Baseball Fever  

Go Back   Baseball Fever > General Baseball > Baseball 101, Coaching & Fundamentals
Reload this Page I got a weightbench, dumbbells, and barbells for my Birthday.
Register Blogs FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 01-16-2006, 03:00 PM
RottenGazebo's Avatar
RottenGazebo RottenGazebo is offline
Team Veteran
  
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Flint area
Posts: 505
I got a weightbench, dumbbells, and barbells for my Birthday.
Does anyone have any workout routines that a 13-year-old boy can use?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 01-16-2006, 04:02 PM
Jake Patterson's Avatar
Jake Patterson Jake Patterson is offline
Coaching 101 Moderator
  
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,189
Quote:
Originally Posted by RottenGazebo
Does anyone have any workout routines that a 13-year-old boy can use?
Lifting weights can be dangerous at many different levels if you are not properly trained. I would suggest you either visit a physical therapist or weight training expert before you begin. I recommend resistant training - It's safer....
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 01-16-2006, 04:07 PM
56 chmps's Avatar
56 chmps 56 chmps is offline
The Commerce Comet
  
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: LI,NY
Posts: 129
Yea i am 14 years my dad bought me a little gym with all the pulleys and that jazz; he said don't start using free weights till 15 - 16.
__________________
"All I had was natural ability."
-Mickey Mantle

55 chmps and I are always looking to extend our unbeaten trivia record!
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 01-17-2006, 10:37 AM
RottenGazebo's Avatar
RottenGazebo RottenGazebo is offline
Team Veteran
  
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Flint area
Posts: 505
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake Patterson
Lifting weights can be dangerous at many different levels if you are not properly trained. I would suggest you either visit a physical therapist or weight training expert before you begin. I recommend resistant training - It's safer....
Well I read some Arnold Schwarzenegger books and he said it was fine for kids my age to start weight lifting. He said that instead of doing low rep high weight lifts, to do low weight high rep lifts.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 01-17-2006, 12:49 PM
bbjunkie bbjunkie is offline
Team Veteran
  
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Western NY
Posts: 466
low weights, hi reps
Quote:
Originally Posted by RottenGazebo
He said that instead of doing low rep high weight lifts, to do low weight high rep lifts.
That's what you would want to do anyway if you're interested in building strength rather than body building.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 01-17-2006, 01:14 PM
RottenGazebo's Avatar
RottenGazebo RottenGazebo is offline
Team Veteran
  
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Flint area
Posts: 505
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbjunkie
That's what you would want to do anyway if you're interested in building strength rather than body building.
Well at first I wanted to be a bodybuilder, but I don't really want to shave my body hair or oil myself up.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 01-17-2006, 08:31 PM
Sultan_1895-1948's Avatar
Sultan_1895-1948 Sultan_1895-1948 is offline
Prince of Pounders
  
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 8,311
supervision gone wrong...
Attached Images
File Type: jpg hercules.jpg (6.3 KB, 150 views)
__________________
"Baseball brains are not put into everyone’s head. Babe Ruth…had baseball brains…" - Eddie Collins

"Ruth was great too, but he was different. Totally different – easygoing, friendly. There was only one Babe Ruth. He went on the ball field like he was playing in a cow pasture, with cows for an audience. He never knew what fear or nervousness was. He played by instinct, sheer instinct." - Rube Bressler

"In the matter of runs, Cobb was a retailer, Ruth a wholesaler." - Fred Lieb
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 01-17-2006, 08:57 PM
Jake Patterson's Avatar
Jake Patterson Jake Patterson is offline
Coaching 101 Moderator
  
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,189
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sultan_1895-1948
supervision gone wrong...
Wow! this is a serious case of parents gone bad!
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 01-17-2006, 09:29 PM
Edgartohof's Avatar
Edgartohof Edgartohof is offline
Registered User
  
Join Date: May 2004
Location: seattle, WA
Posts: 2,778
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sultan_1895-1948
supervision gone wrong...

