical thyroid tests and other blood test and everything checks out fine. They want to run another test to check for a missing gene...I don't know enough about it...but I'm doing everything I can to help my daughter.

I've been in the fitness industry for many years and work with clients daily who get fantastic results.

But so far, I haven't been able to help my own daughter. You have no idea how frustrating this is for me...

KIMM: don't make it too much of an issue with her....she is on the right track.....if it IS a gene, just what are you going to do about it anyway, right??

some people are just meant to be larger/broader/wider/"heavier boned"/etc....

if she IS one of those, don't make this a thing to undermine her feeling of self worth over it....

[JOHN GARGANI]

And I taught all 3 of my sons how to lift properly....so far, they have avoided the injury bugs that I learned the hard way.....


my youngest teaches Phys. Ed in the Bronx and is a certified PT.......

[kimm4]

KIMM: don't make it too much of an issue with her....she is on the right track.....if it IS a gene, just what are you going to do about it anyway, right??

some people are just meant to be larger/broader/wider/"heavier boned"/etc....

if she IS one of those, don't make this a thing to undermine her feeling of self worth over it....

Thanks so much for your thoughts John, I really do appreciate it. I'm very careful about not making this an issue. I would never do that to her. But it's been a concern of mine and the doctor became concerned, so we took the appropriate steps to get some tests.

You're right she is on the right track. But she's getting older and starting to compare herself to the other girls around her. So I keep it positive with the girls/women come in all shapes and sizes kind of speech...you know what I mean...

I'm a lucky, proud mom for sure! Both of my daughters are my world, and I am nothing without them.

[sbrume]

I Have 4 kids, they started lifting between the ages of 11 and 13. My Girls lift weights and do cardio for their sports. My youngest son is 20 and is Deadlifting 465 clean, no belt or suit at 160 lbs. It is a true family activity and it leads to many great conversations in the car and at the dinner table.