[quote]lucio wrote:
Am I mistaken in remembering Mark Rippetoe writing that there is no correlation between weightlifting (with good form) and height? If I remember correctly weightlifting, even with prepubescents will not stunt growth, how tall one becomes is based purely on ones genetics. Another weightlifting myth… just like how squatting is bad for your knees? [/quote]
I think Rip did say something like that, but this is not so clear IMO. One of the points of weight training is that it will promote increased bone density along the axial lines of stress. But premature increases in bone density may not be ideal in a person who is not yet fully grown. I don’t know for sure, but why chance it? IMO, kids at that age should be running around playing tag, swinging from monkey bars, not attempting max singles in a limited ROM.
Besides, aren’t you possibly setting your kid up for major burn out when they are already training for a sport at that age?
Maybe my feelings would be different if it looked like she was having fun in the picture I saw. As is, it kind of makes me think she’s the Jean Benet of weight training.
I have mixed feelings about lifters whose kids are lifter. Yeah- it’s cool to have your kids in the sport if this is what they really want to do. But I have seen where parents really push their kids in this shit. For what? It’s a fucking hobby- remember? Ride their ass about doing well in school, learning a foreign language, cleaning up after themselves etc. Sports for kids should be about fun- not work.
As for lifting in gear- why not? In that fed- SSA, I believe- and several others, lifters wear a lot of supportive gear to lift more weight. If you are interested in doing your best in these kinds of meets, train and compete in gear.
[quote]power_bulker wrote:
elano wrote:
She didn’t look very happy in that pic did she.
I’ve never really seen people smiling while attempting a max lift. :)[/quote]
Yeah, but she doesn’t look like she’s grimacing with effort, clinching teeth, etc. She looks like she’s frowning and going through the motions. The more I look at it, the more disgusting it is.
The McCaslins were featured on an episode of Wife Swap earlier this year and the girls seemed genuinely interested in the sport. Not simply trying to be like mommy and daddy.
Gear arguments aside, I think its great that some young girls are being encouraged to grow up to be strong women.
[quote]eic wrote:
lucio wrote:
Am I mistaken in remembering Mark Rippetoe writing that there is no correlation between weightlifting (with good form) and height? If I remember correctly weightlifting, even with prepubescents will not stunt growth, how tall one becomes is based purely on ones genetics. Another weightlifting myth… just like how squatting is bad for your knees?
I think Rip did say something like that, but this is not so clear IMO. One of the points of weight training is that it will promote increased bone density along the axial lines of stress. But premature increases in bone density may not be ideal in a person who is not yet fully grown. I don’t know for sure, but why chance it? IMO, kids at that age should be running around playing tag, swinging from monkey bars, not attempting max singles in a limited ROM.
Besides, aren’t you possibly setting your kid up for major burn out when they are already training for a sport at that age?
Maybe my feelings would be different if it looked like she was having fun in the picture I saw. As is, it kind of makes me think she’s the Jean Benet of weight training. [/quote]
Ok, young kids do all kinds of stunts, play sports at school and crash into each other etc. That doesn’t stunt their growth, I have a very hard time believing that falling down a tree or jumping down from the garage roof is easier on the joints/growth plates than squatting 110 lbs or whatever it is she was doing (can’t watch the vid on this pc).
I think this pic is great, but it doesn’t tell me a whole lot. 2 Questions come to mind.
(1) What’s on the bar. I’m tired of seeing women get applauded for deadlifting 135. They’re human beings. A lot of times it seems like all this “girl power” bullshit goes too far and you end up seeing young women get a lot of praise for not really doing anything but show up. And that ends up being degrading.
The most driven athletes under the age of 14 that I see are usually women. So if the girl in the picture is someone whose trained hard and stayed focused for more than 2 weeks so she can squat this weight, that’s really cool.
But if someone’s dropped $300+ on loose powerlifting gear so she can squat an empty bar in style, that’s a fucking joke.
(2) Is she doing anything besides powerlifting? Specializing too early will inevitably lead to injury. It’s pretty much a fact.
