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23 September 202651 pieces
- Teen GuysBe proud you're a guy, and become one people can count onReliability isn't a personality. It's a stack of small, unglamorous habits you can start stacking this week.
- Teen GuysGrowth spurts, voice cracks and the rest of it, explainedYour feet grow first, your coordination leaves for a while, and your voice does whatever it wants. All of it is normal, and some of it you can manage.
- Teen GuysWhat actually works on acne, and when to see a doctorMost of what guys try on their skin makes it angrier. The short list of what helps, and the exact words to use when it's time for a doctor.
- Teen GuysTwo bad weeks is a rough patch. Six is worth telling someone.How to tell the difference between a bad stretch and something that needs help, and exactly who to say it to this week.
- Teen GuysEnergy drinks, your heart rate, and the sleep you don't getWhat that 300 mg can is actually doing at 11 p.m., and how to get off the stuff without a three-day headache.
- Teen GuysWhat steroids do to a body that isn't done growing yetGrowth plates, the guy who swears it's just oatmeal, and why half the supplement aisle has never been tested by anybody.
- Teen GuysEat enough to play hard and still think in fifth periodMost guys don't lose steam at practice because they're out of shape. They lose it because they've eaten one granola bar since 7 a.m.
- Teen GuysTell your coach your head's not right, even in the finalGetting your bell rung in the fourth quarter is the worst possible time to be honest, and the only time it really counts.
- Teen GuysSleep is the part of training you keep skippingCount backward from your alarm, protect the last hour of the night, and you'll show up stronger without adding a single rep.
- Teen GuysNobody counts on you by accidentBeing the guy people call when it matters isn't a personality type. It's a set of habits, and you can start building them this week.
- Teen GuysWhat the guy offering you gear leaves outSteroids, SARMs, pre-workout, "test boosters" - what they actually do to a body that's still growing, and how to answer when they get offered.
- Teen GuysSleep Is the Practice You Keep SkippingYour body does the actual building at night, and most guys in season are giving it about five hours to work with.
- Teen GuysWhy your voice cracks and your shoes stopped fittingFeet first, then legs, then the rest of you. A plain rundown of what's happening, what's normal, and when to tell a doctor.
- Teen GuysWhat a 16-ounce energy drink does to your heart and your sleepThe buzz lasts an hour. The caffeine hangs around most of the day, and that's the part nobody warns you about.
- Teen GuysWhy Your Knees and Heels Hurt When You're Still GrowingThat tender bump under your kneecap and the ache in your heel have names, causes, and a way back onto the field.
- Teen GuysFeeling low for weeks isn't something you have to tough outA bad week is a bad week. Two weeks or more of flat, tired and angry is a signal, and there's a short list of people who can actually help.
- Teen GuysEat Like a Guy Who Has Practice at 3:30Most guys don't crash in the fourth quarter because they're out of shape. They crash because they ate a granola bar at 7 a.m. and nothing since.
- Teen GuysWhat vaping does to your lungs and brain, and how to quitNicotine isn't calming you down, it's fixing a problem it created. If you've already started, there's a way out that actually works.
- Teen GuysCuts, scrapes and turf burn, handled in three minutesA small bag you can build this week, and the five-step routine that keeps a field scrape from turning into a two-week problem.
- Teen GuysWhat to say when the vape comes aroundYou get about two seconds to answer, so decide now what you're going to say and keep it boring.
- Teen GuysHow to be the guy who notices what needs doingAnybody can take the trash out when they're told. Owning something at home, week after week, is what changes how your family sees you.
- Teen GuysThe questions to ask before you pick college or a tradeForget the salary screenshots. Start asking what a Tuesday actually looks like, who's holding the loan, and which doors stay open.
- Teen GuysFive meals to learn before you move outEggs, rice, chili, pasta, and a seared steak. Learn these and you'll never be the guy eating cereal for dinner at nineteen.
- Teen GuysGetting your license, from the permit to the road testThe written test takes one afternoon. Becoming a driver takes about sixty hours, three bad weather days and one very patient adult.
- Teen GuysThe friend test is who you're on the ride homeYou don't need a dramatic breakup to change your circle. You just need to notice what each guy leaves behind in you.
- Teen GuysReading your notes again isn't studyingThe blank-page method, why the highlighter lies to you, and a five-day plan that beats a four-hour panic the night before.
- Teen GuysThe captain's job is mostly the part nobody claps forBeing a good teammate is a stack of small, unglamorous evidence. Here's what to actually do, including the conversation you'll want to skip.
- Teen GuysSmall manners that make adults treat you like a manNone of this costs money and none of it takes talent. It takes doing it on purpose, starting with the next adult who walks into the room.
- Teen GuysThe planner you'll actually use costs about a dollarMost guys quit the planner by October because they bought the wrong kind and used it the wrong way. Fix both in one afternoon.
