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before you get all freaked out about everyone saying "he's too young to lift heavy weights" etc... bear in mind that he won't be. if he's going to be with a trainer, he'll be fine. on his own, its highly unlikely he can get to that point.
its not like someone is going to be shooting him full of roids and trying to get him to squat 700 pounds. he would be a very exceptional kid if he had the drive and focus and determination to push that hard to where he might be seeing adverse effects, assuming there is that potential. its highly unlikely.
i've seen tons and tons of young kids working out in the gym with trainers, with their parents and even local junior high/high schools using the gym because of scheduling conflicts with other classes at their school. ... what does anyone think he will be doing in school PE? we started weight training in school in the 7th grade... oddly enough, we all survived.
this idea that kids are going to somehow see adverse effects from exercise is moronic. i mean what the hell? no one here had a football team in junior high/middle school? what did they do... sit around knitting and arranging flowers for a couple hours a day? we had to bust our asses until we puked and it included a lot of weight training among every other kind of physical abuse available at the time.
there is nothing inherently harmful with lifting weights in your early teens. its no different than any other physical activity that fatigues your muscles.
he's not training for Mr Olympia... he's just looking for something to keep him busy.
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