Teens SS log from 105lbs to 130lbs
I am starting this log for my son and any parent who wants to follow along. My son is 12 and currently weighs 109lbs. He is very tall for his age at 5’7. Quick back story my son has always been very tall, very lanky, very weak, and very unathletic. This never stopped him from playing and enjoying sports. He ended up loving Wrestling and now does that year round. The last 6 months he has really hit puberty and starting to develop more and catching up to his peers athletically. He does have some insecurities about being so thin and really wants to hit the gym and gain some weight. I am a life long gym rat so he does has a lot of exposure. About 4 months ago we gave SS a go but he immediately suffered a groin strain wrestling. Because he was so motivated to lift I still took him and did all upper body stuff. He’s gone from not being able to bench the bar to being able to bench 100x3. Overhead press he can now do the bar for 3x5. We are ready to jump into SS completely the next 6-8 months.
He is a picky eater, and still only 12, so took us a while to figure out foods he likes and can eat consistently to keep the scale moving up. And of course foods he can take to school for lunch. We landed on tacos, cheese burgers, and rice. Basically I take a lb of 93/7 ground beef and make a bunch of cheese burgers using 1/3 lb and keep them in the fridge. Then I’ll make taco meat and using a lb of ground beef and seperate it into 3 containers. He eats 3 meals a day consisting of one of those 2 meals. That way he gets a lb of beef a day. Along with this he drinks a weight gainer shake a day either after we lift or during his 1.5 hour long wrestling practice. Then ontop of that we found a nice hack to get in calories using Lactaid chocolate milk. 9g of protein per cup is a great easy way to get calories. We also have protein bars he likes for in between. I think moving the scale up won’t be an issue for him.
Wednesday was our first SS workout and it went well. Surprisingly the deadlift came extremely natural to him but the squat needs lots of work. Having long legs and some rounded back issues( he has slight Kyphosis) I thought the DL would be a nightmare but was pleasantly surprised. I got some 1lb micro plates for the press, and I think by end of next week we’ll be rocking and rolling. Should be a fun log to see a scrawny weak 100lb kid move up the ranks. I am extremely proud of where he is already as he has had to fight for every little nugget of athleticism he has. With hard work and dedication he was able to pin his way through his state qualifier and make the NJ state tournament this year. I think with the addition of SS and his dedication it will be a fun journey to follow.
