My son really wants to get Jow Forums. He's 14 and he's afraid of going to the gym because he thinks he'll get picked on by the big burly men. How can I convince him to go? I doubt he'd get picked on.
Help with my son
if i see your son im shoving him into the lockers and ill do it with the cheerleading squad there
Go with him you fucking tard
Pick on him everywhere except for at the gym. Make it his safe space from your torment.
remember that lifting heavy at a young age stunts growth
get him some dumbells or something
I think it's a given that I'll go with a 14 year old.
I'm not a nigger.
Shut up, Chad. You're just a big bully.
I wouldn’t recommend heavy lifting until he’s a little older. Calisthenics and swimming will get him a nice base of fitness and strength
Thank you. I was considering having him run on a treadmill at the gym, you don't think anyone will be a dick to him? He's kinda got a very small beer belly looking thing going on. I've got him on a healthier diet.
Swimming on a team would also give him social gains
Just explain to him that nobody cares what he does at the gym as long as he's not a danger/serious disturbance. Can't you go with him a couple times and explain some basics to him? He'll probably be a lot more comfortable that way.
If he really doesn't want to go, just have him sign up for a sport and he'll be even better off.
You sure? Your kid seems lazy enough to be nigger offspring.
literally nobody will care he's at the gym. if anything people will be glad to see him be active. I agree with others though, a sport would have even more benefits (he'd be with peers, better cardio and brain gains, etc) but whatever works for him. Just make sure it's a non-retard sport (no football or boxing).
>my 14 year old son
nice try underageb&
800mg Test E/week
in 6 months he will be the one to bully those big burly men
Take your trash to Jow Forums
>picked on by big burly men
Then they are just assholes, and he should explain to those burly men what it is that they are doing, hurting another person. Also no one who picks on a 14 year old is an adult anyway. As far as motivating him maybe point out that being a stronger version of yourself probably makes sense, and have him consider what he would want in the future. Plenty of people wish they had worked out sooner.
I think OP is omitting the fact that his son is fat and likely gets picked on for being fat by non-fit highschoolers therefore the gym full of fit adults is even worse in his mind
Thank you. A ton have given great advice, but you're definitely a shining example of why Jow Forums isn't ultra degenerate.
Nah, he's not fat. He's just chubby near his thighs and stomach.
Wasn't that disproven though? Like it does not stunt growth since you grow from the growth plate and lifting unless you are fucking snapping your bones in half constantly would not hurt the growth plates. Let the child get Jow Forums.
Take your nigger apologizing to Africa
>He's not even apologizing, he just hates your toxicity.
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I don't want my son to be a bodybuilder. I just want him to be built enough to defend himself and built enough to be attractive.
You can go with him.
I already explained that it's a no-brainer that I'd go with him on his first few days. Since he's 14, he'll probably want me to piss off after a bit so he's not "embarassed"
>Step 1
Teach him the 14 words, he's 14, nows the fucking time
>Step 2
Start with swimming, lifting heavy at an early age can stunt growth and swimming is great for building a lean, muscular body.
>Step 3
Sit him down, watch the movie Predator with him, tell him to pick one of the soldiers in the opening and that he will train to try and look like one of those soldiers, emphasize on picking Arnold, Jesse Ventura or Carl Weathers but tell him you will accept a choice of Billy if he insists
>Step 4
Ensure him no one at the gym really picks on others, worst case scenario he'll get some college curl bro trying to be a prick to him, but the actually trained, grown men would tolerate him
>Step 5
Talk to him about diet, make sure he stays way from Soda, that shit is liquid calories/cancer
>Step 6
Become a grandfather to 3-4 illegitimate grandchildren after he goes around slaying puss everywhere he goes after a few months of training.
I'm telling the other nigger apologist to go to Africa.
Literally NOBODY will fucking pick on him. If on the rare chance anyone does, he can go to the gym staff and they will fucking white knight like HELL for a kid. Actually anyone except the prick picking on him will white knight for the kid.
