Bodyweight Strength for Kids
There is always a debate regarding whether it is proper for kids to "lift weights". Our view on the matter is that weights are not so much the issue since we believe that the body provides the best available resistance for training anyway.
The most important physical abilities that a kid can attain are the basic functional athletic movements that will help them learn and master any sport they may choose to participate in as teenagers as well as help them stay fit and develop bodyweight strength as they transition into adulthood and live their lives as active people who can enjoy a highly functioning strong, flexible, coordinated body that can perform any reasonable athletic activity that they desire.
The basics in our opinion include:
The most important physical abilities that a kid can attain are the basic functional athletic movements that will help them learn and master any sport they may choose to participate in as teenagers as well as help them stay fit and develop bodyweight strength as they transition into adulthood and live their lives as active people who can enjoy a highly functioning strong, flexible, coordinated body that can perform any reasonable athletic activity that they desire.
The basics in our opinion include:
- Bodyweight Squats
- Sprints
- Agility Drills
- Jumping (of all types)
- Pushups (starting with Bar Pushups and working towards Bench Pushups and then real Pushups)
- Sit-ups
- Bodyweight Lunges
- Hanging Rows