Does Weight Training Stunt Growth In Children?

Does weight/strength training stunt growth in children? But, what does the science say? Garage Strength Coach Dane Miller breaks down if children should weight train and the best ways to keep kids active and safe.
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Resistance Training Among Young Athletes
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[@skateboarding3214]

Fast forward to 4 min.

[@moritzschafer3977]

Thank you, gonna watch the full thing later

[@bomo554]

Thanks

[@Josh-xc7qr]

Thanks

[@itsrmcofficial]

Cheers mate

[@eytanberko3857]

Thx bro

[@performancewill2317]

All the male athletes I’ve trained are the same height or taller than their fathers. All the female athletes have reached their mother height or taller. It’s not scientific,but it’s my truth. Accidents and injuries happen. Accidents and injuries happen more often with poor form and instruction.

[@GarageStrength]

Well said.

[@dannybrown8602]

As a weight training middle school teacher and life long lifter, I appreciate the clear information that should help many parents with this decision about "Can my child lift weights without health issues resulting". I started my kid 19 years ago when he was in the 2nd grade and kept up with his data through the years and it was amazing how he increased in strength even before puberty with high reps and basic movements. I am a firm believer in getting kids started when their young and make it fun. As a result, my two adult kids workout each day as a part of their lifestyle.

[@Shaktixyzx]

How tall is your child compared to his peers

[@jdagreat4595]

Dads are best i swear 🙌🏽

[@rachellopez92]

I'm really curious about your workout, routine and diet recommendations for both kids and adults. Kudos for getting your kids into an active lifestyle at young ages!

[@TopVillain]

Height?

[@robertblomme9114]

What kind of progress were you seeing?

[@Lars-snyder]

My 7 sibilins and I all grew up weighlifting because my pops lifted for a german club during the late 80s and early 90s. Both my mom and dad are 5'6 and the 7 children are all taller than they. The shortest one of us stopped lifting in high school and just played football. So if anything it makes you grow. My sister was a former american record holder, Ashley Brito-Snyder as well as my dad, James Snyder. So one can imagine of the many nights as a child I went to bed after getting screamed at for a whimppy effort had only a possotive effect on my bone growth.

[@KentPetersonmoney]

most people stop growing in high school anyway. My dad did use to tell me lifting weights would make me short and I believed it back then. Now steroids' will stunt your growth.

[@IgnatiusCheese]

Notification squat. My kids will be snatching and cleaning and squatting at 10

[@GarageStrength]

Perfect. Love that! Start them off right 💪

[@GarageStrength]

@@ogcovercentre7457 for sure will help!

[@I_Might_B_Wrong]

I have a hypothesis that it actually helps with growth. I grew from 5'9" to 5'10" when I started lifting weights at 30.

[@yetekt6953]

That could have something with possibly fixing an anterior pelvic tilt you didn’t know you had.

[@GarageStrength]

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[@taylorbottomley1559]

Where did the notion that resistance training for the youth stunts growth first come from?

[@peagee4518]

being "older"....back in the late 40's early 50's...a leading pediatric researcher was asked about weight training....having no scientific studies to rely on, he went with the only think proven and that was that children injured in car accidents sustained growth plate injuries......he used that to "guess" that the increased stress of weight training might cause the same problems........that same guess he published has become almost fact when repeated from generation to generation. My ten year old benches sets of 95lbs....his mom protested and I said: well then bodyweight is okay....she said yes...so I explained that the dips he did put 115 lbs of pressure (body weight) on his arms....and told her we would be well under that..))

[@skullectrobeats7436]

Till this day, I thought that weight lifting stunted growth because the nutrients I got from my food went to my muscles, rather than focusing on making me taller. Turns out I was just as stupid as I thought to think this was true lol

[@GarageStrength]

Common misconception 👍

[@georgemallory797]

Big help. So glad I watched this! Thanks for this video. I am excited for my 8 year old. My buddy gave me an old, anecdotal wives tale and this shot it down. This is the POSITIVE side of KZbin.

[@sauceracing]

Did my senior thesis on this, great video!

