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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean one tall boy is skinny, the rest of the boys are quite bulky as well.  I wouldn't say hugely overweight because they are muscular, but my DS is in the same sport and can barely gain weight because how much they train and the other kids are becoming huge, not just height but overall. Heck, not barely gain weight, can't gain weight and is almost 6' tall and [b]considered tiny[/b] when both DH and I are taller than many other parents on both boys and girls teams.[/quote]

A huge amount of this is diet.  Teen boys who lift need to eat an absolutely insane amount of calories and protein to build bulk.  There is actually a traditional high school kid bulking diet called "GOMAD" --- which stands for Gallon Of Milk A Day (i.e. a gallon of whole milk over and above a normal teen boy diet every day).  I don't recommend that, but it gives you an idea of what some boys do to actually add bulk.

DS sounds like he's in the same boat as your kid.  He is 14 and 6' 1" and growing fast.  This summer, a coach talked seriously to him about gaining weight because he was so incredibly thin.  He's been lifting and eating a lot (like 5000 calories a day) since about August 1st, and has gained about 17 pounds in 2.5 months.  He still has no visible body fat, but at least now he doesn't look as much like a stick figure because he's added some muscle.  He's happy because at this point he sees in the weight room that he's stronger than a lot of the other freshmen on his team (even though he's skinnier).

He does not take steroids or HGH.  At that age, you really don't need to --- just eat, lift and sleep whenever possible.

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Which shows that bulking up is possible without artificial help.  GOMAD?  Will mention that to my son.  Although I don't want the grocery bill, lol.

OP I think you're making a lot of assumptions without the information or knowledge to have even half a clue.[/quote]

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