I hope all of you idiots saying he shouldn't lift realize that there is almost 0 evidence in the scientific literature saying that strength training affects growth plates or testosterone production in children. CITE SOMETHING OR STFU. And yes, citing the AMA's recommendation that children shouldn't strength train is baseless because they have based their recommendation on NOTHING.
dude.... dont lift weights if ur under 16 when ur bones and muscles develop to a more mature stage... u can do pull ups and pushups but no heavy lifting... it can affect ur kids growth and their testosterone levels. stop this
I can see that he was not "lifting weights", just imitating his daddy - just like my 3yo girl loves to do. The cool thing was that it probably took a lot of work to build this toy. Is that a caring father or what?
There is absolutely no peer reviewed scientific evidence that supports this idiotic claim. DO some “real” research or go to school and learn something before posting.
@ThePaulWog Ad hominem attacks against me, with no knowledge of my background, really isn't going to justify your neglect as a parent.
The compression of the spine, especially while muscles (stabilizer muscles particularly) are being developed around the spine during your child's early developmental years, is not going to bode well for your child's development. If you'd like to visit a doctor or physiotherapist about the matter, have at 'er.
@ThePaulWog 72% of spinal injuries in children under 8 years old happen in the cervical spine C2-C3 to be exact. And the cause of those injuries are more likely to happen from MVA's and child abuse then from a sport related incident. The ACSM, NSCA and the APA all support youth strength training. What about children at a playground or my son at 2 who routinely jumped off the couch? He should have a spinal injury by now with your logic. Your only background is in making unsubstantiated claims.
@NonThinkingType Jumping off the couch and squatting are two very different movements. I can see you use the analogy with others on here too.
You're just like a pot smoker who thinks it cures every disease in the world magically, or a roid user who believes they don't do damage to your body, or a powerlift-oriented bodybuilder who doesn't think they will have an increased propensity to have shoulder and joint issues later in life. You create analogies, you create excuses, and you refute reality
@ThePaulWog This is clearly a response from somebody who has no educational background or literature to go back too. So they make erroneous creditability claims about a statement that challenges them instead of using an educational position to refute the argument. All that does is turn a educational debate into a classless argument
@ThePaulWog . FYI the APA is the American Pediatric Association, but what do they know about youth strength training right? And lets think smartly, what does ground reaction force, biomechanics and physics tell us about falls from jumps the effect it has on the body?
provided this child is taught the perfect technique, which im sure as responsible, loving caring parent(s) they are, then he wont have any problems, in fact, squats are known to 'increase' GH stimulation, so the entire notion of, 'it will stop him growing' is preposterous!!! this kid has a strong future ahead, my congrats to the mom and dad!!
if anything this will INCREASE the kid's growth... it will encourage growth hormones, strengthen his bones and ligaments lessening the chance of injury as he grows up and give him healthy functional strength. as long as he is being supervised, taught correct technique and isn't using extreme amounts of weight for his size/age then he can only benefit from doing exercises like squats
@ryanb7337 you should work on putting the bar lower on his back though, it looks like he is holding it on his neck, this will undoubtedly cause neck and back problems
@ryanb7337 My opinion is that you shouldn't let your kid lift weights until thery are atleast 16. I mean, what if he gets a back problem. I don't think you want that on your conscience.
@DahlstromHD why are you repeating the same thing the other idiot said, which was said by another idiot? listen, you need to base your facts on studies with legit evidence, not just your fat friend who plays world of warcraft all day and says lifting weights is bad
@atgcuz Base my facts on studies? Where did you find those facts about my "fat friend who plays world of warcraft all day and says lifting weights is bad"?
I've seen studies which suggest that training at a high intensity for a child (when in care of a coach) has almost 0 potential for damage- less, statistically and in fact, than any other sport.
Given that the training from an early age will reduce his chances of crippling injury, decrease his chances of injuries in sports, increase his performance in sports, give him a good work ethic, lengthen his life, make him look better, and make him stronger, all with something like 3.5 thousand injuries reported in the ENTIRE US from weight lifting, which is utterly dwarfed by injury reports from EVERY OTHER SPORT, yes.
@liunatic that's what im implying. Yes it can if performed wrong. If not directly then over time. The back is not to play with, if you destroy something in your back you're a gonner. A 3 y old is not old enough for responsible and mature thinking. And it's easy to cheat exercises when being tired or unfocused, I mean adults get injured due to this cause don't you think the risk of a little boy would be even higher?
@greveeen I'll agree with your point on being responsible and mature thinking. Your statement just seemed uneducated by you stating "that's just stupid, the kid will have a low back problem before he's 5". Your justification in your response is reasonable, however RyanB7337 does have a point that there are inherent risks that cannot be controlled when a child is at play, possible due to those 2 traits that you listed. It can be argued that any physical activity that is done wrong can cause pain.
@liunatic true, I just got upset because I myself have a back problem due to this kind of exercise, and I know how easy it is to sprain and hurt your back.
@greveeen yeah... your an idiot... go back to sleep... those are plastic plates ass... you just jealous because that kid just out squatted you and can kick your ass.
Man, I wish I was driven like this as a kid. Correct form too? What a lucky kid! He's got a bright future ahead of him if you can make him understand the importance of education! Great potential, and great parenting! Obviously you've made this fun for him, or else he wouldn't be doing it. Good job! Thumbs for you!
It's not that he's going to stunt his growth. It's that he's getting a shitty spot while being praised for shitty form. The usual hall marks of great training.
That's a "No No No" Squat done in perfect form! If your not up to speed on the No No No then you have no no no business commenting on anything strength related. :)
@ryanb7337 I know what a no no no is. It's another way for men to show how stupid they can be and brag about it. I can't help you feel some kinda way about doing absolutely moronic shit with your son, I presume, or any young kid for that matter. I've been a trainer for 15 years and, quite obviously, eat people like you for lunch.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Spoken like a true "TRAINER"!!! You eat people like me for lunch?!?!?! Who even says that anymore!! LOL!! Dude as soon as you finished your 6ft 2in 320lbs professional strongman happy meal, you would be so manly and full of testosterone that you would become so ASHAMED of yourself and all the CUTE-CUDDLE-KITTY-CATY-CAT videos you have FAVORITED, you would suck off the end of a 12 guage shotgun.
