Is it true you stop growing when you start lifting?
I want to start lifting but im scared i might stop growing
March 16, 2013
Is it true you stop growing when you start lifting?
I want to start lifting but im scared i might stop growing
6 Comments • Newest first
Proof Weight Lifting Doesn't Stunt Growth. Olympic Weight Lifters have to start at a young age to get to the top. Check out the heavier weight classes: plenty of tall guys.
Dave Draper, Arnold Schwarzeneger, Lou Ferrigno, Shaquille O'Neal, David Robinson, Karl Malone, Michael Vick, ... All started lifting weights in their early teens and are over 6' /1m82 tall.
Where The Myth Comes From. Children & adolescents have growth plate at the end of most bones. Growth plate regulates the length & shape of bones. Bone grows around growth plate, not from the center outward.
Growth plate is the last part of bones to harden. This makes it more vulnerable to fractures which can cause problems like unequal bone length. Weight lifting can stunt your growth if you damage growth plate.
[b]Source[/b] http://stronglifts.com/does-weight-lifting-stunt-growth/
Just do a lot of small daily reps every day. My family is made up of fairly tall people, and I'm Asian. I think that almost every single male in our family is at least 5'10". My bro should be at least 5'8", but he's been lifting heavy weights for about 2 - 3 years now, and he's only grown about two or three inches.
EDIT: Srry, I meant 1 inch in the last year.
Well when you lift you burn off all your fat, you slim down. Eventually you'll burn off your bones and organs then you become tiny.
Definitely not. If you lift with proper form then it can only help you grow taller because of the physical exercise helping release more T and stuff.
you should wait until you're at your tallest, then start lifting weights
No any sport can replace lifting