Personal training for teenagers, supervised 1:1 in the CBD

Yes, when it is supervised and progressed. At Catalyst every teen session is run by one named coach, loads move in 1 kg steps on Keiser pneumatic resistance, and no teenager lifts a maximal load. The NSCA position statement on youth resistance training (Lloyd et al., 2014) reaches the same conclusion: supervised, progressive resistance training is safe for adolescents and improves strength, bone density and sports performance; the injuries in the literature come from unsupervised lifting and poor technique.

From 13. Below that the limiting factor is attention span and the ability to follow coaching cues for an hour, not strength. The coach sets the loading approach from the movement baseline, never from age alone.

Whatever load the pattern is clean at, and no more. For the first six to eight weeks that is usually bodyweight and light loads while the squat, hinge, push, pull and carry are taught. After that, loads rise in 1 kg steps on the Keiser machines. We do not test maximal lifts under 18.

A school or team strength session runs one adult to fifteen or more teenagers, so technique is rarely corrected. A home trainer is 1:1 but the Keiser machines and the Watson platforms do not travel, and they are what make 1 kg progression and coached barbell work possible.

We cut training volume in the 48 hours before a fixture as a standing rule, and place the strength session on the lightest CCA day. In a four-afternoon CCA week that usually means one Catalyst session, sometimes two in the off-season.

Yes, for any session, and it is optional. The floor is one open room. The parent books, consents to the assessment data and receives every message; nothing goes to the teenager's phone.

We match you based on your goals, training history, medical considerations, and personality fit. Every coach at Catalyst Performance is trained in the same 4-Pillar framework, but each brings a different strength. You work with the coach who is best positioned to guide your long-term development.