Proper PowerBlock kit for teenage daughter

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Hi,

I have a daughter who would like to do some at home training for her
ROTC competitions as well as the upcoming soccer season. She is 14 and
weighs a little over 100 lbs so I thought a PowerBlock kit of some
variety and a Swiss Ball would be two things to get started with.

And knowledge. She's going to need lots and lots of knowledge. There's
a book out there called "Body for Life for Women" that she might find
useful. Learning on the web is useful and one of the best sites for
understanding different exercises for different body parts is

www.ExRx.net

But the very best site of all for women lifting weights is Mistress
Krista's at

http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/index.php

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Maybe our concept of training at home is a bit off so feel free to give
advice in this area if you have any.

I've got a 15 year old daughter. The fact that you're her father (not
her mother) changes everything, but my daughter won't listen to a word I
say. She has to drive the entire process. If your daughter is like
that then I suggest you buy what SHE wants to buy (no matter why she
prefers it - maybe the clerk is cute or something) and then let HER come
up with a plan for when she's going to do the workout. If the kid
doesn't buy into it then there's nothing you can do.

BTW, although my daughter doesn't listen to a word I say, she watches
everything I do with a finely tuned hypocrit-meter. I suggest you work
out on the equipment yourself if you want her to do it, too.

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Thanks for the help, Steve.

Dally

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Quoted message said:

Hi,

I have a daughter who would like to do some at home training for her
ROTC competitions as well as the upcoming soccer season. She is 14 and
weighs a little over 100 lbs so I thought a PowerBlock kit of some
variety and a Swiss Ball would be two things to get started with.
Although I can see the basic sense behind the PowerBlock lines I am not
sure I fully understand the expansion capabilities for the various
models (i.e. some can be utilized with a barbell, others can fit inside
add-on kits to increase total per dumbbell weight). The two models that
seem to be a best fit are the Personal Trainer and SportBlock (
http://www.powerblock.com/blocks.html ) simply because they have a
finer weight increment of 2.5 and 3.0 lbs.

We will go to a local PowerBlock outlet eventually but I am hoping to
be informed a little better to make sure we end up with the best fit
for our situation. By the way, I know of these following stores here in
Los Angeles metro area; Busy Body, L.A. Gym Equipment, and The Fitness
Store. Are these as good a place as any to get some personalized
attention and a good price?

Maybe our concept of training at home is a bit off so feel free to give
advice in this area if you have any.

Thanks for the help, Steve.

The equipment choice is a distant second to the training program. My
daughter is same age and weight and competes in track and soccer. Weight
training for the past year has been all about mastering form and relatively
light loading to allow young joints / tendons/ ligaments to adapt. And, of
course, let the kid pull you along - not vice versa.

Thank you everyone for your suggestions, Steve.