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.

A parent is welcome on the floor for any session, and we recommend attending the first consultation and the first training session. The studio is one open room with a bench by the window, so a parent sees every set without being in the coach's way. After the first session most parents choose to drop off and collect, and either choice is fine.

We take teenagers from 13. Below that, the limiting factor is attention span and the ability to follow coaching cues for an hour, not strength. Every teenager starts with the same consultation with the parent, and the coach decides the loading approach from the movement baseline, never from age alone.

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 pneumatic loading does not travel: the Keiser machines and the Watson platforms are what make 1 kg progression and coached barbell work possible. Catalyst is 1:1, on an open floor a parent can see, on equipment built for exactly this.

The parent consents to every assessment measurement and holds the record. We contact the parent, never the teenager's phone, and nothing about a minor is used in marketing. Under the Personal Data Protection Act a parent gives consent on behalf of a child, and we treat the parent as the client for every communication and every decision.

We cut training volume in the 48 hours before a fixture as a standing rule, and we place the strength session on the lightest CCA day of the week. In a four-afternoon CCA week that usually means one Catalyst session, sometimes two in the off-season, written around the school's calendar rather than on top of it.

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.