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OT dads...weightlifting question
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:05 pm
My son has started lifting weights in school(8th grade). This is his first year. How much is an average weight for him to bench press. He's 5'10" 155 pounds. He has a lift-a-thon tomorrow and I'm curious what 8th grade kids should be lifting at this age.
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:07 pm to Rustontiger43
This is gonna be good! 
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:07 pm to Rustontiger43
135 lbs
This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:08 pm to Rustontiger43
Make sure he gets a crossfit coach. They'll teach him proper form
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:10 pm to Rustontiger43
That's a big 8th grader. I doubt many 8th graders can bench above 135.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:10 pm to Rustontiger43
I was pushing roughly 120 at that age.
Some called me names like "pussy," which apparently must be code word for "freak" or something.
Get on my level, bitches.
Some called me names like "pussy," which apparently must be code word for "freak" or something.
Get on my level, bitches.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:12 pm to Bluefin
You should be able to bench your body weight give or take 20lbs or so. If he does 135 thats pretty good.
Proper form is the key..... make sure hes doing it correctly.
Proper form is the key..... make sure hes doing it correctly.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:14 pm to Rustontiger43
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This is his first year. How much is an average weight for him to bench press. He's 5'10" 155 pounds.
start him at 100 lbs or so. his muscles will start to develop and he will be pushing weight in no time.
for your kid's sake, i really hope they work on form first rather than having the kids just max out...
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:16 pm to Rustontiger43
So much at that age is just getting your brain and body used to doing the actual motion. Kids will get a good bit stronger really quick not from a ton of muscle hypertrophy but just from doing the movements regularly. I'm a pretty big proponent of young kids like that being able to do a weight that they are getting 10-12 reps without having to compromise form on the last rep.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:17 pm to CHEDBALLZ
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You should be able to bench your body weight give or take 20lbs or so. If he does 135 thats pretty good. Proper form is the key..... make sure hes doing it correctly.
Not at 13-14, especially initially. Most kids are way too wobbly with the bar to come near their body weight. And form is absolutely paramount.
This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:22 pm to Rustontiger43
You've come to the right place.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:23 pm to Displaced
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You should be able to bench your body weight give or take 20lbs or so. If he does 135 thats pretty good.
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start him at 100 lbs or so
There are a lot of people that don't know what the hell they are talking about in here.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:24 pm to Rustontiger43
You got him on some preworkout supps?
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:25 pm to Indfanfromcol
A friend said to start him with just the bar and Really stress form. Add weight repeat.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:28 pm to Rustontiger43
No
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:30 pm to Rustontiger43
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A friend said to start him with just the bar and Really stress form. Add weight repeat.
Has he already started lifting, or is he brand new?
Brand new, that would be a good idea. Let him get a feel for the bar. If he does it easy, add 10 lbs.
Just stress to him that weight lifting isn't about how much weight you can lift, but how well you can lift it.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:37 pm to St Augustine
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Not at 13-14, especially initially.
Exactly, if he's doing it right and not dropping on himself then that's decent enough for first starting out.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:44 pm to Rustontiger43
Nephew is 8th grade QB at West Ridge. He benched 210 last week. Squatted 350. He's 2 inches shorter, 15 pounds heavier. Just as a point of reference for 8th graders in the area. That's after 3 years though, he started lifting when entering middle school in 6th grade.
This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:47 pm to Rustontiger43
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Start him with just the bar
Absolutely. We lifted the bar only the first month freshman year. Form, form, form. Weight will come later.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 6:56 pm to JJ27
I remember junior high. I think 135 was the "oh my God" weight for all of us. A couple of kids did it, nit sure they should have.
As mentioned stress form not weight. Don't want your kid to be that idiot at the gym BOUNCING weights off his chest. Or be the kid who drops a 45 pound plate and busts up one of his friends.
As mentioned stress form not weight. Don't want your kid to be that idiot at the gym BOUNCING weights off his chest. Or be the kid who drops a 45 pound plate and busts up one of his friends.
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