Thread: Help!

Originally Posted by iwillpwn

Well umm im 12 is that to young to start bb? if not i wanna work of my abs is there anything i should do for it? reply plz and how long does it take? school started a week ago and 1 wanna notice it by the end of next summer so i got like a year plz help! sorry im new to this!

yes you can start now. you can notice thattheir is an other 12yr old on this site running around too haha.(kefe) start w/the basics: Bench/Squats/Deads. Work on FORM. also you can do bw exercises too.

i been searching and it says do crunches reverse ones and shit how many should i start with and how much cardio should i do?


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you can do asmany crunches as you want but its not gonna give you abs. to get abs you have to have a low bodyfat%, good diet, some cardio. but your only 12 so i wouldnt worry.

Start by reading all the Stickys in the training Forum, after that you can ask better questions.

Iwillpwn, 12 years old isn't too young to start. Many members here claim to have started lifting, some as young as 11, more commonly 12-14.

Kenwood has it backwards (he needs to go back to school and remain there until he graduates). You *start* with general conditioning exercises, circuit training at bodyweight, to strengthen your tendons and prepare your joints for weight training. You also need to add regular cardio (cardiovascular) conditioning to your training program, and focus on your diet. Diet is by far the most important part of achieving the look you want.

he's 12. theirs no need for him to diet. just eat w/e you want and throw in some healthy stuff too. buy 10lbs of whey. have 1-2 shakes aday. my 10yr old cousin plays football, basketball, and baseball and i give him whey shakes. he also works out w/me sometimes. well he does pullups/chinups, dips, situps, crunches, bw squats, and bw rows.

Dang, K-k-kenwood, you really do need to go back to school!

Diet, as in calculate and tune his macro distribution to his goals. Are you asleep at the wheel, boyo? Adolescents have weight problems these days - 1 out 5 are overweight and 1 out 3 are either obese or overweight. Many school districts are cutting athletic programs. And not every teenage boy is active in football, basketball, baseball, football or soccor. More and more, these programs are managed by municipal rec depts, and they cost money to join and participate in as afterschool events.

i doubt he will be overweight him and his 8yr old brother does basketball, football, and baseball. my 10yr old cousin is a running back and i forget what his bro is lol. but i doubt he will be overweight or somethin. when football season is in they are usually outside allday playing football or jumping on the trampoline or some shit to that extent till it gets dark out. their dad isn't going to let them be lazy fucks. If their not going to be able to do outside during the day(if its raining or something) then they go to work w/their dad and help him hang drywall and do stuff.

Originally Posted by iwillpwn

Well umm im 12 is that to young to start bb? if not i wanna work of my abs is there anything i should do for it? reply plz and how long does it take? school started a week ago and 1 wanna notice it by the end of next summer so i got like a year plz help! sorry im new to this!

My personal recommendation at this age is to stick with bodyweight exercises:

-push-ups
-pull-ups
-dips
-crunches
-leg raises

hold off on using weights for another couple of years.

Originally Posted by Robert DiMaggio

My personal recommendation at this age is to stick with bodyweight exercises:

-push-ups
-pull-ups
-dips
-crunches
-leg raises

hold off on using weights for another couple of years.

Although I agree that bodyweight exercises are a great place to start, I think that weights are a totally viable option in the not too distant future. I would remain fairly light and work on flawless form from the start, but as far as I know there are no contraindications associated with pre-adolescent weight training; quite the contrary in fact.

A good diet is important for people of all ages. For a child to develop fully and properly, it starts at conception with the mother's diet and continues into the early 20's for some IIRC. So telling someone to eat "whatever they want" is stupid.

HOWEVER

a child that age probably has little choice in what he eats....he's going to eat what mom makes and/or what the school serves...He could learn to cook what he needs but will still need parents support to make a real diet happen.

Originally Posted by iwillpwn

Well umm im 12 is that to young to start bb? if not i wanna work of my abs is there anything i should do for it? reply plz and how long does it take? school started a week ago and 1 wanna notice it by the end of next summer so i got like a year plz help! sorry im new to this!

Dave Draper claims to have started wt training at the age of 10. He did not do to shabby. I say go for it. Start lite and do the basic lifts for now.

My view (for what it is worth) is that you should start off with bodyweight exercises (with excellent form)

Pushups
Pull ups
Bodyweight squats
One legged toe raises (calf raises)
Sit ups
Leg raises
Cardio
That sort of thing...

Get strong first then think about weights and if you can find a mentor so much the better. Well done for getting involved mate - keep it up.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Although I agree that bodyweight exercises are a great place to start, I think that weights are a totally viable option in the not too distant future. I would remain fairly light and work on flawless form from the start, but as far as I know there are no contraindications associated with pre-adolescent weight training; quite the contrary in fact.

I concur with CP and add that lower mass resistance workouts are acceptable for children age 12-14.

Instead of regular pulls and chins, use what are called "fatman" style - find a bar at between waist and chest height. It must be firmly mounted on a rack or use a Smith machine. Put a bench partway underneath the bar, so you can sit on it, but legs are out in front of you on the floor. Resting on your heels, staighten your body while grasping the bar in either an over or underhand position at should width on the bar, pulling your body upwards towards the bar. Your body is only touching the floor at the heels. You pull yourself up to touch the bar across your upper chest while contracting your scapula (upper back/shoulder blades are squeezing together), then, still body held in straight line, lower yourself back down to hang by your arms - body is 45 degrees angle to floor. This allows you to build upper body mass to eventually do chins and pullups unassisted and is the alternative move to use when your gym doesn't have an assisted pullup machine.

Another way to do assisted pullups is discussed in this article.

http://www.bodyresults.com/E2Pushups-pullups.asp

that "fat man style" isn't easy!! lol.

What do you weigh? How tall are you? Do you play sports? What is your activity level like, right now? How fit would you say you are?

i am 5.0,12 years old im not fat or anything i try out for mostly all sports teams and make them and i weigh like 94