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My younger cousin is getting interested in weightlifting just because he sees how big that I have gotten.
I've heard a lot about lifting too early and possibly causing injury, should I have him stick to body weight exercises or is he old enough to be using weights.
Thanks kneegrows
Strength training would be beneficial
Just make sure to spot him at all times and correct his form.
I will not affect him as long as he does it w/ a good form.
tell him to work on the basics:
barbell curl
preacher curls
db curls
hammer curls
incline curls
tricep kickbabcks
fly machine
he should be good to go
What about the big 3?
Deads Squats and Bench, is he old enough?
[QUOTE=Giants001;232264731]tell him to work on the basics:
barbell curl
preacher curls
db curls
hammer curls
incline curls
tricep kickbabcks
fly machine
he should be good to go[/QUOTE]
You should stop givin' ****ty advices.
tell him to do bodyweight exercises
at 12 he doesn't have enough test to make size gains
watch barney u wierdo.
[QUOTE=samsuperjew;232265501]tell him to do bodyweight exercises
at 12 he doesn't have enough test to make size gains[/QUOTE]
He does have enough to make some strength gains.
Just focus him on pure strength training, when he's around 13 or 14 get him on a size program.
[QUOTE=Giants001;232264731]tell him to work on the basics:
barbell curl
preacher curls
db curls
hammer curls
incline curls
tricep kickbabcks
fly machine
he should be good to go[/QUOTE]
disregard this
have him hit the core lifts
squat
bench
clean
then some pullups, dips, and other bodyweight exercises
make sure his form is good, if he cant do it with good form then lower the weight
[QUOTE=zachman08;232266411]disregard this
have him hit the core lifts
squat
bench
clean
then some pullups, dips, and other bodyweight exercises
make sure his form is good, if he cant do it with good form then lower the weight[/QUOTE]
please dont listen ^^^ deadlifts suck hel hurt himself, squats same, clean o brother
[QUOTE=Giants001;232267271]please dont listen ^^^ deadlifts suck hel hurt himself, squats same, clean o brother[/QUOTE]
No, just stfu.
[QUOTE=Giants001;232267271]please dont listen ^^^ deadlifts suck hel hurt himself, squats same, clean o brother[/QUOTE]thats why youre in the red idiot
Tell him to do curls while jogging.
I'd say get him doing a lot of body weight stuff above all. Push ups, air squats, pistol squats, hand stand push ups, plants etc. For a 12 yr old, that's more than sufficient.
My advice would be get him doing the main excersises, always relatively light weight so he can get a good headstart when he's 14 and can start going at it harder?
self improvement is masturbation, now self destruction....
i'm 12
I noticed that when i went from body weight stuff to free weights (i was 12) that they were way harder to lift than i had thought, i had been doing minute planks and side planks (both sides) plus 120 sit ups every night. I'm not sure if the every night thing was good or bad or whatnot but i pushed through how different it was but if i did it again i would go with the weighted vests to make the body weight stuff harder so that when your ready for the free weights you can nail them in a day.
[QUOTE=palpri1;899008371]i'm 12[/QUOTE]
Strong ass bump right dere
well if he hasnt hit puberty there wont be much point, but if he has tho then i would suggest starting from the basics, push ups and pull ups