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Body Weight Quad Blasters: Deadman's Raise, Beggars Knees Squat

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Should kids lift weights?

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 Hi James! Thanks for answering my previous questions! (I don't respond on your website as 'Blogger' wants me to log in with my Google details which I'd prefer not to do. A shame they don't offer user accounts themselves) I really enjoy reading your blog and watching your youtube channel. I was wondering what your view is on children strength and weight training? Can any of your programmes or exercises be used by them? My son is 10 and he's pretty active in sports. His body type is the same as what mine was at that age, a classic ectomorph. I waited till I was 18 before starting weight training, with the view in previous decades being that one should wait till their body is fully grown before commencing weight training. That view seems to have changed, with many doctors and scientists saying there is no evidence to prove that weight training for children stunts their growth or is detrimental. There are still some medical experts who think weight training shouldn