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Everyone seems to be making recommendations on where he should or shouldn't play....we don't even know how old he is. Is he in fact entering high school or is he still in Middle School?
It could be that he is still young and may have a big growth spurt coming.

Maybe it's just me but seems like pretty important information that we need to know before we start giving opinions.

rudy! rudy! rudy!

i highly doubt a growth spirt will hit this late that will gain him 4-6 inches and 30-50 pounds, but i certainly could be wrong. i'd say start a high protein diet with lots of muscle and cardio work outs pronto! might also look into some supplements (creatine, protein shakes/mixes, etc...) to add some meat to him if he really has his heart set on playing guard.

~Andrew

The 3 building block supplements that are needed to gain lean muscles are:


1)Protein (and I don't mean any protein jug off the self). It is a general rule to consume 1.5-2grams of protein per pound of body weight. Diet is one of the hardest things when it comes to gaining muscle/body building etc. It is extremely hard to consume this much on food alone as a typical chicken breat only has 25ish g of protein. You need to supplement your diet w/ shakes or protein bars. What your looking for is "protein Isolate". This type of pretein has upwards of 80-90% of pure usable and absorbable protein. When you get into the "Whey's", your percentage of pure usable protein drops dramatically.

2)Glutamine - Glutamine is an esssential amino acid that helps muscle recovery. Take it a few times a day and especially before bed time. This cuts down on the level of soreness that you will experience the next morning after working out b/c it aids to heal your torn muscles while you sleep. When you work out you tear the muscle...the idea is that you want to eat enough, and comsume enough protein and essential vitamins and minerals that your body rebuils the muscle bigger, thus creating a bigger stronger muscle.

3) creatine - This all depends at what age you want to start taking it. It is an all natural nutrient that forces water into your muscles. The premice behind this is that this water contains the nutrients your muscles need to recover and grow. Red meat is a decent source of creatine however it is not nearly enough.

Lastly, eat 5-7 SMALL meals a day. This will increase your metabolism which will aid in gaining lean muscle weight. Make sure each meal has close to 30g of protein. Your body cannot absorb huge amounts at one time. In other words drinking 4 shakes/150g at one sitting will not do you any good. Once you start going over 30g per sitting your body stops absorbing and you will simply just piss it out.

A combination of a smart healthy diet, these supplements, a very good multi-vitamin and BCA (branch chain amino acid )supplement, working out, atleast 8 hrs of sleep a night will yield you the best results.

one thing to remember is gaining muscle is dependent on these 3 things that I have listed in order of importance.

1)genes
2)diet
3)working out/sleep

hope this helps

Freshmen are supposed to be small. On my Frosh-Soph team, both our starting offensive tackles weighed less than 200 lbs. and our guards were like 165 and 175. Didn't the University of Wyoming - yes, college football - have a starting offensive guard or tackle who was only 180 lbs back in the 70s? When I played offensive center as a HS soph at 205-215 lbs, the guys who gave me fits on the defensive line were the small quick guys. Does anyone here recall Alan Page playing defensive tackle as an NFL professional - yes, pro football - late in his career at 6'4" 235 lbs? Don't get so hung up on bulk.

If he's not played serious 11 man tackle football before, what's really gonna be the hardship is whether he needs CONDITIONING. Between drills, drills, and more drills; windsprints until players drop or throw up; and two-a-day practices in late summer heat, I'd tell him to do upper and lower body workouts and weightlifting; two mile runs against the clock (sixteen minutes is OK for for a lineman first time out); and BUNCHES of stair climbers, running uphill, and sets of hard 150 yd sprints followed by sets of 100 yd sprints followed by sets of 50 yd sprints. Yes, even as an offensive lineman. If he has no endurance and is constantly dying in practice, he will ride the bench or be cut or quit on his own.