Best weight exercises for a 12 year old?

OmManiPadmeOmelet

In article <1119540280.004411.23910@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"rick++" <rick303@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I recommend finding an exercise that is most fun to him
> so he can keep up the enthusiasm.
> For some it might be something individual & self-paced.
> Others like company and competitive.
> At tjis age I would mind if they change exercise or sport
> every few months, as long as they are active.
>

Exactly... ;-)
Thing is, he does NOT like to be outside in the hot sun,
so outdoor sports are pretty much out! I think that is why he is
interested in weights. He gets to stay in air conditioning that way...
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OmManiPadmeOmelet

Trust me. ;-)
I plan to try!

I don't know if his mom is obese or not, I've never met her.
I s'pose I could ask the kid.

His stepmom is a bitty little slender thing, so she is more than happy
to try to help any way she can.

This woman is so tiny, I bought her a kimono at the oriental market for
her birthday. Those kimonos are TINY! Even their "large" size would be a
petite for most american women. Chinese are little.

It was too big for her.......


In article <3i02huFj68k7U1@individual.net>,
"455" <anonymous@hotmail.com> wrote:

> One major problem in society today is fat breeding fat, please for the sake
> of mankind do whatever you can. The world will thank you.
>
>
> >> I know his mother is not going to be that supportive!
>
>
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Om.

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spodosaurus

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> As for running, I spoke with him about that this morning.
> His school has a track so I told him when he was done lifting to go and
> fast walk for at least 20 minutes per day, or run if he could.

Walking is great. I remember walking for hours as a teenager listening
to my walkman before I got into running. I kept my running time to an
hour or less per day, though, so on rest days I still went for nice long
walks.


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In article <42bafa9a$1@quokka.wn.com.au>,
spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > As for running, I spoke with him about that this morning.
> > His school has a track so I told him when he was done lifting to go and
> > fast walk for at least 20 minutes per day, or run if he could.
>
> Walking is great. I remember walking for hours as a teenager listening
> to my walkman before I got into running. I kept my running time to an
> hour or less per day, though, so on rest days I still went for nice long
> walks.

Hmmmmmmm... I wonder.

I-pods are getting pretty cheap now. I know they could not buy one, but
one as a gift might be a good thing. I've got 9 _days_ worth of music in
this beast of mine (about 17 gigs worth) so he and I could pick and
choose a large number of songs that he would like.

Might be incentive. ;-)
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Steve Freides

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <Omelet@brokenegz.com> wrote in message
news:Omelet-C11D07.12582023062005@corp.supernews.com...
> In article <3i01vnFj51euU1@individual.net>,
> "Steve Freides" <steve@fridayscomputer.com> wrote:
>
>> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" <Omelet@brokenegz.com> wrote in message
>> news:Omelet-6D3E49.09353723062005@corp.supernews.com...
>> > In article <s1clb1tf5paal0shvgc6s758rdapn2e4fq@4ax.com>,
>> > John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:58:10 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
>> >> <Omelet@brokenegz.com> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>> >>
>> >> >In article <0rakb11qeiu5b0rjv0ldq6o47sli0o5p1f@4ax.com>,
>> >> > John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:25:41 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
>> >> >> <Omelet@brokenegz.com> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >I have a close freind with a 12 year old son that weighs 150
>> >> >> >lbs.
>> >> >> >He is about 4' 8" at the moment so, needless to say, is quite
>> >> >> >obese.
>> >> >> >He is only here for the summer and I'm trying to teach him all
>> >> >> >I
>> >> >> >can
>> >> >> >while he is here.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> Get him some weights and have him watch professional wrestling.
>> >> >> Worked for me but I was never fat as a kid. I was 5'6" and 125
>> >> >> pounds
>> >> >> when I was that age.
>> >> >
>> >> >Y'know, he is short, squat and broad of build.
>> >> >I'd bet he'd make an excellent wrestler!
>> >> >I'll ask him about that and see if the school offers it.
>> >>
>> >> So am I. I only grew 3 inches but have gained 100 pounds.
>> >
>> > Personally, as big and impressive as the tall body builders are, I
>> > think
>> > the shorter guys are more aesthetically pleasing.
>> >
>> > Lee Labrada comes to mind. ;-)
>> >
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It was on AWA Allstar Wresting where I heard a wrestler talk
>> >> >> about
>> >> >> powerlifting for the first time. I was already doing pushups,
>> >> >> sit
>> >> >> ups
>> >> >> and running sprints and his interview was the clincher. That
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> my
>> >> >> older sister had a boyfriend for a couple of months who was
>> >> >> into
>> >> >> powerlifting. Of course, I got burnt out at 17 and quit for 19
>> >> >> years:-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Who lets their kid get that fat?
>> >> >
>> >> >Ignorant people... <sigh>
>> >> >I talked to him today about school lunches, and they are indeed
>> >> >crap.
>> >> >
>> >> >How sad.
>> >> >
>> >> >I'm trying to get him to consider bagging it.
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> Our lunches used to be pretty good. Don't know about now though.
>> >> There were days in high school (back when I was a 165 pounder)
>> >> that
>> >> I'd eat 3 of them with about 6 little cartons (8 ounces I think)
>> >> of
>> >> milk. I was probably less than 10% bodyfat at the time too.
>> >
>> > Well, now they have this attitude "we have to serve something the
>> > kids
>> > will eat". Pop tarts for breakfast, lunches of breaded, deep fried
>> > crap,
>> > french fries, _chocolate_ milk! (Ben specifically asked if he could
>> > still keep drinking chocolate milk.....) <sigh>
>>
>> School lunches are changing. More than a few schools and school
>> districts have stopped serving junk food and I was just reading the
>> other day that New Jersey, where I live, recently passed legislation
>> that makes this change state-wide as of September, 2007.
>>
>> -S-
>
> Well, it's a start. ;-)
> Why wait until 2007 tho'?
>
> What's wrong with now???

