8-9 yr old leg presses 3 plates on each side 10 reps

Rock on the leg press. This is one of his favorite exercises.
Correcting the Misconceptions

There are a number of common myths about youth strength training that continue to cause concern among parents and educators. Two of the most common misconceptions are that strength training may stunt the growth of children and that children should not lift weights until they are 12 years old. There is simply no evidence to support either of these statements. In fact, all of the major fitness and medical organizations in the U.S. recommend strength training for youth, assuming that basic guidelines are adhered to and that appropriate leadership is present. And about the question of age, children can begin to train with weights as soon as they are able to accept and follow directions—usually around the age of seven or eight.

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• rock weddington
• youth powerlifting
• 9yr old bench press

[willieofroanoke]

You keep proving you're ignorance.

FACT: According to American Academy of Pediatrics, that's medical DOCTORS, not some wannabe coach, on average 20,000kids a year just in the United States, suffer inury from weight training serious enough to require an emergency room visit.

[coachsoop]

@willieofroanoke Read the "more info" box on the right....

[coachsoop]

@willieofroanoke Powerlifting is safe for a child at any age as long as the child is able to perform the lift with proper form and motor skills. Powerlifting is definitely safer than football, basketball, baseball, and wrestling, and most other activities that children do.

[coachsoop]

@willieofroanoke Proper form is important to distribute the weight properly on the tendons, ligaments, muscles and skeletal structure . Proper motor skills are gradually practiced as learning to ride a bike. As long as proper form and motor skills are obtained, powerlifting is still much safer than most sports that kids will do. Powerlifting is much safer than football as the forces incurred while being tackled or tackling someone are much greater than any lift a young person can do.

[coachsoop]

@willieofroanoke A young person has a much greater chance being injured in football as momentum = mass times velocity and a barbell is moving at very slow velocity compared to a person hitting someone on the football field.

[coachsoop]

@willieofroanoke Oh...I'm also the coach of his football team. Rock made All Conference team again. Think I'm still a bad coach?

[dirtbikes029]

im not going to be a "bitterman" about this kid, but the form really should be corrected, and if you cant do them right, just take off weight. Its better to do them light then do them wrong. to tell the truth i would be more impressed to see a kid like that do lighter weight with the correct form. If the form is wrong then numbers dont count for shit......

[tkowalski3]

straighten the kids legs out my man. inward/outward facing knees could offset his tendon and/or destroy his knees.

[drastaify]

@willieofroanoke i never did

[drastaify]

@coachsoop keep your legs straight on the leg press. why do you bend them to the side? its dangerous

[socalking421]

id bone his mom

[grijper12]

nice X-legs ?

[Zoidypoo89]

The leg press look really awkward... weird angle for the legs. Maybe he should have his feet closer together? He's awesome though. I'm sure he'll make it big when he's older! (:

[jalidav1]

he needs to line up those knee joints with his feet so his leg creates a straight line, this would save his joints when he is older, if you watch the vid closely you can see the pressure on the knees, he is doing a great job with his training but please for his sake help him to do it the correct way

[ARTAthletix]

Just ignore willieofrankei whatever, of he has enough time to comment on videos his whole life he's probably 9 -16

[willieofroanoke]

You obviously aren't interested in what anyone thinks since you fancy yourself an expert.

Hint: 8-9 years old playing football is just as stupid at that age trying to lift twice their weight and more.

By of course, you won't listen. You fancy yourself an expert. Yeah right.

YES, without doub tyou are a BAD coach because you seem to have little of any concern for the boy's health and and well being. With you, all that matters is winning and records.