14 Year old friend wants to hit the gym with me and get strong some advice
So my second cousin has seen my progress since I've been powerlifting. He wants to get strong as well and asked if he could join me. Now I am by no means a coach or am I equipped to be one. I told him to look for the starting strength program. I also told him to watch plenty of videos on proper form for the 3 main lifts. We do not have any powerlifting coaches in my gym as it is not a big sport. The only coaches around charges 100$ a month which is a little steep for a 14 year old.
Other than that all I can do is check his form to the best of my ability. Now at 14 years old is he too young to start lifting heavy. He wants to train to be a lineman in football. I am trying to point him in the right direction because he will lift with or without my help. The last thing I want is for him to be bench pressing and bicep curling every other day. Football in his school doesn't have a weightlifting program for them. All they do is pushups, run drills and jog.