I heard that you can be too young to start weight lifting and you should wait until your body has fully matured. I'm coming to the closing stages of puberty and was wondering if I'm alright to start weight lifting?
2007-02-06 06:37:11 · 13 answers · asked by Bruce P 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health
As long as you're voice has changed you can lift weights. 17 seems to be a little old for any stage of puberty. In my family masculine puberty starts between the ages of 11 and 13.
2007-02-06 06:42:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes if you are happy with your current height.
During teenage (and up to 21) years the body is surging with testosterone and growth hormone which the body uses for growth (amongst other things). When muscle fibres are broken (after a weight lifting session) your body uses some of these hormones to help build them back up even bigger and stronger.
Not that if you lift weights you won't grow at all, but it would have AN affect on your growth, even if it were mild.
Many (actually..quite alot!) people have started at your age and even younger. I am 17 myself and started weight lifting when I was 16. It is fine to start at your age, but take into account what I have said.
Good luck!
2007-02-06 07:19:45 · answer #2 · answered by Om Mani Padme Hum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why you shouldn't start. Be gentle at first and ideally go to a class where you can get professional advise. Also ensure that you do some CV to improve your general fitness, it will make the weight lifting easier.
2007-02-10 01:43:16 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Frank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-28 12:23:54 · answer #4 · answered by faim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't think it was a problem, I weight lift and I'm only 14.
2007-02-06 07:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by Chey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weight lifting is good. but of course start off small, work your way up.
but, best of all is what we like to call green fitness! its great if you live in a rural area. and involves picking up buckets of water, wheeelbarrows, logs, fighting with animals ect. ive got nice muscles from doing it! and im a girl!
:)
2007-02-06 06:42:55 · answer #6 · answered by sweetmango 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i started karate when I was 13...and my brother was 15...even though thought we didnt do weights, we did alot of strength training.....each person gets huge on their own...and everybody who does all the excersizes gets large evenly....but, at 13...i wasnt old enough..but my brother was...he was 15....so...too young would be 13....which i know by experience...and 14..im not sure...but my brother wasnt taller then anybody, but he was 15...and that was enough years for him to get large....
2007-02-06 06:47:11 · answer #7 · answered by frankysnewcolorpainting 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i started when i was 16, good time to start is in your teens. just be careful practice proper lifting technique, and take it slow, but you are good to go so far as age.
2007-02-06 06:41:35 · answer #8 · answered by go away 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you arw fine to start weightlifting from the age of 15 or 16. bets not to if under that age. i started at 16.
2007-02-06 06:41:47 · answer #9 · answered by Mrs Chad Michael Murray 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im 14 and started at 13 not give me any problems so far
2007-02-08 05:47:01 · answer #10 · answered by ste_4114 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