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Body Building for Teenagers (part 1)

Creating an acceptable image is what motivates teenagers in the modern world. But the pressure to achieve success can be extreme and a physical image needs dedication to a point that the agony of defeat can lead to suicidal despondency. With the additional battle against adolesent hormones, spots and pimples appear just to make life even more difficult and every straw is clutched inorder to get within the acceptable norm physically.

The youth of today find themselves attracted to image being a result of an extremely dedicated media society. But image is an important issue as it provides security and self esteem. The promise of a great physique in a short time space is what entices Teenagers into the world of Bodybuilding. But despair is just round the corner as there is no quick route to Rapid result and an average of seven out of ten quit within the first three months just as adults do with dieting.

This is truly a great pity, because the main reason for failure is incorrect training. In most if not all, that means OVERTRAINING. Bodybuilding for young people should follow a specific and gradual pattern, and I now hope to set out some of the rights and wrongs, in an attempt to bring success to a far greater percentage of young trainers. It is difficult to define a right or wrong age at which to start training with weights, although movement and exercise should naturally be encouraged at any age.

Especially in the formative years, youngsters should be encouraged to participate in all types of sports and occupations with the object of obtaining and aiding full normal development and the learning of skills. All young people should be trained as soon as possible to obtain the basic fitness to literally save their own lives. Running, jumping and swimming are definite musts! Most children with positive encouragement can learn to swim within a week. The running and athletic exercises ensure healthy lungs and cardiovascular systems, without which heavier exercises are useless or indeed even harmful.

Providing the youngster has a real desire to train, then they certainly should be encouraged and also closely coached. The first essential when training with weights is to avoid using too much resistance or poundage in the initial schedules. Anyone below the age of fourteen years should have definite and controlled supervision. The earliest age I would envisage purposeful use of light weight training would be about ten years of age. Between the ages of ten to fourteen weights should be very light.

Repetitions on average about a dozen or so, concentrating on doing full range basic exercises with the weights fully under control at all times. Training schedules should be of short duration, e.g. half an hour is plenty. And not more than three times a week. Correct safety measures should always be followed. Warm up and taper off. Always use collars on the barbell and dumbbells and the adult coach or spotter should always be within reach, to take control of the weights at all times.

Dead lifts, good morning excercises, heavy squats and bouncing squats should be avoided at all times by young trainees, as well as any form of weight exercise that could lead to compressing the spine. Having reached a stage whereby his or her natural growth potential and bones, joints and tendons have stabilized, heavier weights can be introduced into training, but it is imperative that a coach oversees at all times.

How about muscle being put to a purpose. Well, just two examples are Gymnastics and Martial arts, whereby muscle training by using heavier weights has an additional goal and not just image. Training can be increased to one or two hours, three times a week inorder to encourage the young trainer to obtain a useful development.

By: Mick Hart

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