What is the youngest age a person can lift weights?

[Tapeworm]

If you reach in and pull the kid will hang onto the umbilical.

[Never1AShow]

I attribute my amazing quad development to lots of roller skating when I was younger.  I think some activity that really concentrates on body weight pushing or pulling with high volume can pay off tremendously once they hit the weights.

Look at Conan and that wheel he was hooked up to.  Produced tremendous results.  Coach has one in his backyard.

[calfzilla]

If you reach in and pull the kid will hang onto the umbilical.

If you can you better inject some tren up the moms twat so the kid actually gets results.

[_aj_]

I attribute my amazing quad development to lots of roller skating when I was younger.  I think some activity that really concentrates on body weight pushing or pulling with high volume can pay off tremendously once they hit the weights.

Look at Conan and that wheel he was hooked up to.  Produced tremendous results.  Coach has one in his backyard.

Pics pls of "amazing quad development"

[HavoX]

The "real" issue is assuming preteens and young teens have the same hormonal response to weight lifting.  Some "experts" worry that the natural boost of testosterone associated with a heavy session will confuse the body's initiation of (or duration of) puberty.

I bet the Russians and Chinese are sitting on a goldmine of info.

Also, I'm sure it was mentioned... But I don't know at what point a child's bones become stronger than their ligaments. 

[Never1AShow]

The "real" issue is assuming preteens and young teens have the same hormonal response to weight lifting.  Some "experts" worry that the natural boost of testosterone associated with a heavy session will confuse the body's initiation of (or duration of) puberty.

I bet the Russians and Chinese are sitting on a goldmine of info.

Also, I'm sure it was mentioned... But I don't know at what point a child's bones become stronger than their ligaments. 

Hormonal response to weightlifting?   Ahhahahahahahhahahahaahh a.  Good one bro.

[HavoX]

Hormonal response to weightlifting?   Ahhahahahahahhahahahaahh a.  Good one bro.

http://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00007256-200535040-00004

Simple google scholar search.

[HTexan]

I started at 12.

[funk51]

i started at 8 years old. , in hindsight i should have waited till i was 9. pic'd is my first set first barbell in middle billard barbell as promoted by bruce randall and abe goldberg.

[hazbin]

i started at 8 years old. , in hindsight i should have waited till i was 9. pic'd is my first set first barbell in middle billard barbell as promoted by bruce randall and abe goldberg.

haha, my first set was from sears and Bruce Randall was the dude endorsing it as well.

[240 is Back]

You're not going to stunt growth unless a growth plate is broken. My kid started at 7 with bodyweight, after a full year of training light dumbbell work no straight bar, no loading the spine and nothing overhead. You won't start seeing real strength gains until 10-11 but tendons and ligaments will be strong for sports. Different for every kid but usually you won't see physical change until 13-14 or when puberty starts.

good advice man.   following it. 

[wes]

haha, my first set was from sears and Bruce Randall was the dude endorsing it as well.

Mine as well Haz.  

[LittleJ]

I would listen to Coach.

He's a Coach.

[Coach is Back!]

I would listen to Coach.

He's a Coach.

It's true

[KRK]

It's true

 coach my ass....you are a  illiterate midget who  get humiliated here

 

[240 is Back]

dat form tho

[Coach is Back!]

coach my ass....you are a  illiterate midget who  get humiliated here

 

Read this back to me slowly ^^^

[Simple Simon]

Read this back to me slowly ^^^

 

[_bruce_]

Age 1 to 2 - most likely peaking at 5 with a 405 bench. Age 6 is perfect for retirement due to burnt out receptors.

[240 is Back]

I see dudes like this Bumstead... 21 year old... looking like a mini-Yates.

What age would one start lifting, then juicing, to attain this?

[OB1]

When the body isn't growing in height anymore, that's the time.

[240 is Back]

When the body isn't growing in height anymore, that's the time.

This usually happens at the average age of 16 years for girls and 18 years for boys.

[Primemuscle]

When the body isn't growing in height anymore, that's the time.

It is not uncommon for folks to continue adding height well into their twenties.

[OB1]

It is not uncommon for folks to continue adding height well into their twenties.

Then they just need to wait a little longer... 

[Master Blaster]

We've done karate, tennis, and tons of running.  Lots of playground chins and all that.
I've been putting off the weights but after reading this thread and some articles, I'm ready to allow some light light dumbbell work.   he's been asking for a while.  I told him I had to ask the experts first.

Nice that you have an active kid. Mine are mostly couch potatoes, but one runs occasionally for track and they all like to goof off and like to rough house.