Constructing a safe and effective routine with a trained professional that produces results quickly is important when a teen as well as an adult starts a bodybuilding workout program.

Teen athletes involved in bodybuilding develop skills required in any sport, like dedication and discipline. Bodybuilding as a teenager helps maintain self-esteem, and confidence, and will teach work ethic.

The physical advantages that are there in teenage body building are increaded muscular strength and endurance, kinesthetic awareness increases, bones become stronger and it reduces the risk of weight related illnesses like high blood pressure and diebitese.

The mental and physical benefits of teenage bodybuilding will continue to payoff long after these athletes have matured into adults. As with most sports, bodybuilding gives teens a focus and it empowers them to better themselves through their own efforts.

It was a common thought for many years that here is a possibility that teenage bodybuilding can cause stunted growth. The chance that an injury will occur in teenage body building being greatly reduced when done properly, and under trained adult supervision, is an unproven theory.

The bottom line to weighing the risks and benefits of teenage bodybuilding, as with any sport, is that with proper training and supervision bodybuilding can be a safe and effective way for teens to improve physical health and mental strength. There are safety issues inherent to any sport; however, adult participation and athlete education go a long way in minimizing the risks

So the question is, how is teen bodybuilding done right? Should teen bodybuilders read the latest bodybuilding magazines? Learn from their friends or from a professional? Train every day or every other day? Rely on supplements? Start when they are done growing or earlier? Focus on endurance training heavy lifting? Teen bodybuilding has dozens of questions and many different opinions on each.

The answers to those questions can be found on my web site, or you can wait for the future articles.