Does weight lifting affect height growth?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

I started lifting when i was 12. Now I'm 18 and I'm 5'6. I'm not sure if I'm short because I lifted at an early age, or it's my filipino genes. But I suggest you should wait until you're in high school.

Answer 4

yes by putting preasure by the weight's you will get a bit shorter only by 1 cetemeter but if you go to sleep your height will be back to normal.oh yeah EAT AT SUBWAY.

Answer 5

No. You just won't grow as fast

Answer 6

Nope.