Weight Lifting and Children: 6 Rules You Must Read

Thanks for the fine words. My Son is about to turn 13 and has had some weight training over the past two years. He is a kids wrestler part of the California USA wrestling group, and has had tremendous success with this sport. He is very lean, and very fit with an excellent muscle tone. Amazing how fast his young body reacts to strict reps with light weight. We are not nutrition sticklers, and he does drink soda from time to time, but we have a balanced diet with chicken and fish primarily. Your comments are right down our alley.

Good luck and good health.

Larry

I am 11 I wanted to know if weight lifting is ok for my age because I do wieght train.You can email me at pickles777@myway.com on MSN messanger

hey guy,

my name is nate, iv been lifting sience i was about 11
, im 14 now and going into ninth grade and on the freshman football team, guys say im ok like pretty big i weigh 102 and i can bench 145 and squat 170 but im only 5'2" but i was wondering if supplements like cell-tec would be alright for me? because i want to be the one the scouts are watching in a couple years so if you could respond that would be cool my email is surfsup2222@hotmail.com ( im a sponsered surfer hence the surfsup)

thanks for listing
-nate

I am 12 and i am wondering is lifting free weights is ok for my age. and i have heard that it can stunt my groth. and if it is not safe what should i do to keep uilding muscle.

Hey im 15 right now and ive been lifting weights for about 3 years i started early in the seventh i weighed 105 then. bout midway through the seventh i started taking creatine and protein by the eigth grade i weighed about 150. Im in the tenth now and i weigh 200 last time i weighed the people that run the gym told me i was about 10% bodyfat. So for the time ive benn lifting ive found that creatine mixed with protein is a good way to go but remember nothing is going to happen overnight so you have to stick with it and give it time to show results.

Hello I am ten years old and wondering if i should be weightlifting yet. My mom doesn't let me touch my dad's weights, even the 5 pound ones! I want to start weightlifting because i feel my throw isn't strong enough. I also want to shoot farther in basketball. I want to be stronger and have more athletic ability. I would want to start lifting about 10 pounds right now and no higher. I really want my mom to stop worrying about me getting hernia, i'm not gonna lift 50 pounds! I feel i am not strong enough and need to start weightlifting to be stronger in the sports i play. I need to give my mom facts from someone like you, who knows if it's appropriate or not. P.S. i will not be lifting more than 10 pounds

Heya i hav some 4kg weight and some 10 kg weights
will it effect me in the bad way if i use them everyday?
plz email me hack blueflipperface@yahoo.co.uk

MY SON IS 9 YEARS AND HE WANTS TO WEIGHT LIFT.
IF IT´S OK. TO BEGIN WITH THE TRAINING?

Man, people these days. It's okay if you don't have a "Perfecly flat 6 pack stomach." My friend Amy Isn't really fat, but she's not really skinny either, but she dosen't really care. She's just happy about how god made her. Your personality counts more, not your stomach...

If you are really overweight and wanna get healthy then thats perfectly fine. But if your some 11 or 12 year old girl whos not really even fat, but still badly wants to get that "Supermodel stomach" then c'mon, enjoy your life. If your friends critisize you because of how your stomach looks, then they're not really your friends at all.

What are the ages to weight a kid should be lifting? Say you're 12 would should be the MOST a kid should be lifting? And then so on for the other ages?
Thanks,
Jeff

To All Young Weightlifters:

Im a 20 year old college guy and have been weightlifting for almost 7 years. Nothing made me feel better then the burn of my arms and legs, and knowing that Im going to look "jacked" and all the girls in high school would want my body. Well the thing is, I think I started early. All you preteen-adolescents should understand that you will not see results soon. Different people have different body types and some cannot gain weight. I never saw above 135 lbs until I hit the age of 19. Im now 150 lbs at 5'6" and look excellent. If you want to weightlift, then great, just dont rush into the supplements of taking creatine, and weight gainer 2500 stuff. I did see really noticeable results a year after, dont rush it! It takes time. I messed my back up by trying to do too much weight like 4 years ago, and I still get back pain twice as easily now.
And another thing... This is really important. Just because the guy next to you is benching 200 as his workout weight, doesnt mean your body is up to it. Work with weight you should be working out with. You might not ever get the results you want if you over-do-it in the Beginning-Learning stage.
Just remember, weights are fabulous tools but they are equally as harmful.

Hi everyone. I'm 16 years of age and to tell you the truth from what I have read, I would say that some people are a little paranoid. Now don't take this in the wrong way, i'm just saying that if your would like to weightlift at the age of 10 then that is not the answer. You only start producing a chemical called "Testosterone" at the age of 14-17..mostly 14 but the point is that unless you are producing enough of this, you cannot gain THAT much strength from lifting heavy weights. Randy, you said your mom is complaining and not letting you lift a 5 pound plate; A good piece of evidence to let your mom know about is that when i started weight training i was 9 believe it or not. it does not stun your growth (evidence?..ok..i'm 6 foot 3) and i know people might think i'm the 'lucky' one but nothing in life comes as luck. the right way to go about weight training is to first of all eat healthy i.e. Fruit, Veg, fish, lean meat, and if you are vegetarian then something like Quorn products will do perfectly. MOM STOP WORRYING ABOUT YOUR SON...he is not (as he said) lifting 50 pounds...sometimes as a parent we cannot face up to the fact that children will grow up and go off into doing what ttheir gender of people do e.g. lifting weights and this will also happen with girls. remember lifting something as light as 5 pounds will not build muscle but it will tone your skin. DO NOT lift more than 15 pounds before you are 11 as this might not stun your height HOWEVER it will be a dangerous effect towards your testicles. Use creatine and Whey if you have to but i say stick to natural forms like Fish. Ever heard of obesity in Japan?...guess why not..because everyday for breakfast Japanese people have fish and rice. not only does this give you the old wise mystical men with the power to see into the future but also very toned and lean bodies with great strength usually used in martial arts. so, whether a soccer, basketball, baseball player, swimmer, tennis player or just a lazy bum, weight training is one of the healthiest ways to go about your body. One other thing i would like to point out is the myth of "Turning Fat Into Muscle" which is impossible due to the fact that muscle and fat are completely different type of cells and tissue. you can lose fat to reveal muscle but not "turn" it into muscle. just remember to eat a lot in small portions (recommended 7 SMALL meals a day) and train hard! Good Luck!...I have hell of a lot of information i could share with you about all aspects of weight trianing and the right food but right now i have written enough..so if you would like to ask any questions then please don't feel like you can't because i would love to help you..e-mail me at "Lp_Roolz@hotmail.com"

Hi,

I am 15, and I joined a gym when I was 14. I used to lift ok, not extremely heavy. I'm 5'10" and I weight around 150 to 160. I also do Cross-Country and Track and Field. Now I have stopped for almost 6 to 7 months and the reaso why is beacuse I'm not growing anymore. I want to know what is good amount of liftin weights which won't hurt your growth??

Thanks
Rahul K.

hi my name is em at school kids make fun of me becaus i am skinny and i want to be strong can one of you tell me how to become strong.

Hi I am a dad of a 12 year girl I have bin working out a little latly and my Daughter has bin stealing my dumb bells and working out. Is she old enough to be working out. She is very strong and takes karate. Should i let her work out with me with lighter weights. I have free weights and universal set, should she use the universal.
Please e-mail me I could use the advice.

Sincerly a proud Dad