Guys, my dad is on my ass all the time because he thinks that squats that i want to do with my new barbell are going to stunt my growth. Is there any medical proof I can use to prove to him that squats are actually good and won't stunt my growth ? OR do they ?
BTW : Stats : 15 yrs old, 5'10", 170lbs
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Thread: Do Squats Stunt your growth ?
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01-03-2002, 09:04 AM #1
Do Squats Stunt your growth ?
There Are No Stupid Questions, But There Are A Lot Of Inquisitive Idiots.
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01-03-2002, 09:18 AM #2
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01-03-2002, 10:25 AM #3
HOw many people are going to ask this friggin question?
The answer is squats can SLOW your growth and, assuming a worse case senario, take about an inch or two off of your final height.. the most important things that will determine your height are: nutrition, ethnic background, parents heights, and how much SLEEP you get...
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01-03-2002, 10:46 AM #4
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01-03-2002, 03:06 PM #8
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01-03-2002, 03:16 PM #9
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01-10-2016, 11:41 AM #10
Unless you go insanely heavy and squat with bad form you should be at very low risk of injuring your epiphyseal plates. Your growth won't be stunted unless you crush, displace or break epiphyseal plates. Epiphyseal plates can however really be damaged in training-related accidents. Such accidents are not common but they definitely do exist. Of course, every accident causing broken bones can also cause growth plate injuries. But from this perspective, skiing or climbing trees are just as dangerous as weight lifting. Also, 85% of epiphyseal plate injuries heal without any lasting effect. The other 15%, however, will cause some issues. The bone will either stop growing or grow incorrectly. It's not that bad though, I myself broke my right metacarpus' epiphyseal plate (distal end) when I was 15. It never healed correctly but the only lasting effect is that my pinky's movement isn't very fluid, it pops back and forth slightly.
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09-28-2017, 11:04 PM #11
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10-06-2017, 10:14 AM #13
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