Topic: Can you balance height growth with weights and plyometrics?

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Posted at July 29, 2013, 10:36 am:

I've been reading so much on this because my father won't let me buy any weights. He said that it'll make me shorter. I keep on saying that it won't because I also balance it out with running and jumping - the plyometric stuff
Can you really balance it out? Studies have already shown that heavy weights can close up your growth plates... so I'm still wondering. I've seen 6'1 people that are still growing taller lift weights, so I find that a bit strange.

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im not sure about the whole 'balancing' out thing.

Yeah, I know that weight training does promote growth hormones.

The only way weightlifting will stunt your growth is if your Growth Pl...

Yeah, thanks for all the comments.

Arnold Schwarzenegger started training before you are and he's 6'1.

Yeah, it's just that it's so hard to convince my dad.

your dad has no idea.

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