hello all, im 18 in about 4 months and
about to join a gym and begin weights i am
just wondering if weights stunt growth or
if it is a myth.
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Mikolas
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Posted: 11-12-07 10:42am
No, it won't stunt your growth unless you
have improper form and do something to
injure your bones. Hard exercise increases
hormones, which can help contribute to
growth. But like I said, you need to make
sure you don't injure your spine, etc. If
you are completely new to the work out
field, take it nice and slow in the
beginning (a few months perhaps) and get
yourself and your body used to the
exercises and focus on good form first.
Then you can worry about the heavy lifting
and showing off.
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MMAFighter
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Posted: 11-12-07 12:16pm
First off, since you are almost 18, the
majority of your growth is probably
already over. Second off, like Mikolas
said, the only way weight lifting could
stunt your growth is if you overstrain
your spine or joints with heavy lifting or
if you damage your growth plates from
lifting with poor form.
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meetjenney
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Posted: 02-15-08 15:22pm
this is simply a myth. so don't worry and
begin you gym.
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likeAstone
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Posted: 03-05-08 20:20pm
it is NOT a myth... but as long as you
train properly, and don't go too heavy
(work within the 8-12 rep range to begin
with) you shouldn't have a problem.
MMAFighter is spot on.
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rogerrockmorer
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Posted: 03-12-08 21:17pm
oh, but how come my friend started workin
out at a young age lets say 13 years old
yes he grew up but he's not that tall the
fact that his brothers are atleast 5'9" -
5'10"
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efforts
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Posted: 03-14-08 19:22pm
i think you just don't overdo it...
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Rene223
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Posted: 08-22-08 22:25pm
hey guys well im just here to know about
some of this too.
well im only 15 and i workout and the
thing is that im like 5"7 or 5"8 and i
wanna keep growing to be like at least
5"10 to 6"0 ft and i just wanna know if
you guys think that will happen?
i spoke to my doctor about it and she said
that i still got another growth sperth to
go
through
will it affect my growth if i continued to
workout?
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Mikolas
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Posted: 08-23-08 13:39pm
I pretty much would not recommend heavy
weight lifting for kids 14 years and
younger because they are still in risk of
injuring their growth plates, which then
could prevent growth. For your age, I'd
begin to work out, but I would not max out
on particularly stressing exercises such
as squats with barbell and deadlifts.
Towards the latter stages of your growth
cycle, then I'd feel more comfortable to
do as I please.
By the way, hard exercise can cause your
body to produce more hormones, which in
effect could cause you to grow a bit more.
The most important thing is for you to
have proper form, a proper warm up, and
ensure that you don't cause any injuries
since you are still in a state of growth.
