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Concerns And Rewards For Teenage Bodybuilding
By Toni Grundstrom

Teenagers can benefit from in a number of ways. is, of course, a great way of keeping in shape and maintaining good health. However can allow you far greater rewards than a mere good body.

Parents are concerned about the kind of effects severe exercises (such as those necessary for bodybuilding) can bring to a teenager's body. A teenager's body, as we all know, undergo a number of natural changes. Hence, parents are concerned that the additional strain of heavy exercises might prove detrimental to the teenager's growth. While there is no real proof to suggest that exercising can harm bodily growth most gym instructors are of the opinion that teenage bodybuilder's often suffer from a particular problem that has much to do with their being a teenager.


This problem concerns the usual impulsiveness related to being a teenager. Teenagers enjoy breaking rules and disobeying instructions, while this might be a fun thing to do usually in the gym while working with weights nothing could be more harmful than being a rebel. is all about discipline, and teenagers do not, as a rule, like discipline. This is the sole problem that plagues all teenage bodybuilders.

There are some realistic concerns that should be addressed about weightlifting done by teenagers. Adhering to the same basic guidelines for safety that adults adhere to is enough to protect most teenagers from harm in the gym. The good news is that they can nearly all be eliminated by the presence and guidance of an adult.

Many people believe that working with heavyweights can stop bones from growing. They justify their claim by pointing out that lifting heavy weights can quicken the closure of growth plates, thereby stopping their growth far before they are supposed to. Also, groups opposing this theory have pointed out that most professional athletes (many of whom had begun training with heavyweights at a young age) have not strictly adhered to this rule and remained stunted. Thus, as of now, there seems to be no solid proof to suggest whether or not weights affect a certain individual's growth.

Even if working out with particularly heavy weights does actually have an affect on the bones of teenagers even then none of them are really in much danger. This is because such an effect can really be harmful only before a teenager reaches a certain level of maturity, and majority of teenagers reach the full extent of their growth by over and around the age of 15. Now, surely no 13 or 14 year old will be pumping iron to build his body and thereby getting his bones all arrested!

Due to a lack of experience and an understandably immature reasoning capacity. teenagers can act impulsively with total disregard for established protocol and practices.

One common result of this problem is the feeling of invulnerability - ten feet tall and bullet proof; The belief that bad things may happen to other people but nothing bad will happen to me. It leads teenagers to race cars on open highways, casually experiment with illicit drugs, practice unsafe sexual habits and, in the gym, attempt to lift weights beyond their physical capacity.

As with adult weightlifters, using weights which are too heavy exposes the teenage bodybuilder to risks of serious injury. The same is true of not following proper form standards, which is something that can occur too frequently when groups of teenage boys lift weights together without an adult present. Joking leads to messing around and goofing off which leads to a momentary lapse in focus and concentration while in the process of lifting. Again, the injuries sustained due to improper form can be extremely severe.

The other risky behavior seen among teen bodybuilders is a bit more difficult to prevent: supplement abuse. Many teenagers believe that they are too intelligent, savvy and hip to be persuaded by advertiser's blatant attempts to sell them products or services. In many ways, this is true, as overt advertising directed at teenagers tends to be heavy-handed and transparent.

Supplements, used properly, don't tend to be dangerous. However, falling back on the invincibility complex, teenagers are more likely to use too much of the supplement and/or ignore the instructions and rely on the supplement instead of eating. The results of this behavior are risky, in theory, though the dangers haven't yet been scientifically proven.

Overall, as with most activities engaged in by teenagers, their youth and inexperience makes the teenage bodybuilder more susceptible to problems. With proper adult supervision to ensure the teenage bodybuilder adheres to the proper form and safety procedures the hobby safe.

By: Toni Grundstrom

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