OVERTRAINING in teenage age/pubescence?!!!

it will have no impact on the hole hormone.

You are born with all the same holes you die with, hormones won't change that.

so it won't effect his growth and biological developement?

From my example I trained pretty hard from age 16-18. I ran year round without breaks (80-95 miles a week consistently.)

Also raced about 75 times a year various distances.

I was among the top 3 in my event nationally for my age up until age 21 when I completely leveled off and never really improved. By that time I had trouble doing enough consistent intense workouts that needed to be done to get to the next level. I had constant problems with fatigue and low iron levels. It seemed ne matter what I did I couldn't improve and basic training got a lot harder.

Perhaps I had damaged some biological system in my teenage years.

Also mentally I lost a lot of enthusiasm not living up to expectations I had from early tremendous success.

I'll always wonder about that but it also could be I reached my limits due to lack of talent early and wouldn't have gotten further had I had been more conservative.

Hmm, That sounds like something Scott Fry once said.

you may be on to something with that hole hormone theory. can anyone enlighten us with regards to hole hormone circulation?

At 16, he's done the puberty thing already. It's too late to do anything about what happened a couple years ago. To get to the next level, it is all about speed. That is what the high schooler should be working on. They can move up in distance later. His 100m or 200m best will ultimately determine what his best 800m (or longer) will be (give or take).

Hmm, puberty is until 18 years old, not 16 years :) So he would be at the same level in this situation than training light in 14,15 years old? I understand that .

Hmm, puberty is until 18 years old, not 16 years :) So he would be at the same level in this situation than training light in 14,15 years old? I understand that .

High Schoolers need to work on speed but too often its done through hard intervals. They work too often on anaerobic speed (200-800m intervals at a very hard pace). They should work on shorter intervals 50-150m and work on developing their aerobic capacity (runs of 30-90 minutes at an easy pace (65-70% heart rate)). Too often high school and even college runners are doing hard interval workouts and races 3-4 times a week and then on the "easy" days are running tempo paces (heart rates at 75-85%). Running lots of miles will not lead to burn out but racing too often, interval training too often, and running hard on easy days will. This kid who is overtraining will probably hurt himself both physiologically and mentally for the future if he runs "hard" everyday. He needs to back of the intensity but keep up the duration. Here is an example of how I would train him during spring track.

Monday - 40-60 minutes of easy running (65-70% heart rate)

Tuesday - 10-15 minute warmup and cooldown, Intervals of 200-600m with the same rest (Strength training focused on abs and upper body)

Wednesday - 40-60 minutes easy running

Thursday - 35-45 minutes easy running then 6-10 X 50-150m sprints then mile cooldown (strength training focused on abs and upper body)

Friday - 20-40 minutes easy running or rest

Saturday - Race anywhere from 200m to 1600m

Sunday - 60-75 minutes easy running or rest

If he has an extra race during the week cut Tuesday's workout that week. Also, on Monday through Friday before every workout 2 laps warmup, form drills, and dynamic stretching.

Also, during the winter he needs to focus on base training where the aerobic capacity needs to be fully developed. However, he can still develop speed without tapping into the anaerobic system. Example week during the winter

Monday - 50-70 minutes easy running

Tuesday - 50-60 minutes with 20-25 of them at tempo pace (85-88% heart rate) or cruise intervals at approximate 8k pace. (strength training focused abs and upper body)

Wednesday - 50-70 minutes easy running

Thursday - 40-60 minutes easy/moderate running then 10 x 100m strides with FULL 3 minute rest. (strength training focused on abs and upper body)

Friday - 30-60 minutes easy running or rest

Saturday - 75-80 minutes easy long run or indoor/road race (preferably only 3-4 during the winter months)

Sunday - Rest or 30-60 minutes easy running

Thank you , for this plan. I would offer it and talk about it with him seriously.

everything "keep it simple" said

good stuff - following that should prepare the youth for when he is an adult.

training to hard when your a kid can cause some problems when you get older.

it can also be said that training easy when your a kid can also cause problem when your older.

training hard early develops mental strength, physical strength, and gives the athlete a good idea of what is needed to suceed, it also helps

its not about training hard its just about training smart, if you have a good coach she/he will know when to say "relax" , "take a day off" or whateverf is needed.

if you train easy as a kid and have success when you get older you might not be willing to put in the kind of quality and quantity sessions needed to achieve at adult level, if you train hard but smart as a kid you will be used to the hard but rewarding work and will succeed.

all of this is not really important to the OP but what is important is we do not know if hormones can be changes by hard training as these trest have never been done as if would mean overtraining a kid to the point where they could become sick, and i dont think anyone wants to oversee this type of project.