TeenBodybuilding.com Writer: Chris Lee

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I would suggest mixing it up every once in a while.

Chris Lee

Background

I'm a 14-year-old male; I am currently living in a small town known as Sequim, Washington. I am 5' 9" tall, and weigh 125 lbs. When I started lifting weights about ten months ago, I was 5' 7", and weighed 110 lbs.

I didn't really start pounding the weights until about two months ago, but have been lifting on and off, at my leisure, for about ten months. In this past week, as hard as it may be to believe, I have put on about 4 lbs. of weight. It is not water retention, as I actually drink much less water than I should; rather I drink milk or juice, and not too much of those either. This may have been the cause of my less than expected gains before, or it may be that

I started track and field this week in school. My gain this week is not fat, because I have looked in the mirror and I can see my six-pack is actually more defined, due to the cardio work I have been doing in track. This gain has been mainly, if not all, lean muscle mass. I have also increased my vertical by about three inches, allowing me to touch rim on a ten-foot hoop.

My routine this week has been:

Track:

Run 1 lap around track
Run length of football field 8 times
1 set ten push-ups
1 set ten clap push-ups
1 more set ten push-ups
3 sets 10 leg lifts
Shotput
Discus

Work Out:

3 sets incline dumbbell press till failure
2 sets incline bench till failure
2 sets dumbbell press till failure
3 sets incline bench till failure

This is all I would do, I know it's a really bad training routine, but this is not my usual routine. I like to switch it up every once in a while, and throw in a week of light work on two or three body parts, to make sure I don't hit a plateau. This particular one is mostly benching, because as you can see, I do throwing events, and benching uses many of the same muscles as the throwing events.

This is most definitely not a routine I would recommend to anyone, although, I would suggest mixing it up every once in a while. Also, if you're anything like me, you play sports, such as basketball, football, and track, then you should not train too hard while playing these sports if you practice hard. This will overwork your muscles and may actually cause a decrease in size. Wait until the end of the sport to train hard, and then train with everything you've got, don't give up, push yourself as hard as possible. All right, well this is just my intro article to give you an idea of what kind of person I am.

He can be contacted at chris_lee29@hotmail.com.

Vital Stats

Name: Chris Lee
Years Bodybuilding: 10 months
Favorite Bodyparts: Biceps, Abs
Favorite Exercise: Close Grip Incline Press
Favorite Supplements: I don't use any.
Hobbies: Football, Basketball, Track & Field, Music
Age: 14

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