Muscle-Building for Teens
July 7, 2010
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Posted by billspaced
Here's another answer chosen as "Best" at Yahoo Answers. The question was,
I'm a 16 yr. old male. My body type is kind of hour-glass shaped ( My body is femenish ) I weigh 140. My body has no definition what-so-ever.
I want a nice, muscular body. The pecs, abs EVERYTHING.
My question is, how do I get there? I don't need to burn off any fat, It's just a matter of taking the right course and building those muscles.
I need a guide that will get me there. Advice from the experienced would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
ANSWER – Muscle-Building for Teens
Nutrition makes a big contribution to your overall muscle-building program so please start there. Eat 5 or 6 smallish meals a day using whole, natural foods. Keep it raw when you can (like nuts, fruits, and veggies), cook only lightly when safe (cook meats thoroughly). Eat a balanced diet but think in terms of proteins, especially like eggs, milk, fish, beef, turkey, and chicken.
For your weight workouts, do a simple 3 times a week, full body routine, concentrating on compound exercises like squats, bench press, overhead press, and chin ups. Do 1-3 sets of 8-10 reps, moving from 1 set to 2 after a few weeks, and then moving from 2 to 3 sets after a few months.
You should begin to see improvements almost right away. First, you'll start to feel stronger, then you'll start to see body changes.
Make sure that when you're not working out that your resting well. Take 48-72 hours between weight workouts. On days you don't work out, you can do some high intensity interval training, where you do brief nearly all-out cardio, followed by several minutes of rest.
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http://www.muscle-build.com/3-pillars.html
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Even though I am not a teen ( I just finished my teenage year), I think the methods you have mentioned can work with an adult person also quite well
Am 24 years teen age boy.. how to increase my body weight? now my weight is <60 kg., i don't need Muscle this much.. just i need to increase my body weight.. that all.. give me some tips, am expecting your next post..
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I've copy this article and should told my teen daughter to read this. Nice Articles, thanks
Good advice
When I was a teen trying to put on muscle, and generally failing, I made the mistake of just working out more and more. It took a lot of trial and error to understand how important nutrition and rest are to the holy triad.
@ Troy – you and me both!
This doesn't just go for teens, but beginners who want to try making a positive change to their lifestyle and diet can follow the regime that you have suggested. I think it will give them positive changes and they will be more motivated to exercise!
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I think that's not only a good programm for teens, but also for adults, don't you think? I have forwarded your site to my sister who wants to get in shape, I think that would be good for her, too.
What about drinking? I always thought that drinking is really important point in every nutrition and fitness plan?
Why would teens want to build muscles? That sounds a bit strange to me.
Is that a serious question?