Your input is appreciated

TPM,
Your first question is three questions.

Did your player begin conditioning with weights before 15?

If yes, has your player suffered an arm injury?

If no, has your player suffered an arm injury?

The answers to those may get you closer to an understandable consensus...or not.

The way you have it phrased could mean...
Did your player begin lifting weights before 15?
or
Did your player suffer an arm injury?

Can we answer this based on ourselves instead of a son or a player we coach? Or do you want it strictly for parents?

I would like to see how this goes and turns out.

CP,
Did I say ARM injury?

I got a pair of reading glaases here if you need.

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Originally posted by coach2709:
Can we answer this based on ourselves instead of a son or a player we coach? Or do you want it strictly for parents?

I would like to see how this goes and turns out.

Sure can, but please send me pm to remeind me that you are answering for yourself.

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Originally posted by OLDSLUGGER8:
q3 needs a n/a

Only interested in conditioning with weights and what type, nothing else.

I reset the poll. Please revote if you can, if not I keep the results.

I guess one thing to think about is if they are playing a sport like football along with baseball.
In Texas, kids will start weight training during 7th grade. This is at the school where they are playing 7th grade/8th grade football.

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Originally posted by Out in the sticks:
I guess one thing to think about is if they are playing a sport like football along with baseball.
In Texas, kids will start weight training during 7th grade. This is at the school where they are playing 7th grade/8th grade football.

I was not sports specific.

Just for your information...

Started my son with weights at 12 yrs/old. But using very light weight of 5 ils. Did very specific exercises with his throwing arm that can be viewed at:

http://www.asmi.org/SportsMed/throwing/thrower10.html

He still does these everyday and has never suffered any kind of arm problem.

Repetition with a light weight doing very specific exercises can help reduce the strain and stress on the distention effect that a thrown ball has on the shoulder joint, elbow and wrist.
JMO

Many assume, when the subject of weight-lifting comes up, that max weight is the preferred goal. Not necessarily so for baseball, and especially not so for younger players whose growth plates have not set.

I'd recommend using very light to light weights and avoiding lat pulldowns and bench presses. Heavier weights as the doc allows but at least age 16+.

The poll did not let me vote after I answered "yes" to the first question. My boys have not suffered any injuries from starting lifting in 7th grade so I could not answer the next two questions.

We are from Texas - son went through a private (about 10 boys at a time) training period - taught by a great football coach/baseball dad to learn how to lift correctly.

It also matters when the boys reach puberty to get an accurate poll and answer to this question.

Just wanted to bring this back to the top. I'm interested in these results as well...

My son started with a personal trainer at aged 14...was one of the best things we've ever done. A lot of research is now saying..IF SUPERVISED AND DONE RIGHT...it is safe to start even earlier as it may optimize neuromuscular control.

JT and I are in the same boat. Started both my son's on a training program at a local Nautalis gym with a professional trainer. Oldest boy was probably 16 youngest was 14. She worked with both boys once a week for a year using light weights and cable machines. My oldest son still follows much of what he was taught by her in his own workouts.

Since the poll won't let my votes count without telling me I MUST answer questions 2 and 3, my rusults would be this. 1) yes 2) no *never injured) 3) both (never injured).

TW344

Your definition of "early age" may be open for debate. My son is a high school freshman. He's still fourteen. He's expected to work out by the baseball coach.

He starting working out with his mother (a personal trainer) after his 13U season. The idea was to start the basics with light weights and be taught how to workout properly in case he was just thrown into a high school workout room and told to get to it, or being instructed by someone with a football approach.

Your poll woudn't let me vote unless I voted on all the questions.
Son did not train with weights until 16 and under the instruction of a trainer and was baseball specific.

Has had no injuries

Sorry aobut the poll, I did start another thread regarding this, you all can comment there if you wish.

We followed the same route njbb, and no injuries that would indicate an problems (back especially).