@ryanb7337 Spoken like a true meat headed wanna be alpha male but terribly confused about what it means to be a REAL fucking man, unvevolved human! I like cats, animals, wildlife, science. I like science so much I know you don't know shit about it but eat, and see how big and strong you can get. Me angry, me smash. Me feel better about penis size now that I'm bigger. Me make fun of people because me mad that I put up dumb ass, ill thought out vids of my son INSTEAD of a cat!
Again you open your mouth and insert your foot and look foolish, especially since you’re the one who started attacking and making fun, without provocation. You then attempted to be alpha, soon realizing you spoke out of line. Followed by taking shots at my intellect, then posting run-on sentences and misspelled words. Me entertained by you! Me not even going to ban you from my very manly videos! Me still going to allow you to live vicariously through monster me! Me go play with real pussy now!
@ryanb7337 The provocation is your video. I could care less about alpha but I do like to talk shit. I never "realized I spoke out of line". I was defending your son on my behalf. The run-on sentences were for dramatic effect. I don't care if you ban me. If you do that, my point will be made. Look around, I'm not the only one giving you negative feedback. Why would I want to live vicariously through your mistakes? And of course, the typical male brings up pussy.Good one. That'll Teach me!
@ryanb7337 by the way, you misspelled "gauge" in your 12 gauge shotgun reference...What were you saying about inserting one's foot in their mouth? This is called Irony. .....yawn ....lol
Now if you will please show me a better squat so we can all learn from you, rather than the most skilled lifters in the world. Seriously, what do you consider a squat? I am being sincere...I dont know any differently and I am left wondering.
@ryanb7337 I consider a squat probably what you do. Nice and low. tight back, lordotic curve, etc. I don't think form should suffer unless youre a power lifter and you take that risk. All of your form will suffer under your heaviest load naturally, or when you know no better. Both of those are obviously the case in your video. It's not cool to me. You endangered your child as far as I'm concerned. Have fun.
@MerkabaStar You did not see those things in that video of him acting like he was squatting?!?! You realize it is imitation play don't you?? The kid is not really grinding out a big single man!!! Just playing!!! Oh and squatting perfectly!
@Cooiepwns It has been PROVEN (good try though). Muscle growth puts restrictions on growth plates which ends up in limiting one's maximum growth. That said, this is not going to do anything to the kid. He's just playing around. I'd be a little worried if the two year old was squatting with an olympic barbell.
dude...no it has not! if there is some obscure study out their claiming that then there are 50 other obscure studies claiming it doesnt! Bottom line, play does not harm children. Start by reading all the comments here where the physics of movement are discussed, forces on the bone structure are argued to be more during normal playground activities then they are here. To think that this very natural movement is harmful to anyone, let alone a child is crazy.
@hampsted42 So you're telling me, that the HUMAN body which was designed to live as a caveman, cant take weight? Proof Weight Lifting Doesn’t Stunt Growth.
Olympic Weight Lifters have to start at a young age to get to the top. Check out the heavier weight classes: plenty of tall guys.
Dave Draper, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Shaquille O’Neal, David Robinson, Karl Malone, Michael Vick, … All started lifting weights in their early teens and are over 6′ /1m82 tall.
@hampsted42 The Myth Comes From. Children & adolescents have growth plate at the end of most bones. Growth plate regulates the length & shape of bones. Bone grows around growth plate, not from the center outward.
Growth plate is the last part of bones to harden. This makes it more vulnerable to fractures which can cause problems like unequal bone length. Weight lifting can stunt your growth if you damage growth plate.
@Cooiepwns are you really that much of a loser to reply to my comment 3 separate times? you want to see stunted growth? look at male gymnasts. it's rare to find one over 5'7". They start training and become very strong at a very young age. As far as olympic weight lifters go, I'm guessing most don't start until they're at around 13 or 14. Lifting weights is encouraged after hitting puberty you jackass. Get off your high horse. You're not as knowledgeable on this subject as you'd like to believe.
Most top lifters start prior to puberty. In gymnastics....the shorties are not short because they are good gymnasts......they are good gymnasts because they are short! Now come on.....everyone stop arguing and go to the gym in an attempt to squat more than my growth stunted kid! :)
@hampsted42 we'll being short in bodybuilding and gymnast sports is an advantaged, thats why all bodybuilders and gymnast are usually short ,their built for it, kinda like how you never see a 5'4 pro basketball player very often, its mechanically not fit for it
@ryanb7337 educate myself by reading other peoples comments? no sir i shall educate myself with anatomy and physics. weight resting on your back will crush or tear away at growth plates and at that age his growth plates will not be very strong at all. (proof) go check out the mini hurcules..(now version)
Then with anatomy and physics you will disprove everything you are saying. You can't even "tear away" at a growth plate! The physics of a child SWINGING WHILE SEATED ON A SWING places way more force on the spine, due to the arched swing motion and the g-forces experienced at the bottom of it, then this little dumb barbell ever will. step back and just look at it logically...I am totally not trying tio be a smart ass but this idea of play causing harm is obsurd.
