Greetings
I have asked you for advice in the past on my 13 yo age group swimming son and the feedback has been great. So, here goes again. He has lifted weights in school this semester with great results. He wants to continue after the class ends next month at our health club. I have to admit the results have been dramatic in the pool as well as his appearance. I would like to see him continue but need suggestions as to his program in terms of frequency, specific lifts etc. Any suggestions or links would be appreciated.
Regards
Spudfin
Get clearance from your child's pediatrician before putting him on a weight lifting program. When a child starts lifting is based on where the child is in his physical growth.
Push-ups, pull-ups, and work with surgical tubing for resistance should be all that is needed at his age, and in my opinion that is being aggressive. In any case, I think the post mentioning core strength and working with his own body weight is good advice and really all he needs to be doing now.
As a former age group coach, I never put kids on weights until I had a letter from the doc saying they were ready. The earliest I ever saw a male swimmer on weights was 14.5 years and he was ahead of his peers in terms of physical maturity.
Get clearance from your child's pediatrician before putting him on a weight lifting program. When a child starts lifting is based on where the child is in his physical growth.
Push-ups, pull-ups, and work with surgical tubing for resistance should be all that is needed at his age, and in my opinion that is being aggressive. In any case, I think the post mentioning core strength and working with his own body weight is good advice and really all he needs to be doing now.
As a former age group coach, I never put kids on weights until I had a letter from the doc saying they were ready. The earliest I ever saw a male swimmer on weights was 14.5 years and he was ahead of his peers in terms of physical maturity.
