Muscle-Building for Teens

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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

Your best bet is to begin a comprehensive weight training program that incorporates the 3 pillars – proper training, rest, and nutrition.

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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9 comments

  1. SQL Training says:

    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

  2. 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..

  3. billspaced says:

    @ Drupal developer – I’ll write something up. Any dietary concerns (are you a vegan, can’t drink milk or eat dairy or beef) – let me know.

  4. Ajay says:


    My workouts have always been consistent but I’ve never been able to push myself passed a certain point.  This plateau has frustrated me for months, maybe years.  I tried NoX Edge and it’s really worked for me!  I have more energy at the gym and I’ve DEFINETELY put on more muscle.  I bought it at http://www.noxedge.com <http://bit.ly/NoXEdge> but you can also pick it up at http://www.gnc.com

  5. I've copy this article and should told my teen daughter to read this. Nice Articles, thanks :)

  6. Troy says:

    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.

  7. billspaced says:

    @ Troy – you and me both!


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