Originally Posted by
Brodie Butland
Yeah, this is probably going to have to a be a try-stuff-and-see approach. Your son can definitely make good progress, despite that he likely has the metabolism of a Lamborghini--but you'll have to be especially attentive to what he's eating.
Even so, you will have to be realistic as to the potential gainzZz, because 10 hours a week of significant activity...plus the activity associated with just being a kid...will cut significantly into recovery, despite that his T-levels are off the charts. Football players have an offseason that they can devote to strength training, and then work on making slower gains during the season...it doesn't sound like your son has that luxury. He should still be able to make some really good progress on linear progression, but he'll probably become a situational intermediate a bit earlier than he would if he were devoting all of his efforts to weight training for a few months. Nothing wrong with that...5 lbs a week is still a good rate of progress.
But one more thing to keep in mind: we do strength training to supplement our life and make it better. If your son leaves some poundage on the table so he can do activities he enjoys, that's not really a bad thing.