Weight training for 14 year old boy?

[Anonymous]

Hey, OP. If you are near Reston, you should send your kids to CrossFit Reston — they have a teen program my child has been doing for about 4 years now.

https://crossfitreston.com/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Squat, deadlift, overhead press, power cleans, and a gallon of whole milk a day. Get coaching. Don't do that Peloton business.

I hope you’re joking. A gallon of milk a day is disgusting.

Not for a teenage boy. I saw my brother, all 3 of my nephews and now my 2 sons do that. All hugely athletic kids. And 'whole milk' only!

The other pp is correct with the weight lifting advice. The basics.

The whole milk thing. Yes, it's gross. However the only way for skinny boys at that age to gain muscle weight is to consume lots of useful calories. And liquid calories is the most efficient way. Try to consume the equivalent in solid food and you just get tired of chewing. Heavy barbell lifts, consume somewhat offputting amounts of calories. That's what works.

[Anonymous]

Get a squat rack/bench/weights for your basement and then both you and your son can use it to train.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Squat, deadlift, overhead press, power cleans, and a gallon of whole milk a day. Get coaching. Don't do that Peloton business.

I hope you’re joking. A gallon of milk a day is disgusting.

Not for a teenage boy. I saw my brother, all 3 of my nephews and now my 2 sons do that. All hugely athletic kids. And 'whole milk' only!

The other pp is correct with the weight lifting advice. The basics.

The whole milk thing. Yes, it's gross. However the only way for skinny boys at that age to gain muscle weight is to consume lots of useful calories. And liquid calories is the most efficient way. Try to consume the equivalent in solid food and you just get tired of chewing. Heavy barbell lifts, consume somewhat offputting amounts of calories. That's what works.

DP

Eh, I’ll politely disagree. Milk is pretty gross. If your teen doesn’t like milk, I wouldn’t force it. Mine does smoothies, full-fat yogurt, nuts, eggs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Squat, deadlift, overhead press, power cleans, and a gallon of whole milk a day. Get coaching. Don't do that Peloton business.

I hope you’re joking. A gallon of milk a day is disgusting.

Not for a teenage boy. I saw my brother, all 3 of my nephews and now my 2 sons do that. All hugely athletic kids. And 'whole milk' only!

The other pp is correct with the weight lifting advice. The basics.

The whole milk thing. Yes, it's gross. However the only way for skinny boys at that age to gain muscle weight is to consume lots of useful calories. And liquid calories is the most efficient way. Try to consume the equivalent in solid food and you just get tired of chewing. Heavy barbell lifts, consume somewhat offputting amounts of calories. That's what works.

DP

Eh, I’ll politely disagree. Milk is pretty gross. If your teen doesn’t like milk, I wouldn’t force it. Mine does smoothies, full-fat yogurt, nuts, eggs.

Not PP, but Whole Milk is delicious. Whole Milk yogurt too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Squat, deadlift, overhead press, power cleans, and a gallon of whole milk a day. Get coaching. Don't do that Peloton business.

I hope you’re joking. A gallon of milk a day is disgusting.

Not for a teenage boy. I saw my brother, all 3 of my nephews and now my 2 sons do that. All hugely athletic kids. And 'whole milk' only!

The other pp is correct with the weight lifting advice. The basics.

The whole milk thing. Yes, it's gross. However the only way for skinny boys at that age to gain muscle weight is to consume lots of useful calories. And liquid calories is the most efficient way. Try to consume the equivalent in solid food and you just get tired of chewing. Heavy barbell lifts, consume somewhat offputting amounts of calories. That's what works.

DP

Eh, I’ll politely disagree. Milk is pretty gross. If your teen doesn’t like milk, I wouldn’t force it. Mine does smoothies, full-fat yogurt, nuts, eggs.

Not PP, but Whole Milk is delicious. Whole Milk yogurt too.

Whole milk mixed with 2 scoops of Whey Muscle Milk and the kid is well on his whey (see what I did there ) to looking like Arnold.

And honestly, the chocolate muscle milk powder mixed with cold milk is crazy delicious, and probably 60-65 grams of protien

[Anonymous]

Our pedi told my 14 year old son that he should only lift weights that he can do at minimum 15 reps for... too heavy will stunt his growth.

[Anonymous]

Fourteen is fine to begin. But -- ask around in your area where to go so he can learn the basics. If it means joining a club for 6 months do that so he can work with a trainer who actually deals with teenagers who are beginning. It is not the same as an adult taking up weight lifting. He has growth still to come so it has to be done appropriately.

Talk to him now -- and regularly -- about nutrition and supplements. It is boring yes -- but it is a key component to healthy and productive training. Particularly at his age. He also needs to incorporate other forms of working out -- running and/or swimming in particular.

Getting back to supplements again -- this is a huge issue now with kids. There are lots of supplements that are available over the counter that are not good for kids and likely even violate school athletic rules. They are very very common and he will absolutely know kids in school who are using them. He needs to avoid them like the plague. A good way to do that is to sit down and work on a plan with him on proper nutrition, and training. Do it together.

I have a kid who lifts competitively and his younger brother is lifting regularly but not competing. From time to time this summer they worked out at their old high school's weightroom which is open to the public in the summer. My older kid -- the competitive lifter -- said it was obvious that a bunch of the high school kids - football players -- were taking the new OTC steroids. The big thing is that they had muscle mass but not technique. That leads to injuries and, of course, side effects from taking the roids. If he wants -- and if he puts in the time -- your kid can get "swoll". But -- at 14 -- that is not going to happen because he has lots of growing left to do and he does not want to screw that up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pedi told my 14 year old son that he should only lift weights that he can do at minimum 15 reps for... too heavy will stunt his growth.

That advice is dated and counterproductive. Hopefully they keep up with the literature in other areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Peloton App, use the strength classes with dumb bells at home. The instructors do a good job with explaining form. Start with the classes labeled beginner and work your way up. There are body weight classes as well as specific classes for specific body parts. Classes range from 10-30 minutes so you can start with shorter periods of time and move up as you need it.

+1 the constant cues on form from the instructors is great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Squat, deadlift, overhead press, power cleans, and a gallon of whole milk a day. Get coaching. Don't do that Peloton business.

Peloton app is full of these exact exercises 🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our pedi told my 14 year old son that he should only lift weights that he can do at minimum 15 reps for... too heavy will stunt his growth.

That advice is dated and counterproductive. Hopefully they keep up with the literature in other areas.

This. If my pediatrician told me this I'd be worried about what other information they are not up to date on

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Squat, deadlift, overhead press, power cleans, and a gallon of whole milk a day. Get coaching. Don't do that Peloton business.

Peloton app is full of these exact exercises 🙄

I suspect they were talking about the barbell versions.

Not a goblet squat, or a dumbbell deadlift.

They are different, especially the power cleans. DB power cleans are practically swinging curls. BB power cleans are a whole other monster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Squat, deadlift, overhead press, power cleans, and a gallon of whole milk a day. Get coaching. Don't do that Peloton business.

Peloton app is full of these exact exercises 🙄

I suspect they were talking about the barbell versions.

Not a goblet squat, or a dumbbell deadlift.

They are different, especially the power cleans. DB power cleans are practically swinging curls. BB power cleans are a whole other monster

Correct. If this is what the Peloton app looks like then I stand corrected:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyW967OvQC8

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pedi told my 14 year old son that he should only lift weights that he can do at minimum 15 reps for... too heavy will stunt his growth.

I bet she doesn’t even lift, so ignore.