Doctor told me lifting is stunting my growth, what are your thoughts on his reasoning?

[MyDreamIsToBe183CM]

When I was 13 I started working out 3 around three days a week, making sure to have proper form and a balanced diet. However, from that point on, I only grew an inch in one year. I visited the doctor when I was around 14 years old, and he told me that lifting slowed down my growth. The reasoning he gave me was that when you workout and get muscles, the muscles become too tight while your bones are still growing, which can hinder growth.

I researched about it myself and found things more detail. In short, when you workout, your muscles can get stiff or tight, or you get whats called a "taut band." This tightness or stiffness puts constant pressure on your bones, stunting it.

I heard if you do certain types of stretches you can limit this effect, but why risk it?

 

[ShawarmaFilth]

Why not just stretch

 

[MyDreamIsToBe183CM]

Why not just stretch

It doesnt fully negate it

 

[ShawarmaFilth]

It doesnt fully negate it

Idk ig ur fucked jfl

 

[Fishy]

Height is determined bz how much cartilage your growth plates produce, which is determined by your igf-1 levels and this isn’t effected by lifting and bigger muscles

 

[vzaat]

After 13 maybe you just happened to stop growing?
Correlation does not mean causation

 

[MyDreamIsToBe183CM]

After 13 maybe you just happened to stop growing?
Correlation does not mean causation

nope i continuted growing. ofc this is all just anecdotal evidence, and it is common for teens growth to slow down then speed up again, but this is from my persoanl experience and doctors advice, and why take the risk

 

[vzaat]

nope i continuted growing. ofc this is all just anecdotal evidence, and it is common for teens growth to slow down then speed up again, but this is from my persoanl experience and doctors advice, and why take the risk

"risk"
A lot of doctors dont know what they are doing
Just hit the gym worse being skinny than losing half a cm

 

[MyDreamIsToBe183CM]

"risk"
A lot of doctors dont know what they are doing
Just hit the gym worse being skinny than losing half a cm

you wont lose half a cm. that logic is horrible. you can always hit the gym but you can never grow again

 

[vzaat]

you wont lose half a cm. that logic is horrible. you can always hit the gym but you can never grow again

Youre over-paranoid about what bs doctors told you
It has been proven countless times there is no correlation

 

[MyDreamIsToBe183CM]

Youre over-paranoid about what bs doctors told you
It has been proven countless times there is no correlation

i mean dude, i dont fully believe that lifting stunts growth, but there is no conclusive data that it doesnt stunt growth 100 percent. if 30 percent out of 70 percent doctors say lifting stunts growth, thats too much of a risk to start lifting at a young age, when you can do it any time

 

[vzaat]

i mean dude, i dont fully believe that lifting stunts growth, but there is no conclusive data that it doesnt stunt growth 100 percent. if 30 percent out of 70 percent doctors say lifting stunts growth, thats too much of a risk to start lifting at a young age, when you can do it any time

Think for a second
If it really did stunt growth wouldnt there be more anecdotal evidence? wouldnt you have more cases of people not growing?
My "doctor" also said that protein makes the heart muscle lose its elasticity, should i blindly believe him?

 

[highschoolmaxxer]

i mean dude, i dont fully believe that lifting stunts growth, but there is no conclusive data that it doesnt stunt growth 100 percent. if 30 percent out of 70 percent doctors say lifting stunts growth, thats too much of a risk to start lifting at a young age, when you can do it any time

Ok well look into the research yourself then, even if it does stunt its just gonna be half a cm, and that extra few years of head start on weightlifting will help your physique a lot during your prime.

Doctors don't undergo any training regarding height, they basically know as much as your average joe.

My doctor said that taking Creatine as a teenager doesn't do anything good or bad, you just piss it out JFL

 

[MyDreamIsToBe183CM]

Ok well look into the research yourself then, even if it does stunt its just gonna be half a cm, and that extra few years of head start on weightlifting will help your physique a lot during your prime.

Doctors don't undergo any training regarding height, they basically know as much as your average joe.

