Group: Beginners to Exercise

Beginners to Exercise
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 970, Messages: 18927

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Height?

PunjabiFinEST88
PunjabiFinEST88
Posts: 15
Joined: 2005/11/02
Canada
2005/11/13, 04:05 PM
Hi im 5'10 and im 16yrs old and i just started to workout will be my 3rd week .. i heard lifting weights will reduce my height growth so is there no chance of me being 6'0 or 5'11


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michelle9510
michelle9510
Posts: 172
Joined: 2005/07/14
United States
2005/11/13, 07:54 PM
I've never heard that. Actually, lifting weights is good for your bones. As far as how tall you'll be, I think that has more to do with genetics than anything.
Zenkei18
Zenkei18
Posts: 277
Joined: 2005/06/22
United States
2005/11/13, 11:10 PM
I actually grew a little bit once I began to lift due to releases in growth hormone and test... but after that not so much and I'm back to about where I was..
mrdeadly99
mrdeadly99
Posts: 124
Joined: 2005/09/21
United States
2005/11/13, 11:24 PM
Im no professional, but it seems to me that the only bad thing could be compression of your spine while doing heavy squats or something. That might make you temporarily shorter, but thats it. Im not 100% sure though, but ive been lifting since i was 15, and im just as tall as my dad is (6'0")