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Weights for 14 year olds?

War40k Posts: 7 Joined: 2004/08/25	2004/08/25, 08:05 AM Hi, My question is pretty simple; can a 14 year old boy lift free weights as part of his training program? If so what would be the ideal weight and how many times should it be repeated. This is a question which I have been dieing to ask, since I haven’t been sure whether or not to include it in my training program because I’ve heard they you can stun your growth. (I’m 6”1 by the way, so height isn’t really a problem).
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2004/08/25, 08:11 AM No it will not hurt your growth LOL. Unless you lift dumbly. The best thing to do is workout 3x a week doing a total body workout for about 1-2 months to get used to it. Stay light in the weights for about 3-6 months and stay higher in reps(about 10-12) stick wiuth the basic exercises. hope this helps! -------------- LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
War40k Posts: 7 Joined: 2004/08/25	2004/08/25, 09:27 AM Thanks for the advice, do you think that 5kg is a suitable weight? Thanks again.
War40k Posts: 7 Joined: 2004/08/25	2004/08/26, 03:38 AM Thanks
firemansam Posts: 147 Joined: 2004/08/20	2004/08/26, 06:09 AM 14 and 6"1 damn boy what you eat?
War40k Posts: 7 Joined: 2004/08/25	2004/08/26, 06:33 AM It’s just genes man, most of my friends are 5”10, 6” (with the exception of one who is about 0”2 taller than me).
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/08/26, 12:28 PM i knew this dork called gerry, and was 6'6" at fourteen, he really was a dork. -------------- guns dont kill people, rappers do call the police, woo woo woo. A.D.F.
War40k Posts: 7 Joined: 2004/08/25	2004/08/26, 01:05 PM Well to bad for him, but I'm no dork:cool:
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/08/26, 01:21 PM sorry man i wasnt calling you a dork, he would have been a dork if he was 4'6". -------------- guns dont kill people, rappers do call the police, woo woo woo. A.D.F.
patrick05 Posts: 1 Joined: 2005/01/02	2005/01/02, 05:23 AM :laugh:
smallbig Posts: 86 Joined: 2004/12/27	2005/01/10, 11:35 PM "do you think that 5kg is a suitable weight" 100kg is a suitable weight if you can do it in good form and in the rang of reps your going for.
jayvee151 Posts: 62 Joined: 2005/04/14	2005/04/14, 04:04 PM 5kg???? 5kg???? your not alot younger than me but daammm your alot bigger mate. I do 45lbs about 22kg. Im 15 and 5ft 7. Seriously my bar weighs 5 kg, lift heavier than that mate.@:> gd luck :dumbbell:
febreze Posts: 93 Joined: 2005/05/05	2005/05/07, 05:21 PM wait a minute...smallbig...im 14 yrs old and 100kg is twice my weight!! an average 14 yr old will not be able to lift 100kg unless he was some kind of magic superman with steroids.
febreze Posts: 93 Joined: 2005/05/05	2005/05/07, 05:22 PM oops just realized im a tad bit late...oh well
	2005/05/07, 07:00 PM febreeze not only is it late but I think you misunderstood what he's saying....100kg is in fact appropriate for someone even if they are 14...because the way he phrased it was 'with good form and in target range'....which is what everyone strives for... I had big classmates even in middle school....one of my ex-classmates was 6'0 over 200lb at 13....and 6'2 240 by 8th grade....I am sure he could handle the weight... Smallbig wasn't saying it's avg or the norm..he's just saying if you can ....do it....if you can bench 500...why bench 100?...
123895 Posts: 1 Joined: 2005/07/19	2005/07/19, 03:09 PM :cool:
angiebeak Posts: 1 Joined: 2005/08/19	2005/08/19, 07:57 PM what do you think the hot and sexy weight for a 13 year old:dumbbell:
ioioio Posts: 302 Joined: 2004/01/29	2006/03/18, 02:08 PM yeah i guess starting of with about 4-6 KG is ok...sorry for posting this so late. but i've bumped this thread as maybe it could help some younger people on the boards. read through the posts to find what exercises are suitable!
loganrd69 Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/03/31	2007/03/31, 09:44 PM haha 14 6' im 14 5,6 come on now
loganrd69 Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/03/31	2007/03/31, 09:45 PM haha 14 6' im 14 5,6 come on now
miller12 Posts: 17 Joined: 2008/03/28	2008/03/30, 12:37 PM hi guys, im 14 and bench pressing 55- 60kg....is this good or bad for my age? cheers