Guides
Six guides, in the order they make sense
Each guide covers one question teens and parents ask about strength training, based on public health and medical sources. Read them in order or start with the one you need. Parents and carers also have a page of their own.
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Guide 01
Is strength training safe for teenagers?
What pediatric and strength training bodies say about the safety and benefits of strength training for teens, and why supervision and technique decide most of the risk.
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Guide 02
How much activity teens need, and where strength fits
The federal activity guidelines for ages 6 to 17 in plain language: the daily hour, the three kinds of activity, and how strength work fits around sport and school.
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Guide 03
Technique and supervision come first
Why learning movements without load, training with qualified supervision and building up gradually matter more for teens than any particular routine.
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Guide 04
Eating well and sleeping enough
What public health sources say about sleep and everyday eating for active teens, why food comes before any product, and why strength is not a reason to diet.
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Guide 05
Supplements, steroids and other shortcuts
Why supplements and performance-enhancing drugs are not recommended for teens, how supplements are regulated, and what anabolic steroids can do to a growing body.
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Guide 06
When to see a doctor
Before starting, after an injury, and when sleep, eating or mood change: the situations where public health sources point teens and parents to a health care provider.