@AdamManns that dudes not even that short, and mate this is bloody play time those weights would total about 2 kg, if a kid his age cant play with 2 kg then he should lie down motionless or he will break
dude some people are just stupid, i dont think that these parents are making the kid do workouts. He is probably just imitating what he sees his dad do, which if any of you guys know, that is what children do. Secondly, lifting weights has nothing to do with your growth, actually daily exercise and stress on your bones makes your bones stronger. Therefore, this kid will have better bones and most likely grow up healthy. And Testosterone is what makes males grow when they hit puberty,read anatomy
@ryanb7337 It may not stunt growth but I can"t understand you people making little kids lift weights. If he is to get an injury what will happen? Why isn't he wearing a protection belt btw while he is doing squats. What if he damages his lower back? It is proven that lifting weights does not stunt growth but it is also not recommended to start lifting till 13+. At this age this kid should play with the cars in the sand and hide n'seek and sports like baseball, fottball but definetely not lifting
Why is basketball ok and playing in the sand ok but imitating his dad with a lightly weighted object not? If he goes down the slide and shoots off the end and lands perfectly on his feet in the sand, his body just absorbed infinitely more force than his body is absorbing during this squat. You can't argue physics bro. with your rational he would be wearing a back support if he were to be jumping on an inflatable BOUNCY!!!!! You guys don't think this stuff out before you say it!
@ryanb7337 Because in baseball you have less chances to get a bad injury while lifting weights. He's not wearing a protectiv belt, he's not doing the exercise correctly and the weight is too big for him, he only did 1 repetition. And it is not mainly his body, or immitating, playing and stuff like that because I am psychologist and I know why some people let their kids lift weights from a fragile age. It's because they were lifting weights for ages and couldn't turn into a champion continuation
@ryanb7337 So they want their kids to succeed were they failed and push them into lifting weights. Have you heard about Giuliano Stroe? That's not normal either. His father is doing what he does with him just to earn money, but at least he only does exercises with his own bodyweight wich is acceptable.
Man you are clearly illogical. The things you are saying make absolutely no sense whatsoever! Giuliano does these incredible backflips and impacts the ground with incredible force and somehow you think it is easier on the body than this kid squatting a 12 pound pretend weight so he can imitate his father(who is a professional athlete by the way). All statistics show that even slow pitch baseball has a much higher injury rate than high performance competitive weightlifitng.
If you knew about exercise you would know a "protective belt" as you call it is useless, 1 repetition is a very acceptable rep range, the technique used here is PERFECT(as others have said), you would know that a child cannot produce enough force with his/her nervous/muscular system to EVER injure themselves. Unlike a well trained adult athlete who can train their body to produce more force than the supporting structure can withstand. Educate yourself man....for your own good.
@ryanb7337 well...actually since the back squat puts pressure directly onto the spine and that is still developing in young children, it does in fact stunt growth in the sense of height. Also i know some power lifters who switched from back squats to front squats after college and gained an inch or two height wise.
So sure let ur kid be short, i won't tell u how to raise ur kid.
Dude for your own sake please read and educate yourself before you speak...take the time to read every comment in here...every movement every single person does while standing on their feet puts direct pressure on the spine and does not effect growth!! With your rational being used here then running would actually stunt his growth or even make him shrink because this big child running puts way more force on the spine then this squat. please bro think think think!!!
Height and growth plate development is a function of nutrition and genetics. Not spinal loading. Will a kid sustain injuries from weight lifting without correct technque? Yes. But growth stunting is not one of them.
cool vid, but how do you know lifting this early does or does not stunt growth? first we would have to know the childs max height he will reach, then we would have to make him lift weights his whole childhood? that would be inhumane and no one would ever do such an experiment.
because children playing does not stunt their growth! that is all this is, a child at play. No one argues that a child should play or move and that in order to reach maximum height the child must sit inside his room motionless till growth ceasess, So how can the same apply to a child playing like this? "lifting weights" is irrelevant, its just playing and moving, none of which is bad for anyone.plus this kid is now 4 years old and was just measured at 4ft 2 inches tall. Thats big!
@ryanb7337 I know i won't convince you but you should ask to a sport expert doctor. Bench legs press would be much safer for his back that's all i have to say.
@kroooassant OMG!!! man the opposite is true!!!! hopefully this kid never bench presses! its a worthless movement that improves nothing!! and if he leg presses....he may as well get in line for a herniated disc! READ PEOPLE!!!!! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS READ!!!!!!
@ryanb7337 Yeah you're right 4 ft 2 is big at 4, but it could slow down, stop, or keep him from reaching the height he would be at. My dad is 6 ft 5 and my mom is 5 ft 11. I started lifting weights at a young age like him and now im 23 and 5 ft 8.
@YuNgBrE203 read man! Your argument makes no sense! Sorry you stopped at 5ft 8in....but it has NOTHING to do with the fact that you lifted weights when you were young and could not voluntarily produce enough nervous system energy to hurt yourself.....let alone cause a growth plate closure! kids cannot produce enough force to hurt their own muscles ligaments tendons or bone.
I am not trying to be sarcastic...I, of all people, truly want to squash this rumor as much as if not more than anyone. My son might 5ft 5in but I am confident, along with many others to include specialists, that his ultimate height will have nothing to do with him playing with this little barbell.
There´s not a single evidence in the world that shows growth inhibitions because of strengthtraining. The key words are adapted weight with proper form, at any age.
Strength training has much lower risks compare to sports, such as football, basketball, or other ordinary childs play.
@TheBastardTeam no not that much, look at the bar, he lifted the bar with his hands, not with his neck, its light weighted, i think maybe 20 oder 30 pound
Hey man thanks. However it WILL NOT stunt growth. Read the rest of the comments on this and our other videos....the argument has been had repeatedly. Thanks again man.
@CAPWEY Hey Jack ass grow up.. was giving a personal advice wither it was right or wrong I complemented his kid and was jsut looking out for best intrest.. You on the other hand took it to a level that does not neet to be.. I would love to beat your fagget ass.. Show you respect
@CAPWEY Owned by Ryan? I dont see that how I was complimenting him.... Ure a fuckin idiot Like I said I would love to beat your ass.... keep watchin animation queer
@ryanb7337 So they don't become his regular habits when he grows up. Grunting and dropping weight when necessary is fine but doing it all the time is not cool. But what do I know I've never had kids lol
LEGIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
MrNlucid 1 month ago
Adorable. I hope he keeps at it. However, I didn't like how he stepped back from the guard rails. But you were there so it's okay.
DanieleGiorgino 2 months ago
> mfw he will legitimately be able to say "I train since child" in the future
> mfw I have no face
DanceOffChops 2 months ago
do you even lift?
