Body Weight Excercises for my brother...

[chris_f]

Hey guys, my 14 year old brother just started working out, but my mom doesn't want him to lift heavy weights. She's afraid it'll stunt his growth (though i've heard this is just a myth).

Regardless, he's not gonna be able to train with heavy (or really even moderate) weights. She doesn't want him to bench press, squat w/ weight, or any of that good stuff.

What are some excercises my brother can do with body weights to help get himself in shape. They can be concentric movements or isometric ones. I think the "Death by Bodyweight" routine on t-mag is a little to hardcore for him, so some basic excercises would be better.

Thanks in advance, guys! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Jonny]

hi,theres th usual bodyweight exercises such as push ups with the variations of decline,diamond close grip,wide grip,theres the bench dips where u dip from a bench of flat surface,chin ups widegrip overhand grip,underhand grip,close overhand grip,theres bodyweight squats and bodyweight lunge,standing,calf raises.all the abs cruches etc,

lying arm raises(hyperextensions for lower back)

push ups on stands or have u considered(i know there not really used that much) but a reistance band.