{"id":17,"date":"2008-03-13T06:01:04","date_gmt":"2008-03-13T06:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2008\/03\/13\/should-elite-child-athletes-run-marathons-and-lift-heavy-weights\/"},"modified":"2008-03-13T06:01:04","modified_gmt":"2008-03-13T06:01:04","slug":"should-elite-child-athletes-run-marathons-and-lift-heavy-weights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2008\/03\/13\/should-elite-child-athletes-run-marathons-and-lift-heavy-weights\/","title":{"rendered":"Should elite child athletes run marathons and lift heavy weights?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Children<\/p>\n

One of the questions that is always asked of sports medicine clinicians is how much training kids should be doing. At a time where physical inactivity is the major childhood disease, we also have the paradox of parents encouraging 3-yr old golfers and 4 yr-old tennis players. After all, the earning potential of those children exceeds the annual salary of all but the most successful CEOs.<\/p>\n

Until now, there has been very little to guide training the elite athlete. The IOC Medical Commissionhas a goal of protecting the health of the athlete and to this end, it convened a group to develop a Consensus Statement on the training of the elite child athlete. The paper provides a holistic approach to training the elite child athlete, including exercise prescription, psychological training, nutritional guidelines and special considerations.<\/p>\n

It is now available in the March issue of BJSM (Br J Sports Med 2008;42:163\u2013164).<\/a> The expert committee members were: M Mountjoy, N Armstrong, L Bizzini, C Blimkie, J Evans, D Gerrard, J Hangen, K Knoll, L Micheli, P Sangenis, W Van Mechelen.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts? Is this helpful? How could it be improved? What is your experience with the elite child athlete. Please leave any feedback in the comment section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the questions that is always asked of sports medicine clinicians is how much training kids should be doing. At a time where physical inactivity is the major childhood disease, we also have the paradox of parents encouraging 3-yr old golfers and 4 yr-old tennis players. After all, the earning potential of those children […]<\/p>\n

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