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Originally Posted by aejones
at a random gym up by my parents, i see two kids, approximately 14-17, first deadlifting then squatting. when DL'ing kid1 (who looks a little older, like he's obviously been trying to do some lifting, but still could def just be like 15) kid 2 just kept saying "what does this work? why are we doing this?" while kid 1 was trying to explain. his deadlift form seemed okay (though kid2's was terrible).
then they start squatting and they are going ~30% of depth, basically just slightly bending their knees and immediately going back up. they're doing like ~100 pounds, slightly more or something, not really warming up, etc.
what's my play here? i feel like if when i was this age someone would have said "you should buy starting strength, stop listening to your gym teachers and start googling stuff, but it's good you're trying to DL/squat" i would be eternally grateful for the headstart. however, i always feel pretty douchey about ever saying anything in the gym.
If you want to do this and come across better, start with the bolded part and emphasize that before giving any advice imo. Then drop a couple tips on them (squat like this, SS, etc.) - if they dont show interest, dont waste time saying much else.
I think its interesting/cool to help people who want it, but most people will not be interested in hearing what you say, no matter how right you are and how wrong they are.