well im 13 and male..........and about 7 months ago i use to do dumbbells (weights) i use to carry 4.5 kilograms on one hand and do about 10 - 20 then switch to the other hand and do the same thing ... i did it 4 about 3 weeks and then i stopped!...and i dont think i stretched a muscle and well i heard that weights make u shorter (or stop your growth) so yer obviously i stopped... well mainly coz im short (im 150cm) and untill now well 7 months ago i dont feel like i have grown and ma friends r growing taller e.g fred (my friend) was shorter then me and now he is about my height and probably growing and craig (also my friend) was about 3 cm taller then me and is still growing taller and there is alot more butt i cant be bothered naming all of them anyway my point is should i worry or what should i do bcoz i really and ill do anything to grow taller .......help me! plz
2006-12-17 20:57:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
Yes dude, you should worry about the fact that you believe this weird stories about not growing because of weight lifting, specially when you're just doing arm focused exercises!!
You should worry about how weight lifting is impeding your brain to grow!!!
Or you should worry about girls not dating you for being short? and maybe skinny?
Worry for world hunger dude!! not if you're short or tall, got to a psicologist!
2006-12-17 21:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by robertozamorab 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should end up growing taller than your father by the time puberty ends, and don't worry about the weight lifting, it won't make you short, just make sure that if you do exercises that constrict a muscle that you balance it out with an exercise that stretches that same muscle, you'll be fine.
2006-12-18 08:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should not worry at all. Weightlifting do not stop a person's growth, especially when you're focussed on your arms.
As long as you live a normal life and eat healthy, you will grow normally. Worry not.
2006-12-18 05:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by whitelighter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't drink coffee or alcohol, and don't smoke. eat healthy. turn 14. relax.
2006-12-18 05:02:32 · answer #4 · answered by eelai000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