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natural abilities |
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Not every child will
be a sports super star, or even a National champion.
I think that deep down parents realize this but
still, as they say, ‘hope springs eternal’
for our children. Having said this now is the time
to help the young trainee make logical choices in
how they train. |
Some of the children show good potential to run distances
while others seem better suited to sprints or to feats
of strength. In other words, not every one has the same
genetic make up to excel in these widely varying activities.
One is clearly aerobic and the other is anaerobic.
Spending a great amount of time trying to get a child
to run long distances when they are better suited to
becoming strong and powerful only causes frustrations
for both parties. Pushing in this direction can actually
weaken the potential of the child to get strong and
powerful. And in the long run, they will never reach
the same levels as the one who has the genetic makeup
to run long distances. Assuming desire is at the same
level for both of them. This may not be due to their
desire, but instead to the fact their body is not built
to run long distances, there are too many fast twitch
fibers compared to the runners’ slow twitch make
up.
A person who is naturally anaerobicaly strong will
be at a distinct disadvantage to one who is naturally
aerobic in makeup.
The crux of all this is to follow this principle of
training and exercise program design:
Accentuate the positive, and eliminate the negatives
by working on those parts of the skills, movements and
physical conditioning qualities that are behind the
learning curve. Constant harping on the lagging parts
will become a sore spot for the child and soon they
will not be training. Maintaining their motivation to
work out will come from emphasizing their natural abilities,
the ones they excel in, and which make them happy at
the same time. After all, every one of us wants to be
good at something and physical activities are no different
from the rest.
Remember: keeping a child happy during exercise will
more than likely keep them more engaged in being physically
active for the rest of their lives.
More to come in future articles
About your strength coach
Danny M. O’Dell, M.A. CSCS*D is the co-owner of
‘The WeightRoom’ gym and Explosivelyfit.com,
both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. His Masters Degree
is in Human Services and he is a Certified Strength
and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction through
the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
He teaches strength and conditioning in a local High
School and is a member of the Washington State Coaches
Association. His website is http://www.explosivelyfit.com
He writes for various online and print publications
including The Washington State Coach, Successful Coaching,
FitForces.com, Sportspecific.com, Atozfitness.com and
others. He has published articles in national and international
magazines describing the benefits of becoming stronger,
more powerful and living the healthy lifestyle. Danny
is a national and internationally recognized fitness
presenter. In addition, he is the author of the following
training manuals: Composite Training, Strength Training
Secrets, and The Ten Essentials, The Ultimate Bench
Press Manual and Wilderness Basics.
These are complimented by several smaller handbooks
covering strength and fitness at home and in the gym:
The Twenty Minute Dumbbell Routine, Workout at Home,
Push up Power, The little handbook of chin up progressions,
The Shoulder Training handbook, and Power up your Driving
Muscles.
All are available in download versions simply by clicking
on the highlighted areas. Each one comes with a one
hundred percent money back guarantee if you are not
satisfied.
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Danny M. O'Dell, MA.
CSCS*D Copyright 2003 Explosivelyfit Training Systems
Danny is co-owner of ‘The
WeightRoom’ gym and Explosivelyfit.com,
both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA.
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Masters Degree is in Human Services and he is a
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with
Distinction through the National Strength and Conditioning
Association. He is a member of the Washington State
Coaches Association. His website is http://www.explosivelyfit.com
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