does weight lifting stunt your growth

I'm 5'6 and about to be 17 iv been lifting since I was 13. My father is around 5'11 and m y mother is around 5'2 my older brother is 5'9, but he's never picked up a weight in his life. So am I likely to get taller or am i going to stay 5'6. If i do get taller how much more?

Iv done Heavy Squats, heavy Power cleans,and heavy bench.

its a myth, it wont stunt your growth, but that guy was right with his long artical, dont go doin hardcore weight lifting before age 18.

lifting dosent stunt ur growth.. and to the dude thats 6'4 at age 14, lifting did not make ur friend any shorter.. ur just tall (thats not a bad thing)..
im 14, 5'10 150 pounds and i have been lifting for 3 years, i bench 215, squat around 305 and it hasent seemed to stunt my growth yet.. i grow just about the same every year..
i say its all in ur genetics, and that lifting stunts ur growth is a myth..
(sorry about the spelling..)

I'm 14 and i have started doing weights i'm 5,9 , what about if i only did a thew reps of dunbells a day can this still affect me growth ??
also what about things like push ups, sit ups , tricep dips etc can affect growth ????

hey i'm 14 and 5,9, i have just started doing weights. what about if i only did i thew reps a day can this still stunt my growth?
also can things like push ups, sit ups and tricep dips affect my growth too ?????

Yeah but people vary in height due to genes so hw can u be sure that he is just affected by genes

YOu will be fine. You cannot affect your growth. If you're really concerned about the issue, well, let me show you the article I found, okay?



Where The Myth Comes From. Children & adolescents have growth plate at the end of most bones. Growth plate regulates the length & shape of bones. Bone grows around growth plate, not from the center outward.



Growth plate is the last part of bones to harden. This makes it more vulnerable to fractures which can cause problems like unequal bone length. Weight lifting can stunt your growth if you damage growth plate.





The Truth. You don’t get hit on your ankles & knees during weight lifting like with Soccer. You don’t get collisions like in Football. The only way you can fracture your bones is by letting weights fall on you like this guy.



Weight lifting remains the safest sport when done correctly. Safety depends on proper technique, which your learn best using light weights.



Does that help a little more?

I'm 14 and i have been lifting weights for about three months now and my friends keep seying it will stunt my growth but i asked my parents and they sed only steriods would do that. my mum is 5,6 and my dad is 6,3 i'm 5,7 and have been for 4 months now i'm starting to worry if it will stunt growth. my older brother is about 5,10 and he doesn't lift weights and he stopped growing at early 17 and he is 18 next month and he has recently started growing again. That might be whats happening to me but i'm younger then he was. I have read a lot of posts on sites and some say it makes u go to ur max height quicker and some say you stop. I'm really confussed %-)

wrestlemania59 wrote:

Its a myth . i started weight lifting at 11 now im 15 and im 6'2"[/quote

50 push ups for 2 sets each after an hour. so I masturbate 50 push ups and wait an an hour then I do 50 push ups again. That's not over straining my muscles right? Cos muscles need rest and energy to grow. But I want to know if that is too extreme for a skinny 14 year old boy like me? Maybe it's not enough. Maybe I'm straining. I still look so bony... I don't want to do anymore than that until I know if it's okay. I do run around quite a lot. I'm an average in my class.. Half of the students are lazy. So what the hell am I going to do? (go to gym)

make sure you have mastered body weight exercises before, weight lifting. Pull ups, push ups, lunges .........

But... But... It's not too much right? I'm not destroying my muscles right??? :'(

Whoa wait a sec. How do I master body weight exercises?

Hackinda wrote:

Col_Rock wrote:

make sure you have mastered body weight exercises before, weight lifting. Pull ups, push ups, lunges .........

Whoa wait a sec. How do I master body weight exercises?

Practice makes perfect. Do you have a YouTube account? go, do body weight exercises, and practice until you're able to execute them with perfect form. Does that help?

Fitness Tips For 7/14/2004
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Does Weight Lifting Stunt Growth in Height?

If anything, weightlifting stimulates growth.

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I get this question all the time: "I'm in my teens and I want
to start weight lifting. 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. It didn't stunt the growth of Shaquille O'Neal, David
Robinson, Karl Malone, Michael Vick, etc. They all started
lifting in their early teens, and all have gone on to be well
over 6' tall and star in professional sports.

Dave Draper and Arnold Schwarzenegger started lifting very
young and both are 6'1" or taller. Lou Ferrigno started
working out at 14 years old at the height of 5' 9" and grew to
6' 5" - taller then anyone in his family!

So the answer is no, weightlifting does not stunt height growth, or
any other kind of growth, for that matter. There is no scientific
evidence to support such ideas and, in fact, books such as the
Russian, School of Height, suggest that weight training may
stimulate growth. The latest weight training studies done on
teens showed only positive effects.

I'd also point out that activities such as running and jumping
create forces on the body that are six to eight times one's body
weight. The compression forces on his legs and spine are far
greater in running and jumping than they will ever be in
squatting or pressing over head.

Not only will proper weight training not stunt growth, it allows
teens to grow up with stronger muscles and bones, along with a
healthy lifestyle. It certainly benefits any other sport they
engage in.

Even though proper weight training protocols will not inhibit
growth, the risk for such occurrences and injuries are just like
anything else. If you have proper instruction and a
well-organized program,,your chances are very low.

It is important to learn the basics of weight training and get
medical clearance from your doctor before you begin.

Careful attention should be paid to correct weightlifting form, and
not using too much weight or too much stress placed on the
joints. This is still true, of course for everyone, regardless
of age, and no one should ever try to do more weight than they
can reasonably lift, otherwise injury can occur.

Correct technique will reduce any risk of injury and develop your
strength more effectively than not training with proper technique.
The greatest benefits and smallest risks occur when 8 to 15
repetitions can be performed with a given weight before adding
weight in small increments.

Remember if you are going to exercise regularly always do a
warm up followed by some stretching. After your workout take
5-10 minutes to cool down and do some more gentle stretching.
Studies have shown that people who warm up and cool down
adequately have far fewer injuries.

Practice makes perfect. Do you have a YouTube account? go, do body weight exercises, and practice until you're able to execute them with perfect form. Does that help?

ahhh. I see. I'll do one that I will get easy at. Thank you.