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  • When should a teenager start lifting weights
    • How much weight should a 15 year-old lift in kg

    Does lifting weights at a young age stunt your growth.

    When can teenagers start lifting weights? What about a personal trainer and coach?

    Coach Steve,

    What is your recommendation for when teenagers can start lifting weights?

    I began at 14 and recently got my daughter (14) involved.

    Should a 12 year-old lift weights

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  • Does lifting weights at a young age stunt your growth
  • How much should a 12 year-old lift dumbbells
  • How much weight should a 13-year-old lift in kg

    • What are the benefits and drawbacks?

    Thanks, H.K.

    The benefits far outweigh the drawbacks, as long as you use good form and keep it light

    Dear H.K.,

    There has been a prevailing sentiment that lifting weights isn’t good for a young body until the teenage years.

    There is some truth to that statement but let’s make a key distinction between strength training and weight training.

    It’s a widely held belief among medical experts that moderate strength training is fine, and even beneficial, to boys and girls starting at ages as young as 6 or 7.

    Some benefits: Looking and feeling healthier, maintaining a healthy weight and building the mental and physical discipline to play on a competitive team later on in their youth.

    When I say strength training, I mean doing body-weight exercises (push-ups, planks, sit-ups, pull-ups) and lifting light levels

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