[@MikeOTren204]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I started weight lifting when I was 11 and was soo worried that I was going to stunt growth, but then I realised with research it isn't true. I found out that basically everything that requires hard work like weightlifting or running will never stunt growth

[@Wipzzz]

I am 15 year old and I want to start going to the gym. Are benchpress, legpress, weighted squats and weighted calfraises going to stunt my growth? I am 180 (6ft) but I really wanna grow tall to about 195 (6'5)

[@parappa5002]

Ok your 15 and you stop growing around 21 so I think you’ll make it, just do some stretches to increase your potential.

[@georgemallory797]

Watch the video!

[@FlixxyGbz]

Hi good sir I’ve been doing abb workouts and stretches I’m 11 will it stunt my growth?

[@GarageStrength]

Absolutely not. You’re good 👍

[@FlixxyGbz]

@@GarageStrength thank you soo much I was really worried

[@samchrischristopher4786]

@@FlixxyGbz same lol im also 11 thank God

[@subashchandraboserajesh4719]

Iam 12

[@bigcountry3331]

Look, they said smoking stunted growth. Had a rough life and started smoking at 9 up until 23. (Not proud of it, just stating) I’m 6’4 234 pounds. If smoking which is completely unhealthy didn’t stunt my growth, surely lifting weights, being a healthy activity, wouldn’t stunt a child’s growth Just a theory 🫡 (they have proved smoking does stunt growth im just sharing my personal experience as context!)

[@brendanh9719]

Any possibility for a video on wrestling supplements?

[@GarageStrength]

Yep we will put that out in a few weeks 💪

[@kalephos8890]

Hi sir im 14 yrs old and is it ok to lift 10 lb barbells or just stay with the dumbbells? Thanks

[@uniquekon4731]

I lift weighs since I was 13 and now I'm 15 and my height is 6 1

[@vaggosmoby7466]

Hi I will be 13 in 1 month is it Ok to lift 4kg hand weights?

[@GarageStrength]

Most definitely. You can even push heavier 💪

[@vaggosmoby7466]

@@GarageStrength thanks for the answer.Have a nice evening

[@nafisxfit]

yeah just don't lift too heavy

[@elijahsingh1352]

@@nafisxfit Well no, go heavy but heavy enough for YOU. If you can go higher without horrible form go ahead

[@nafisxfit]

@@elijahsingh1352 agreed

[@owennewlyn8747]

just told my mom that i hit a new deadlift PR of 405 and she started talking to me about how lifting is gonna stunt my growth

[@7skys964]

I hate when that happens especially when u be hype to show them

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

I had a growth spurt when I was 40 because of squatting. Lifting weights gave me coordination to play basketball. My cousin a doctor won’t lift weights. You know why ? Because flawed knowledge. You will grow taller by two factors nutrition and genetics.

[@no2mob889]

So many MDs are indoctrinated with fake science. They trust what information they are fed at school. Everything has to do with money. If they can’t make money they won’t prescribe it.

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

@@no2mob889 ain't that the truth.

[@kunal30207]

growth spurt at 40? you might be honest but its difficult to believe its true.

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

@@kunal30207 oh it's true. Squats release growth hormone.

[@kunal30207]

@@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486 how much did you grow?

[@googlelimp9834]

I'm from the UK that was in 2007, to these days then sorry your way out of line, there are effects my own nephew from too much training had to have to operate after the age of 16 buy have his muscles stopped building from too much fitness. I'm a therapist that required my work handed in witch was shown that your talks are full of rubbish, not delt with weight lifting but just normal to much training as a child like my nephew proven from to cycling and rugby of training.

[@GarageStrength]

It sounds like rugby training could have had something to do with it... extremely high impact.

[@googlelimp9834]

@@GarageStrength exactly so you agree now right?

[@drekothe2nd163]

Hi I'm 12 and I bench press is it healthy

[@GarageStrength]

Yep!

[@martinho5474]

if you bench heavy make sure you stretch your spine and train your back

[@oneinchpunch9551]

Even is there is a 1% risk (and these are just studies) heavy lifting is not worth it until they are fully grown.

