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How is weight lifting related to stunted growth?

April 26, 2017growth Lifting stunted weight

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How is weight lifting related to stunted growth?

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Strong adolescents – who might have developed their strength through weight lifting – may suffer a growth-plate fracture rather than a ligament tear because their still-soft growth plates are the weak link in the anatomy in and around their joints. It is this fact that leads to speculation regarding a link between strength training (including weight lifting) and growth plate fractures.