Sara Goldrick-Rab

Q:

When the club soccer coach tells your teen to “hit the gym” what is he supposed to do? He def wants to bulk up!

I welcome suggestions that take into account:

- His high school lacks a gym
- Our family doesn’t belong to one and he’s barely 16- too young to become a member on his own
- We live in a city row home w limited space

Buy equipment for his room? What?

#soccer #health #athletics #gym #parenting #weightlifting

Nov 27, 2022 at 11:53pmWeb
Show threadNic MoeNov 27, 2022
@SaraGoldrickRab Have him check out Darebee (https://darebee.com/) - it has a ton of free fitness guides and programs including many that require no equipment
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Show threaddandermanNov 28, 2022
@SaraGoldrickRab I use the exercise progressions at startbodyweight.com, which require almost no equipment.
Show threadJennie Romich 🏳️‍🌈Nov 28, 2022
@SaraGoldrickRab chin up bar?
Show threadSara Goldrick-RabNov 28, 2022
@romich that we have! It’s a start
Show threadJenProfNov 28, 2022
@SaraGoldrickRab First suggestion: ask the coach. There may be options s/he assumes you know about.
Show threadSara Goldrick-RabNov 28, 2022
@JenProf I’d really like to. He’s extremely hard to connect with. Will keep trying!
Show threadSamuel SnidemanNov 28, 2022
@SaraGoldrickRab body weight exercises and kettle bells. You can do a tremendous amount just on those pieces.
Show threadSara Goldrick-RabNov 28, 2022
@sam_snideman will get the kettle bells!
Show threadlos_curleysNov 28, 2022
@SaraGoldrickRab Maybe https://old.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness ?
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Show threadVes AkimboNov 28, 2022

@SaraGoldrickRab just gonna jump in and say (agree, mostly) that bodyweight & dumbbell/kettlebell exercises are the way to go; low cost investment for the gear and all you really need is space

resistance bands are a great option too!!

hope that helps; looks like you've got a lot of great advice already 😀