MUSCULATION IN ADOLESCENCE

Contrary to the past, when sports were considered to contribute little or even anciently to the intellectual development of children and adolescents, today it enjoys a great predicament among parents, teachers and educators in general.

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  Now, rather, the controversy focuses on the right kind of sport and how far you can take the workouts without harming the physical development and psychological balance of the young.

At the moment sports competition forces an early specialization and reach the limits of performance at ages unthinkable a few years ago.

Many factors influence parents when it comes to choosing the most appropriate sport for their children. Thus, among the factors to take into account, it is necessary to take into account the physical qualities and the emotional profile of the child, their predisposition or personal preferences, the opinion of the coach or physical educator, the economic possibilities to defray the expenses that derive from the Sports, physical possibilities or access to sports centers, the possible influence of friends, etc.

In this article we are going to try to clarify a series of issues that make specific reference to the practice of adolescent-oriented bodybuilding and its possible repercussions on physical and emotional development for the sake of parents and physical educators in general.

There are many physical educators who oppose the use of weights by children and adolescents, citing "scientific" arguments that condemn the youngster to the greatest of disasters and call the coaches who apply them in their programs irresponsible of physical preparation.

Let me make you a reflection from the perspective of a physical educator who has worked with children for many years, applying physical education in the school environment. From my experience I know that a child, who practices certain exercises in a supposed educational or training context, suffers more overloads at the joint and muscular level than by performing a properly directed bodybuilding session.

I will give you some examples without even entering, for the moment, the high performance sport. When an eight-year-old boy is loaded on his back to another child to perform a horse race (usual exercise in any kind of physical education), his back carries a load for which he is not at all prepared.

If, in addition, we take into account that the transport technique is not purified and the control, due to the competitive anxiety of the practitioners, is deficient, we find a type of high risk practice for children of this young age.

When performing the "cart" exercise in which a child holds another by the feet while he walks with his hands on the ground, we must realize the tremendous load that supports his wrists and the tension that his lumbar region .

Not to mention the one that supports the child who holds the partner by the feet.

We could continue with more examples of regular exercises in a physical education class, but I believe that with these two will suffice to understand that at times the dogmatic positions that pretend to exemplify and appear as a safe guide to guide the developmental development of children does not constitute precisely the best example.

What is potentially more harmful to a child of growing age, the exercise of horses or extensions in machine with a plate of five kilos?.

What is worse for arm joints, the exercise of the wheelbarrow or openings with two dumbbells of one kilo?. I think the answer is obvious and deserves no more comments.

If we analyze the sport of high competition we will see that the degree of prejudice that can be expected at all levels is triggered exponentially.

A recently published study showed that the high-competition sport practiced before the end of the anatomical-physiological and psychomotor maturation processes is detrimental and causes the tremendous increase in childhood injuries due to excessive hours of sports and training , Not always supervised by sufficiently qualified personnel.

In addition, the risk factor is added by the fact that the child has a much lower risk perception capacity than an adult and this makes it difficult for him to gauge the real scope of a particular practice.

Everyone who works in the sports field knows that some children "hide" their injuries for fear of being excluded from training or competitions. Even in some cases there is the worrying circumstance that the fear arises from the possible reprisal on the part of the parents that impose the sport practice to their children with the hope of obtaining, in the future, possible economic benefits.