Training Children

A common concern amongst parents is the safety of children's weight training. Is it okay to do? Will it stunt their growth? Are heavy weights inherently bad?

The NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) has an excellent PDF on the subject, debunking various myths. If you train children or have children who train, it's a must-read:

NSCA Youth Hot Topics

Next up on the reading list is Lon Kilgore's excerpts from Practical Programming and from Starting Strength.

Finally, check out this two-part interview with Glenn Pendlay and Mark Rippetoe. In part 2, especially, they discuss training young teens and very young children - as young as a 3-year old doing broomstick overhead squats.

In the Trenches: Part I
In the Trenches: Part II