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Originally Posted by Alex
What they do already is more strain than their bodies generally can or should handle.
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The same can be said of NFL players, truck drivers, factory workers, etc...
I don't think you can paint with so broad of a brush here. If you have a child who loves the sport, wants to compete at the highest level and is willing to put in the time then I say bravo to that. Support them as much as you can.
On the other hand if you take a 3 Year old away from their family to live at the gymnastics camp for the next 20 years or so, that is a problem. As is the overbearing parent who is pushing their kid to accomplish something they themselves never could.