Link Of The Week
4/6/09
Brian Grasso of the IYCA did an interview with Chris Scarborough. It has a lot of great information regarding the training of young athletes. I would suggest anybody involved in youth athletics to read it. You can find it at this link:
http://iyca.org/wordpress/strength-training-and-young-athletes#more-262
I wanted to point out one comment he made in the article:
"You may hear some people say that squats and dead lifts are bad for your back and knees — that is not true. It is squats and deadlifts performed improperly that causes injury. My son started squatting before he could even stand. Everything that he picks up is a deadlift (from the floor)"
This is one of the most crucial points that many people miss regarding young athletes and strength training. There is almost no exercises that is inherently good or bad- it's how an exercise is performed! Too many people miss the forest through the trees trying to look for the "perfect program" or that "magic bullet" exercise that will make them stronger, faster or more powerful, when, in reality, it is more about HOW you do it, then WHAT you do. Especially with young athletes, it is all about technique, technique and technique.
Again, you can find the interview in its entirety here:
http://iyca.org/wordpress/strength-training-and-young-athletes#more-262
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