until a boy goes through puberty any resistance training is not only not reccomended, but pointless to the edge of being dangerous to young joints, ligaments and tendons. that said, the only sups someone of that age needs is lots of fresh fruits and veggies. excess protein is not good for the liver and for micros, flintstone gummies would be just fine. err on the side of caution with kids, please.
Listen damoonz, I'm not arguing the statement about "err[ing] on the side of caution with kids". I agree with that. But it is old, outdated information about lifting weights being bad for a developing child. Lifting weights with bad form is bad for anybody, not just kids, so the key is to be an active part of the child's lifting endeavors.
I'm not going to waste my time posting articles of research that has blown your contentions to bits, Google will be your friend with that if you don't believe me.
Just use some common sense..... should we keep children from working in the backyard with their dad? from picking up tree limbs while they're exploring with their friends? from helping their mother carry in groceries? etc etc etc. See where I'm going with that? As long as the child has a good mentor, aka father/brother/mother/uncle, to help them learn form and appropriate weight, it will only help them in life.
One last thing I'll leave you with. Ever heard of farmboy strong or country strong? Why do think those phrases exist? I'll tell you why. Because those people that earn that moniker grew up carrying milk pails, baling hay, digging fence post holes, and performing a million other "natural" weight lifting movements, along with eating steak and chicken and potatoes, known as Grandma's diet.
I'm not even going to address the statement about protein.
until a boy goes through puberty any resistance training is not only not reccomended, but pointless to the edge of being dangerous to young joints, ligaments and tendons. that said, the only sups someone of that age needs is lots of fresh fruits and veggies. excess protein is not good for the liver and for micros, flintstone gummies would be just fine. err on the side of caution with kids, please.
Wow couldn't be more wrong. Time to start doing more research before posting bucko.
One thing I would've like to know as a teen is how to increase height potential. I'm 6'1"-6'2", but would have gladly taken things to grow taller, despite the obvious leverage disadvantages in proportionally tall folks.
There's ongoing research about the ability of SERM's, especially tamoxifen/nolvadex, to increase growth potential and effectively extend the pubescent growth window in boys. Then, there is controversy on whether SERM's or AI's are more effective in this goal. For example:
How To Increase Height Potential | LIVESTRONG.COM
The use of tamoxifen to improve height potential ... [Pediatrics. 2005] - PubMed - NCBI
Pharmacological management of children wit... [J Pediatr (Rio J). 2007] - PubMed - NCBI
etc.
And there's a thread on "The effects of SERM's on Bone Growth & Final Height"
Perhaps conclusive data is out there now, this is just from a quick search.
I'm not suggesting 12 is a good age to consider these things, of if they're worth considering at all during puberty. Will only suggest that I would've jumped all on that shit.