What Should We Be Worried About? Health and Fitness Reality Check
In my opinion, I think lifting weights before you adulthood stunts your growth in height. I think this because I have seen many people who start lifting weights at an early age and they stop growing in height. Then they ended up looking one of those really strong, jacked men who are really short. I also have a couple of friends who started lifting at a young age. Though they look big and strong, they still lack in height - which they probably don't mind, but I do intend to still grow in height, Also, in my personal experience, when I do start lifting weights, my body starts to feel heavy. That is why I personally do not also lift weights because I hope to grow in height.
So I did some reading online and looked up whether or not, lifting weights before your adulthood stunts your growth in height. Though I did not find exact proof/evidence in whether or not lifting weights can affect the growth of your height, I did read that not properly lifting heavy weights can affect your growth. The sites I looked upon stated that if you start lifting heaving weights at a young age can affect your growth. Instead what you can do is, slowly start at light weights and gradually build up; therefore you do not damage your body. So it is not true that lifting weights before your adulthood stunts your growth. However, not properly doing it can.
*** After this blog, will I start to lift weights properly.... no. Sorry Mr. Pederson, you still have to weight, I mean "wait". *** :D
References:
1) http://www.weighttraining.com/faq/can-weight-lifting-stunt-growth
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDOieYqiAto (a video on my topic)
3) http://skinnybulkup.com/does-weight-lifting-stunt-growth/
4)http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/TeenBodybuilding.htm