Liamdonoghueownsyou 2 months ago
I curl that...what a newfag
Hallyug 2 months ago
>mfw that's the only ATG squat i'll see all day
>repped
lolzgym 2 months ago 3
@lolzgym
lmfao
ugoodHomeBoy 1 month ago
He lifts more weight than the most people in my studio...
Jaiuoi 2 months ago
awesome!
BROZKNOWS 2 months ago
holy lil beast uh how much was that like 20 lbs?
Kahontineh5394 2 months ago
thats just wrong :|
StickzMen 3 months ago
oops, gotta a lil buttwink going on there.
ubertoss2000 3 months ago
I hope all of you idiots saying he shouldn't lift realize that there is almost 0 evidence in the scientific literature saying that strength training affects growth plates or testosterone production in children. CITE SOMETHING OR STFU. And yes, citing the AMA's recommendation that children shouldn't strength train is baseless because they have based their recommendation on NOTHING.
cobrastatus 3 months ago 7
great parenting (sirously) he wont grow up with bad habits
isaacdylansainz 3 months ago
dude.... dont lift weights if ur under 16 when ur bones and muscles develop to a more mature stage... u can do pull ups and pushups but no heavy lifting... it can affect ur kids growth and their testosterone levels. stop this
berbatovinho77 3 months ago
its really unrecommended to let kids lift weights before 14-15 years old
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"Anything that you lift above your head is stopping the grow." - THAT'S A MYTH
ManakMik3 3 months ago
currently extremely pissed off that this kid has better form than me.
xXfuhckuhpXx 3 months ago
will you have my bebes?
hungryjustate 3 months ago
Ghetto
97PUMKINHEAD 3 months ago
I laughed at his little grunt. Haha great vid.
NonThinkingType 4 months ago
first is a friggin play set
second, babies have the best squat form, ATG
third, weight lifting doesnt stunt growth
fourth, great job on the video
bazmik 4 months ago
@bazmik First good, second good, third not. Anything that you lift above your head is stopping the grow.
Drumpie 3 months ago
I can see that he was not "lifting weights", just imitating his daddy - just like my 3yo girl loves to do. The cool thing was that it probably took a lot of work to build this toy. Is that a caring father or what?
costantin75 4 months ago
cool vid! he will like bodybuilding his whole life letting him play with stuff like this when he's young!
likeomgutube 4 months ago
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You've got to be absolutely daft getting your child into lifting at the age of 2.
Enjoy watching him grow into adulthood and blaming you for his early onset of arthritis, back pain, and joint problems.
ThePaulWog 4 months ago
You've got to be absolutely retarded getting your child into lifting at the age of 2.
Enjoy watching him grow into adulthood and blaming you for his early onset of arthritis, back pain, and joint problems.
ThePaulWog 4 months ago
@ThePaulWog
There is absolutely no peer reviewed scientific evidence that supports this idiotic claim. DO some “real” research or go to school and learn something before posting.
NonThinkingType 4 months ago
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ThePaulWog 4 months ago
@ThePaulWog Ad hominem attacks against me, with no knowledge of my background, really isn't going to justify your neglect as a parent.
The compression of the spine, especially while muscles (stabilizer muscles particularly) are being developed around the spine during your child's early developmental years, is not going to bode well for your child's development. If you'd like to visit a doctor or physiotherapist about the matter, have at 'er.
ThePaulWog 4 months ago
@ThePaulWog 72% of spinal injuries in children under 8 years old happen in the cervical spine C2-C3 to be exact. And the cause of those injuries are more likely to happen from MVA's and child abuse then from a sport related incident. The ACSM, NSCA and the APA all support youth strength training. What about children at a playground or my son at 2 who routinely jumped off the couch? He should have a spinal injury by now with your logic. Your only background is in making unsubstantiated claims.
NonThinkingType 4 months ago
@NonThinkingType Jumping off the couch and squatting are two very different movements. I can see you use the analogy with others on here too.
You're just like a pot smoker who thinks it cures every disease in the world magically, or a roid user who believes they don't do damage to your body, or a powerlift-oriented bodybuilder who doesn't think they will have an increased propensity to have shoulder and joint issues later in life. You create analogies, you create excuses, and you refute reality
ThePaulWog 4 months ago
@ThePaulWog This is clearly a response from somebody who has no educational background or literature to go back too. So they make erroneous creditability claims about a statement that challenges them instead of using an educational position to refute the argument. All that does is turn a educational debate into a classless argument
NonThinkingType 4 months ago
@ThePaulWog . FYI the APA is the American Pediatric Association, but what do they know about youth strength training right? And lets think smartly, what does ground reaction force, biomechanics and physics tell us about falls from jumps the effect it has on the body?
NonThinkingType 4 months ago
Father of the Year.
Doug44393 4 months ago
are those plates real?
TezzaLarks 4 months ago
come on people, it's paper weight, let the kids play around, damn over protective parenting is sickening people more and more over the time.
bpmelo 4 months ago
I'm all for kids training, but he clearly did a buttwink here which is very dangerous for his lower back. Parents: be careful.
Lindrian2 5 months ago
Rednecks smh
adahnoun1 5 months ago
Omg that's the cutest thing I've seen on you tube ever!!!!!
Theirondendotcom 5 months ago
i laughed as i saw that tiny squat rack :D
drafeirha 5 months ago
LOL!!!! PVC SQUAT RACK. Sick form. Sick lift by a little bro..
AirForceV 5 months ago
provided this child is taught the perfect technique, which im sure as responsible, loving caring parent(s) they are, then he wont have any problems, in fact, squats are known to 'increase' GH stimulation, so the entire notion of, 'it will stop him growing' is preposterous!!! this kid has a strong future ahead, my congrats to the mom and dad!!
