The P90X program seems to be spreading like wild fire across the US, even among teenagers. Recently, the number of young people that have approached me about the program has been increasing. There is no doubt that it’s good to start working out and eating healthy during the teenage years, but what age is too young to do an intense program like P90X?
The cut-off age for P90X should be 14 years old. Why? Most boys hit puberty at 13 years old, and at that time their muscles and bones are still not quite developed. However, when people say that weight lifting stunts your growth, it’s actually a myth. The theory behind the myth is because, like I mentioned above, most childrens’ bones aren’t completely developed at that age, and they have growth plates at the end of most bones, which are more fragile than other bones. The reason I believe P90X should not be done at that age is because of the extreme intensity, not the weight lifting aspect. Weightlifitng will not effect the growth as long as there is no injury to the growth plate, but with the proper safety precautions and measures, that should not happen. What are the safety measures?
(1) Make sure you have a spotter when lifting heavy weights. It’s never safe for anyone, let alone young teenagers, to lift heavy weights without someone there to help.
(2) Focus on proper technique. Many injuries from weightlifting come from using the wrong technique during the exercises. When doing P90X, make sure you pay close attention to Tony’s form. When doing regular weight lifting, make sure you ask someone who knows or do research on the internet for proper technique.
(3) Always warm-up before working out. When you warm up the muscles, they loosen up and are able to expand further than if they were cold. This helps prevent pulled muscles.
Other benefits of P90X for teenagers:
I believe P90X is great for teenagers who are in sports. The reason being is because it increases athletic performance by improving your balance, strength, flexibility, core strength, and quickness. There is no doubt in my mind that I would have done this program in high school if it was around back then.
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@Ben. Talk to your parents and doctor.
Hi I’m Andrew I’m thirteen years old and a wrestler
I’ve always been pretty strong, I’m abt 5 foot
4 inches, and 120 lbs. I have decent core muscle
But I’m looking to stay fit for wrestling in the off
Season, also I’m wondering if the weight training
Will be a little too intense because Im not very far
Into puberty, one more thing I’m pretty skinny
But I can see my top Abbs but not my bottom
So I wanna lose the little bit of fat on bottom so
They are visible too. Thnx
@Andrew. I think P90X would be a GREAT program for you, but you really have to talk with your doctor being so young. I think he will go ahead and tell you that’s it’s OK to do it, but you still need to make sure. If you follow it properly, it will help you reach your goals!
im 15 and i have to say thank god for p90x. I think it would be a great thing to do for teenagers as long as you have some one around to supervise you and i didntso i went through alot of pain but nothing permnatley lasting so just make sure to have a spotter and not to take your workout too far. thank you p90x!
Or if you dint have enough time to go talk to the doctor like me just go to beach body.com and ask one of the representatives
*beachbody.com stupid auto correct
I’m 16 and I wrestle. I’m pretty strong and I lift a lot at school. Oddly I still haven’t finished puberty. I want to do P90X but I feel like it wouldn’t be a good idea to both my scheduled workouts and P90X. Is this true? And I’m afraid my coaches won’t allow this-they’ll want me to stick with the program at my school. What should I do?
@Steve. Ah bud that’s a tough one. 2 workouts a day is tough, and really not necessary at your age. However, you’re not going to get the results you will lifting than with P90X if you follow it properly! Maybe you do your workouts at school and then a few times a week do P90X? But again, that’s doubles. That’s going to be your decision!
hey I am a 15 year old kid and i am 6ft 3in and 300 lbs i have no desire to play football i swim and i wanna be good at it. so i need to loose some weight so is this good for me?
@Nick. I think so, but you will need to talk to your parents and doctor and make sure this is a good program for you.