OT dads...weightlifting question

This is gonna be good!

Make sure he gets a crossfit coach. They'll teach him proper form

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.

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.

You got him on some preworkout supps?

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.

All kids I know who started lifting in HS started to stunt their growth. They are all shorter than their brothers. My brother lifted in 8th And is 5'7. I waited till 17 and am 5'11

Depends on how he has been training and how good he has been coach. No way to answer the question.

he's gonna stunt his growth. He'll be 5'10 forever.

Good form is key. If he starts complaining about his joints, back him off. That's the danger part with kids lifting at that age, their joints are weak from growing.

I had surgery in 9th grade because my muscles were way stronger than my ligaments, and they were tearing them away from one of my knees.