His dad had been feeding him steroids since he was only 3 or so. Who knows what kind of physiological affects it will have on him later in life.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 01-17-2006, 10:57 PM
Sultan_1895-1948's Avatar
Sultan_1895-1948 Sultan_1895-1948 is offline
Prince of Pounders
  
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 8,311
Quote:
Originally Posted by Edgartohof
His dad had been feeding him steroids since he was only 3 or so. Who knows what kind of physiological affects it will have on him later in life.
No joke. Physiological, psychological, chemical, developmental, neurological, societal, emotional... pretty much any and all "al's".
__________________
"Baseball brains are not put into everyone’s head. Babe Ruth…had baseball brains…" - Eddie Collins

"Ruth was great too, but he was different. Totally different – easygoing, friendly. There was only one Babe Ruth. He went on the ball field like he was playing in a cow pasture, with cows for an audience. He never knew what fear or nervousness was. He played by instinct, sheer instinct." - Rube Bressler

"In the matter of runs, Cobb was a retailer, Ruth a wholesaler." - Fred Lieb
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 01-18-2006, 01:06 AM
mac195's Avatar
mac195 mac195 is offline
Registered User
  
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Japan, near Mt. Fuji
Posts: 2,194
Quote:
I recommend resistant training - It's safer....
Weight lifting is resistance training, and it should be perfectly safe for a 13-year-old to do. There is plenty of info on proper techniques online. Just...

-don't go for single rep maximum lifts, certainly not without a spotter to help you. 8-10 reps is usually best.

-don't lift more than 3 times a week. Rest in between.

-don't take steroids.
Last edited by mac195; 01-18-2006 at 01:14 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 01-18-2006, 01:08 PM
RottenGazebo's Avatar
RottenGazebo RottenGazebo is offline
Team Veteran
  
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Flint area
Posts: 505
Well, actually I put this wrong. I am 13 now, but I am getting this for my 14th birthday this friday.
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 01-22-2006, 03:56 PM
SluggerCF91
Guest
  
Posts: n/a
I have a weight training set and can do well over 100 excersizes (approximately). How can I tone my middle back? And are good mornings harmful to the back? I 'am 14 and have been working out with weights for a little bit over a year.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 01-23-2006, 09:01 AM
Ranger Joe's Avatar
Ranger Joe Ranger Joe is offline
Utility Infielder
  
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Posts: 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by SluggerCF91
I have a weight training set and can do well over 100 excersizes (approximately). How can I tone my middle back? And are good mornings harmful to the back? I 'am 14 and have been working out with weights for a little bit over a year.
Good mornings are not harmful to the back as long as you're not using too much weight. You should be able to do 8-12 reps comfortably. I highly recommend trying the Lying Cobra exercise; it's simple, can be done anywhere, uses no weights and there's virtually no chance of injuring your back. Lie face down on the floor and, using your back muscles, lift your shoulders, chest, and legs off the floor so that only your stomach is still on the floor. Try to pinch your shoulder blades together and hold that position for as long as possible--30 seconds to a minute for starters and work up from there. Do three sets three times a week with a day off in between.
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 01-23-2006, 09:23 AM
SluggerCF91
Guest
  
Posts: n/a
Should my arms be on my hips? or straight out, resembeling a superman like position?
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 01-23-2006, 10:47 AM
Ranger Joe's Avatar
Ranger Joe Ranger Joe is offline
Utility Infielder
  
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Posts: 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by SluggerCF91
Should my arms be on my hips? or straight out, resembeling a superman like position?
Your arms should be out to your sides, with your palms facing downward.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 01-27-2006, 09:37 AM
SluggerCF91
Guest
  
Posts: n/a
I see a difference thanks
Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 07:50 PM.

Contact Us - Baseball Fever - Archive - Top

Copyright © 2000-2008. All Rights Reserved.
Part of the Baseball Almanac family: 755 Home Runs | Baseball Box Scores | Football Almanac | Pigskin Fever | Today in Baseball History.