Guys,
Read these articles:
http://forums.jpfitness.com/cgi-bin/...;f=14;t=000081
A key quote is:
"“…if you absolutely must have your 11 year old doing strength training, they should begin with developing their strength endurance using 2-3 total body exercises for 1-2 sets of 15-20 reps with 40% of their 1 RM. Most importantly...KEEP IT FUN! For all of you adults out there that are unfamiliar with the terminology, fun is that good feeling you used to get when you were younger and you did things that you enjoyed doing for no apparent reason. Swiss balls and light medicine balls are excellent for this."
Don't lift really heavy weights that you can only lift for 3-5 reps. That is for experienced lifters that are training with a coach or some type of supervision. That type of training is not for inexperienced 14 year olds. Please leave the recommendations to the experts.
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, M.Sc.,
www.cbathletics.com