 Natural Growth
Hi there,
This post is regarding a question i have on how to use your natural growth (as a teen) to its full potential...
A bit about myself (this may help you answer my question):
I am 18 years old and I was training in the gym 2 times a week and practicing Kung Fu once a week all of last year. During that year i made quite significant gains in strength and lost a lot of excess fat on my body whilst staying pretty much the same weight. I have never been overweight but after a year at the gym and kung fu i had got very fit, strong and toned.
Now it has been over 3 months since i trained at the gym or did kung fu but i still seem to be gaining muscle and even strength. Occasionally in the evening i do as many press ups as i can in a row and they seem to be getting higher and higher even though the amount of exercise i do at the moment is minimal.
I think this is because i am experiencing a type of growth burst. I think im a bit of a late developer (Im 18 but cant grow a full beard) and feel like some extra hormone power is kicking in at the moment.
So my question:
Is this the time to train hard, using this growth spurt or whatever it is to make extra gains,
or,
Do i let my body grow, doing light exercise and training and wait until it has stopped before i go all out?
Im wondering whether training whilst growing could have positive, negative or neutral effects on my overall gains (strength, speed, stamina)?
Just for your info i wont be doing weights training, it will be BJJ, muay thai and Judo.
Hope that was clear enough,
Dan |