[@aidenmccarraher9603]

I asked my orthopedic doctor today and he told me that lifting heavy weights at the age of 15 more than twice a week can cause the growth plates to pre maturely close and stunt your growth.

[@GarageStrength]

I understand that this person is a doctor, but that is not accurate, or else you would not have strength athletes that weight train since they are children grow to be over 2 meters tall. The training must be overseen by a professional who selects weights that correspond with that athlete's skill level and it is safe. We have an athlete who can clean and jerk over 300 lbs at age 13 and he has been growing at the normal rate of a child his age and given the height of his parents, he isn't going to be exceptionally tall, to begin with. That being said he will probably be around 6 feet tall when he is done growing which is slightly above average for American adult males. I hope this was helpful to you 👍

[@aidenmccarraher9603]

@@GarageStrength Thank you so much. What do you think is a safe amount of time to workout per week? How many days and hours per day? And should these workouts be free weight or machine based?

[@magnagamer8256]

@@aidenmccarraher9603 no more than three you need to let the muscle grow

[@Lucid_Samuel]

4:00 thank me later

[@user-bt3fo3og4z]

I don’t know what to believe with this . Iam a twin identical. I lifted my brother swam. Iam an inch and a half shorter. Also I was big on arms . I wanted big arms . Worked out a lot got bigger . My arms are shorter than his. Like. 1/2 inch with is a lot . We both have same torso size but I’m like I said I’m shorter . We are identical. Everything else is same . So I want to believe this but not sure .

[@1capatter]

The video is hogwash. I'm 6'4", I have two brothers. One is 6"5" and my middle brother is 6'. He's the runt of the family and was obsessed about weightlifting.

[@SawDawg76]

imagine being called an uneducated doctor

[@jamesdelk8926]

Not if you build antigravity things little taller than chinos it stretches your muscles

[@azizabbas9916]

As one of 6 boys that grew up to be of different heights, the tallest of us was the skinniest in his teens years, total weight ( muscle or fat) is inversely related to your end height, the thicker you are as a kid the less growth you'll get, all other things equal

[@chiangchengkooi9791]

In my opinion it not about epiphysis growth by human body prioritize distribution of nutrient when under age children do very heavy weight lifting. Bones become stronger rather then longer.

[@brentgamble-vl8us]

Great post!!! Humans are meant to train physically from birth to death...

[@mehdiheshmati4096]

hi sir does squat and heavy deadlift prevent height growth at the age of 17 or 16?thanks

[@GarageStrength]

It does not

[@bennyflournoy4575]

Look at all the college football players (lineman) I'm sure 100% of them started lifting at a young age and they're giants.

[@usherperera6514]

Great video, I started weight training at about 16, I grew to my dad's hight of 5' 11" I wanted to be 6' 2" didn't have that in my genes.

[@KentPetersonmoney]

I didn't seem to grow much after 16 but I guess that's normol.

[@imhassane]

I was 6’2 at 16, haven’t grown since 😂 it’s been 6 years

[@mrfree8661]

Im 5 4 im 12 is that good?

[@tanisha.youtube]

@@mrfree8661 good enoguh

[@kalephos8890]

Im 5'5" at 14 my mom us 4'11" and my dad is around 5'7"-5'8" is it still decent cuz idk

[@Ibml1k]

i want to start workout but i need an answer to my question ⁉️ will lifting weights affect growth in a bad way? i want to lift 4kg dumbels in each hand im 10 and around 5.3 foot

[@Codysurfsup]

I have never heard this myth oddly enough

[@ianarn]

Basically height is overvalued particularly by women in dating! Those who are brutally strong tend to be not usually people who are considered tall. It is due to their genetics and diet/application as to whether they will succeed as a strength athlete. The Russians have completed studies on their weightlifters that shows that height only offers advantage in athletes up to six foot tall. This can be verified by those who care to read The Weightlifting Compendium.

[@TOXIC-jq3ry]

No, it won't. Saved you time.

