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Old Jul 4, 2004, 06:01 PM
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wieght training

im 14 goin on 15 and and around 5'3 or 5'4 and as u can see i am not very tall and i heard that weight training would stunt your growth so i was wondering if u could include information on anything that would give me the same muscle without the damage to my body becuz my football coach is really into lifting but i dont wanna stay the same hieght that i am now becuz i want to be nice and built for my time in high school and also i was wondering if there was anyhting i could do to get a little taller p.s my parents are almost as short as me

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Old Dec 25, 2004, 03:41 PM   #2  
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weight training

Moderate amounts of weight training shouldn't cause any damage as long as you don't overdo it. Good luck.
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Old Jan 26, 2005, 08:20 PM   #3  
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naw i heard that it doesnt cause stunt growht, its just like a myth... just a fwe words of adicce ( me being same age and all) dont over do it, dont put weights on ur sholder ( i think that stunts growth) do all the machines and free weights correctly, dont work out with torn or borken muscle, and when you bench ALWAYS ALWAYS make sure some 1 is spoting u. no matter how much your lifting. and make sure that person is paying attention and isnt some <expletive>... i have had wieghts fall on my friend and he wasnt too happy. and it hurts
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its all a myth. I was the same height as you at your age and im now 6'1(28yr old). both my parents are under 5'5. Ive trained with weights since i was 15.
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ITS ALL A MYTH , The whole notion of growth being stunted by bodybuilding training is a myth that I have been fighting for years. In conversations with my grandfather who used to be an Orthopedic Surgeon graduated from Northwestern University with top honors, I learned that as long as the resistance is not so high that it would cause the bones to become more dense and thus close the epiphysis (the growth area of a long bone) then there should not be any detrimental effects.

As a matter of fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics recently changed their policy (PEDIATRICS Vol. 107 No. 6 June 2001, pp. 1470-1472) regarding this topic by stating that "strength training programs do not seem to adversely affect linear growth and do not seem to have any long-term detrimental effect on cardiovascular health" as evidenced in recent studies.

I should also point out that the compression forces on your legs and spine are far greater in running and jumping than they will ever be in a bodybuilding exercise like squatting. Compression forces in running and jumping can exceed 5 times your bodyweight. If you're not squatting over 700 pounds, he's generating greater compression in normal daily activities.
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the only thing i have to add after that post by hammdy is to reread it again. a great post.
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