How old do u have to be to be able to bulk
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I started at 15.
The best time to bulk is from puberty to early 20's when your natural testosterone and growth hormone levels are the highest and your body is naturally growing. From age 15 to 18-20 when your bones are still growing is also the best time to increase the size of your rib cage through deep beathing and stretching. The favorite is breathing squats and pullovers. Start by doing 20 deep squats with as much weight as you can possibly use and complete 20+ reps. On the last 5-10 reps you should stop at the top and take 1-3 deep breaths between each rep. Immediately after the squats you lie down on a bench and do 12-20 pullovers inhaling and stretching your rib cage as far as you can as you lower the weight, pausing for 1-2 seconds and then exhaling as you raise the weight. This will stimulate the release of additional growth hormone and testosterone and result in making your entire body grow, not just your legs!
This is also an ideal age to increase your lung capacity with some long distance and/or sprint running a few times a week.
This is also an ideal age to increase your lung capacity with some long distance and/or sprint running a few times a week.
It's not how old you are, it's how developed you are. If someone's 12 years old and growing a beard then i'd say they're ready for weights training but if you're 15 and still have that annoying pre adolescence voice then probably not.
well, I think it's different for each person. I have a brother who's four 1/2 years younger than me. He was already very tall in hs, but didn't really start bulking up until he was about 19 or 20. I think first your body has to adjust to growing...maybe you should ask your doctor how much more growing you have to do or talk to one of the coaches at your school about how to best "bulk up" at your age.
Def. ask your doctor before you do anything; our doctor said working out was ok at age 10, but not with heavy weights.
You're still growing, remember.
You're still growing, remember.
"Myth #2: Strength training will stunt the growth of children.
It still amazes me that parents won’t hesitate to get their young children (6-7 years old) involved in sports such as football, gymnastics, basketball and soccer, yet they feel that participating in a strength-training program is damaging to their children’s bone health and will stunt their growth. Nothing can be further from the truth.
The fact of the matter is that running, jumping and tackling can create loading on a child’s body which is up to ten times greater than most strength training exercises. In other words, the physical demands on a child’s body are far greater on the athletic field compared to the weightroom. Parents who don’t let their children participate in resistance training are actually increasing their children’s risk for injury on the athletic field.
There have even been position stands by such organizations as the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics suggesting that children can benefit from participation in a properly designed and supervised resistance training program. Position stands recommend that prepubescent children shouldn't lift maximal weights; they should lift weights that can be lifted for at least six repetitions with proper form.
Strength training in this manner can be the most potent exercise stimulus for bone growth and development. In fact, research has shown that young weightlifters have greater bone densities than individuals who don't lift. Thus, the positive benefits of resistance training for bone health, injury prevention and improved athletic performance are far greater than the risks."
-http://www.defrancostraining.com/articles/archive/articles_training-myths.htm
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It still amazes me that parents won’t hesitate to get their young children (6-7 years old) involved in sports such as football, gymnastics, basketball and soccer, yet they feel that participating in a strength-training program is damaging to their children’s bone health and will stunt their growth. Nothing can be further from the truth.
The fact of the matter is that running, jumping and tackling can create loading on a child’s body which is up to ten times greater than most strength training exercises. In other words, the physical demands on a child’s body are far greater on the athletic field compared to the weightroom. Parents who don’t let their children participate in resistance training are actually increasing their children’s risk for injury on the athletic field.
There have even been position stands by such organizations as the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics suggesting that children can benefit from participation in a properly designed and supervised resistance training program. Position stands recommend that prepubescent children shouldn't lift maximal weights; they should lift weights that can be lifted for at least six repetitions with proper form.
Strength training in this manner can be the most potent exercise stimulus for bone growth and development. In fact, research has shown that young weightlifters have greater bone densities than individuals who don't lift. Thus, the positive benefits of resistance training for bone health, injury prevention and improved athletic performance are far greater than the risks."
-http://www.defrancostraining.com/articles/archive/articles_training-myths.htm
Lots of helpful tips on this site
Thanks to evolution for it
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Very true, point being that sports are just as dangerous as lifting, if not more. But both have the chance of damaging a growth plate.. Bulking is usually characterized by an increase in caloric intake, which technically you could do whenever, and you would likely lift for a rep count around 10 or so.. The only thing that could hold you back from bulking would be if you were still finishing puberty, or prepubescent.. Because your hormone levels wouldn't be as high as most males. If you lift, be safe. If you play sports, be safe. You can get hurt walking down stairs, just don't be stupid.
so how do they advise highschool football players who are "bulking up" for their JV and Varsity seasons? I never really thought about it before because most of the guys I knew started hitting weights around their senior year of high school...