Youth Weight Training
I am 16 years old andthinking about getting started lifting weights on one of your…
The question
I am 16 years old andthinking about getting started lifting weights on one of your programs and I was wondering it is true that intense body building can stunt ones growth?
Dan's answer
Dan Wirth, MA, CSCS
No studies have ever been shown that lifting weights stunts or inhibits growth. But, as with any exercise program, if you do too much and you do it too soon, physical problems can occur no matter how old the person doing the exercise is. Just make sure that somebody teaches you how to do the exercises correctly and don't try to lift too much too soon! Have fun!
Dan
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