Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Bodybuilding For Teenagers And Muscle Building For Beginners

By Ricardo d Argence

As with adults, when teens first start a bodybuilding workout program, it's best to work with a trained professional who can help construct a safe and effective routine that will produce results quickly.

Teen athletes involved in bodybuilding develop skills required in any sport, like dedication and discipline. Bodybuilding as a teenager helps maintain self-esteem, and confidence, and will teach work ethic.

The physical advantages that are there in teenage body building are increased muscular strength and endurance, kinesthetic awareness increases, bones become stronger and it reduces the risk of weight related illnesses like high blood pressure and diabetes.

Long after these teenage athletes mature into adults the mental and physical benefits of bodybuilding will continue. Bodybuilding, like most athletics, gives teens something to focus on and helps develop self esteem.

For many years, one of the greatest concerns for teenage bodybuilding was that putting growing bodies under the strain of heavy weights over and over would cause premature closure of the growth plates resulting in stunted growth. This theory has never been proven, and if teenage bodybuilding is done properly, under the supervision of trained adults, the chances of any injuries occurring are greatly reduced.

Here's the bottom line: With appropriate supervision and training, teenagers can safely and effectively improve physical health and mental strength through bodybuilding. Every sport has inherent safety issues; however, adult participation and athlete education go in a big way to lessen the risks.

So we can now ask, how do we do the right thing in teen body building? Should teen bodybuilders read the latest bodybuilding magazines? Would it be wiser for a teenage bodybuilder to learn the tricks of the trade from their friends or from a professional? Every other day or every day, which is the better way to train? Rely on supplements? How early should they start working out? Should they focus on endurance training by lifting weights? There are many questions raised and conflicting opinions about teen bodybuilding.

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