[KYstraydog]

I lifted weights as early as 5th grade. I am getting ready to turn 41 and my bones, knees, and everything is fit as a fiddle. Nothing is wrong if done correctly and in the right amounts. Take a young kid who is in 4th grade or 5th grade who is slightly overweight. When he does push-ups he cannot handle his upperbody weight. I see no reason in letting him do a bench work out with maybe 30lbs. Yea 30 isnt much and you dont want it to be much, but lets him use those muscles and have some type of resistance.