| Are you thinking about letting your child athlete | | | | lifting to help them in a particular sport I would |
| move to the next level and begin weight lifting but | | | | suggest you have them work on their skills and |
| you do not know what the right age for them to | | | | not to worry about weight training until their in |
| start is. This article will help you to understand | | | | high school. |
| when your child should begin youth weight training. | | | | If you are worried about your child getting injured |
| You may be surprised to hear that youth weight | | | | and want to keep them safe while lifting just |
| training has been found to been good for children | | | | follow these tips: |
| because it helps to improve muscular coordination, | | | | -Make sure you check all the equipment to make |
| bone density, and increases strength. I am of | | | | sure there are no defects on the equipment |
| course not telling you to have your 10 year old | | | | before you lift. |
| child go and begin lifting weights but when your | | | | -Only let your child lift with a supervisor who will |
| child reaches an appropriate age it will benefit | | | | properly train your child and who knows what he |
| them to begin lifting. | | | | is doing. |
| What is that age though? That question has been | | | | -You have to make sure you make it fun for |
| debated over for years and here is the answer, | | | | your child. You have to be careful what you say |
| when hey begin to produce testosterone. The | | | | as your words will hurt their lifting. |
| reason this is when is because testosterone is a | | | | -Make sure there are no distractions around them |
| major part of building muscle. Children usually begin | | | | as they lift and they only lift in a non-crowded |
| to produce testosterone around the age of 14-17 | | | | area. |
| which means around the time they enter junior | | | | -If your child is immature in anyway I would |
| high or high school. | | | | recommend they do not join a weight lifting |
| The important thing to remember is that you | | | | program. Your child needs to be mature enough |
| need to only let your child lift weights under the | | | | to obey orders when they are given. |
| proper circumstances. The proper circumstances | | | | If your child is mature, in junior high or high school, |
| means your child lifts only in a well designed | | | | and is under constant supervision, it is okay to |
| program and only under constant supervision. If | | | | allow them to do youth weight training without |
| you are only looking to have your child do weight | | | | having to worry about them. |