My 14 year old wants to train with me

[BgMc31]

i am a big believer of stunting ur growth with heavy weights. form and light weights i think is fine. there is conflicting reports but i am playing it safe with my son who is 15. he has been doing light weights and is shredded like a greyhound. i am 5'11 and i want him at least taller than me. i have 4 brothers and we are all the same height..except for 1. he started lifting heavy at 14 and his height stayed at 5'5. not saying the weight lifting prematurely stunted him for sure. but u never know.

That's an old wive's tale. I have two boys 14 and 17. They've both been training with weights since age 12. My 17 yr old is a little over 6'2 and my 14 yr old is a little under 5'10. My 17yr old started doing powerlifting comps at 15 and has been training with heavy weights since 14. He's 195lbs now and one of the top linebacker recruits in the country. My 14yr old is doing his first powerclean comp later this month. He's been banging heavy weight since 12-13. I'm 6'4. And I think they both will be taller than me. BTW, my oldest has benched 275lbs, squatted 445, and deadlifted 525 all Raw and of course natural.

[tjax03]

That's an old wive's tale. I have two boys 14 and 17. They've both been training with weights since age 12. My 17 yr old is a little over 6'2 and my 14 yr old is a little under 5'10. My 17yr old started doing powerlifting comps at 15 and has been training with heavy weights since 14. He's 195lbs now and one of the top linebacker recruits in the country. My 14yr old is doing his first powerclean comp later this month. He's been banging heavy weight starting this month. I'm 6'4. And I think they both will be taller than me. BTW, my oldest has benched 275lbs, squatted 445, and deadlifted 525 all Raw and of course natural.

I believe that you are correct about the growth issue. The only caution that I would give for kids beginning to weight train is that they should wait until they start puberty to begin. Before that time, kids' bones are often not strong enough to safely handle the pressures caused by heavy weights.

[BgMc31]

I believe that you are correct about the growth issue. The only caution that I would give for kids beginning to weight train is that they should wait until they start puberty to begin. Before that time, kids' bones are often not strong enough to safely handle the pressures caused by heavy weights.

Heavy weight is relative even at that age. Did I expect a 90lb 12 yr old to squat 225? No. But they both started with the bar (45lbs) and worked their way up. Lifting weights not only help build strong bones but it also helps with coordination, teaches explosive power, etc. You can always tell (on the basketball court, football field, or wrestling mat) which kids have been introduced to the weight room and which have not.

[tjax03]

Heavy weight is relative even at that age. Did I expect a 90lb 12 yr old to squat 225? No. But they both started with the bar (45lbs) and worked their way up. Lifting weights not only help build strong bones but it also helps with coordination, teaches explosive power, etc. You can always tell (on the basketball court, football field, or wrestling mat) which kids have been introduced to the weight room and which have not.

Absolutely, that part of my post wasn't actually in reference to your kids specifically, as most boys have begun puberty by 12 years old.