Can kids that are 10 start working out? Why did all those signs in the gym (back forever ago, when I used to go) say that kids under 16 should
not be lifting weights?
Has the "science" evolved on this now? I honestly don't see the issue when one considers that tiny kids play hardcore sports where they are worked so hard that they get very sore muscles. How different is it to achieve that via some proper squats or inclined bench?
I have kids that want to start working out. I don't have them in too much for sports (compared to most insane white families - Holy fuck) so I don't want to discourage this. But I want to know more about if there are any legit concerns with rapidly growing children taking part in strength training, resistance exercises or something like plyometrics.
I feel like someone like
@
vengie
might know about this, but please give me internet advice on this subject.
I know when I was about 10, there was a kid in my class who was a boxer. He was in kick-ass shape eternally and eventually made a career out of boxing. I'm pretty sure he was "working out" but perhaps it wasn't weights and moreso aerobics, push-ups and skipping. He was a step-change stronger than anyone in his peer group, though. Was he damaging himself by taking fitness so seriously at such a young and growing age?