Strength Training Safety

Here's a number every sports parent of a girl should know: after puberty, young female athletes tear their ACL at rates that can be up to six times higher than boys, depending on the sport. That's according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The good news is that a lot of that risk can be trained down. Here's why it happens, what the research says helps, and why strength training does even more for girls than protect their knees. Why Girls Are at Higher Risk An ACL

If you're a parent of a young athlete, you've probably heard the myth: "Lifting weights will stunt my child's growth." It's one of the most common questions we hear from parents in Argyle and the surrounding North Texas communities — and it's worth setting the record straight. Where the Myth Comes From The idea that strength training is dangerous for kids traces back to outdated research and stories of poor form or unsupervised training. The truth, backed by decades of sports