Comments on: NSCA and ACSM Proclaims Strength Training is Good for Kids

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:18:38 +0000

Gil: I don’t know of any such studies, but that’s a good question.

By: Gil

Gil — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:59:24 +0000

Hey Steve – have you heard where health experts reckoned where the quality of your childhood nutrition and exercise sets you up for life and vice versa? In other words, if you exercise right and eat mostly healthful foods then it will set you up for a healthy life even if you don’t care of yourself in middle age. However if you grew up with little exercise and low quality food your lifelong health will always be mediocre regardless of how much you try exercise and eat right as an adult . . .

By: filter bag

filter bag — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:48:00 +0000

Is it really?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:41:53 +0000

Chris: I have never known strength training to stunt growth, nor have I found any studies that draw a link between the two. If you find one, please post it here.

By: Chrs

Chrs — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:35:42 +0000

lol @ the picture!

What about growth? Can strength training stunt growth in kids or is that also a myth?

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:24:59 +0000

What’s your point Dave? It was updated last year, so that’s pretty current.

The common belief is that kids shouldn’t participate in strength training. I’m trying to dispell a myth here. Thanks for your feedback.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:42:31 +0000

Wow way to be current. The first NSCA position paper on youth resistance training came out in 1996. The one you are citing is the updated position paper released last year.