Do wieghts make you short?

Hey,

i didnt know where to post this but here it goes.

well iv been boxing since i was like 6 and my trainer started to make me do wieghts so i told my mum and she apparently read some bullshit on the internet saying it would make me go smaller.

im 5'7 14 years old i weigh around 9 stone can someone give me a insight into this please

Depends, what muscles do you train? But in general doing exercises at a young age will impair your growth.

Yes .

um upper body mm =/ not looking good ;(

Im 5'7 and 14 years old
Alot of my friends who are my age are my height
And none of us (as far as i know) do boxing or lift weights

Whenever you sustain a hit to the head, you also lose brain cells, thats why i didnt wanna start boxing.

I'm 6ft1 and I'm 17. Weight's don't make you shorter if you are using them above the torso because it has nothing on your lower body. But you do need to tone your lower legs to, because your leg muscles will end up to weak to hold your upper body and snap :tongue:

Weights do put stress on your bones, which will not cause you to become shorter now, but when you are older, it could cause you to be shorter than your genetics intended.

@josh
But it keeps you fit etc and it keeps me out of trouble and i can vent fustration

@initiate
thats why they teach you how to block and duck :P and you have to wear headgaurds its only when your older you go bear headed

But greg your nearly fully grown :p did you do it at my age or not?

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Originally Posted by greg

I'm 6ft1 and I'm 17. Weight's don't make you shorter if you are using them above the torso because it has nothing on your lower body. But you do need to tone your lower legs to, because your leg muscles will end up to weak to hold your upper body and snap :tongue:

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I'm 6ft 3 and I'm 14 ^^

Most of my friends are small and they don't do boxing.

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Originally Posted by AJ

Weights do put stress on your bones, which will not cause you to become shorter now, but when you are older, it could cause you to be shorter than your genetics intended.

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Dude, that's total bullshit. Stress on your bones is good, it makes them more dense which means they'll be stronger.

it depends, younger people should stay away from heavy weights due to the fact your bones are not solid and may bend slightly with the potential to fracture them immediately or later down the line

light weights are perfectly fine though, if used properly you could gradually increase the weight, just taking ur time

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Originally Posted by Pieman

Dude, that's total bullshit. Stress on your bones is good, it makes them more dense which means they'll be stronger.

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It's proven science.
Too much weight stressing on your bones will cause them to compress.

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Originally Posted by AJ

It's proven science.
Too much weight stressing on your bones will cause them to compress.

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You do know bones grow don't you? Also compression has nothing to do with it.