[quote]Navin Johnson wrote:
8 years old and he he is getting beat by just about everyone. What can he do at that age? He loves sports but this will limit him for sure.[/quote]
Navin,
I tried to post this last night but I guess I screwed up.
I suggest you get your son enrolled in a CrossFit/Kids program. That will work on the all-around skills and strengths that any young boy or girl needs to get faster and have more agility and endurence. At 8-14 or so, a lot more is to be gained by solidifying basic movement skills than trying to specifically gain speed or strength. If you proceed in the CrossFit program, your boy is likely to get faster and stronger. And, if you have read recent articles by Avery Faigenbaum (top expert on strength training and kids), it is now known that children of that age can make firm strength gains without any bad affects.
If you don’t have a CrossFit/Kids class close, I suggest you read the national CrossFit site and study the process of the CrossFit/Kids program and try to have him work out in this manner.
If he loves sports then let him play rec league stuff. No reason to push him any harder than he wants to be pushed. Unless he asks for help, in which case by all means push the kid. Just remember some kids are wide recievers and others are linemen.
[quote]Navin Johnson wrote:
8 years old and he he is getting beat by just about everyone. What can he do at that age? He loves sports but this will limit him for sure.[/quote]
being slow at age 8 will make him good at chess, possibly… at age 15 if he wants to get faster, introduce him to barbell/db lifts/ghr’s etc and get him sprinting.
As a father of two teenagers who love to participate in sports, I have a few things to add:
lead by example (already mentioned).
Whenever I raced or played games with my kids, I would either just beat them or allow them to just beat me in close competition. This kept them motivated.
If my kids didn’t start out as the best or fastest athletes, I always encouraged them. I told them hard work will make the difference as they get older. Very often small skinny kids are faster at a young age, but that all changes after puberty. Strength becomes more important later on.
Have your son participate in town sports (already mentioned). This will keep things fun, and help him gain various kinds of coordination and conditioning.
If you get your son to work out with you, keep the workouts short and fun. Just a few short sprints, jumping activities or calisthenics at that age. Don’t burn him out.
Bottom line: make sure he is happy and motivated. If he is motivated, everything else will fall into place.
hi, my son is extremely slow, he’s 8 weeks old, but he’s a hard worker. anyone know of a Jay Schroeder Extreme Isometric routine he could perform, or is the ARP all I need? If he’s not going to turn out like Adam Archuletta then I do not want him.