MrTeejaysingh 5 months ago
if anything this will INCREASE the kid's growth... it will encourage growth hormones, strengthen his bones and ligaments lessening the chance of injury as he grows up and give him healthy functional strength. as long as he is being supervised, taught correct technique and isn't using extreme amounts of weight for his size/age then he can only benefit from doing exercises like squats
tobyac90 5 months ago
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how much weight is that?
deadliftdux 6 months ago
Stupid parents...
rcg9000rcg 6 months ago
LOL at the mini racket.
acidee100 6 months ago
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that's just stupid, the kid will have a low back problem before he's 5
greveeen 6 months ago
@greveeen
Yes this was a mistake...I should just let him play on a swingset...much less force on his body...Wait?!?!?!?! Um?!?!?! Oh yeah....no it's not!
ryanb7337 6 months ago 18
@ryanb7337 seriously no comment.
greveeen 6 months ago
@ryanb7337 you should work on putting the bar lower on his back though, it looks like he is holding it on his neck, this will undoubtedly cause neck and back problems
shorty12366 3 months ago
@ryanb7337 My opinion is that you shouldn't let your kid lift weights until thery are atleast 16. I mean, what if he gets a back problem. I don't think you want that on your conscience.
DahlstromHD 2 months ago
@DahlstromHD why are you repeating the same thing the other idiot said, which was said by another idiot? listen, you need to base your facts on studies with legit evidence, not just your fat friend who plays world of warcraft all day and says lifting weights is bad
atgcuz 2 months ago
@atgcuz Base my facts on studies? Where did you find those facts about my "fat friend who plays world of warcraft all day and says lifting weights is bad"?
DahlstromHD 1 month ago
@DahlstromHD
>if
what "if" i can fly
MightyFire 2 months ago
@DahlstromHD
Just because it's your opinion, does not mean it's correct. Either get a degree in physiology and do a study, or stfu.
DanieleGiorgino 2 months ago
@DahlstromHD
I've seen studies which suggest that training at a high intensity for a child (when in care of a coach) has almost 0 potential for damage- less, statistically and in fact, than any other sport.
Draykid 1 month ago
@Draykid I belive that is true. But still, is it worth the risk?
DahlstromHD 1 month ago
@DahlstromHD
Given that the training from an early age will reduce his chances of crippling injury, decrease his chances of injuries in sports, increase his performance in sports, give him a good work ethic, lengthen his life, make him look better, and make him stronger, all with something like 3.5 thousand injuries reported in the ENTIRE US from weight lifting, which is utterly dwarfed by injury reports from EVERY OTHER SPORT, yes.
Draykid 1 month ago
@greveeen ?? So by your logic, Squatting creates lower back problems? @_@.
Damn, I should have lower back problems then. Oh wait. I don't.
Age doesn't matter when it comes to getting injured. What matters is proper form. Sad thing is, a lot of people can't squat better than a 2 year old.
liunatic 6 months ago
@liunatic that's what im implying. Yes it can if performed wrong. If not directly then over time. The back is not to play with, if you destroy something in your back you're a gonner. A 3 y old is not old enough for responsible and mature thinking. And it's easy to cheat exercises when being tired or unfocused, I mean adults get injured due to this cause don't you think the risk of a little boy would be even higher?
greveeen 6 months ago
@greveeen I'll agree with your point on being responsible and mature thinking. Your statement just seemed uneducated by you stating "that's just stupid, the kid will have a low back problem before he's 5". Your justification in your response is reasonable, however RyanB7337 does have a point that there are inherent risks that cannot be controlled when a child is at play, possible due to those 2 traits that you listed. It can be argued that any physical activity that is done wrong can cause pain.
liunatic 6 months ago
@liunatic true, I just got upset because I myself have a back problem due to this kind of exercise, and I know how easy it is to sprain and hurt your back.
greveeen 6 months ago
@greveeen I understand, I would be really upset if I hurt myself doing squats.
liunatic 6 months ago
@greveeen Not low back problem, but stunted growth - but only if he's lifting heavy. Hard to tell how much weight there was - no harm if it's light!
Oranginaaa 5 months ago
@greveeen yeah... your an idiot... go back to sleep... those are plastic plates ass... you just jealous because that kid just out squatted you and can kick your ass.
BINGBONGGG 3 months ago
Man, I wish I was driven like this as a kid. Correct form too? What a lucky kid! He's got a bright future ahead of him if you can make him understand the importance of education! Great potential, and great parenting! Obviously you've made this fun for him, or else he wouldn't be doing it. Good job! Thumbs for you!
legacysage 6 months ago
sick squat rack ROFL
biggmoneyme 6 months ago
Screw the haters, that was a great atg squat by your son!!!!!!!
deadlift0425 6 months ago
It's not that he's going to stunt his growth. It's that he's getting a shitty spot while being praised for shitty form. The usual hall marks of great training.
MerkabaStar 7 months ago
@MerkabaStar
That's a "No No No" Squat done in perfect form! If your not up to speed on the No No No then you have no no no business commenting on anything strength related. :)
ryanb7337 7 months ago
@ryanb7337 I know what a no no no is. It's another way for men to show how stupid they can be and brag about it. I can't help you feel some kinda way about doing absolutely moronic shit with your son, I presume, or any young kid for that matter. I've been a trainer for 15 years and, quite obviously, eat people like you for lunch.
MerkabaStar 6 months ago
@MerkabaStar
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Spoken like a true "TRAINER"!!! You eat people like me for lunch?!?!?! Who even says that anymore!! LOL!! Dude as soon as you finished your 6ft 2in 320lbs professional strongman happy meal, you would be so manly and full of testosterone that you would become so ASHAMED of yourself and all the CUTE-CUDDLE-KITTY-CATY-CAT videos you have FAVORITED, you would suck off the end of a 12 guage shotgun.
ryanb7337 6 months ago
@ryanb7337 Spoken like a true meat headed wanna be alpha male but terribly confused about what it means to be a REAL fucking man, unvevolved human! I like cats, animals, wildlife, science. I like science so much I know you don't know shit about it but eat, and see how big and strong you can get. Me angry, me smash. Me feel better about penis size now that I'm bigger. Me make fun of people because me mad that I put up dumb ass, ill thought out vids of my son INSTEAD of a cat!
