Weightlifting Will Make You Shorter (and Other Ridiculous Assumptions)

The myth remains that weightlifting movements will prevent growth of the skeletal system, and young athletes will remain short.

In the sport of weightlifting, it has been and often still remains to be believed that partaking in the sport will result in making a person shorter. Specifically, the myth remains in regards to the training of youths, with the idea that the weightlifting movements will somehow prevent any growth of the skeletal system, and young athletes will remain short.

 

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