JDid23
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hey... i have posted about my brother once before and would find the old topic if i had time.
Anyways, he is 14 years old, about 5'3 or 5'4, and is probably around 100 pounds. He has ADHD, as well as severe problems with functional strength. He can't write legibly, and when he takes his shirt off you can basically see his bones. He takes medication for his ADHD (which has helped a lot) but it makes him less hungry as a result so he doesn't eat as much... He even struggled to press 5 pound dumbbells over his head while standing up.
He loves basketball though.. and he wants to play in high school next year- he has a great shot, can play defense, but his dribbling sucks too (from what i've noticed it has to do with his motor skills).
Does anyone have any ideas on how i should go about training him? I would love to teach him to squat and deadlift, but i feel that at this point he would need to do some exercises prior to starting with those lifts to get some functional strength (something like hypers for lower back strength, maybe lunges or leg press for legs?)... His confidence is also pretty low when he isn't on the court as far as his strength goes and he is really self-conscious about it. Whenever i ask him to come to the gym with me, he gets really scared. I have tried everything to get him to go, and he has agreed to go saturday. I just need to make up a routine for him, and i want to be as cautious as possible because his basketball season (rec) is starting soon and it means the world to him to play well. He isn't a bad player, just the fact that his strength and motor skill problems really play to his weaknesses hurts him.
Any advice on how to handle this is greatly appreciated!! It would mean the world to him to play basketball next year
Thanks a lot
Anyways, he is 14 years old, about 5'3 or 5'4, and is probably around 100 pounds. He has ADHD, as well as severe problems with functional strength. He can't write legibly, and when he takes his shirt off you can basically see his bones. He takes medication for his ADHD (which has helped a lot) but it makes him less hungry as a result so he doesn't eat as much... He even struggled to press 5 pound dumbbells over his head while standing up.
He loves basketball though.. and he wants to play in high school next year- he has a great shot, can play defense, but his dribbling sucks too (from what i've noticed it has to do with his motor skills).
Does anyone have any ideas on how i should go about training him? I would love to teach him to squat and deadlift, but i feel that at this point he would need to do some exercises prior to starting with those lifts to get some functional strength (something like hypers for lower back strength, maybe lunges or leg press for legs?)... His confidence is also pretty low when he isn't on the court as far as his strength goes and he is really self-conscious about it. Whenever i ask him to come to the gym with me, he gets really scared. I have tried everything to get him to go, and he has agreed to go saturday. I just need to make up a routine for him, and i want to be as cautious as possible because his basketball season (rec) is starting soon and it means the world to him to play well. He isn't a bad player, just the fact that his strength and motor skill problems really play to his weaknesses hurts him.
Any advice on how to handle this is greatly appreciated!! It would mean the world to him to play basketball next year
Thanks a lot