Weight lifting?!
Question: i am 14 will weight lifting stunt my growth?
Answers: i am 14 will weight lifting stunt my growth?
It depends on how hard you train. It is not the weights themselves that stunt your growth. It is the calories that your body uses to grow muscles and repair itself from the work that takes away some of the energy your body could use to grow. If you train very hard then you will definitely be shorter than if you don't.
That is unless you eat like a friggin pig and your body has enough calories to feed your growing muscles and your growing bones and body.
Sleep is crucial for growing too. In the early phases of sleep your body releases growth hormone so get some shut eye and eat plenty and you should be able to work out without making yourself a midget.
i am 14 as well, and i ask myself that question daily. Yes, huge amounts, that exceed half of your body weight are too heavy. Small amounts, and high reps will not stunt your growth. I suggest you should work out with 10 pounds for now. but, do not lift them everyday. You will eventually lose your flexibility if you workout with weights everyday. Might i suggest that you also do pushups, and crunches every night in order to stay in shape. Thanks for listening, and god bless.
Do light work outs and eat plenty of good calories and you should be ok.
Yes. no matter what you hear it does stunt your growth It may not stunt it greatly but you could lose out on that extra inch or two because your body has not stopped growing yet esp your bones. Constant stress on your tendons by lifting puts added stress on your bones. I would advise you to begin lifting in your late teens 19+ when your beginning to develop into a man.
Do Plenty of press ups sit ups core stability work such as Yoga, Pilates, Thera Band work. Even take up a martial art. You can still add a little muscle to your frame and these methods will develop you internally and improve your structural integrity so when you come to lift weights 19+you will find you have an excellent foundation and be less likely to pick up injuries.
I think it is because your bones and joints are still developing you need to be careful. Your tendons and ligaments may tighten up to cope with the weights so your career as a ballet dancer would be unlikely. I have worked with weights on and off for quite a while now and if I was 14 I would definately work on keeping flexability. The strength will come in time but flexability and range of motion is something you can loose.