what doctor told my 15 year old brother about weightlifting and growth stunting

**karzma** · 03-28-2007, 04:20 PM

he said that weightlifting with weights that are mild in difficulty will not stunt your growth, because it doesn't put too much pressure on your bones (just your muscles)

so my brother who is 15 he hasn't done any weightlifting (just playing tons of baseball and i guess the pushups he did in baseball practice is almost like benching a little bit...)

anyway my brother was able to bench 100 pounds at 30 reps (the most he could do), he couldn't lift 200 and 150 was pretty difficult to him.

the doctor said if he just lifts the weight thats mild in difficulty for him (like benching 100 pounds) it won't stunt his growth because its just putting most of the strain on his muscles. but if he maxes out alot and tries to lift stuff thats very difficulty for him that can put pressure on his bones and might lower growth rates

the doctor said the best thing for my brother to do is to just lift weights mild in difficulty, until those weights become easy in difficulty, and then once that weight becomes easy he can move onto the new weight that is mild in difficulty for him. the doctor said to just not try to lift your maximum or whats very difficult for you if you're a teen because you have so much test you only need to lift the mild difficulty stuff and have good diet to make good gains in muscle. he said lifting your max and the difficult stuff might put too much pressure onto your bones

the doctor also said that 90% of growth is genetic and diet anyway (getting enough vitamins and food and calcium and calories).

**dabir27** · 03-28-2007, 04:23 PM

mostt doctors are ignorant when it comes to bbing

**Xamine** · 03-28-2007, 04:23 PM

That doctor is a load of ****.

**karzma** · 03-28-2007, 04:24 PM

so you guys think you can lift your maximum every workout and it will be okay?

**Xamine** · 03-28-2007, 04:25 PM

Well...is he going for strength or size?

**swelsh123** · 03-28-2007, 04:27 PM

I don't want to sound like a dick, but should you really value the opinion of some teenagers over a doctor?

**karzma** · 03-28-2007, 04:27 PM

size!

**laxninja** · 03-28-2007, 04:28 PM

I agree for these reasons.

people who never work out eventually fill out. after growing tall you grow wide (muscle). Genetics are big deal here, some people won't fill out much but there is a kid on my lacrosse team who doesnt lift at all and is 15 years old, like 165 pounds (built but not ripped) and much stronger than me, never lifted in his life.

when you are still growing, lighter weights wouldn't put as much pressure on your bones. If this actually effects growth or not I do not know, but why risk it?

eventually you will get strong enough so that even an easy weight would put pressure on you, but only if you let it. (example back squats, if you have a ton of weight and are locking your knees it will put pressure on them but if you keep them slightly bent the pressure is on your leg muscles.)

these are all just my thoughts on this topic

**Jamesns** · 03-28-2007, 04:44 PM

lol "doctor bull**** bla bla bla"

dude hes a doctor why would he lie to you what does he get if he lies to you lol, hes probably been to uni and everything, if i were you id take his word over any kid in this forum.

**spitfire909x** · 03-28-2007, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by dabir27

mostt doctors are ignorant when it comes to bbing

Yeah, they may be ignorant about BBing, but that has nothing to do with growth and bones. I'm sure they know more about it than you.

**Loads O Fire** · 03-28-2007, 04:53 PM

Of course lifting your max too often is bad for teens, its just as bad for adults. It destroys your joints, and puts a lot of stress of bones.

As to stunting growth, there isn't enough research to prove it lifting weights stunts growth in any way. When you think about it, it should promote natural bone growth. Why? Because working out promotes your body to supply extra amounts of testosterone, teens are already loaded with the stuff. Testosterone = growth from working out + natural growth.

so you guys think you can lift your maximum every workout and it will be okay?

Of course not. That puts so much stress on joints and bones. Not only is lifting your max every time worthless, but it's also damaging. The only reason for lifting your max is to be able to say "Hey! I can bench 250 lbs!". You get more out of lifting weights under your max when training for both size and strength. You're not going to see any gains from lifting your max one or two times, than calling it quits for the night.

**Jamesns** · 03-28-2007, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Loads O Fire

Of course lifting your max too often is bad for teens, its just as bad for adults. It destroys your joints, and puts a lot of stress of bones.

As to stunting growth, there isn't enough research to prove it lifting weights stunts growth in any way. When you think about it, it should promote natural bone growth. Why? Because working out promotes your body to supply extra amounts of testosterone, teens are already loaded with the stuff. Testosterone = growth from working out + natural growth.

Wrong, it wont destroy your joints if you lift properly.

**CallMeGod** · 03-28-2007, 04:58 PM

Well I know that you can stunt your growth very little if you put to much pressure on your joints. I know it does put alot of stress on your bones and joints but I don't think it will stunt your growth to the point where you stop growing. I know a kid who started working out when he was 14 and he was 6'1 then. By the time he was 15 1/2 he was 6'7. I don't know if he is just a freak of nature but he is maybe 6'7 and 260 now. But his brother is 6'9 though so it could just be genetics. He is one big motha****a

**benjamin88** · 03-28-2007, 04:59 PM

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Does Weight Lifting Stunt Growth in Height?