MerkabaStar 6 months ago
Again you open your mouth and insert your foot and look foolish, especially since you’re the one who started attacking and making fun, without provocation. You then attempted to be alpha, soon realizing you spoke out of line. Followed by taking shots at my intellect, then posting run-on sentences and misspelled words. Me entertained by you! Me not even going to ban you from my very manly videos! Me still going to allow you to live vicariously through monster me! Me go play with real pussy now!
ryanb7337 6 months ago
@ryanb7337 The provocation is your video. I could care less about alpha but I do like to talk shit. I never "realized I spoke out of line". I was defending your son on my behalf. The run-on sentences were for dramatic effect. I don't care if you ban me. If you do that, my point will be made. Look around, I'm not the only one giving you negative feedback. Why would I want to live vicariously through your mistakes? And of course, the typical male brings up pussy.Good one. That'll Teach me!
MerkabaStar 6 months ago
@ryanb7337 by the way, you misspelled "gauge" in your 12 gauge shotgun reference...What were you saying about inserting one's foot in their mouth? This is called Irony. .....yawn ....lol
MerkabaStar 6 months ago
@MerkabaStar
Just the result of having massive fingers...not suited to typing. Must not have "evovled" like the rest of you "men".
ryanb7337 6 months ago
@MerkabaStar
Now if you will please show me a better squat so we can all learn from you, rather than the most skilled lifters in the world. Seriously, what do you consider a squat? I am being sincere...I dont know any differently and I am left wondering.
ryanb7337 6 months ago
@ryanb7337 I consider a squat probably what you do. Nice and low. tight back, lordotic curve, etc. I don't think form should suffer unless youre a power lifter and you take that risk. All of your form will suffer under your heaviest load naturally, or when you know no better. Both of those are obviously the case in your video. It's not cool to me. You endangered your child as far as I'm concerned. Have fun.
MerkabaStar 6 months ago
@MerkabaStar You did not see those things in that video of him acting like he was squatting?!?! You realize it is imitation play don't you?? The kid is not really grinding out a big single man!!! Just playing!!! Oh and squatting perfectly!
ryanb7337 6 months ago
put collars on the sides....
JohnFPoirier 7 months ago
WEIGHT LIFTING CANNOT STUNT GROWTH THIS IS A MYTH, , INFACT LIFTING WEIGHTS AT A YOUNG AGE CAN ACTUALLY STRENGTHEN THEIR BONES
Meepooks 7 months ago
Low bar technique with high bar positioning = good fight back.
604josh 7 months ago
You made him a tiny squat rack!
XOmniverse 8 months ago 10
@XOmniverse lol thats bad ass
talib4life1 3 months ago
hell yeah STUNT THAT GROWTH!! another 5"6 grown man on his way
AdamManns 8 months ago
@AdamManns THAT has never been proofed. Next time, try to google your shit.
Cooiepwns 8 months ago
@Cooiepwns It has been PROVEN (good try though). Muscle growth puts restrictions on growth plates which ends up in limiting one's maximum growth. That said, this is not going to do anything to the kid. He's just playing around. I'd be a little worried if the two year old was squatting with an olympic barbell.
hampsted42 8 months ago
@hampsted42
dude...no it has not! if there is some obscure study out their claiming that then there are 50 other obscure studies claiming it doesnt! Bottom line, play does not harm children. Start by reading all the comments here where the physics of movement are discussed, forces on the bone structure are argued to be more during normal playground activities then they are here. To think that this very natural movement is harmful to anyone, let alone a child is crazy.
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@ryanb7337 I don't think you read my reply. I agree with you on your son being fine doing this.
hampsted42 8 months ago
@hampsted42 So you're telling me, that the HUMAN body which was designed to live as a caveman, cant take weight? Proof Weight Lifting Doesn’t Stunt Growth.
Olympic Weight Lifters have to start at a young age to get to the top. Check out the heavier weight classes: plenty of tall guys.
Dave Draper, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Shaquille O’Neal, David Robinson, Karl Malone, Michael Vick, … All started lifting weights in their early teens and are over 6′ /1m82 tall.
Cooiepwns 8 months ago
@hampsted42 The Myth Comes From. Children & adolescents have growth plate at the end of most bones. Growth plate regulates the length & shape of bones. Bone grows around growth plate, not from the center outward.
Growth plate is the last part of bones to harden. This makes it more vulnerable to fractures which can cause problems like unequal bone length. Weight lifting can stunt your growth if you damage growth plate.
Cooiepwns 8 months ago
@hampsted42 Still believe that weightlifting stunts growth?
Cooiepwns 7 months ago
@Cooiepwns are you really that much of a loser to reply to my comment 3 separate times? you want to see stunted growth? look at male gymnasts. it's rare to find one over 5'7". They start training and become very strong at a very young age. As far as olympic weight lifters go, I'm guessing most don't start until they're at around 13 or 14. Lifting weights is encouraged after hitting puberty you jackass. Get off your high horse. You're not as knowledgeable on this subject as you'd like to believe.
hampsted42 7 months ago
@hampsted42
Most top lifters start prior to puberty. In gymnastics....the shorties are not short because they are good gymnasts......they are good gymnasts because they are short! Now come on.....everyone stop arguing and go to the gym in an attempt to squat more than my growth stunted kid! :)
ryanb7337 7 months ago
@hampsted42
Read the first 1-5 pages of google. Then tell me what you think.
