For years, Centers for Athletic Performance (CAP) has been looking for shoulder, hip and core progressions (done in a group setting) that would work for athletes aged 10-14 with no prior training experience. For almost 10 years, we have been creating progressions off of bodyweight squats, step ups and...

There has been quite a lot of research that supports strength training for pre-pubescents in the last 10 years or so. Dr. Avery Faigenbaum has really been leading the charge in this area. There are some articles on his site http://www.strongkid.com/ a list of his books are at this site http://www.allbookstores...