Runningback

[kobi20]

hey guys,
right now i am in 8 grade and in a few months football will be starting again. freshmen football is obviously a lot different then 8 grade ball, but i need some advice, I play runningback and was pretty good last year. right now i weigh 123 and im 5,7. whats a good weight for freshmen rb? Do you think with a bulking program, i could start at rb next year? I guess what im asking is, how does my body look (so far) to play runningback? keep in mind im still growing, and still looking to get that Natural muscle from growing. one pic is flexed one is relaxed

[LuckSide]

As a freshman nobody has really grown into their body yet. At any size you'd have a potential of starting, but it would definitely be beneficial to put on muscle.

[Dafolk]

Exactly what Luckside said, there are few high school freshman who have matured into a bigger body yet so you will be fine at your size. Working hard to get a little bigger with some muscle would never hurt though.

[Baksi33]

I was an 8th grader last year and you need to bulk up tons idk where you are from but if 5'7 you should try to be around 135-140. I'm a freshman now you can look at my pictures.

[kobi20]

thanks guys,
Good thing for me its very easy to put on weight; i was 120 3 weeks ago, so ill try to bulk up with a 3100 calories everyday, also doing lots of speed training.

[DCSpartan]

you're only in the 8th grade. My friend was your size in the 8th grade, maybe a little shorter and he ended up playing DT for the Packers for years. Me, who towered over him in the 8th grade, would grow maybe an additional inch throughout highschool.

Worry about crap you can control.

[krakkerz]

^ This is exactly correct. Get good. Get stronger. Worry about your size later.

[kobi20]

you're only in the 8th grade. My friend was your size in the 8th grade, maybe a little shorter and he ended up playing DT for the Packers for years. Me, who towered over him in the 8th grade, would grow maybe an additional inch throughout highschool.

Worry about crap you can control.

thanks man, you really just opened up my eyes

[LuckSide]

Just worry about strength and being good at your position right now. I was only 6' 153 lbs in my sophomore year and was still able to run over people. I think right after your freshman season is when you should really start putting on the size though. I wish I had done that instead of waiting until I got out of high school. Now I am playing catch up.