[@josephflores9268]

I smell bullshit I ain’t making my future child to lift weights until 19-20 years old

[@GarageStrength]

Well… depending on the sport. Probably would help

[@mehdiheshmati4096]

hi sir does squat and heavy deadlift prevent height growth at the age of 17 or 16?thanks

[@GarageStrength]

no it does not

[@mehdiheshmati4096]

@@GarageStrength Thank you so much Mr miller

[@daviemcmurray1635]

Thanks for posting my wee dude has expressed an interest in this and this video puts my mind at ease

[@jaybiclynne2933]

What about all the tendons and ligaments???

[@derekzelenka6518]

Great video. But how is it that gymnast kids are all incredibly short? There’s no denying the amount of 4ft 9 and 5ft 1 gymnast. It’s the major majority of them. That’s my only concern….I have three little kids. Gymnasts may not lift traditional weights. But with their strong muscles…clearly comes super short athletes

[@asegos]

Its an aptitude thing...shorter people have lower centers of gravity which makes better gymnast, hence they stick with it longer and are able to be competitive. you end up with most competitive gymnast being short. Its like saying that basketball players are all tall thus jumping for a ball makes you taller

[@1capatter]

I wouldn't take any medical advise from a youtuber. I come from a family of three siblings. Two of which are boys. I'm 6'4", my youngest brother is 6'5" and my midle brother is 6". He's one of the shortest males in my fathers side of the family. He was obsessed with working out with weights. We all realize now that him working out in our garage gym completely messed up his height.

[@1capatter]

@@SilverBack-xi3ln Very true

[@HabebAUH]

thanks for these information

[@jamesdelk8926]

Work out and then put them on a taller bar

[@marynassuna3792]

So i have to wait until im 13

[@EverythingInTheFrame]

4:00

[@jamesdelk8926]

And bones

[@brahcin6328]

I’m 13 and 100 pounds, do u think bench pressing a hundred pounds and going to the gym 4 times a week is going to affect my body negatively?

[@OnionYeeter]

You are probably not going to be able to bench 100

[@angelgrls1]

Hopefully it does, I want to get shorter

[@bella7166]

Lmao right!

[@Viral_clipzzA]

No hopefully not

[@datboifran718]

Will lifting weights at 13 4 times a week stunt my growth

[@Unrealized_Gains2024]

Yes. I did this routine and now I’m negative feet tall.

[@bobmc1827]

How bout u listen to the video and see if it stunts ur growth idiot

[@vaigaprabheesh6641]

Im 14 and the max weight i have access to is 35lbs Will squatting that affect me My parents scold me always for doing resistance training I have bad genes My moms 4'10 and dad 5'8 Will i atleast be 5'10

[@martinho5474]

If you don't know, Search for a coach to do the exercise correctly, not just to prevent injuries but also for your spine, second stretch your spine after the exercise, and more important make sure you eat nutrients and minerals enough (good feed habits)

[@martinho5474]

Now i can't predict with precision your height even with information but you have high chances to be 5'10 if you have healthy habits and if you started puberty at least since 13/14 years old

[@martinho5474]

What is your height? What age did you started puberty? How much fat you are? Anyways see a doctor if you actually want to know exacly how much will you grow he's the one who can know that by doing ray-x exams on the end of your bones

[@vaigaprabheesh6641]

@@martinho5474 bro im a bit skinny I dont know if my puberty has started cuz i look way younger for my age As a kid itself i never had too much hair on my body, still idont have any hair But many of ma friends look like old guis

[@thatgamingmonke1381]

@@vaigaprabheesh6641 have you started puberty?

[@guillermoalbertolopezmelen5562]

Do you think that by squatting heavy at a young age they could develope spinal problems? Could this affect growth?

[@Hero69512]

I would imagine squatting with imperfect form could. I'd imagine imperfect form with any exercise at any age is not good for any part of your body. The number one concern when teaching or working with a 10-16 year old is working on good form IMO. That, and teaching good habits.

[@GarageStrength]

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[@GarageStrength]

Just as @MottsKing said. A greater focus on technique is paramount. Lifting heavy with efficient technique and proper coaching is the way to go 💪