You know, politics and all that. I'm sure someone's pocketbook is
bothered by the law, so they have to give them plenty of time to adapt.
Nothing unusual in the timing.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com


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> Om.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
> Nicholson

spodosaurus

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article <42bafa9a$1@quokka.wn.com.au>,
> spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>
>
>>OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>
>>
>>>As for running, I spoke with him about that this morning.
>>>His school has a track so I told him when he was done lifting to go and
>>>fast walk for at least 20 minutes per day, or run if he could.
>>
>>Walking is great. I remember walking for hours as a teenager listening
>>to my walkman before I got into running. I kept my running time to an
>>hour or less per day, though, so on rest days I still went for nice long
>>walks.
>
>
> Hmmmmmmm... I wonder.
>
> I-pods are getting pretty cheap now. I know they could not buy one, but
> one as a gift might be a good thing. I've got 9 _days_ worth of music in
> this beast of mine (about 17 gigs worth) so he and I could pick and
> choose a large number of songs that he would like.
>
> Might be incentive. ;-)

I-pods are still pretty expensive over here (and over there, too, with
an i-pod shuffle 512mb still going for $100). You could get something
less expensive, such as a creative muvo TX 512mb with FM radio for $85
(it's what I currently use). But yeah, set a minimum goal for him to
take it home with him at the end of the summer. Enough to make him
develop a habit of exercise, but not so much that it seems daunting, and
help him make that goal by going with him on walks etc.

Ari

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Runs With Knives

In article <s1clb1tf5paal0shvgc6s758rdapn2e4fq@4ax.com>,
John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> writes:
[snip]
> Our lunches used to be pretty good.

So were ours. IIRC: One a week a not-so-good food alternative was
offered. Something like pizza. The rest of the week it was balanced
diet stuff. And you didn't serve yourself--you were served by
cafeteria staff. I don't recall the average fare as being much
different from what mom served at home. (Not as tasty, of course
.)

> Don't know about now though.
[snip]

Lots of junk food, I understand. Snack and soda-pop vending machines
too. But the obesity problem is finally getting some real attention,
and the schools are being forced to clean up their nutrition act.

Dunno how much good it'll do if mom & dad don't provide/enforce
healthy nutrition habits at home, tho.

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In article <Omelet-C11D07.12582023062005@corp.supernews.com>,
OmManiPadmeOmelet <Omelet@brokenegz.com> writes:
> In article <3i01vnFj51euU1@individual.net>,
> "Steve Freides" <steve@fridayscomputer.com> wrote:
[snip]
>>
>> School lunches are changing. More than a few schools and school
>> districts have stopped serving junk food and I was just reading the
>> other day that New Jersey, where I live, recently passed legislation
>> that makes this change state-wide as of September, 2007.
>>
>> -S-
>
> Well, it's a start. ;-)
> Why wait until 2007 tho'?
>
> What's wrong with now???

Contracts? Having to (re-)train cafeteria staff on how to prepare
and serve balanced, nutritious meals?

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Runs With Knives

In article <Omelet-CB4E2F.12594523062005@corp.supernews.com>,
OmManiPadmeOmelet <Omelet@brokenegz.com> writes:
[snip]
> Thing is, he does NOT like to be outside in the hot sun,
> so outdoor sports are pretty much out! I think that is why he is
> interested in weights. He gets to stay in air conditioning that way...

You know, as I became increasingly out-of-shape these last few years,
I, too, found heat, humidity and sun increasingly uncomfortable. I
recall thinking to myself "Funny, I used to *love* hot weather." Now
that I'm getting in shape again, I'm finding hot weather more
enjoyable--or at least not so noticeable.

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ray miller

>Neat concept... :-)
>One body builder picture I have in my locker at work says something to
>the effect that when they started weight lifting, they realized that
>they had control over their body. They are how they wished to be.

learn how to juggle with him. Great for persistence and control, and
no chance of hurting him/yourself until you start juggling chainsaws.
Good cardio too amd a neat party trick. If he gets good he can teach
all the kids at school.
3 balls is easy, 4 is difficult, 5 is circus class, more than that is
next to impossible.

Ray