Top 8 bodybuilding mistakes teens make!

You've probably heard it over the years by your parents, older friends, uncles and others. "You're lucky you're a teenager! Enjoy it!", sound familiar to you? Well it is true, we aren't enjoying it the way we should, but we also make many mistakes that we shouldn't be making when it comes to bodybuilding. Here it comes.

1. No diet? Huh so what!

Most teenagers don't see the importance in a diet. They think they can just start working out, and eat whatever they want and gain muscle like "those guys on TV". Well, sorry to tell you that's just not how it works. As a teenager, you shouldn't count calories and macro nutrients, but one thing's for sure, you should time your meals and eat properly. Eat clean and keep a steady 1g of protein per pound of body weight. That's the key to success if you don't want to count your calories.

2. I'll do whatever I want today in the gym.

Ever talk to your friends at school and ask them what they're training and they tell you "well I might do some chest, a little bit of biceps and finish it off with some legs". Yeah, that shouldn't happen at all, knowing what you're going to train gives you more focus and makes sure you are not wasting time. You should always have a scheduled routine on your computer desk, or in your room to make sure you know which muscle you're working on that specific day.

3. Heavy weight! Hell Yeah!

"Let's just lift that weight and get freaking jacked bro!". A lot of teens just want to lift weight and don't care about their form. We all know why they don't care, it's because they don't feel it yet. Once they get older, they're going to feel it and they're going to regret it. Form is always the first thing you should think about when lifting weights. Once your form gets better, then you can increase the weight.

4. Sleeping's a waste of time. (Lack of sleep)

Sleeping is the key to recovery. Your body releases most of its growth hormone and testosterone when sleeping. Even though you have a busy schedule, make sure you get 8 hours of sleep for maximum recovery every night.

5. Over training!

One of the advantages of being a teenager is that your energy is through the roof. Sometimes you may want to go fast, and just do 60 sets of a muscle. Some adolescents may think that "the more you train, the more muscular you get". That's not true, if it was, people would be in the gym 24/7 doing what they have to do to get the biggest. You have to make sure you're getting the right amount of sets for each body part.

6. Let's go drink! Screw my body!

Yes, sometimes on the weekend you go party and have a blast. Here's one thing though, alcohol is BAD for you. It's empty calories. That means you are drinking, and it's not filling you up because it has no nutritional value besides calories. 1 ounce of vodka is 100 calories. Throughout the night you're going to have many ounces of vodka to make sure your drunk. Here's another piece of advise, drinking is bad because it lowers your testosterone levels. When bodybuilding, you want your testosterone levels to be high and alert, not down like an 90 year old man!

7. Not training legs

Many teenagers don't train legs, and the fact is... They don't care about them! Legs aren't something you show to other people, so teenagers don't care about them, not all, but most. A famous exercise that increases muscle in your legs are squats, and squats increase your testosterone levels by a lot. Training legs will also make you stronger for your other lifts.

8. Too many supplements

Too many supplements can cause major headaches and can be dangerous at times. Teenagers want to maximize their muscle gain by buying a lot of supplements, making the supplement industry rich. Teenagers don't understand the meaning of dieting, sleeping, and working hard. If you want to take all these supplements, make sure your dieting, sleeping and hard work are in check.