Does taking weights makes us shorter??!
Question:
Does taking weights makes us shorter??
Does taking weights for a long time makes us shorter, like from a certain height to a shorter height as time goes by??
Answers:
No, a fully grown adult will not get shorter from lifting weights, sometimes fully grown adults shrink during the day if you measure yourself in the morning and right before you go to bed, you can be as much as a quarter inch or 1 centimeter shorter. You stretch back out as you sleep.
It is thought that children who have not reached their full height should not use weights excessively as it could stunt their growth. The body utilizes its resources for muscle growth and ligament protection instead of bone growth.