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.

**sparxxx13** · 03-28-2007, 05:00 PM

No offense or anything but there are a lot of short people on here. Like under 5'9 so I don't know what I believe. I choose to do it so if it stunts my growth so be it.

**benjamin88** · 03-28-2007, 05:03 PM

The latest weight-training studies are being done on children as young as five with only positive effects. The most important factors are proper instruction and supervision (ideally from certified strength and conditioning coaches), and the mental/emotional maturity to handle weights and weight room guidelines. Almost any negative literature on youth strength training is based more on the possibility of growth plate fractures due to shear force, rather than compressive force. The solution is to limit maximal overhead lifts during the adolescent growth spurt, thus preventing the remote possibility of spinal fractures

**scotyg** · 03-28-2007, 05:03 PM

he was one right about one thing, that 90% of weightlifting is your diet.

**benjamin88** · 03-28-2007, 05:05 PM

there is an element of truth to what the doctor is saying, the risk of growth plate fractures may cause growth to be impaired, however this can be avioded by using correct technique and not doing heavy squats or overhead presses in your 1 or 2 RM

**Xamine** · 03-28-2007, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by swelsh123

I don't want to sound like a dick, but should you really value the opinion of some teenagers over a doctor?

Do you know how long regular doctors study weight training or fitness? not long..a little under 3 hours.
Want a answer from people who study the subject go to a sports doctor...
So i advise you to shut the **** up bud.

**benjamin88** · 03-28-2007, 05:08 PM

take home message

weight training does not effect growth of teenagers HOWEVER the risk of injury caused by incorrect technique and loads that are to heavy for an individual may (but this is the case in most other sports also)

**dalywm** · 03-28-2007, 05:10 PM

who the **** is voting yes!?!?!?!?!?! that doctor is full of ****.

**olinerules87** · 03-28-2007, 05:17 PM

read my 3 long posts on this thread http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=2030551

**rippedmaz** · 03-28-2007, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by Xamine

Do you know how long regular doctors study weight training or fitness? not long..a little under 3 hours.
Want a answer from people who study the subject go to a sports doctor...
So i advise you to shut the **** up bud.

Suggestion bro, go get a degree in sports medicine and then tell that guy to stfu. Arrogrant piece of ****. Only 15 years old and he's already qualified to call people idiots.

**Xamine** · 03-28-2007, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by rippedmaz

Suggestion bro, go get a degree in sports medicine and then tell that guy to stfu. Arrogrant piece of ****. Only 15 years old and he's already qualified to call people idiots.

Suggestion +2, post pictures of your skinny ass before you direct anything tword me ya little prick.

**Shoo Head** · 03-28-2007, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by rippedmaz

Suggestion bro, go get a degree in sports medicine and then tell that guy to stfu. Arrogrant piece of ****. Only 15 years old and he's already qualified to call people idiots.

He may be a wee-bit on the "arrogrant" side, but he knows what he is talking about... Lifting weight does not stunt your growth, why? When you lift heavy compounds it releases Hgh, I'm assuming that you know what that is. So why would it stunt your growth, exactly?

About that last line in your post... You lack the comprehension to understand that most of us "arrogrant" 15 year olds, have been studying BBing, and the effects of BBing for about 2 years, assuming that some of us started when we were 13. So, some of us do have a right to be, "arrogrant".

Oh, and by the way, the word is arrogant, not "arrogrant", dumbass.

**oasis1** · 03-28-2007, 06:10 PM

Well Docter say that if you lift to much your body would build more energy into building the muscle than into building it into the height sumthin like that..... i kinda explained incorrectly but bunch of docters are saying that

**emiljano** · 03-28-2007, 06:16 PM

well i herd alot about stunting growth and **** but is till ieft latho id like to get taller but wadever lol but what i think is. we all know we do our growing nad recovering when we sleep but if our body is trying to repair our muscles and make them bigger its doesnt get to add new cells and all that to make you taller

**arniefan01** · 03-28-2007, 06:30 PM

its a well known MYTH that lifting heavy weights stunts your growth.

**Vipersg123** · 03-28-2007, 06:33 PM

The only thing that could stunt growth caused by weight lifting would be a sever injury that caused a close of growth plates, but as long as he's training with no ego this isn't a problem.

**ummm1212** · 03-28-2007, 07:25 PM

A lot of doctors dont know what they are talking about. I went for a physical a couple of weeks ago and i weighed around 160, she was saying i was over weight for a person of my age and she said you shoud lose some weight but....im not fat... i dont think what that doctor said was right because a lot of doctors are full of crap

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