Quote Originally Posted by Michael A
I do not understand how you guys have all this information on training and all the muscles, I mean, where do you get all of this from? But I have to say I have learned a lot just by reading others peoples posts and reading everyones responses, but I still got some questions.......
I help mod a bodybuilding site and plus i was activley bodybuilding since 13-22 yrs of age.
No doubt you will have questions lol, there are alot of noobs that still spill tripe regarding gym myths... Â :


Quote Originally Posted by Michael A
1) People have said that lifting weights while your young it can stunt your growth, but someone said that if you just lift light weights with a lot of reps then it wont affect you, just build your endurance? Is that true or not cause the last thing I need to do is stunt my growth. Im 15, and 5"6, maybe 5"7....
my take on this issue is that its total bullsh*t. Bodybuilders (pros) have been training since their teens and some are 6ft+ .
Stunted growth comes from premature capping of the long bones, this is spurred on naturally by an increase of testosterone and its like the stop siren to your growth... Once your body has finished growing to its genetical outlay, something predetermined from your parents/bloodline, the body releases hormones to cap the long bones (femur).

This relates to steroid abuse in teenagers, because they are getting in abnormally high testosterone levels in their system, the body is tricked into thinking that its hearing this "stop siren" and caps the long bones, hence, stunted growth...

I've been bodybuilding since i was 13, i am 5ft 11.... my family are all below 5ft 9" so go figure... and when i mean bodybuilding i mean i was lifting heavy weights, no chrome dumbbells and elastic band training gear Â

Quote Originally Posted by Michael A
2) Another person also said that if your weight is something like 150 but you look like you weight 120/130 then that is really bad? How does that work, I just dont get it.

thanks.
i used to weigh 235lbs, i didnt give a rodents rectum to what other thought, let alone play the "guess my weight" game.
As long as you are training hard and eating/sleeping well then ignore them.... the amount of comments i used to get were funny as hell.

What people dont understand (and refuse to learn through plain ignorance) they will question and throw up dumb ass statements.

Of course, all boxers are punch drunk and thick arent they  : :P *dodges alex w's haymaker* Â

get my drift? hope this helps