wieght lifting

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thread starter abhishaike Jul 22 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

hi basilmarket! I have small question to ask about those bench presses, ab excirsise machines and all those other wieght machines! my little bro( he is 12) wants to do some excirsise on a few of those! my mom tells him that doing wieghts at such an early age will 'stunt' your growth somehow.....i would just to know if thats true because i myself reguarly lift wieghts and i guess im a bit on the shortish side but i pretty close to most of my classmates!

AlfaQ 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

your mom warns your little brother but not you. she loves him more

LotsOfLukk 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

AlfaQ said: "your mom warns your little brother but not you. she loves him more" That made my day.

abhishaike 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

she did warn me im a bit more stubborn =)

talk2thefist 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I've heard that a lot, but never really found out the truth. Either way if I were you I wouldn't want your lil' bro working out at age 12, muscle will just come later and then you can start without sounding like a weirdo.

Delete 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Depends on what he's doing. If he does squat yes it will stunt his growth with those weights on his back.

ExposedWires 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

There are a couple of arguments for both sides. Some say if you use proper form and technique you can lift weights at a young age...I dunno though

abhishaike 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

he said his plan would be to go in the morning to lifetime fitnessfor around 45 minutes lifting wieghts. also he wants to know if 90 pounds of strength for the leg is good...

Torchic 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Tell him not to over train. Don't train if you're sore.

abhishaike 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

he is definalty NOT overtraining

LiveGreen 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

tbh the only ripped people around my age are all short...

GodSpeaks 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It's not true. It only happens if you lift wayyy too heavy for your size/age

talk2thefist 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

LiveGreen said: "tbh the only ripped people around my age are all short..." Now that you mention it...

superjames Jul 22 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

its fine just dont use a curl bar as much or when u do curl anything please sit =] and just try not to stand and work out like dead lifts and squats p.s. only lift like 1-3 times a week dont over do it

aceXspades13 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

GodSpeaks said: "It's not true. It only happens if you lift wayyy too heavy for your size/age" That's not entirely true. If muscle becomes too strong around a certain area, the bone has no room to grow.