- Teen GuysHow to tell your dad the thing you don't want to tell himSay the sentence first, pick the right ten minutes, and know what to do if his first reaction is a bad one.
- Teen GuysFour lawns is a business, and you can have them by SaturdayWhat to charge, how to ask, which jobs are worth it, and the one detail that makes people call you back instead of the other kid.
- Teen GuysTell your teacher you're behind before the report card doesThe conversation takes about four minutes, you'll dread every one of them, and it's the fastest way out of a hole you've been digging since September.
- Teen GuysReading the Bible on your own without quitting in LeviticusStart with Mark, not Genesis, and give it ten honest minutes a day. The rest is easier than people make it sound.
- Teen GuysHow to stop being the new kid by ThanksgivingYou don't need a big entrance or a personality transplant. You need a seat, a routine, and about six weeks of showing up.
- Teen GuysHow to buy your first car and still afford to drive itThe number on the windshield isn't the number. Work out what the whole thing really costs, then build a savings plan that actually gets you there.
- Teen GuysScams, strangers, and the message you should show a parentThe people running these know exactly what a fifteen-year-old guy wants. You can still beat them in about ten seconds.
- Teen GuysHow to tell somebody your head is a messStress shows up in your shoulders before it shows up in words. What to do about it, and the people actually worth telling.
- Teen GuysYour first bank account and how not to lose money on itWhat to bring to the branch, the questions that save you real money, and the ten-minute setup that keeps your balance where you left it.
- Teen GuysClose the book and write down what you rememberRereading your notes feels like studying and isn't. The fix takes a blank sheet of paper and about twenty minutes a night.
- Teen GuysYour gear's causing the breakouts on your back and chestSweat, friction and a damp shirt you sat in for an hour explain most of it. The fix is mostly timing, and it takes about ten minutes a day.
- Teen GuysYour first shave when you're already breaking outRazors and active acne can get along fine, as long as you stop doing the four things that turn a shave into a bloody mess.
- Teen GuysYour helmet's dirtier than your faceSweat isn't what's breaking you out during the season. Friction, wet foam and ninety minutes of sitting there are.
- Teen GuysYour acne routine should take four minutesScrubbing harder is why your face stings. Do a few simple things twice a day, keep your hands off, and give it two months.
- Teen GuysYou Can Learn a Hundred Skills This Year. Start With Six.The full list is down the page. The part that decides whether you get through it's the twenty minutes you spend today.
- Teen GuysGetting hired for the summer starts in MarchMost summer jobs are filled before school lets out. Apply early, walk in at the right hour, and say yes to the unglamorous one.
- Teen GuysHow not to get hurt in your first year of liftingSix habits that keep teenage lifters out of the physio's waiting room, including the one that takes four seconds a set.
- Teen GuysLearn a trade while you're still in high schoolYou can leave graduation with a credential, a set of hours and a boss who knows your name. Most of it gets decided at scheduling.
- Teen GuysWhat stops a bully, and what makes it worseMost of it is decided in the three seconds after he says something, and by whether any adult knows this is happening.
- Teen GuysNobody picks a career off a listYou're not supposed to know yet. But there's work you can do this month that makes the answer show up faster.
- Teen GuysYour first twelve weeks of lifting, done properlyAn empty bar isn't a waste of time, and adding 20kg a week is how you end up sitting out the season with a sore back.
- Teen GuysPutting on size at seventeen when you're naturally thinSmall plates, three sessions a week, and more food than you think. What actually works, and the honest bit about how long it takes.
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- Teen GuysPutting on size at seventeen without wasting two yearsLift heavy, eat properly, sleep, repeat for two years. The details matter less than most guys think, and the patience matters more.
- Teen GuysStarting to lift at sixteen without getting hurtAlmost nobody gets injured by lifting. They get injured by loading a movement they never actually learned.
- Teen GuysChoose the subjects that are hardest to add back laterYou don't need to know what you want to be. You do need to avoid the two or three choices that quietly cost you two years.
- Teen GuysShop class, robotics, and the resume you build by accidentThe clubs with tools in the room hand you something most students never get: proof you can actually do things. How to pick one and be the guy they keep.
- Teen GuysVolunteer work worth giving up a Saturday forMost of what gets handed to teenagers is busywork. Four questions sort the real jobs from the filler, and tell you how to show up well.
- Teen GuysTake the boring job on the robotics teamShop class and build clubs hand out real skills, but only to the guy who finishes what he starts. How to be that guy.
- Teen GuysHow to be useful on a team before you're any goodYou can be the least skilled guy on the roster and still be one of the most valuable. That's a choice you make in the first two weeks.
- Teen GuysVolunteering that's worth giving up your Saturday forOne test separates the service that changes you from the kind that just fills a form: if you don't show up, does anything actually go wrong?
- Teen GuysWalking into a room where you don't know a single personThe first fifteen seconds are the whole problem. Decide where you're walking before you open the door, and most of the awkwardness never happens.