Need help w/ program and supps for 13 year old son....

[IrightI]

Do any of yall have experience with workout programs geared to teenagers? He plays baseball year round on select tournament teams. I'm thinking that some core exercises w/ cables, arm bands for the shoulders, tri's, but not much heavy weight. right?

I was hoping that someone may have played baseball way back when and remembered the routine/s.

Also, N2 you may help me here, can teenagers use aminos or protein powders w/o any troubles? (other than gas, which they find halarious)

thanks,

TxB

 

[cgar1228]

aminos would be a great thing to give him before and after either weight training or basketball practice to help his muscles form. N2 will most definitely point you in the direction of Gear which is an amino with one of the best proteins in it as well called plasma protein. If he is naturally skinny like most basketball players then give him some kind of protein shake during the day preferable after training. When I was that age I was a twig and didn't know that all I needed to do was up my calories and protein and I would grow. It's that simple.

 

[shibs]

yeah what he said ^^ and i think when i was that age i even knew people that took some low dose creatine mono.. correct me someone if i'm wrong, but i don't think it would hurt.

 

[shibs]

oh and why not any big movements like bench and squat? it'll only be good for him

 

[burnthiscorpse]

at 4:30 every day my gym is invaded by 15 jackass 13yr olds and their coach for whatever sport they play. I say jackass because this dick head coach has taught them NO manners or gym etiquette.
He has them doing deads, power cleans, and a bunch of power movements.

 

[IrightI]

at 4:30 every day my gym is invaded by 15 jackass 13yr olds and their coach for whatever sport they play. I say jackass because this dick head coach has taught them NO manners or gym etiquette.
He has them doing deads, power cleans, and a bunch of power movements.

he is a dickhead. He could at least tell them to stfu and watch some of the men going through their movements/ routine to see correct form, etc. Yes, some squats, ham work on machine, some power stuff is good, making SURE he uses good form. At 12, he'll be 13 in a week, I'm more concerned with core work, keeping his shoulders strong with emphasis on his rotator cuff area. His sport is baseball, so other than some good glute work, quad, and hammy stuff, I'm at a loss as to what the exercisis are anymore. Especially for kids.

They use bands for shoulder strength, so cables would do for that. Core work, other than crunches, I'm drawing a blank.

discuss....

 

[JDid23]

i guess this is somewhat related, but a good friend of mine is going into his freshman year at a top notch D1 baseball school and when i saw his routine i was surprised to see no pressing movements to strengthen his shoulder.. However, there was a lot of shoulder prehab movements to prevent injuries. Does your son pitch?

 

[IrightI]

i guess this is somewhat related, but a good friend of mine is going into his freshman year at a top notch D1 baseball school and when i saw his routine i was surprised to see no pressing movements to strengthen his shoulder.. However, there was a lot of shoulder prehab movements to prevent injuries. Does your son pitch?

yes, but mainly SS. Your right about your friend, they really watch building muscles with bench, millitary, etc, because they don't counter it well enough with rear movements. It's easy to tear something with a big strong front delt used for arm speed, then nothing to use for a break after the pitch/ throw.

what's the chance of getting your buddy to email/ fax you his routine? That would be too awsome. I could just adjust it to fit a 13 year old.

and yes, the routine is just about what you see guys that are rehabing a rotatot cuff tear. They use bands and hold your elbow to your waiste, pull front, then rear, what would amount to very light front raises, etc. Your exactly right....

 

[JDid23]

yes, but mainly SS. Your right about your friend, they really watch building muscles with bench, millitary, etc, because they don't counter it well enough with rear movements. It's easy to tear something with a big strong front delt used for arm speed, then nothing to use for a break after the pitch/ throw.

what's the chance of getting your buddy to email/ fax you his routine? That would be too awsome. I could just adjust it to fit a 13 year old.

and yes, the routine is just about what you see guys that are rehabing a rotatot cuff tear. They use bands and hold your elbow to your waiste, pull front, then rear, what would amount to very light front raises, etc. Your exactly right....

I could definitely get him to give you his routine, but it's really not good. I'm not trying to say i know as much as baseball coaches, but the structure of the routine is completely off. They have him running, doing leg extensions, leg curls, and abs ahead of doing front squats. There is almost no upper body work minus hammer curls, forearm work, back work consisting of cable rows, pullups, and lat pulldowns and prehab work for shoulders.. he also does deadlifts at the end of his back day.

If you still want it, let me know- i can try to get him to send it to me before i leave for college tomorrow but again i want to reiterate that it's terrible. He's just naturally a really good pitcher.

 

[IrightI]

I could definitely get him to give you his routine, but it's really not good. I'm not trying to say i know as much as baseball coaches, but the structure of the routine is completely off. They have him running, doing leg extensions, leg curls, and abs ahead of doing front squats. There is almost no upper body work minus hammer curls, forearm work, back work consisting of cable rows, pullups, and lat pulldowns and prehab work for shoulders.. he also does deadlifts at the end of his back day.

If you still want it, let me know- i can try to get him to send it to me before i leave for college tomorrow but again i want to reiterate that it's terrible. He's just naturally a really good pitcher.

no, absolutely I want it! If a D1 school has him doing it, it must have some value. I agree, baseball routines are different. That's why I'm at a loss on putting one together. If it was just purely weight training, that would be easy. I LOVE to see it.

thanks. I'll PM you my email addy.