Cooiepwns 7 months ago
@hampsted42 we'll being short in bodybuilding and gymnast sports is an advantaged, thats why all bodybuilders and gymnast are usually short ,their built for it, kinda like how you never see a 5'4 pro basketball player very often, its mechanically not fit for it
JDilla2812 7 months ago
@AdamManns
he is already 4ft 3in. educate yourself...read every comment here even....it doesnt do that. its the criaziest theory i have ever heard
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@ryanb7337 educate myself by reading other peoples comments? no sir i shall educate myself with anatomy and physics. weight resting on your back will crush or tear away at growth plates and at that age his growth plates will not be very strong at all. (proof) go check out the mini hurcules..(now version)
AdamManns 8 months ago
@AdamManns
Then with anatomy and physics you will disprove everything you are saying. You can't even "tear away" at a growth plate! The physics of a child SWINGING WHILE SEATED ON A SWING places way more force on the spine, due to the arched swing motion and the g-forces experienced at the bottom of it, then this little dumb barbell ever will. step back and just look at it logically...I am totally not trying tio be a smart ass but this idea of play causing harm is obsurd.
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@AdamManns that dudes not even that short, and mate this is bloody play time those weights would total about 2 kg, if a kid his age cant play with 2 kg then he should lie down motionless or he will break
hakkenadventure 7 months ago
hehe cute but isnt that bad for him??
buster999121 8 months ago
@buster999121
imitation playing?!?! No its totally not gonna harm in in any way.
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@ryanb7337 wait are these fake weights??
buster999121 8 months ago
@buster999121
no they are real 2.5 lbs weights
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@ryanb7337 nice i could already imagine him in 20 years.....worlds strongest man lifting since he was 2!!
buster999121 8 months ago
@buster999121
no...playing is not bad for children!
ryanb7337 8 months ago
dude some people are just stupid, i dont think that these parents are making the kid do workouts. He is probably just imitating what he sees his dad do, which if any of you guys know, that is what children do. Secondly, lifting weights has nothing to do with your growth, actually daily exercise and stress on your bones makes your bones stronger. Therefore, this kid will have better bones and most likely grow up healthy. And Testosterone is what makes males grow when they hit puberty,read anatomy
AllDayMuffDiver 8 months ago
i love that he began to unrack the plates. more courtesy than most people.
Sovul 9 months ago
What a BOSS!!! He grunts and throws the weight and all!
razorhanny 9 months ago
How can a parent do this to ur kid. This is proven to cause stunded growth. Unbelievable.
diethbore 9 months ago
@diethbore
sorry man....that just is not true
ryanb7337 9 months ago 4
@ryanb7337 It may not stunt growth but I can"t understand you people making little kids lift weights. If he is to get an injury what will happen? Why isn't he wearing a protection belt btw while he is doing squats. What if he damages his lower back? It is proven that lifting weights does not stunt growth but it is also not recommended to start lifting till 13+. At this age this kid should play with the cars in the sand and hide n'seek and sports like baseball, fottball but definetely not lifting
Loveleiscool 8 months ago
@Loveleiscool
Why is basketball ok and playing in the sand ok but imitating his dad with a lightly weighted object not? If he goes down the slide and shoots off the end and lands perfectly on his feet in the sand, his body just absorbed infinitely more force than his body is absorbing during this squat. You can't argue physics bro. with your rational he would be wearing a back support if he were to be jumping on an inflatable BOUNCY!!!!! You guys don't think this stuff out before you say it!
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@ryanb7337 Because in baseball you have less chances to get a bad injury while lifting weights. He's not wearing a protectiv belt, he's not doing the exercise correctly and the weight is too big for him, he only did 1 repetition. And it is not mainly his body, or immitating, playing and stuff like that because I am psychologist and I know why some people let their kids lift weights from a fragile age. It's because they were lifting weights for ages and couldn't turn into a champion continuation
Loveleiscool 8 months ago
@ryanb7337 So they want their kids to succeed were they failed and push them into lifting weights. Have you heard about Giuliano Stroe? That's not normal either. His father is doing what he does with him just to earn money, but at least he only does exercises with his own bodyweight wich is acceptable.
Loveleiscool 8 months ago
@Loveleiscool
Man you are clearly illogical. The things you are saying make absolutely no sense whatsoever! Giuliano does these incredible backflips and impacts the ground with incredible force and somehow you think it is easier on the body than this kid squatting a 12 pound pretend weight so he can imitate his father(who is a professional athlete by the way). All statistics show that even slow pitch baseball has a much higher injury rate than high performance competitive weightlifitng.
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@Loveleiscool
If you knew about exercise you would know a "protective belt" as you call it is useless, 1 repetition is a very acceptable rep range, the technique used here is PERFECT(as others have said), you would know that a child cannot produce enough force with his/her nervous/muscular system to EVER injure themselves. Unlike a well trained adult athlete who can train their body to produce more force than the supporting structure can withstand. Educate yourself man....for your own good.
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@diethbore wer does it say that it stunts growth id like 2 see ur proof
maccajoe 9 months ago
@maccajoe
there is none! it doesnt hurt them AT ALL!!! This child is simply doing what millions of other children do....IMITATION PLAY!
ryanb7337 9 months ago
@ryanb7337 of course there is none that guys an idiot
maccajoe 9 months ago
@ryanb7337 well...actually since the back squat puts pressure directly onto the spine and that is still developing in young children, it does in fact stunt growth in the sense of height. Also i know some power lifters who switched from back squats to front squats after college and gained an inch or two height wise.
So sure let ur kid be short, i won't tell u how to raise ur kid.
wesisagisback 8 months ago
@wesisagisback
Dude for your own sake please read and educate yourself before you speak...take the time to read every comment in here...every movement every single person does while standing on their feet puts direct pressure on the spine and does not effect growth!! With your rational being used here then running would actually stunt his growth or even make him shrink because this big child running puts way more force on the spine then this squat. please bro think think think!!!
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@wesisagisback
Height and growth plate development is a function of nutrition and genetics. Not spinal loading. Will a kid sustain injuries from weight lifting without correct technque? Yes. But growth stunting is not one of them.
TheRimeOfIcarus 8 months ago
obviously this kid is juicing..
hbeezey 9 months ago
enthusiasm at such a young age, i like this kid, he's got the right idea
Artonious 9 months ago
strong walk back
FiNePoWder277 9 months ago
JAY CUTLER in the making!!
TheRaidersfan18 9 months ago
impressive technique!
