weight lifting

[theNEWDJ]

do u think lifting to heavily like legs and lower body will stunt my growth or will it help increase my height, also i feel like getting to muscular will make me look shorter i dunno please help me out

 

[brenbaus]

You should post this in the health forum, where we talk about stuff like that

 

[pimpfromdayone]

I don't think it will stunt your growth, unless you are lifting really seriously as a pre-pubescent boy or something. Growth plates can be damaged if you lift too heavy, but it is probably really rare. Why not just play it safe for now if you are supposed to grow more? You can definitely do the bench press as hard as you want and all the other exercises, but might want to hold back on the intensity of the squats.... that's what I do. Being skinny does have a way to make you look taller it seems, but not much difference either way. One thing is for sure: if you don't get enough calories, you are advised to not work out with the same frequency as those who do. You should be in a calorie-excess state, but since I personally don't feel like eating 6+ meals a day and being a slave to working out, I keep it more casual and just take the slower gains I get. I do suppose growth stunting could occur if you used all your energy on working out and didn't allow any for body nourishment or growing, so that is another reason why I would wait.

 

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[MetalFortress]

My weightlifting coach is about 5'8 or 5'9. His wife is the same height. Their oldest son, Casey Burgener, is 6'1 and a world class olympic weightlifter who has been training since age 5.

Yeah, weightlifting stunts growth.

 

[Fatality]

there has never been a study done that proves weightlifting stunts growth

 

[DJ_in_making]

Originally posted by MetalFortress
My weightlifting coach is about 5'8 or 5'9. His wife is the same height. Their oldest son, Casey Burgener, is 6'1 and a world class olympic weightlifter who has been training since age 5.

Yeah, weightlifting stunts growth.

If you're being sarcastic........stop and think about what you just said. Do you think one exception makes it a myth? come on, you know there's an exception to every rule.

 

[bud1971]

It's weird this subject should come up....

I have been talking with my friends about this lately. True, there is anecdotal evidence on both sides as far as lifting during puberty.

But from a physiological point of view, we know for a fact that heavy lifting(squats, deadlift, bench) increase testosterone levels. Testosterone is the hormone responsible for closure of the growth plates....so, does it mean anything? who knows.

Another interesting thought....I wonder if intentionally trying to limit testosterone production during pre-pubescent years through diet and exercise would produce a taller adult?

 

[pimpfromdayone]

Originally posted by DJ_in_making
If you're being sarcastic........stop and think about what you just said. Do you think one exception makes it a myth? come on, you know there's an exception to every rule.

Exactly. While it may not be common, it is still could happen if you push yourself just a little bit too hard. It may just be coincidence, but most of the REALLY strong guys in my highschool who started lifting big weight in middleschool were like 5'8" and below. Doctors are cautious about having you lift huge weight when you're still growing, and they're not stupid for cautioning you either.

 

[bud1971]

Oh yeah,

The other part of my conversation with my group of friends was exercise training methods....like which group of footbal players would actually be stronger on the field if group A did only plyometrics, running, and bodyweight exercises, and group B did only weight lifting and running.

I believe group A...but who knows?

 

[pimpfromdayone]

Well, probably group A would be more effective, just because of their method of training. You can of course use different methods when working out with weights to give you the right combination of strength, power (best for football), endurance, etc. You'd be making a mistake if you only trained for pure strength.... On another note, I knew a couple guys in highschool benching upwards of 400 lbs but their flexibility and agility sucked and their POWER was not as good as it could have been.

 

[bud1971]

I've seen the same thing in Judo, guys who were really strong in the gym, but not very strong on the mat. Then, there's always the farm kid who is freaky strong, but never lifted weights. Also, I totally agree that strength and flexibility are often an inverse relationship.

If I were you NewDJ, just to be on the safe side, since there is no definite answer, don't lift heavy and just try to build functional strength with plyometrics and body weight exercises.

 

[MetalFortress]

Originally posted by DJ_in_making
If you're being sarcastic........stop and think about what you just said. Do you think one exception makes it a myth? come on, you know there's an exception to every rule.

It's been scientifically proven that weightlifting doesn't stunt growth. Do you want to try to argue against scientific fact? Didn't think so. In fact, the extra growth hormone caused by weightlifting should push growth to INCREASED levels, as was shown with my coach's son.


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[diablo]

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