Cross Training Questions - How long should I work out at the age of 14?

How long should I work out at the age of 14?

Hi I want to build myself up more so i went and bought some dumbels, a cross train and bike. So how long per week and how many hours should i workout for?

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An hour or two a day. For about 4 or 5 days a week. Start slow- then pick it up./
2hours and maybe 5 days a week
Maayybe, about fifteen anyways you'll know when once you start working out.
work ou three days a week because you want your muscles to heal from working out
I'm the same age 1-2 hours a day But every other day. Casue if ur body gets too use to it , it wont do any good. But in the days u skip go runnung to stay in shape.
Don't hurt yourself is the big thing. If you enjoy working out do it every day, or as many days as you want. The first days you will feel muscle pain, and listen to that pain. Work out and then listen to your body. If you hurt skip a day, if you don't work out. If you feel joint pain skip working out or straining that joint at all costs or you risk injury. If you want bulk, low reps, high weight, if you want stamina high reps, lower weight. If you want to be cut, that's mostly diet.
3 times a week,,,,1-2 hours
"Should" is a very dubious word. Personally, I started working out when I was 13 and having just gotten out of gymnastics, I was used to working out for 12 hours a week. So it was very natural for me to work out for 2 hours a day monday through friday - now I work out much more but I'm 19 years old, and have a lot more knowledge at how to be effective in the gym. I'm also a certified personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder. Just do yourself a favor, when you do a certain part of your body (i.e. biceps, I know you'll be training them) do at least 8 sets of some sort of curl at least; bigger body parts (like quads - the front of your upper legs) do at least 12. Keep the weight such that you can do only about 10 reps; but with good form. I could get a lot more specific but I'm assuming you're not diehard about it yet and this is a relatively good rule of thumb. I'd also suggest getting yourself to an actual gym, rather than one with just dumbells for freeweights, and no machines; but you can go a long way with just dumbells and determination compared to the AVERAGE gym going American; who's just there to flirt. In the beginning, the key secret (this changes but) the key secret is to be dedicated to a decent regimine. Just don't skip days, be diligent and believe me you'll see results faster than you get bored/discouraged.
Continue working out the rest of your life. Begin a program that is comfortable which will vary depending on your present physical condition. Increase your workout time weekly by about 10%. If 20 hours the first week, increase to 22 hours the second week and continue on while the regimen remains comfortable. Begin slowly if you exercise very little at present.
well you are still young....but when i was 14 i started working out and it didnt do anything harmful to me so this is what i did...and still do. 3 times a week is a good way to start if you never worked out b4. and later you can increase your workout days to 4 and 5. but for now stayen at 3 would be best so that you dont hurt yourself ok. heres a workout routine monday- chest / shoulders wednesday- biceps / triceps (arms) friday- legs and back --OR-- *monday- chest / triceps *wednesday-biceps / shoulders *friday- legs back and theres other routines but it wont take you but an hour or two at the MOST ...your tryen to get mass so you need to lift heavy weight w/ low reps. ex: 3 sets of 10,8,6 reps the weight should be heavy so that you can barely get the last rep of each set....the 10th 8th 6th rep that is... working out is very important but soo is your diet...you need to EAT and i mean EAT..how else are you suppose to get big huh...you need to eat 6 times a day approximately every 2-3hrs that is...you need 2g of protein for every pound you weigh....example..if you weigh 140lbs then you need 280g also you need plenty of calories and carbs as well..make sure there not the bad ones though b/c that wont help...try -oatmeal (has good carbs and protein ) -tuna -chicken -protein bars / protein shakes (weight gainer if you want) -beef jerky (watch what kind you get) and etc. so make sure you dont do too too much cardio ok b/c the whole idea is to eat / comsume more than you burn... so.. 1)workout w/ heavy weight and low reps.... 2)diet...eat 6 times a day...(2g per LB....lots of carbs and cal.) so good luck man..and if you gain a lil fat its ok...dont worry b/c it will happen...good luck