Bodybuilding is bad for the growth of young people???

Strength training does not mean an exaggerated development of muscle volume (or muscle hypertrophy).

Discipline (bodybuilding) has indeed this aesthetic goal, but bodybuilding is much larger than this one popular view. The development of strength, muscular endurance, body structure (bone building, muscles ...). A trained muscle is stronger in these envelopes (fascia, fascia ...) and tendons (the connective tissue is more resistant), it hurts less.

No studies showing that bodybuilding minimizes growth by simpl practice. Only injury can disrupt a cartilage growth, but this, in any sport. Medical statistics and insurance are interesting to identify injuries, bodybuilding is long way behind Rugby, Football and other disciplines yet reassuring for parents.

Muscle growth is impaired in subjects with very high levels of infernal rates of more than 20 hours of sport per week, far from the reality of the population. Studies of the gymnasts are clear, gymnasts parents are small, and their siblings, the practice has not led to smaller sizes. They were already smaller at birth.

In contrast, basketball does not grow ...

Strength training is much more interesting for the young athlete if properly led, by a competent professional knowledge to advance the child.

What do you prefer?

A child who performs pumps ground with shoulders that stand out, back arched in succeeding only 3 pushups (such qu''elles can be taught in sports clubs)? Or a child lying on a bench with light dumbbells (we say a dumbbell, not a dumbbell) performing without wincing 10 extensions?

Our logic parents (I have 2 children) is not always enlightened.

Body weight capacity than the more natural it is sometimes very poorly made. I'd rather see a good learning gestures, a good investment, good breath and I am convinced that for other disciplines, there would be fewer injuries to practice building muscle (ski federation already included).

An American reference research unit has already decided:

The child is able to weight training with heavy additional burden even if it is the result of a slow and led by a professional progression.

The terms and conditions are as follows:

-have An adequate level of maturity, 12 years.

-Coach qualified

-6 To 15 repetitions per exercise, 1-3 sets and 2-3 times a week

in conclusion

The fear of leaving her child to practice building muscle is unfounded unless the coach does not have the skills (qualifications to practice additional charges). Bodybuilding hurts less than many sports. No fear for growth, many studies validate that the practice might even encourage it.