You know we concentrate on trying to take the average person and teach them how to use their body so they can see that they are not average but actually well above it.  We do this every day at CFGB and good gyms around the world but what about the athletes that have excelled from a young age?  In our gym alone we have these members that have been given the God given talent to excel their whole lives and they are constantly ridden with aches and pains from their years of training.  Specifically their backs are just plain shot.  Years and years of coaches taking these gifted athletes and driving them into the ground without ever taking into consideration life after sports.  If you have a child that excels in his or her field pay close attention to their training programs.  Don’t just drop them off and go about your business, go into the weight room with them and observe their training.  Are they being taught to lift or are they just loading up barbells and lifting with reckless abandon? Teach them to move and give them the knowledge because after all their coaches are long gone they will be left with years of pain that is 100% preventable.