Lifting weights above your head will not affect your height.
However it is not recommended that prepubescent or adolescent men/women do strength training. Building strong upper body muscles such as deltoids pecs trapezius biceps and triceps without building the proper muscles to support them can stunt spinal development, thus keeping you from being as tall as you could be.
Note: If you lift weights over your head and happen to drop one, the knot on the top of your head would indeed make you taller.
Nope. A lot of people would say that lifting stunts growth, but nothing about lifting weights could stop growth and development. If anything, lifting at a young age releases growth hormones and helps growth. Some might think that squats, for example, would stunt growth because of the pressure of the weight down on your back. But the time you spend with weights actually significantly compressing your spine in the gym couldn't and shouldn't be more than 2 minutes, which, if you squat twice, maybe three times a week (a lot) isn't nearly enough to matter.
The only thing that could set back growth would be a back injury.
So do have to be careful. Bad form with heavy weights could result in injury, and teens are probably more likely to do something stupid...
So if you start lifting in your early teens, and have good form, you should have no problems at all.
No. It is a myth.
I don't think any minor weight training will affect your height... however i recommend waiting until your 15-16 to start weight training and even then you should go very slowly and ask the advice of a personal trainer. No. It's a common myth that's been perpetuated for some time that weight lifting stunts growth. 12 year olds should certainly be supervised when lifting and instructed on proper form, but weight lifting done in good form should not stunt growth.
There is no scientific evidence that lifting weights can reduce your growth rate.
No. It's an urban legend that weight lifting stunts ones' growth. Dumbells wil certainly not do anything to affect your growth. If you ever attempt heavy squats (not dumbells), it's important to have proper supervision: poor form could result in an injury to your back, which might ostensibly stunt your growth. Barring an injury, however, you can do whatever lifting you like and not hurt your growth.
No, it will not.
No, lifting will not stunt your growth as the myth grows. But at such a young age you need supervision, and make sure you do it correctly. There are many benefits of weight training, even at this age.
No, weight training in general does not stunt your growth. This is a myth, as people thought the growing ends of the bone could stop if damaged, but this is undocumented. Pushups are very beneficial to kids and teens.
Excessive weight lifting and working out can cause growth deficiencies in adolescents, yes. However working out in moderation is fine and can help muscle and growth development.
There is nothing corelation between weight loss and increase in height. Height increases upto a certain age and after that it stops. If you want to lose weight hen there are many things that you should follow. Joining an gym would be an perfect idea so that the instructer can help you to lose some weight as well as guide you with some exercises which can increase your height.
Lifting light weight with high intensity can stunt growth in children if used too early.
not necessarily
Too much of anything is bad for you, and that includes exercise. If you're lifting more than just a few hours a week, you're probably overdoing it and yes, it can stunt your growth because your body will put all of its energy into growing muscles instead of height.