teenage weightlifting

marlie · Silver Member Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 292

Hello. I'm 46 year old male and I have some questions about my son’s health. You see, he’s only 15 and wants from me to buy him some weight for some home practice.
But, I'm not so sure should I do this because the truth is that I don’t know anything about teenage weightlifting.
I have never practiced body lifting and that’s why I would like to find out can it cause some damage to the young body. I have talked with him and he told me that all his friends are practicing body lifting and that there is no reason to be worried. How could I be sure?

fredericka · Silver Member Joined: 14 Jul 2002 Posts: 248

I totally understand why you are so worried and that’s why I will tee you some things. You see, you were right about this because there are many dangers connected with unprofessional teenage weightlifting.
Many abnormalities could be caused by lifting heavy weight by your own without any professional supervision.
So, I wouldn’t suggest you to let him do this bodybuilding at his home but rather, I suggest you to subscribe him into some gym because there are a lot of professional trainers there who could help him giving him some good and useful advices.
Tell him that, if weight lifting is important to him, to lessen the weight, increase the repetitions and focus significantly on his technique. It will cause much better results.

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Hello i am a 13 year old male and i am around 5 foot 9. I have been weightlifting for over a month now, i do 5kg dumbells, and 17kg bench presses. I am wondering if i will stunt my growth

Shaun Fielden 29 · Newbie Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 1

Hi im 14 yrs old and im noly 5ft 6... i lift 40kgs on dumbells and i usally bench press 72kgs.. Iam sick of my parents telling me i wont grow any more because i lift that amount is this true ???

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so i've been lifting sence around 8th grade i start around benching 175lbs max and 220lbs squat i'm now in 11th and i'm benching 260lbs and squating 440lbs and nothing hurts in my body oh yea and i'm 5'8 and 255lbs

Wazza · Newbie Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 1

No. but you can do damage with heavy weights. I suggest do a weight that you can only do 15 reps with. I used to do very heavy with 3 sets of 8 reps. I had gains but i started to feel shot and sore. So i suggest you go to a gym and talk to a someone about it and they will hopefully give you a personal program

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Possibly but also lifting heavy can cause serious injuries. At the age of 14 that is too heavy and possibly looking at serious injuries. I suggest at the age of 14 you use a weight that you can only do 3 sets of 15 reps. In the early teens lifting heavy just isn't needed

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Hey, I lifted weights when I was 14 and it never stunted my growth! But the poeple I knwo who lifted the real heavy weights like Shaun didn't grow, so form my experience, lift weights yes! But donlt rip, ionly tone!

dsimic17 · Newbie Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 7

yea let him that age is perfect, best thing is to let him play some kind of sport so he uses that lifting so there for he wont be slow as, tell him if just lifts and not run or streach before and after he will grow bigger but not (balance strong) if i were you i would get him that weights in the house along with a boxing puching bag or something like that it's a good mix. I hope i helped ya and watch him dont let him use too much that or hernia

tanchris · Newbie Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 13

Lifting heavy weights will be pulling your whole
body down, but what if I lift by sitting on a chair? Does it has a difference?
I lifted 12-15kg(10-12reps) and 20kg(5-7reps) last year starting from June
to Dec at age of 15. Approximately maximum for 96days. Will I be growing
again if I stop lifting those heavyweights?

Now I'm just doing bodyweight exercises. Will I stop growing now? I'll be
reaching 16 this March. I need to know whether may I still grow? Please and
thank you.

Best regards,
Chris.

teenage weightlifting

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