Is it true that if teenagers lift weights too much, it will stunt their growth?

I'm 15 and I'm not overweight, but I want to get more muscular, so I've started working out more and I'm thinking of getting into weight lifting. But I want to know if it's true that I will stop growing if I lift weights?Is it true that if teenagers lift weights too much, it will stunt their growth?
15 is actually a perfect time to start working out, you probably have more testosterone in you now than you ever will. I started working out around that time and easily put on 20 pounds of muscle in a few months. After that initial surge though it gets much harder.Is it true that if teenagers lift weights too much, it will stunt their growth?
ya and who did it really sucks to be them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey there,


lol this is the best advice i can give you because of my teen years exercising, studying phys ed, health, etc.


first off everyone needs excercise, fat or not fat people, muscular or not. being healthy does not mean body building, nor does skinny equal healthy. before anything, you must eat well. now as per exercise, talk to a trainer at your gym and he/she will give you a programme for YOUR body type. and yes, doing weights now will stunt growth if u have not fully grown yet, and since u are 15, you have a long way to go so please do not over do it. talk to a trainer. cardio is the best for now, do it every day for 1 hour. drink a lot. eat well. manage stress. these things help to llive a life of wellness.
No it's not true...It is an urban myth stemming from the fact that smaller people in general are attracted to the sport of weightlifting, because it is easier for them to get stronger faster. Without giving you a lesson in biomechanics or physiology, Go to a few on-line journal indexes like PubMed, Sport Discus, Sport Search, and Sport Database, and use keywords: height, children, weightlifting.
no that's not true. you probably will get skinnier, though.
IF YOU LIFT THEM TOO MUCH YES.
If u lift the weights possibly everyday yes because it has that effect on people
No it will not stunt your growth.