FAQ Category: resistance

The Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) Position Statement on Resistance Training for Children and Youth recommends, based on current evidence and with due consideration for age, safety, training loading intensities and exercise selection, that the youngest a child should commence resistance training is at 6 years of age.

Maximal effort lifts are to be avoided in all child populations and most youth populations. According to the ASCA the following training loading intensities and exercise selection strategies be adopted when training child and youth populations: Level 1: 6-9 years of age: modification of body weight exercises and light resistance work only for relatively high…