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Does your teenager workout? I have a 14 year old son who has a great physique and plays baseball but its hard to get him into weight training. This past weekend I picked up six dumbbells at a yard sale hoping to get him involved. I go to the gym at around 5:15 ta 5:30 am during the week and this guy brings his son and four other teens who I believe are all in middle school which is very impressive to me. I try to tell my son at light weight his gains would come so fast and people will notice his progress but I'm dad I don't know anything. lol Wish I had access to a dam gym at 14.
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I have 2 teenage clients (brother, 14 and sister, 15) in high school that I'm training. The sister was overweight and in a matter of months she shed down, slight change in diet; she still eats like a typical high-school girl. Thick thighs, wide hips, narrow waist, and a bubble butt. Has the look of a powerlifter and the strength, and if she wanted to, she could easily start and get into it.
The brother is skinny and slim with the endurance of a marathon runner. Kid doesn't get tired. His diet is utter garbage, but he's not overweight.
I started basic weight training with the brother and he got it down packed. Usually do multiple sets with reps no less than 10. He just learned sumo Deadlifts last week and he hasn't done any higher weight than 95lbs. I preach nothing but form form form. Talk him how to properly contract muscles and focus on working that one muscle.
The sister hardly does any strength training. I have her mostly endurance workouts and bodyweight workouts. Tons of volume work involving sets of lunges, burpees, kettlebell swings, TRX workouts, battle ropes, etc...
When she does use dumbells or machines, it's generally burnout sets.
Both of them have responded well and NO injuries. The brother ended up with a sprained ankle playing basketball, so we spend 2 weeks taking it easy -
I'd say as long as it's not something overboard or to extreme its fine. You don't want a kid doing squats or deads with poor posture that is to heavy. Kids think they are invincible and will definitely ego lift.
Just make sure you teach the importance of technique and posture.Comment
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Yeah bouncer I 100% agree with you. I feel these days kids just don't do enough. I mean with cell phones and video games kids are socially active on the couch all dam day hardly moving at all. I'm not knocking anyone because my son has the same but what bothers me is he's such a good baseball player and now he's wanting to take the season off. He's just getting to much into the video games. Hell I even try to bribe him to come workout.lol
When I was 14 for xmas I got a small toolbox with tools these days kids are getting cell phones & video games which keeps them planted on the sofa.Don't understand. Hopefully its just a phase but I'll keep trying.Comment
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When my boy was 15 and started talking about becoming a Marine he asked if he could start working out with me. Unlike most teenagers he walked in to the gym with the attitude that he did not actually know more than me and listened. I started him out with the basic 5 x 5 and Riptoe beginner routines and taught him how to eat. Over a year he progressed nicely, he's a pretty big boy now.Comment
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Nice job dad! Last night he decided he would start doing a few exercises with the dumbells if I made him a routine chart on paper to put on the wall just something to help him get started & go by so I'm actually excited to see where this will go. I hope he doesn't long enough to see some gains. That right there will keep him wanting more.Originally posted by Erod13 View PostComment
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Nice thread.
I want my daughter to start Jiu jitsu around 6-7 years old and I would like to start weights around 13. Hopefully she will be interested in some of my plans.Comment
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