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ChoYongGi
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 Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject: Does weightlifting makes you stop growing? |
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| If you lift weights at the age of 13, will you stop growing? |
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swanso5
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Location: melbourne, australia
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:12 am Post subject: |
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| probably not but it's always better to start off with bodyweight exercises anyweay so you're stronger once you start wts |
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azzar11
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when i was 13 going on 14 i could do 10 reps with 20 kg dumbbells once on each arm  i was 5.1 ft then now im 15 and only 5.5ft but ive got a family with small people in, so it could of just been genetics  |
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Christopheel
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| I think that for heights, genetics and maybe nutrition will affect your growth ... much more than training |
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swanso5
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Location: melbourne, australia
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:01 am Post subject: |
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| nutrition as a youngster can and genetics definately but training, no way |
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Boss Man
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| azzar11 wrote: | | when i was 13 going on 14 i could do 10 reps with 20 kg dumbbells once on each arm i was 5.1 ft then now im 15 and only 5.5ft but ive got a family with small people in, so it could of just been genetics |
Are you sure that wasn't lb's not kg's? |
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