hey guys. enlighten me on this matter pls. i am 18 n i am gaining muscle yet my sisters are discouraging me to gain weight cuz they said height might stop. really?

Arnold was quite tall.

I did not get shorter from weightlifting. I'm 6 feet.

In fact, weightlifting would encourage growth.

So tell your sisters that they are bullshitting you. Also, do a search on the forums.

well. makes sense but then again.

my siss' statement : muscles harden, elongation of bones stops .

makes sense too. dun u think? well i'm not trying to start a debate or so. juz trying to get things clear in my head. thanks neway!

get maximum height, should be when your around 20, then only body build..

How about : muscle widens, body lengthens ?

Your muscles don't harden.

Your sis needs to know some biology.

3-4 years back i started lifting, and i m 183 and now i m still 183... so?

Everyone here's too nice and polite. I'll be more brutal. Your sisters are idiots. Tell them to do more research. Good luck in your training. Feel free to ask anyone for advice here.

Nope. If people were to be stunted by weights, you would probably see a lot more stocky athletes in the Olympics and such.

PS: I actually LOLed at darklight's response.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

You've got to be kiddin', right?!

Muscles harden and prevent bones from growing?
You seriously don't believe that muscles can be harder than bones, or do you? Well, unless you're a corpse in the midst of rigor mortis.

Resistance exercise stimulates your body to secrete growth hormones (GH). GH, like what its name says, makes you grow (taller [if you're still in puberty] and bigger)

If that doesn't make you taller [if you're still in puberty], I don't know what will.

And your sisters didn't pay attention during science class, did they? =P

If, going by your logic, fapping or having sex alot will make your 'joystick' shorter?

You know... When a star collapses and the whole super nova thing happens and there's a black hole...















This post has been edited by malaysianPotato: May 11 2009, 05:12 PM