Is It Too Early for Adolescents to Lift Weights?

The American Academy of Pediatrics in their position statement has stated and in quotations that it is essential for adolescents to do resistance training. It not only is less injurious as a activity as a physical activity than almost any comparator I think right up into and including swimming of all things certainly any contact sport there's fewer injuries in weightlifting than that 65% of the injuries from weightlifting are from dropping a weight on yourself not from lifting the weight. A lot of it at the young age in the absence of testosterone isn't hypertrophy it's neural adaptation and the strength translates from that just the abilities to practice and use the muscles. We've got over 25 kids from my safe from kindergarten

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Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/513stanefferding

Stan Efferding (IG: @stanefferding) is the founder and co-author of The Vertical Diet and co-founder of The Vertical Diet Meal Prep company & the Vertical Tracker app.

He is an IFBB professional bodybuilder and multiple world record setting powerlifter who holds the title of Mr. Olympia’s World Strongest Pro Body Builder.

Today we’re discussing putting on muscle for someone who’s trying to get stronger and bigger and losing fat to get to an ideal body size.

In this episode, we discuss:

Nutrition & sleep play a key role in muscle recovery
The biggest mistakes Stan made along his bodybuilding journey
The difference between bodybuilding vs.powerlifting
How to gain weight/bulk up in a healthy way
How much protein do you really need each day?
Carbohydrates don't need to be demonized
Should you eat carbs before bed?
How to get blood testing done online
Consuming carbs when training can improve performance
Early vs. late time-restricted feeding
Why Stan works out in the morning + what he eats in a day
Stan’s thoughts on protein powder + what he recommends
The best time to eat protein when training
Take a 10 minute walk after each meal
Exercise recommendations for people 55+
Why Stan focuses on lower fatigue movements for longevity
Redefining your health & fitness goals as you age
Stan’s experience with performance-enhancing drugs
The evolution of performance-enhancing drugs in the fitness industry
How to naturally raise your testosterone level
How to lose weight
The top foods on the satiety index
Stan’s supplement recommendations
At what age should kids start working out?
Gaining muscle doesn’t happen overnight

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