Workout for 13 years old
Posted June 11th, 2008 by hassanthedon
Hey, I am 13 and live in UK.. I started working out like a year ago. I have abs but i can't go the gym or can't get any equipments so i do my workout at home.. just wanted to ask what can i do to get good Chest and Abs at Home and what to eat. Currently my workout routine for everyday is:
10 reps x 3 sets Incline Push-Ups
10 reps x 3 sets Decline Push-Ups
10 reps x 3 sets Ab-Workout (By Julien Greaux in this site)
Any suggestion of improving it..
Thanks


you can't exercise 1 body
you can't exercise 1 body parts everyday.. it will look ridiculous if you have a big upper body and small lower body.. do all of it, not just the upper.
Dont forget the rest of your body!
When one muscle grows, it stimulates all surrounding muscles to grow as well, so doing legs would benefit you the most, as they are the largest muscle group in the body. Plus, you dont want to have a big upper body and tiny legs, thats embarrassing.
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true say
don't just do the front of your body, do your back as well....I used to have to train without weight as well, i would say you should get some from argos for like 20 quid, just save up, be sure to get the york ones, cos the other 1s u cnat adjust the weight
calisthenics!
hey, man...it can be really hard to get a good workout if you dont have weights. Thankfully theres calisthenics. These include pullups, crunches, etc. but include other, more difficult things like the elevated v-sit (I love doing this, heres a link to a picture of an elevated v-sit: http://www.drillsandskills.com/images/articles/Vsits.jpg). One thing I like to do is a one-legged squat. Its just like it sounds: a squat except only using one leg at a time.
What you should really start doing is learning to walk on your hands. Start with handstand pushups against a wall, then make your way to handstand pushups without a wall. I'm currently training to be able to walk on my hands and once I'm able to, I'm predicting a good amount of arm and deltoid strength to come with it.
I'm not gonna type out every calisthenics exercise you can do, just google it and you'll find some good stuff
also, finding things that you can use as weights can be really helpful. You can fill up milk cartons with sand, use your backpack full of books, use a suitcase, etc. as weight.
as far as eating is concerned, eat high protein, low fat. Turkey, Chicken, and Seafood meat these qualifications. Don't completely cut fat out of the diet though, you need good fat to give you energy and help you survive. For this, eat some nuts, some granola, etc. Also eat fruits, whole grains, and eat 1 dessert a week. Personally I can go a long, long time without eating desserts, cookies, etc. and it pays off because I don't have to work as hard physically to stay thin.
Once last remark: You should be pushing your reps higher and higher as time goes on. Don't limit yourself to 10 reps of an exercise (especially ones like pushups where you can't increase weight) when you can do more. Pushing yourself = growth. More weight = more growth, but if you cant get more weight, do more reps.
all of the videos from
all of the videos from calisthenicskings on youtube should give you a lot of good ideas. heres the link:
http://youtube.com/user/calisthenicskingz?ob=1