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Generally weightlifting does not affect growth, but sometimes care has to be taken especially if your growth plates have not yet fused. Also it all depends on the sort of weights you do. The heavier they are ... But someone recently told me that weightlifting could stunt my growth, so I want to know if that is this true?
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But someone recently told me that weightlifting can stunt my growth. Is this true?" It's seems this myth will never die. But I will try again to kill it. The whole notion of growth being stunted by weight lifting is a myth.
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"Usually once they hit their adolescent growth spurt, it's a good time to start strength training,” Calabrese says. “If they start training prematurely, it may actually stunt growth because their bodies are just not prepared for that kind of stress."
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They say that weightlifting at too early an age can cause damage to those joints and growing ligaments. ... From a physiological point how would lifting weights stunt your growth? It's a myth, and to be honest with you I would expect the average doctor to say yes weight training will stunt your growth. Taking steroids as a...
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Re: Does weightlifting stunt growth if you are around 15 ... They say that weightlifting at too early an age can cause damage to those joints and growing ligaments. My best advise is to ask "your" doctor and don't go by second hand advise(your friend).
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Will Weightlifting Stunt your Growth? Teen Bodybuilding ... weightlifting is safe and will NOT stunt your growth. You have a better chance of having brain damage or some life tiem disability from playing your every day sports you play in PE class then lifting heavy loads.
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Subject: Does weightlifting stunt growth in teenagers? ... Date: Mon Jul 31 12:23:47 2000; Posted by No name entered.; Grade level: School: No school entered.; City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: No country entered.; Area of science: Anatomy;
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