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lifting can stop u growing

goodguy Posts: 54 Joined: 2002/02/09	2002/08/19, 12:26 PM whoever says lifting wont affeect ur height is lie,it possibly can.Just one week ago i read a report of proffessor in some journal that if u're teen and lift weights the mass of the weights must not be bigger than 20% of ur body.I agree with that. i was 16 when started lifting,mu height was 189.5 cm ,now im 18 and 190 cm tall.I can see lifting slowing my height down. As the suggestion to all teens i want this to be a small lesson.Dont take big weight as u entered the gym.Take ur time. ---------------------------- ~Dont judge and u will not be judged~
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2002/08/19, 12:58 PM Well it is true that if you start lifting heavy before your growth plates are done (by that I mean that you have reached you total adult height) you can stunt your growth. But after that it should have no effect, and really you height is mostly related to you genes anyway. -------------- Life comes by only once....Live it to the fullest!
Arnold Posts: 1,112 Joined: 2000/11/27	2002/08/19, 10:55 PM I agree with mutt.. genetics played 99% of this.. unless you start really really young. Most indivduals can start a program as young as 15-16 years of age. -------------- .o0 Arnold 0o...o0 theaustrianoak@hotmail.com 0o.
dzimy Posts: 39 Joined: 2002/07/16	2002/08/20, 01:33 PM I agree with you guys!! A good riend of mine began weight lift by the age of 14 and did not gain so much height.. He has big ?%$$/? muscles but he's small..about 165 cm!! Be sure that when I'll have kids that they wont lift at this young age! -------------- I need to Grow! So, be Psycho!
skinnyrobin Posts: 224 Joined: 2002/05/10	2002/08/24, 02:01 PM damn it! the stories keep changing! well i`m 14...but i don´t lift heavy. very light as a matter of fact. (7 lb) what do u think-should i stop?
goodguy Posts: 54 Joined: 2002/02/09	2002/08/26, 03:05 PM 7lb is a small weight.u dont have to stop lifting it.take weight of 25-30% of ur body.use this formula ur weight*20%of ur body/100%
anurag_chigs Posts: 8 Joined: 2002/07/28	2002/08/31, 01:56 PM i am 22 and 5'3" and i do lift heavy weights , is it ok or shud i not lift heavy weights
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/08/31, 10:08 PM i think you've grown all that you're going to so don't worry about it
EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/09/10, 05:29 PM i lift weights...but I also go my *girl thing* at a very early age, (9) and I havent grown since I was 9 years old. I started lifting when I was 12 and I am in the middle of my second growth spurt and this spurt is actually bigger then my first one so who knows... -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
martsworld Posts: 3 Joined: 2002/08/10	2002/09/10, 05:35 PM hmmmm, im 17 5'9, weigh 130lb. i bench 200lb. is this gonna stunt my growth? n my ability in the future?
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2002/09/12, 11:42 AM What stunts your growth is workingout before the growth is started and done...around 14-16 is a good time depending on the person. It really has no other effect... -------------- Life comes by only once....Live it to the fullest!
EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/09/12, 04:43 PM but that's wierd cause i am in my second growth spurt (im 13) and my second one was bigger then my first...and i have been lifting for about a year now -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/09/12, 04:44 PM IF anything...even though I am growing taller, I may have been even taller....if i didnt work out that much.. o well Besides lifting weights 3-4 times a week i don't think that 3 light cardios and 1 heavy cardio's a week will kill ya -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2002/09/12, 04:50 PM It really depends on how heavy you lifted while you were growing, the first spurt is usually the largest, since as a woman you start much earlier than a man. But I do not think light workouts will hurt you at all. -------------- Life comes by only once....Live it to the fullest!
EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/09/13, 11:05 AM yea I do high repitions..i dont powerlifting or anything like that -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
tt_rocker Posts: 389 Joined: 2001/01/25	2002/09/26, 02:20 AM A lot of studies have been conducted on this subject. I'm just wondering how tall most football & basketball players would have been had they not lifted weights ?! -------------- keep rockin'
josnip Posts: 1 Joined: 2005/09/28	2005/09/28, 02:09 PM well i just enroled my 2 sons to gym to start teen zone training eldest is nearly 15 youngest is 13 have i done a bad thing.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/09/28, 03:06 PM No as long as the workouts stay light weight and high reps with good form. Also have them use compund exercises and bodyweight. Watch the 13 the most but it willonly help them. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
	2005/09/29, 06:21 AM I'd like to see just 1 reliable study that proves this...or at least shows good relationship...unless the teens do max lifts....moderate progressive weight will not stunt growth...there are plenty people who worked out since 13-14 years old and still grew well over 6'0 ....genes, environmental elements, etc all play bigger roles than proper moderate exercise....those who say they started working out and didn't grw much after...don't consider the fact that there are many situations where brothers in the same family are considerably different in height....or the fact that their parents are fairly short...there are many confounding variables that could explain such occurrences...
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2005/10/02, 10:24 PM Lifting done properly in your teens will enhance your height. A spike in growth hormone from weight training could spike your height. If you are just flat out doing stupid things in the gym then yes you could damage a growth plate. So, just be smart when you train and stop worrying so much about it.