WarrrenGee 10 months ago
Awesome, and adorable. You should probably teach him low bar though ;)
NeilBlazevic 10 months ago
cool vid, but how do you know lifting this early does or does not stunt growth? first we would have to know the childs max height he will reach, then we would have to make him lift weights his whole childhood? that would be inhumane and no one would ever do such an experiment.
dt76028 11 months ago
@dt76028
because children playing does not stunt their growth! that is all this is, a child at play. No one argues that a child should play or move and that in order to reach maximum height the child must sit inside his room motionless till growth ceasess, So how can the same apply to a child playing like this? "lifting weights" is irrelevant, its just playing and moving, none of which is bad for anyone.plus this kid is now 4 years old and was just measured at 4ft 2 inches tall. Thats big!
ryanb7337 11 months ago 16
@ryanb7337 Also, ya know, it's accepted in the medical community that it does not stunt growth..
karite36 9 months ago
@ryanb7337 I know i won't convince you but you should ask to a sport expert doctor. Bench legs press would be much safer for his back that's all i have to say.
kroooassant 8 months ago
@kroooassant OMG!!! man the opposite is true!!!! hopefully this kid never bench presses! its a worthless movement that improves nothing!! and if he leg presses....he may as well get in line for a herniated disc! READ PEOPLE!!!!! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS READ!!!!!!
ryanb7337 8 months ago
@ryanb7337 Yeah you're right 4 ft 2 is big at 4, but it could slow down, stop, or keep him from reaching the height he would be at. My dad is 6 ft 5 and my mom is 5 ft 11. I started lifting weights at a young age like him and now im 23 and 5 ft 8.
YuNgBrE203 4 months ago
@YuNgBrE203 read man! Your argument makes no sense! Sorry you stopped at 5ft 8in....but it has NOTHING to do with the fact that you lifted weights when you were young and could not voluntarily produce enough nervous system energy to hurt yourself.....let alone cause a growth plate closure! kids cannot produce enough force to hurt their own muscles ligaments tendons or bone.
ryanb7337 4 months ago
@ryanb7337 Ok just message me when the kid gets 15 and tell me if he is atleast 5 ft 7
YuNgBrE203 4 months ago
@YuNgBrE203
I am not trying to be sarcastic...I, of all people, truly want to squash this rumor as much as if not more than anyone. My son might 5ft 5in but I am confident, along with many others to include specialists, that his ultimate height will have nothing to do with him playing with this little barbell.
ryanb7337 4 months ago
@dt76028
There´s not a single evidence in the world that shows growth inhibitions because of strengthtraining. The key words are adapted weight with proper form, at any age.
Strength training has much lower risks compare to sports, such as football, basketball, or other ordinary childs play.
PezrulezHaakon 9 months ago
that kid is boss
55539brian 1 year ago
lol! NICE!
ilnn408 1 year ago
steroids ... :D
krautstampflsepp 1 year ago
Just give him a few years...lol
GWOZ0Z0 1 year ago
how much pounds are there?? 40-50?
TheBastardTeam 1 year ago
@TheBastardTeam
no idea!
ryanb7337 1 year ago
@TheBastardTeam no not that much, look at the bar, he lifted the bar with his hands, not with his neck, its light weighted, i think maybe 20 oder 30 pound
Shishawunder 1 year ago
Bet you wouldn't have been so impressed if that weight had hit those rims...
This kid is awesome tho :)
ManicGargoyle 1 year ago
@ManicGargoyle
Would'nt do any more damage to them than my wife running over freakin curbs all the time!!! LOL
ryanb7337 1 year ago
@ryanb7337
women need to learn how to drive ..cant live without them though..
bb4arson 1 year ago
Really impressive!! U guys have a little stud for sure . Be carefullee though lifting wieghts when your growing can stunt your growth
1fastmex 1 year ago
@1fastmex
Hey man thanks. However it WILL NOT stunt growth. Read the rest of the comments on this and our other videos....the argument has been had repeatedly. Thanks again man.
ryanb7337 1 year ago 7
@ryanb7337 cool bro! Like I said u guys have a littls stud for sure
1fastmex 1 year ago
@1fastmex FUCK YOU BITCH! IT WOULD NOT STUNT HIS GROWTH YOU FUCKING IDIOT! TRY AGAIN!
CAPWEY 1 year ago
@CAPWEY Hey Jack ass grow up.. was giving a personal advice wither it was right or wrong I complemented his kid and was jsut looking out for best intrest.. You on the other hand took it to a level that does not neet to be.. I would love to beat your fagget ass.. Show you respect
1fastmex 1 year ago
@1fastmex I was only making fun of you because you got owned by ryan.
CAPWEY 1 year ago
@CAPWEY Owned by Ryan? I dont see that how I was complimenting him.... Ure a fuckin idiot Like I said I would love to beat your ass.... keep watchin animation queer
1fastmex 1 year ago
@1fastmex You got owned because he got 4 thumbs up by bashing you and you got none.
CAPWEY 1 year ago
better start teaching ur kid not to grunt so loud and throw around weights
bambarby 1 year ago
@bambarby
why? :)
ryanb7337 1 year ago
@ryanb7337 So they don't become his regular habits when he grows up. Grunting and dropping weight when necessary is fine but doing it all the time is not cool. But what do I know I've never had kids lol
bambarby 1 year ago
@bambarby
It is totally cool....in a hardcore gym anyway....especially when lifting big iron!
ryanb7337 1 year ago
There you kid, works those wheels!
Zuberi1989 1 year ago
I love this kid damn ...muah muah Nice job!
Krisevil 1 year ago
roids
jjdons85 1 year ago
YOUR KID ROCKS
leezhanwei 1 year ago
Not enough hip drive. Lower back rounds. Wrists are bent, not straight. Am disappoint.
CelticAndProud 1 year ago
Good one !!! euhhhahhahehh ( baby language ) drop the weight pock on the escalade eheyhhhh OH YOU LITTLE BASTARD !!!!
marcandre0011 1 year ago