leg workouts stunt your growth?

[vikings1142]

Some friends of mine have been telling me that i shouldnt work my legs because it'll stunt my growth. At first i was like thats rediculous but then my friend who broke his shoulder said that his doctor said shoulder press stunt your arm growth because it mashes ur growth plates together.

Any truth in these?

Im a football player so i need all the leg muscle i can get but i also need every inch.

I also play track and basketball

any advise?

[Unsterblich]

Some friends of mine have been telling me that i shouldnt work my legs because it'll stunt my growth. At first i was like thats rediculous but then my friend who broke his shoulder said that his doctor said shoulder press stunt your arm growth because it mashes ur growth plates together.

Any truth in these?

Im a football player so i need all the leg muscle i can get but i also need every inch.

I also play track and basketball

any advise?

As long as you aren't using more weight than you can handle, you should be fine. It is more myth than anything, I do believe.

[himhimself]

i was actually wondering this myself a few days ago...cuz im not that tall and would like to be taller lol

[zoran007]

use proper form and weights

[Brutotal]

Another myth, BB does not make you shorter. Arnold did leg exercises at 16 and he grew to 6'2. Shaq lifted weights early in adolescence (not sure about what programs) and he's pretty big too.

[NOTORIOUS-06]

I would say these things hold no weight in fact, weight training is proven to aid bones in their long-term life, giving you the strength to stay strong into old age, you tell them to get you their proof and show you, I would personally say the opposite, as your building the muscles up. Besides in the UK, my local gym age is 14yrs+ it has to be that for a reason, they wouldnt make the age limit so as people could walk in and damage their bodies.

[olinerules87]

Some friends of mine have been telling me that i shouldnt work my legs because it'll stunt my growth. At first i was like thats rediculous but then my friend who broke his shoulder said that his doctor said shoulder press stunt your arm growth because it mashes ur growth plates together.

Any truth in these?

Im a football player so i need all the leg muscle i can get but i also need every inch.

I also play track and basketball

any advise?

some friends of yours are dumb @sses

[vikings1142]

some friends of yours are dumb @sses

haha exactly my thoughts until he said the thing about mashin growth plates together i was like"oh ****"

[gogz]

damn

[PumpingSteel]

dont jump up and down, it will stunt your growth.
give me a break. dont work your brain, it will keep you away from being smart! stop eating! it will keep you away from eating more in the future!

[Shaun1990]

I would say these things hold no weight in fact, weight training is proven to aid bones in their long-term life, giving you the strength to stay strong into old age, you tell them to get you their proof and show you, I would personally say the opposite, as your building the muscles up. Besides in the UK, my local gym age is 14yrs+ it has to be that for a reason, they wouldnt make the age limit so as people could walk in and damage their bodies.

QFT. The studies that apparently showed that weight lifting stunts growth had the adolescents use what ever they wanted to, unsupervised, and without a program. It was inevitable that they would do stupid ****, like do 32632 sets of curls 8 days per week, etc. So in essence, all the studies proved was that extremely poor form, poor rest and nutrition will cause injuries in youths as well as adults.

[IronAbrams]

IMO, that's just an excuse that comes from somebody who's too lazy to work legs.

How many times have you guys heard "I don't need to work legs, I run!" Exactly. Ignorance and laziness.

If anything, it would make sense that growth would increase during training from increases in test and natural HGH. What might make sense is not always the case tho.

[CrackAddictX03]

i've grown 3-4 inches since i started doin squats, n if u see my little sig thingi, you'll know im not exactly going 'light' on em, hehe.

stop pulling excuses out of ur ass n go squat, u wont stunt nothing. heck, i've dropped 400 lbs on my back a couple times n im fine :P.

[miles1]

Shut up and squat some heavy ass weight like CrackAddictX03 but dont drop it!

[-RiK-]

yes it does stunt your growth, just like abdominal workouts stunt your digestive system and cardio workouts stunt circulation

no just a myth i believe. growth is genetic.

[Freakazoid]

I did track and basketball in high school, heard alot of stupid kids talk about that kind of stuff....I did the big three (squats, deadlifts and bench) and I outgrew alot of people on my team. ITS A TOTAL MYTH....do a searh if you like....this only affects kids that do weightlifting at an early age...im talking about 9-12. Good luck.

[Mourning Tide]

It's a stupid grandma's tale, i swear its never going to die just to a google search and you will find the blatant answer: NO

[nrk5014]

i basically didnt do legs for a year for the same reason, and i was 5'8" and i thought i was done growing...dumb ass move....anyway, for the last year ive been doing legs harder than ever, and i have grown an inch since october...so basically the myth holds no credibility, and it is, well...a myth.