My name is Emma Niklasson and I’m from Sweden. I’m a personal trainer who have chosen only to train kids, I have both NSCA-CSCS and NSCA-CPT. Besides what, I’m the head trainer for kids for a weight- and powerlifting organization and at last, I also work as a swimming instructor.
I think it’s so important that kids learn how to lift weights, and both weight- and powerlifting is a good choice for that, but it’s very important that the coach know exactly what to do. A kid is not a small grownup so kids shouldn’t train like grownups.
I myself compete in powerlifting and have a third place in the Swedish championship from 2014.