Seriously, gyms are possibly the safest fucking space ever.
Also, go with him. Show him a routine and help him with form. Honestly, everything will be fine.
Hold on a second, how the fuck do you have a 14 year old kid and not know how to help him through a potentially difficult positive life-changing experience? You're a bad father, fuck off.
You can prove me wrong by getting him to go and helping him have confidence.
Thank you guys so much. I'm sure that this'll convince him. Should I show him this or just get all of the good points and talk to him? I know he browses Jow Forums (he's not a degenerate from Jow Forums yet and that's what I'm trying to prevent)
Have him go with his father.
Thank you, too. I haven't done alot of convincing to him, he wants to go and I've told him he should. Like I asked, I may show him this or explain it to him since I know he browses Jow Forums. Don't worry, I'm not that shit of a father, still learning, though.
Don't let him browse Jow Forums. This site will make him an awkward faggot when he grows up.
I really don't like the idea of restricting him from shit on the internet. Don't get me wrong, I don't let him go and do dumb shit on it, but I'm not a dictator either. He's a social butterfly from what I see. He's always going to his friends houses and when I drive him to them they don't seem like basement dwellers or crackheads.
Make sure he is not on the internet too much. Make sure he goes outside with his friends every single week and he'll be fine.
>800mg Test E/week
Or just gomad
If possible get him into wrestling
>800mg
If you're going with him why is he scared, is his dad not capable of protecting him? Just fucking drag your offspring along and explain to him the gym isn't school, and people act way differently.
On that note, what's the cut off age to start lifting, given that doing it too young can cause msdevelopment of muscle and bone?
what's wrong with Billy?
18
How about signing him up for a sports club? It's great for learning some social skills and will prepare him for getting gym Jow Forums when the time is right.
From my experience the only feedback you get from other people in the gym is positive.
>Stunts growth
No it doesn't.
ITT: OP is 14 and is scared to go to the gym because might get picked on by big burly men
Go for it you faggot twink hit the gym. I will be sure to make your first time special and gentle.
No it doesn't you stupid fucking piece of shit
never let me see you post this again
don't listen to him, he is so fucking factually wrong it's painful
there is no cutoff age. "lifting stunts growth" has been disproven and debunked over and over and over and over and over
Have him go with your wife's boyfriend
Yes all the grandma cardio bunnies will probably talk the kid trough the ground desu. He should be prepared for both heavy mental as well as heavy physical abuse. This is the gym man, people dont fuck around here. Any weakness and youre done for. In general, i would avoid gyms if youre not at least 8/10 facially, 6 foot tall and dont have a 20inch plus bideltoid.
Wtf are you making this whiny thread for when you dont even seem to have been to a gym once yourself?
Wait until he is 15/16 to hit the weight room. In the meantime get him to do swimming, running, marching, cycling, assault courses etc
etc.
Biggest meme
Put him on a light dose of test and HGH now before his growth plates fully fuse
The knife scene is gay
come out of the closet
Don't get him to Jow Forums, he wont learn anything here. There's more unfit idiots here who think they know anything and will fuck with his mind.
He will get really really bad education here while miss out on the tiny good stuff.
Only way to actually know what people talk about is if you already know some of the shit you ask about.
Jow Forums is a huge hit or miss place.
Just remember that people like your son is probably here already trying to talk people into drinking gallons of milk to build muscle and that dirty bulking is good.
Who in their right mind would pick on a 14 year old boy?
Answer: no one important
>My child is 14 years old
>How do I get my child to do something I know is good for him
Jesus user, your kid has no chance if you have to come to Jow Forums in order to hear someone tell you to FORCE YOUR CHILD TO THE GYM.
Tell him you're going to go to the gym and that he is coming with you regardless of if he wants to or not. If he hates that your forcing him too fucking bad. He will thank you for the experience when he is in good shape or at the very least he will have the knowledge to get in shape once he is 18 and decides he doesn't want to go to the gym because you forced his lazy ass.
