S12 EP17: Is Lifting Weights Dangerous For Kids?
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Today's episode delves into the science-backed benefits, safety, and programming principles of youth resistance training. We're here to bust common myths: lifting won't stunt growth! In fact, it's more crucial than ever for children to engage in resistance training.
Curious about what resistance training looks like for kids? Wondering about strength gains before puberty or the safety of 1-rep max testing? We've got you covered. Resistance training is a safe, smart, and essential way to build a strong foundation, prevent injuries, and boost confidence. It's not about creating tiny bodybuilders, but rather improving movement quality and overall well-being. With proper supervision, good technique, and a fun environment, resistance training can become a valuable lifelong skill.
Links: AAP Clinical Report (2020, reaffirmed 2024)
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(00:01:06) What’s not bothering Rachael and Kelsea these days.
(00:11:25) What parents want to know: Is it safe? Is it necessary?
(00:18:00) Study findings by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
(00:20:50) Modern kids: Some move less, some play one sport year round.
(00:28:37) What Michael Jordan has to say about all of this.
(00:33:38) Little kids: what’s a good age to introduce agility, resistance, strength work? (00:40:50) Kids are training for neurological adaption and what the movements look like.
(00:44:35) Bigger kids 12+ with a foundation, can train differently. And 1 Rep Max testing.
(00:52:24) Prehabilitation: the injury prevention power of strength training.
(00:56:24) Myth busting including harm to growth plates and bulking up.
(01:03:47) Summary of all the reasons to train, where to start and what to do.
(01:06:01) You know your kid best
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| 0:00.0 | youth resistance training. So kids and weights. And this question has been asked so many times |
| 0:08.6 | in so many different ways. And every parent, I feel, especially parents who are into fitness, |
| 0:15.8 | have wondered this, you know, this question, is it safe and is it necessary? |
| 0:27.5 | Hey, everybody. We've had some of the most incredible guests coming to you these past |
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| 1:03.6 | so you get all our new episodes. Hey, everybody, and welcome back to the podcast. |
| 1:18.1 | I don't know when you started with the singing intro, but I feel like you'll regret that later. |
| 1:27.0 | I have lots of regrets and I don't even, I can't, here's the thing. I can't feel embarrassment because I won't listen to the podcast back because it's so cringe to hear my own voice. |
| 1:38.4 | So listen, anything that I do on here, I don't. |
| 1:42.5 | I can't, yeah, I can't regret it because, like, um... It's true, though. You know what? You know what? I don't... When am I going to reach the... I'm almost there, I feel. Um... I think so. When do we get to, like, we just don't care anymore? I think it was the time you started wearing hookas. |
| 2:03.4 | Hocus. |
| 2:04.6 | I think it was that. |
| 2:07.0 | I think that was the day for you. |
| 2:08.8 | I just don't care. |
| 2:09.6 | And you just said, like, well, and I was like, oh, so you and mom have the same shoes? |
| 2:14.8 | You're like, yeah, my back hurts. |
| 2:17.5 | And I was like, here's the time. |
| 2:19.8 | I just, I don't care anymore. |
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