{"id":780,"date":"2017-04-18T17:29:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T17:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebastianfitnesssolutions.com\/blog\/?p=780"},"modified":"2017-04-18T17:37:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T17:37:59","slug":"does-lifting-weights-stunt-height-growth-explained-with-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sebastianfitnesssolutions.com\/blog\/does-lifting-weights-stunt-height-growth-explained-with-science\/","title":{"rendered":"DOES LIFTING WEIGHTS STUNT HEIGHT GROWTH? | Explained with SCIENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the peculiar things about my home country of India is that fitness awareness and education here is at least a good 5-10 years behind the west. And while this presents us the wonderful opportunity to skip ahead to the present curve while avoiding the mistakes and misconceptions others have had to go through\u2026unfortunately, that isn\u2019t really happening despite my best efforts.<\/p>\n

Because of this, even today, I find myself tackling myths that have seemingly been buried years ago.<\/p>\n

One such myth is the idea that lifting weights can stunt\/slow height growth of growing children\/adolescents.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re a young kid or a concerned parent who\u2019s clicked on this article to see whether you\/your kid is in the clear to lift weights without risking living life as a midget (or as is known in our community, a \u201cmanlet\u201d); then you\u2019ve come to the right place.<\/p>\n

But hey, even if you\u2019re not and you actually do know the answer to this already; I encourage you to stick around because not only am I going to be answering the question but more importantly I\u2019m going to cover the WHY.<\/p>\n

And this WHY is EXTREMELY important because once you know why, you\u2019ll not only know the answer to whether lifting weights would stunt your growth; you\u2019d also be informed against the other side of coin i.e promises of increasing your height.<\/p>\n

Believe it or not, there are actually some \u201cprofessionals\u201d here in India that promote and sell \u2018Height growth programs<\/em>\u2019!<\/p>\n

Stuff like \u201cGrow tall with ________\u201d (Insert name of a VERY popular \u201cholistic health\u201d expert in India who, ironically, is himself barely 5 feet tall!)<\/p>\n

Now while such unethical quacks and charlatans will never cease to try to SCAM you; you on the other hand can become AWARE and INFORMED enough to know better than to fall for their crap. And that is what this article attempts to accomplish.<\/p>\n

So, diving right into it\u2026 The number one concern for kids lifting weights is the fear of stunting their growth. To understand why this happens or not, let\u2019s look at how bones grow:<\/p>\n

\"Development<\/p>\n

Plain and simple, it grows from cartilage and develops into actual bone. Now when the bone is still the age of a child or teen, it looks like this:<\/p>\n

\"Growth<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the picture of the lower leg bones. See how the growth plate (cartilage) on the left is open and hasn\u2019t sealed yet? That means there\u2019s room for growth. And the big question is that, does weight training stop that growth plate from growing or closing up too soon?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the question I\u2019ll answer in my video below now that you\u2019ve got a primer on bone growth. Just click the link below to get the whole story.<\/p>\n

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