Will working out stunt my growth?

[yungahdubz]

I've just recently started working out, and was wondering if working out would stunt my growth. I turned 15 6 days ago so I'm still pretty young. Someone told me they don't workout cos it will stunt their growth, is this true?

 

[Warboss Alex]

No, it won't, squat away.

 

[Heart Break Kid]

Nope, infact if you improve your diet to working out standards you might grow more! Rememer form before weight and keep it compound.

 

[blinkwatt]

I wouldn't workout hardcore at your age. I'd stick to simple push-ups,sit-ups,pull-ups in your house & jogging outside. Focus on those for awhile until your comfortable then I'd start to hit the gym.

 

[Throttle]

No. A summary:

http://bodybuilding.about.com/od/bodybuildingfaq/f/stuntgrowth.htm

 

[Kev07]

Although it probably wouldn't stunt your growth, I wouldn't go hardcore at 15.

Could definetely start though!

 

[mintxx]

if anything, i'd avoid going heavy on deadlifts and maybe squats, simply because your spine is still learning to deal with a growing body. other than that, go for it, and learn good habits early. however that's my opinion and if you're going to train seriously i suggest you consult a doc/gp.

 

[Quagmire911]

Hardcore? Not hardcore? What does it actually mean. It is hard to put exact definitions on their meaning. Hardcore can be defined as 20 rep squats heh.

The biggest thing to take into consideration is that you are a beginner. Pushing yourself near to your limits could cause injury easily. If you want to lift weights, treat it like anything else. Learn what to do properly, learn good technique on the BIG three. Warm up properly. Like all beginners should, start off slow. Even if you don't push yourself, you could still make some reasonable gains over the next 1-2 years and be at a much better place than if you did nothing.

Don't worry so much about diet etc, eat healthy and eat enough. Use the time when you are taking things slow in the weights gym, to build up a good conditioning base for yourself in the cardio gym.

Quagmire

P.s.-I mean think about it guys, a 50-150lb barbell on his back, will not crush his spine and paralyze him for the rest of his life.

 

[Heart Break Kid]

I think he'll be fine like Quagmire says. TC, just make sure you get a couple of the trainers/vets at the gym to check your form, especially on the compound excercises.