My doctor said that taking Creatine as a teenager doesn't do anything good or bad, you just piss it out JFL

i went to a doctor that specializes in bone growth for teenagers, i think they are called endocrinologist?

 

[highschoolmaxxer]

i went to a doctor that specializes in bone growth for teenagers, i think they are called endocrinologist?

fym bone growth for teenagers, endocrinologist means someone who knows about the hormonal system

 

[idkwhattoputhere]

Height is determined bz how much cartilage your growth plates produce, which is determined by your igf-1 levels and this isn’t effected by lifting and bigger muscles

who the fuck do you think you are, this is common medical knowledge. wrestlers grow more in the off season because of it. you saw a tiktok by joey swoll saying to lift and be confident and you think you know more than a global medical consensus JFL kill yourself sub 100 IQ swine

 

[Fishy]

who the fuck do you think you are, this is common medical knowledge. wrestlers grow more in the off season because of it. you saw a tiktok by joey swoll saying to lift and be confident and you think you know more than a global medical consensus JFL kill yourself sub 100 IQ swine

bro wtf , I don‘t even lift or watched tiktok and what is this shitty wrestling comparison. The only mechanism of growth is the mitosis of the cartilage cells in the growth plates. Can you tell me the mechanism how lifting hinders this process if you are sooo smart?

 

[idkwhattoputhere]

bro wtf , I don‘t even lift or watched tiktok and what is this shitty wrestling comparison. The only mechanism of growth is the mitosis of the cartilage cells in the growth plates. Can you tell me the mechanism how lifting hinders this process if you are sooo smart?

1. Nutrient division between bones and muscles will shift
2. The muscle being trained frequently will cause it to tighten, putting a greater strain on the bones.

I think you actually are low IQ, if you can’t see a correlation between wrestling (intense physical exercise) and lifting weights (intense physical exercise) your brain is fucked

 

[Fishy]

1. Nutrient division between bones and muscles will shift
2. The muscle being trained frequently will cause it to tighten, putting a greater strain on the bones.

I think you actually are low IQ, if you can’t see a correlation between wrestling (intense physical exercise) and lifting weights (intense physical exercise) your brain is fucked

fuck off man, how does more strain on the bone cause the cells to stop multiplying. What if you eat enough protein to cover both for growth, amino acids are available in the body for 24 hours. Why did our ancestors run all day, had much bigger muscles and still outgrew us. You can‘t even awnser a question, who here has the low iq.

 

[idkwhattoputhere]

our ancestors averaged like 5’6” to 5’8” lmao

 

[DR. NICKGA]

Nahh

 

[DR. NICKGA]

our ancestors averaged like 5’6” to 5’8” lmao

Because of the food you fucking idiot

 

[Foreverbrad]

you wont lose half a cm. that logic is horrible. you can always hit the gym but you can never grow again

You can never fuck all the JB in your school because you’re teenage Chad again

 

[Deleted member 71287]

When I was 13 I started working out 3 around three days a week, making sure to have proper form and a balanced diet. However, from that point on, I only grew an inch in one year. I visited the doctor when I was around 14 years old, and he told me that lifting slowed down my growth. The reasoning he gave me was that when you workout and get muscles, the muscles become too tight while your bones are still growing, which can hinder growth.

I researched about it myself and found things more detail. In short, when you workout, your muscles can get stiff or tight, or you get whats called a "taut band." This tightness or stiffness puts constant pressure on your bones, stunting it.

I heard if you do certain types of stretches you can limit this effect, but why risk it?

if anything lifting would make u taller.

 

[AdIndependent6291]

guys why are you coping just go to gym it wont stunt your growth?

Weight training in youth-growth, maturation, and safety: an evidence-based review - PubMed

Experimental training protocols with weights and resistance machines and with supervision and low instructor/participant ratios are relatively safe and do not negatively impact growth and maturation of pre- and early-pubertal youth.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

After workout just jump on pull up bar and decompress your spine for couple minutes like your whole body and thats it.