{"id":6870,"date":"2012-07-27T06:50:01","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T10:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/?p=6870"},"modified":"2012-07-27T06:50:01","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T10:50:01","slug":"does-lifting-weights-stunt-your-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/does-lifting-weights-stunt-your-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Lifting Weights Stunt Your Growth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><br \/>\n<u><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;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?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>=================<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever wondered&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<UL><LI> <em>Does Lifting Weights Stunt Your Growth?<\/em><br \/>\n<LI> <em>Why Are Bodybuilders Short?<\/em><br \/>\n<LI> <em>Will Lifting Weights Make You Shorter?<\/em>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If so then you need to watch the video clip below:<br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Will Weight Training Make You Short? Click PLAY To Learn The Truth&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XNb6E9TOQQk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<I><U>Note:<\/u> if you can&#8217;t watch the embedded video clip above,<br \/>\nyou can watch it right on my YouTube Channel by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XNb6E9TOQQk\" title=\"Does Lifting Weights Stunt Your Growth?\" target=\"_blank\"><U>Clicking Here<\/u><\/a><\/i><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Despite all the information available today that dispels the myth that working out stunts your growth. I still get dozens of questions every single week from teenagers who are afraid to lift weights because they think they&#8217;ll be doomed to be short for the rest of their life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bottom line is that weight training has NO impact on your height. <\/p>\n<p>You are going to grow to be a certain height based on your genetics,<br \/>\nNOT based on what exercises you do or don&#8217;t do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parents will put their kids in baseball, soccer, hockey, football, basketball, karate, etc. without a care in the world. But they are afraid to let them touch a weight in the gym. Do you realize that kids are much more likely to get injured and their bodies are under more stress playing team sports then they ever are by following a supervised weight training program.<\/p>\n<p>Supervised weight training ranks as one of the safest sporting activities that you can perform. There is a lower risk of injury from weight training then any other sport. When working out in the gym you are in total control over the weight you lift, how you lift it, and what exercises you do. However, when competing against other athletes the risk of injury is much higher because it&#8217;s very easy to get hurt because of someone else&#8217;s negligence. <\/p>\n<p>Now please don&#8217;t take this the wrong way. I&#8217;m not saying this to be negative towards team sports. I&#8217;m just putting the overall safety of weight training in perspective.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a teenager reading this and you are afraid to workout, or if you are a parent who is reading this and is afraid to let your child exercise, don&#8217;t be. Do your research and learn the facts. With childhood obesity on the rise, the health benefits of following a structured weight training &#038; exercise program can mean the difference between living a healthy active lifestyle. Or one that&#8217;s riddled with obesity, sickness, and disease. Let&#8217;s start our kids off on the right track with healthy habits that will last them a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p><HR><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\"><u>References:<\/u><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/healthy-living\/fitness\/Pages\/Weight-Training-Age-and-Development.aspx<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/209267.php<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/pediatrics.aappublications.org\/content\/126\/5\/e1199.abstract<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/bodybuilding.about.com\/od\/bodybuildingfaq\/f\/stuntgrowth.htm<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered: Does Lifting Weights Stunt Your Growth? Why Are Bodybuilders Short? Will Lifting Weights Make You Shorter? 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