• Question: At the age of 13 is there any point of doing weights

    Asked by jakestoney13 to Keith on 27 Jun 2013.
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      Keith Siew answered on 27 Jun 2013:

      As long as you do it safely!

      The risk associated with weights training with children/teenagers is that their bones are still growing and some areas have weaker cartilage tissues… so there is a greater risk of injury… especially if proper technique isn’t used.

      At 13 puberty has likely set in and muscle mass will increase with age… especially in males due to the higher levels of testosterone.

      Resistance training rather than extreme weight training is a safer option in young kids to build up strength.

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