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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 159604"><p>A lot of blokes will disagree with me on this, but IMO, no no and no. Rather go for the bodyweight exercises- pull-ups, chins, pushups, dips for the upper body, short sprints, lunges and jumps for the legs. At the very least `till you`re 16 IMO. Your bone structure`s still busy developing at 15, and you could do some serious damage especially to your knee cartilage if you start with weights too soon. Remember that you`ve got a whole life ahead of you for heavy lifting, so why risk your bone structure development?</p><p></p><p>On the issue of the odd protein shake/bar, can`t really do much harm, but you can probably get the same benefit from just eating lots of lean protein. Fish `till you develop gills, chicken `till you start croaking at sunrise. But just make sure you stay away from creatine- at 15, it`ll stuff up your kidneys to hell and gone.</p><p></p><p>If I were you, I`d concentrate on perfecting the basic skills of catching, passing, kicking and tackling, as well as building up your cardio, speed and strength at this stage of your career, depending on the position you play mate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 159604"] A lot of blokes will disagree with me on this, but IMO, no no and no. Rather go for the bodyweight exercises- pull-ups, chins, pushups, dips for the upper body, short sprints, lunges and jumps for the legs. At the very least `till you`re 16 IMO. Your bone structure`s still busy developing at 15, and you could do some serious damage especially to your knee cartilage if you start with weights too soon. Remember that you`ve got a whole life ahead of you for heavy lifting, so why risk your bone structure development? On the issue of the odd protein shake/bar, can`t really do much harm, but you can probably get the same benefit from just eating lots of lean protein. Fish `till you develop gills, chicken `till you start croaking at sunrise. But just make sure you stay away from creatine- at 15, it`ll stuff up your kidneys to hell and gone. If I were you, I`d concentrate on perfecting the basic skills of catching, passing, kicking and tackling, as well as building up your cardio, speed and strength at this stage of your career, depending on the position you play mate. [/QUOTE]
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