Always Adaptive
Dive into trending health and fitness topics with Evidence Based Coach, Randall James. Having a background in many different exercise modalities, he looks at all exercise through the lens of health AND performance and so provides a unique perspective that's hard to find elsewhere.
Always Adaptive
9 Year Old Deadlifts 180lbs! Does Lifting Stunt Growth in Kids?
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A 9-year-old deadlifted 180lbs in competition and the internet had opinions. Some people were excited. Others asked "how is this even allowed?" and those people are wrong.
In this video I break down the evidence on youth resistance training: the growth plate myth, injury rates compared to popular youth sports, bone mineral density data, childhood obesity tracking, and the psychological outcomes of resistance training in young people. The data will surprise you and leans HEAVILY in one direction.
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