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300th Posts: 16 Joined: 2007/01/25	2007/02/22, 07:58 PM Im just wondering will high intensity exercises (i.e. heavy weights) stunt your growth? I've heard somewhere i don't exactly know where but i remember hearing that too much high intensity exercises can stunt your growth, What do you think? "The human body is a machine that winds itself" - Thomas Hardy
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/02/22, 08:59 PM this is a myth stemming from the observation that the best weightlifters are short, but this is cause and effect. Top weightlifters are short not BECAUSE they weightlift, but are top weightlifters because they are SHORT. That's like saying that playing basketball makes you taller... -------------- Gravity hates you. Enter the Darkside.
	2007/02/22, 09:13 PM what ? basketball doesnt make u 7'0 if u play center? blasphemy! if anything lifting weights has potential to make you grow more
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/02/25, 10:51 AM There is some basis for this myth but in the end it is a myth. IF in you younger years meaning 0-13 or so you realy do heavy heavy lifts you can damage the growth plates. But if you start at 13-14 with supervision and a good workout plan you are ok. -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance) 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
brachii Posts: 79 Joined: 2007/02/26	2007/03/03, 08:43 PM So basically NBA players aren't tall because they play basketball, but they're good at basketball because they're tall. Whatever your genetics are will determine what you're 'area' you are good at. -------------- \"Gold medals aren\'t really made of gold. They\'re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.\" - Dan Gable brachii