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Strength Training Children Study
One universal truth that everyone agrees to is that as children grow in size and develop muscles mass, they also develop their strength. This strength development takes place even if children are not into strength training and this continues until children reach full maturity. There has been a lot of studies on strength training in children. |
One study related to strength training in children was done in 1990. This study was about the effects of strength training potential in young children. Boys aged between 9 and 11 were put through a strength training program for 20 weeks. These boys underwent strength training concentrated on elbow flexion and knee extension. The strength training comprised of three sessions a week, 3-5 sets per exercise which were performed at 8-12 repetitions with maximum intensity.
In the study it was found that elbow flexion in the boys undergoing strength training increased by 37 percent while knee extension force increased by 21 percent when compared to a control group which did not undergo any strength training.
The results from this study clearly prove that children can improve their strength significantly if they undergo strength training and the amount of improvement is similar to those found in adults. However, the criteria for improvement on account of strength training will only be visible if the intensity, volume, frequency and duration of the strength training is sufficient.
The study further showed that the boys did not increase their muscle mass during the 20 weeks of training. This means that the improvement in strength came because of improvements in the neuromuscular system. When compared to adults one sees that adults’ strength increases as a result of hypertrophy and neuromuscular improvements.
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