Is it safe for a 5 year old to deadlift 60 lbs? (muscles, weightlifting)
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Tonight, our 5 year old deadlifted 60 lbs. My husband is thrilled and said it is perfectly safe. I am very upset and do NOT agree. He will be 6 next month, but he only weighs 43 lbs.
I wasn't out there when they did this, but in the video he appears to lift it easily. However, this seems absurd, even if (as my husband says) he "asks to do it." He's just trying to be like his Daddy of course.
So once again, I'm the bad guy, but this seems way over the top and dangerous from the research I have done.
Tonight, our 5 year old deadlifted 60 lbs. My husband is thrilled and said it is perfectly safe. I am very upset and do NOT agree. He will be 6 next month, but he only weighs 43 lbs.
I wasn't out there when they did this, but in the video he appears to lift it easily. However, this seems absurd, even if (as my husband says) he "asks to do it." He's just trying to be like his Daddy of course.
So once again, I'm the bad guy, but this seems way over the top and dangerous from the research I have done.
"For kids, light resistance and controlled movements are best — with a special emphasis on proper technique and safety. Your child can do many strength training exercises with his or her own body weight or inexpensive resistance tubing. Free weights and machine weights are other options."
"Don't confuse strength training with weightlifting, bodybuilding or powerlifting. These activities are largely driven by competition, with participants vying to lift heavier weights or build bigger muscles than those of other athletes. This can put too much strain on young muscles, tendons and areas of cartilage that haven't yet turned to bone (growth plates) — especially when proper technique is sacrificed in favor of lifting larger amounts of weight."
Strength training is OK as long as it's done properly. The general rule is that weights shouldn't be a big part of it until the teenage years. Their own bodyweight is sufficient enough to provide adequate resistance for most training exercises.
Dead lifting at 5 years old is just asking for injury.
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