Exercise and Children: Should Kids Lift Weights?

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The Best Way to Exercise, StandFirm, FatherFitness, and JediIndy present The Best Way to Exercise FOR KIDS!!!

Should children perform strength training programs? YES!! As long as the do it RIGHT and do it LIGHT!!

Thanks to my son, Stephen (www.YouTube.com/JediIndy), for his stop-motion demonstration of slow-motion exercise.

Please visit the JediIndy channel on YouTube to see more of his stop-motion creations... they're GREAT!!! :-)

Doug :-)

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[keyscoob]

Anyone who gives advice to lift weights slowly doesn't know what they're talking about.....

[StandFirm]

Lifting weights slowly is the best. Lowering weights slowly is even better!!! :-) I'd explain why, but it would take me an entire book. That's why I've written one.

If you research the research, I think you might realize that I MORE THAN know what I'm talking about....

Doug :-)

[keyscoob]

This is wrong. Weight lifting is an explosive, ballistic movement. Muscles grow from one thing and one thing only: demand. This demand comes from intense muscular contractions. Now, when you lift weights slowly, you're putting unneeded stress on your muscles. Your muscles only have a certain amount of fuel in them. Therefore, they are getting tired out before the intense contractions have occurred. It will produce results, but you're capable of so much more.

[StandFirm]

I can appreciate your input, but you are definitely mixing up some key points. Many people do this. There is an INVERSE relationship between the speed at which a muscle fiber contracts and the force it can create. In other words, faster contractions produce less force... and vice-versa. Most people don't realize this.

Granted, faster motions are capable of generating more power, but that is a different equation: (Force X Distance) / Time For muscular size/strength, don't emphasize power

[djarum41]

How on earth did you train those little lego people to speak English ?

[jordanfortuner]

well small weight with many reps give you tone heavey weght with small reps give bulk

[SemiAdeptperson]

amen you need heavy lifting if your a football player even in high school.

[indyboy4productions]

so you and jediindy are father and son?

[leirgauk]

i like your message, doug. i dont think u should ever encourage kids to lift weights, but at least u're telling those who do, and everyone else, to do it properly. and now im encouraged to lift weights, and it's okay cause im 20 and know how to do it properly ^^

[masterfingerboarder]

this is a good idea makeing cool vids to help people with legoes lol call my school and tell them to let u play this vid in our class!!! i subbed btw! =]

[Under7891]

@superbadninjadude I doubt if you have 13 inch arms you can bench 230. 13 inch arms aren't very big, and 230 is alot of weight.

[Cloureku]

Nice info, I am 14 in less than 1 month, and I am a little over 30 lbs overweight, but I have philosophy about push-ups, squats, and sit-ups being the best exercise you can get(I was a former weight lifter), and I just started yesterday, now I think it would be cool, and nice if you made a video about this, so I can learn "The best way I can exercise" soon.If you decide to make one of your new videos based upon this comment I would be honored!

[Ubojica6661]

Hay! Im just 13 yers old, but Ihave a question. What is the best to do for my age to get big abdominal muscles? Please answer and sorry for my bad einglesh. Thanks!!!

[Ubojica6661]

Hay man! Im Josip and im 12 yers old.I need answer for one question. Can you tell me what do I need to do for big big big big abdominal muscles? Im from Croatia and sorry for my bad einglesh.

[Ubojica6661]

Hay man! Im Josip and im 12 yers old.I need answer for one question. Can you tell me what do I need to do for big big big big abdominal muscles? Im from Croatia and sorry for my bad einglesh.

[99range70def]

lmfao