Does Bodybuilding Stunt Growth?

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Does bodybuilding, weightlifting or working out stunt growth? That's a fear many teenagers have and in this video we are going to look at how growing actually works and in what ways bodybuilding,weightlifting and working out may or may not affect your body's final height.

As said in the video, here are some links to more background information on the subject:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2233199?dopt=Abstract
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;107/6/1470
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9689250


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[reido66]

Im 13, 5'9" and i just lift/curl 40 pounds each arm and sometimes i feel a numbness on my shoulders. Is it stunt my growth? Should i stop?

[Evilcyber]

@reido66 As said in the video, it doesn't stunt your growth. If you feel your shoulders from doing biceps curls, you are using too much weight.

[SureShot19971]

I'm 14 years old... I'm 5'10" tall. I weigh 160lbs. and I bench 160lbs with a spotter. I go up 2 the weight room whenever I can... everytime I'm up there my friends push me 2 go for a new max bench press. but I've gone from 135lbs when i was a 7th grader, 2 160lbs as an eighth grader, and my eighth grade year has just started, if I keep this up will I stunt my growth?

[Evilcyber]

@SureShot19971 If you watched the video you know the answer that it doesn't.

[uncleavi2002]

Good Video. I would like to see you do a video on Volume VS HIT.

[Evilcyber]

@whatsolomon Thanks man! I believe in giving people enough background information and resources that they can form their own opinion.

[Dr0g0NP0w3R987]

So From what i understood from the video, Bodybuilding does not effect your height. But is there a link or something that will predict your adult height and is it accurate ?

[yungCra23]

@Mrhamburgerable Yeah, I'm 5'9 and 14 and suppose to get 6'1 or 6'2 but my mom is 5'6 and my dad was 5'8. And i have friends that are suppose to get 6'4 and their parents are 5'9 and 5'4. they re both 14 and 5'10 now

[SureShot19971]

@Evilcyber ya didnt watch it lol the guy sounded weird so i was like nah

[Mrhamburgerable]

im only 6'2 and 15 and i know a guy who is 6'6 and both his parents are average height 5'9 and 5'5. explain that...

[Evilcyber]

@WTSMiniEvenniaLOL In my opinion the body gets used to it if you do one thing to long. No matter if it's going to failure, doing drop sets or pyramids. Mixing it up once in a while keeps things fresh and your body engaged.

[Evilcyber]

@WTSMiniEvenniaLOL No, from what you say that is very unlikely. I just wouldn't go to failure all the time, because the body gets used to it and you may limit your gains.