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Is it true that doing weight training when your body is still growing as a teenager will disturb or slow your growth?
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∙ 16y ago
I asked my son pediatrician this question and he told me that this is a myth. Weight lifting is not different than other kind of sports. It is important to adjust the weights and the exercise-tools to the size of the child/teen to prevent injuries.
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∙ 16y ago
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What develoment task of teenager?
what is growth
Is weightlifting can affect the growth of teenager?
Debatable
Does wearing a backpack stunt a teenager's growth?
no it does not
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They will disturb the roots by their movement and so will restrict the growth.
What is growth and reproduction?
growing
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what is the funtcion of growth plates?growing bones
What is the pill used for growth?
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