Here's the thing though, unless you're an experienced and knowledgeable strength training coach who has a strong history training teenage kids, your opinion on when it's too young to start isn't worth much, and I'm not saying that to be rude by any stretch. A lot of the "common knowledge" that your average individual knows about strength training to begin with doesn't amount to much more than silly bulltrout, and though I'm far from an expert on training teens and certainly can't speak to all of the dangers that exist in training young teens, I do know from speaking to people who are strength coaches, who have done their research, and who have trained teens that such things as strength training stunting growth are a myth. Since I've never seen anyone present any studies showing otherwise I can't say I'm inclined to doubt these people (particularly when I have first hand experience with how strong their knowledge is, and the results of the people they train).Originally Posted by Ouch!
Strength training can be engaged in by teens and, with proper programming and supervision, can be done safely. To simply make a blanket statement that she's too young without detailed knowledge of what her programming is, let alone the relevant experience to even allow one to make that determination is a bit silly.
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