Phase 1: How You Should Start Young Athletes in the Weight Room
Phase 1: How You Should Start Young Athletes in the Weight Room

If you’re not sure where to start training a 12-year-old who’s a complete novice in the weight room, this program might just be the place.

Selecting Appropriate Exercises for Youth Athletes
Selecting Appropriate Exercises for Youth Athletes

Parents are understandably worried about their children starting strength training. Ease their minds by selecting appropriate exercises for their kids.

Should Kids Play Youth Football?
Should Kids Play Youth Football?

I will never tell a parent they are right or wrong for enrolling their child in a contact sport such as football. What I do recommend, however, is that parents ask themselves three important questions before putting their kid into a contact sport.

Programming for Athletes — The Youth Athlete: Grades 1-3, Ages 6-9
Programming for Athletes — The Youth Athlete: Grades 1-3, Ages 6-9

Programming for this age must be based on the understanding that most speed and strength gains in young athletes are due to motor learning, improved motor coordination, and nervous system development/adaptation.

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