Starting Strength

Youngsters Need Strength Too, Part 2

by Bill Starr

“I also want to point out that youngsters need to be pushed in order for their bodies to respond to the stimulus of lifting weights. I’ve been to clinics where all the youngsters had in the way of weights were broomsticks or PVC pipes. Either of these are useful for warming up and drilling as part of the warm-up, but when they get into an exercise, put some weight on the bar. A broomstick or plastic pipe will not act like a weighted barbell so what is being learned with the light resistance doesn’t relate at all to doing a full squat, power clean, or press.”

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