Whats the min age to start major weightlifing

age 15 is when I started olympic lifting with gayle hatch

i woudlnt start till i was 18 because if you lift wrong you can **** your body up real bad

i woudlnt start till i was 18 because if you lift wrong you can **** your body up real bad
yeah i got told tht if you do it before your body is fully grown it can **** up your growth

yeah i got told tht if you do it before your body is fully grown it can **** up your growth

that is a myth

that is a myth
prove it.............

prove it.............

agree its a myth.

i read an articel at treningsforum.no some time ago(but since its in norwegian it wont help you much).

the myth was started cause off the effect on the bones.

and weightlifting wasnt any less safe for the growth off bones than for example soccer.

hurting your back on the other hand is possibele, so be careful and get someone to learn you the correct technic.

you have to be carefull with wieghtliftin at an early age!

becase if not done properly it can harm u in al sorts of ways!

so my personal opinion is to leave it out!

when young u shud concentrate on own body weight exercises, i.e press ups, sit ups, chin ups! and if u seriously wana do weights, start off extremely light and master the technique or stick to machines and leave out free weights al together!

safe

agree its a myth.

i read an articel at treningsforum.no some time ago(but since its in norwegian it wont help you much).

the myth was started cause off the effect on the bones.

and weightlifting wasnt any less safe for the growth off bones than for example soccer.

hurting your back on the other hand is possibele, so be careful and get someone to learn you the correct technic.
well im just saying what i was told from a canadian Pe teacher when i was still at school a few years ago. :)

I wouldnt lift until your fully grown..

you can start but only short reps with small weight ...if you over do it your body 'can' start to sap the energy needed to grow ...if you do just make sure you get lots of sleep and eat right....i would hold off until arould 17 for any major weight

you can start lifting early if you want just dont get to hardcore about it till you turn 15-17.That thing about it stunting your growth is a total myth.My dad started me lifting really young around 8 and im 6'5 270 now so dont worry about that.

you can start lifting early if you want just dont get to hardcore about it till you turn 15-17.That thing about it stunting your growth is a total myth.My dad started me lifting really young around 8 and im 6'5 270 now so dont worry about that.
maybe ....the only thing that i can really see could hurt you would be over head lifts because of the pressure on the unfinished spine. I dont see how bench press or curls would do much damage at a young age ...

maybe ....the only thing that i can really see could hurt you would be over head lifts because of the pressure on the unfinished spine. I dont see how bench press or curls would do much damage at a young age ...
yea that makes sense

maybe ....the only thing that i can really see could hurt you would be over head lifts because of the pressure on the unfinished spine. I dont see how bench press or curls would do much damage at a young age ...


When i was lifting at a young age i was doing lighter weight and more reps.It wasnt till 16 that i really started to lift heavy with lower reps.You can do pretty much any exercise at a young age as long as you use lighter weights.Find a good weight that will give you a good workout at about 20 reps per set.I agree though there are about 3 exercises that could really be dangerous to a younger person if done with heavy weights ( over head press-squats-deadlifts ).I would recommend not doing any deadlifts at all till you get older beacause they put a tremendous amount of stress on the lower back.

The bit about weight liftin stumpin ure growth is an urban myth as many a bodybuilder has said. I got my first weights when i was 12. Some really cheap plastic ones. But im 15 now and onto 10kg dumbells.

what about pullups though?

what about pullups though?

they are great

Everyone's different, but really heavy lifting shouldn't be done until a person has stopped growing taller. The ends of the bones haven't fused until then.

more dangerous is leaving the young ones on there own with the weights now thats bad!!!

well im just saying what i was told from a canadian Pe teacher when i was still at school a few years ago. :)

most p.e teachers dont know anything, the p.e teacher im a teacher assistant for is still under the impression that 3x10 builds ripped lean bodies and lifting heavy for say 5 reps builds big bulky muscles