Just looking for good idea's for workouts for a 12 year old boy. wieght training ( or better yet restistance training ) ideas?
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09-19-2006, 04:23 PM #1
Best workout for 12 year old
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09-19-2006, 04:26 PM #2
Do bodyweight exercises: pushups, pullups, situps, dips, deep knee bends. Try doing one set of 10 or 12 of each exercise, three days a week. When you can do three sets of each, three days a week, then you may be ready to use weights.
Until then, play a lot of basketball, run, etc. Your overall endurance and mobility are MUCH more important right now than the size of your muscles. If you keep up a good program faithfully for several years, you will find that one day, almost like magic, you start to grow huge. It will happen if you stick with it.
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09-19-2006, 05:36 PM #3
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Depends what the 12 year old looks like, how mature (physically and mentally) he is for his age.
Generally though, at 12 I wouldn't worry about working out. Find a sport, like soccer or something, and do that for a few years first.Last edited by MiketheSwede; 09-19-2006 at 06:24 PM.
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09-20-2006, 01:30 PM #4
one of my clients want's me to trian his son. I know what i need to do. i was just posting for some ideas.
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09-20-2006, 01:39 PM #5
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Originally Posted by MiketheSwede
Get the kid working out.
Start him off on body weight exercises, then maybe graduate him to some basic compound movement starting really light. Squats, bench, rows, deads, that kind of thing.How does one destroy darkness? The answer dawned upon my mind, blinding in it's brilliance. To destroy darkness, one must simply expose it to the light.
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09-20-2006, 01:41 PM #6Originally Posted by VikingMan
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09-20-2006, 02:56 PM #7Originally Posted by nitrored
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03-02-2011, 05:51 PM #8
Is for my nephew he get pick on cause of his weigh and he wants to b healthier
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03-02-2011, 06:09 PM #9
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Body-weight. Really and seriously. If the kid can't do the basics, push-up, sit-up, body squat there are a couple resources out there that will provide lower resistance until his strength and core are built up. Once he can get past the normal, add more difficult variations.
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11-28-2012, 08:01 AM #10
My son came to me recently wanting to lose some weight. He's not obese, but he is a little overweight, mostly with a little extra tubby on the tummy. I have just created a little at home workout for him that I think will help him get to his goals quickly, easily and safely. I guess it would be a circuit routine: 20 jumping jacks, push-ups-3 sets of 15, air squats- 3 sets of 15, chair dips- 3 sets of 15, 20 jumping jacks, push-ups-3 sets of 15, and 10 jump squats. rest for 2 minutes, repeat. rest agian for 2 minutes, then run outside for 20 minutes. I'm not sure how well it will work, but I think it will be successfull.
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11-28-2012, 08:05 AM #11
If you have a "client" then shouldn't you be certified for personal training, and know what to do?
I'd stick with bodyweight stuff. pushups, bodyweight squats, pullups, light stuff with bands.
focus on proper form and not so much adding any weight. at that age kids just need to be active and mobile
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11-28-2012, 08:07 AM #12
Probably for the same reason that even experts in the strength industry would advice against weight training at such a young age....
I read an article a while back about Dave Tate training his kid, and he had him doing bodyweight stuff, agility drills and mobility work.
If the OP has to ask, I'd say it's pretty clear that he isn't qualified to be teaching the kid how to properly squat, bench, and deadlift. so the last thing that 12 year old needs is some clueless person teaching them weighted movements incorrectly.
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11-28-2012, 08:10 AM #13
Post is from 2006 brahs
The floundering has ended.
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11-28-2012, 08:13 AM #14
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07-11-2014, 09:43 AM #15
I am myself 12 year old and I was instructed by my kung fu teacher
20 standered pushups
20 fist pushups
20 fingers pushups
20 middle finger touching pushups
20 hands backwards pushups
20 situps
20 leg raises
20 knee raises
20 leg+knee raises
20 russian crunches
20 knee to chest jumps
20 burpees
Im doing this for 2 years but I still feel that im doing very less. I eat alot and I am very active
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07-11-2014, 10:53 AM #16
Nice bump... 12 years olds know how to search the forums?? Kids these days!
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07-11-2014, 11:37 AM #17
Stronglifts
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08-23-2017, 07:30 PM #18
You might want to have him ride a bike for a half hour intead of running for 20 minutes I'm the same age and I noticed I started running instead of Viking and my stamina dropped to half of what it was but if you don't have a bike just lessen the time to around 10 minutes instead because he'll need his energy for the other things and you don't want him to overwork,(I personally do 15 minutes but I've been running for like a year) If he overworks he won't be able to do it often as he should or it could pull a muscle,
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08-23-2017, 07:48 PM #19
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