Does weight training stunt growth?
Lifting weights will not hinder growth. This is just an unfortunate myth that keeps being repeated. Doctors recommend strength training for youth. It improves athletic performance and helps prevent injury. Various medical websites have articles on this. For example, see the following statement linked from the Cleveland Clinic: “Despite the previously held belief that strength training was unsafe and ineffective for children, health organizations such as the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) now “support children’s participation in appropriately designed and competently supervised strength training programs.” http://www.infosports.com/clvclinic/stre… https://www.nsca-lift.org/Publications/Y… Weight tr