You are the problem with current parenting. You are not the child's friend, you are the child's parent. You should know that force sometimes has to be used. You should use that force at your discretion and especially for things you know are good for the child. It doesn't matter what the child thinks because YOU ARE THE PARENT AND HE IS A CHILD.
not as big as the other 3, Bill Duke (bald black guy) might be big but didn't have a very good physique
>I think it's a given that I'll go with a 14 year old.
Lmao absolute state of pathetic helicopter parents. You're making a fucking whimp out of your kid, sad part is it's too late to readjust him now.
Lmao absolute state of OP
Good luck fixing that kid when his dad is this much of a whimpy cuck
A million times this. I've seen people get murdered in the gym. Not a safe place for a 14 year old
Not so, user. One time I was skipping as a warm up and this meathead got all heated cause I was in his way from the mirror. He said I was a faggot for not lifting weights and everyone within a 20 foot radius came around and said I should just fuck off.
I told them I'm not going to listen because they don't make the rules there. Then the gym staff came and made me skip in the hallway to the women's only side.
Just talk to him like this was all your idea
Wut?
Most people in the gym are really nice and supportive
The best troll post of 2018.
That's a fatty
who gives a fuck about your opinion, man?
Yes show him how much of a bitch you are and that you cant even parent a child without a bunch of retards on the cyberweb helping you
Just sing him up to some oly lifting or powerlifting club beacuse at this age he can become actual champion when he reaches his twenties plus actual good coaches will take care of him
plus he will be so big he will pick up on 20y guys as 15yo in a year
what the fuck are you guys on about? kek
Yes, this
There is a coke dealer in my gyms bathroom he sometimes stabs people
There's a lot of kids working out in the gym I go to, I think they are in their early teens. Just tell him that many kids work out and it's normal to be new, everyone has got to start somewhere. In the end starting working out as a kid is just the same as starting working out as an adult.
You'd probably see what he's interested in instead of just putting him on starting strength. Even if he wants to do some retarded useless exercises like five variants of bench press and seven variants of biceps curls, it's probably ok as long as he doesn't develop some heavy abnormalities because of training incorrectly.
force him to go a few times, he won't get over it until he realizes that no one there gives a shit
also don't make him lift heavy, just dumbell and bodyweight stuff
stick him in soccer or something so he gets cardio and doesn't become an autistic shut-in
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>chubby thighs
p-post pics
“Get picked on by big burly men” tell him tht the cartoons aren’t reality. In the gym no one picks on you unless you’re purposely annoying. Does he still watch spongebob or some shit?
He should do body weight exercises until he’s 16 then get him started with weight. But for now get him a pull-up bar and just have him do pull-ups, chin-ups and push-ups too.
People posting on an image board asking for other people's opinions you fucking retard
Act like a kid get treated like a kid. Act like an adult and get treated like an adult.
Clean up after yourself your mom is not her.
Everyone gets judged in a gym on how they look initially how they act changes that.
OP, if you really are a father and you really have a 14 year old son, you should be going to the gym WITH HIM, and in fact every gym I've ever been to would, for insurance liability purposes, require that you be there with him regardless. He'll need to know what to do anyway, you'll need to walk him through all of it, basically be his Personal Trainer -- and if you're a good dad, you'll willingly do this.
Now, on the other hand: if you're the one who's 14, Underage B& like you should not be on Jow Forums, not even 'safe for work' boards like Jow Forums. Please go talk to your father about going to the gym, see if he'll go with you, and please stay off Jow Forums until you are at least 18 years of age, okay?
shut up faggot go back to Jow Forums
>800mg
motherfucker will look like a JoJo character after a few months
>test without estrogen inhibitors
Start picking on him at home for being such a little bitch. He'll go to the gym to get away from it.