Youth Fitness Professionals Tips There is no real danger in kids performing machine based training under the proper supervision and appropriate guidelines. Many studies done the world over have concluded that strength based training programs done on this kind of fitness equipment is very safe for young children (again under appropriate guidelines). My [...] read more

    Youth Strength Training Done Right Should pre-adolescent kids lift weights or shouldn’t they? Will it stunt their growth or increase their likelihood of future sporting success? Is growth plate damage a real concern or merely an exaggerated issue?   This debate has raged on for years.   Hopefully, this article will help clear [...] read more

    Speed Training with young athletes     The DVD’s from my first annual International Summit will be released in just a few short days.   The amount of information you will receive on strength training, programming, speed training and agility development AS WELL as guaranteed business strategies that work will absolutely stagger you… [...] read more

    Young Athletes and speed training Maybe this is something you don’t need to hear.   But then again, maybe it’s something you really need to hear.   I say that because we all ‘seem’ to know it, but then whenever I have a conversation with a Coach or Trainer about the topic, I [...] read more

    Kids Fitness Programs The commonly held belief that strength training for kids is dangerous to the growth plates is simply not accurate provided that appropriate guidelines are followed with respect to, specifically, exercise execution. In fact, improved sport performance, increased muscular endurance and enhanced bone strength are all likely benefits of resistance training [...] read more

Young Athletes Development Tips Developing young athletes is not based solely on a given conditioning coach’s understanding of scientifically valid measures of motor stimulus, strength training or flexibility exercises. In fact, it could be argued that given all of the critical information contained in this textbook on exercise selection, methodology and sensitive period development, successful [...] read more

    Young Athletes Programming Do Reduce Injuries You can’t build a house on quicksand.   You just can’t.   When the base isn’t sturdy, the structure is bound to topple.   And that’s the only real lesson you need to understand when it comes to injury prevention for young athletes.   It’s all in [...] read more

    Here’s a look at some of the speed work from this mornings youth speed training session -         Basic yes, but exactly what my football players need to increase youth speed. Check out some of the strength work -     read more