This article is really in line with why I am so thrilled that both my kids have started CrossFit Kids this past year. I want them to have the best foundation possible rooted in health and fitness. My heart skips a beat when I am watching them learn to lift properly…
Most kids begin training too late and miss their potential
Mather says Olympic lifting has been incorrectly accused of being dangerous, especially for kids.
It is a controlled activity and technique is vital, and that’s why he believes kids as young as nine should be working on the mechanics of lifting.
“We don’t do it with the huge weights; we start them out with broomsticks and teach them pat-terns and movements and work on maintaining their flexibility.”
He says that by the age of 12, most youth have lost much of their flexibility due to inactivity.
“Almost everybody that comes and starts here to do some training, for whatever sport, they start noticing differences within three or four weeks in performance of their own activity.”