Can Taking Supplements Stunt Bone Growth?
Author: Dane Fletcher
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Do steroids stunt bone growth? Itâs long been used as a deterrent for potential steroid users. But is it true? Yes and No. Steroids can stunt growth, and steroids can create new growth. Letâs delve into each argument.
Steroids can stunt growth.
In the mid- to late- teen years, the epiphyseal growth plates at the ends of bones stop growing. It is at that age that most people stop growing. If a teenager is taking certain steroids, he does risk causing receptor damage in these areas. However, due to the already elevated levels of testosterone in the body until age 20 or 22, no healthy male or female should be using steroids until after these ages anyway. Steroids are most effective when their use begins in the late 20s to early 30s, when the metabolism has begun to slow and the bodyâs own natural testosterone has slowed to a rate where new muscle growth is very hard to attain. Anything taken before then can lead to a lifetime requirement of hormone-replacement therapy, along with many other issues â" legal, financial, medical, etc. There are a lot of reasons not to start steroids in your teenage years, and the potential for stunted growth is certainly one of them.
Steroids create new growth.
Anavar, popular with female bodybuilders due to its minimal virilization side effects, is prescribed regularly for dwarf children to deliver growth in those formidable years before the bones fuse. It is often given to young children suffering from stunted growth, and with much success. Human growth hormone (hGH) causes a great deal of growth. Even seen the elbows, jaws, knees, and hands of top professional bodybuilders? They grow, along with the rest of the body, due to the use of growth hormone. The body contains receptors in many areas â" bones, blood, muscle, and other tissue. They all react differently to different steroids and steroid combinations. Some steroids do cause additional growth in humans; even after the growth plates have closed.
As you can see, both sides are technically correct when they authoritatively state that steroids cause, or stunt, growth. It all depends on which steroids are being referred to, and how old the user happens to be. As long as the user follows common sense rules and doesnât use steroids before reaching his/her twenties, stunted growth isnât an issue to be concerned with. However, technically, some steroids can stunt growth. Youâre both right!
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Working out with muscles stunts height growth? Didn’t know that back then. Anything I can do about it?
I was 14 when I got pulled into the idea of starting to work out the muscles, but what I didn’t know was that doing that stunts height growth. Now I’m almost 17, at 5′ 7″ @ 130 lbs. Honestly, I think I should be taller than this, and somewhat unsatisfied with my height. What I’m trying to do is to get a bit taller without the expensive treatments out there.
So I just want to ask the kind of diet I should go on, the kind of exercises I should focus on, or anything like that, and if possible, credible sources where I can verify the answers.
Do lots of crunches every other day. Your body and muscles need one day of rest in between.
Ask Arnold Schwarzenegger!
Did I stunt my growth (Height)? Please help?
I’m now in 12th grade and I’m 17 years old. I’m done growing (height). Well, in the beginning of 10th grade when I was 15 I had a little growth spurt and grew maybe an inch and I was growing a little bit throughout the year. But that summer when I just got out of 10th grade right before 11th grade and I justtt turned 16 this is what my schedule was:
July: Swimming Mon-Fri 7-9 a.m. Sleep. Then go to gymnastics 12:30-4:30 p.m. Mon-Thurs
August: Gymnastics Mon-Thurs 12:30-4:30
This is what my summer was like. So did I stunt my height at all? Because I feel like I should have grown more but once that summer came I feel like I stopped growing.
Of course you didn’t. all that stunts growth is severe malnutrition or illness in childhood.
To do all that you do I doubt if you are either malnourished or ill. Some males don’t stop growing until they are 19, and for some males it is even older.
Do getting 6 pack abs or doing ab exercises stunt height growth?
Im a 15 year old guy and also want to know what kind of exercises should I do to get abs, how many, and how many times a week?????????????????????…
Does marijuana stunt teen boys penis growth and adult height?
Im convinced marijuana stunts teens penis growth and testicle growth.
They have tested that marijuana drops sperm count in adults temp. But teens have not been studied. I also think it will stunt your height about 2 5 inches. The amount of testosterone your exposed to from the ages 12-18 influence how big your penis will be for the rest of your adult life!
This is a fact marijuana shuts down testosterone levels almost down to nothing and for teens boys who smoke often this means stunted height and stunted reproductive organs for life. Even if they quit the damage has been done I feel what you think?
What if a guy was a perfect guy but his growth (height) was stunted from a prescription medication?
say there was a perfect guy. he had perfect hormone output, his face was perfect looking, he had the potentiol to rule the world, and he was just smart and outgoing in every possible way. but he was a loner as a teenager so his loving mother forced him to take an antidepressant drug from age 14-18 that stopped his growth cycle (this was a side effect of the drug) in an attempt to help him. he was supposed to be at least 6 foot, maybe more, but instead he stopped growing at age 14 at 5 foot 9.
what does this guy do? is this something for the guy to commit suicide over?
and before you make judgments, this ISNT me.. this is a HYPOTHETICAL question, NOT about me.
Weight lifting stunts height growth?
I’m 15, love hitting the gym, but I heard that lifting weights stunts height or something like that. Is that true? I’m kinda short,so I really don’t want to risk it, Also, I already know the health benifits of weight lifting, but what disadvantages are there?
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.
I don’t know anything that would stunt your growth, but I imagine it wouldn’t be too healthy(ei drink coffee, smoking..). So is it really worth it for gymnastics? I understand that right now it is very, very important. But in 30 years when the unhealthy things you do now will affect you, will it be important?
No, OCD doesn’t cause “medical” problems so would not affect your pituitary gland which produces growth hormone. You probably just got your mom’s height genes. But if you really wanted to know if your growth hormone production is low, then ask for the test (IGF1) next time you see your Dr. Doubt it would be low though.
If you are a late bloomer you could gain some extra height as late bloomers often grow late.
I don’t consider 5’9″ to be short at all! But, I am 5’2″, so the majority of guys are taller than me. I actually did date a guy once who was 5′ even, and as much as I hate to admit it, it was very awkward. I always made a point to wear extremely flat shoes whenever I was going to see him.
It’s definitely NOT something to commit suicide over. If he’s a good guy, he’ll find someone who loves him for who he is, not how tall he is. My cousin is 15 (and still growing), and he’s at six foot nine now. It could always be worse lol.
Hasn’t stunted mine or my friends. But remember “say no to drugs”…had to throw that one in. Good question dude…laterz!
Can Obessive Compulsive Disorder affect height growth?
I am 17 and im only 5’6 despite my mum being my height and my dad being 6’3 – 6’4. I’ve had quite serious OCD for since the begining of puberty and I’m really begining to question myself if it has affected my growth. Although it nowhere says “OCD will stunt your growth” it does say that general health and chronic illnesses can affect peoples growth, so could my OCD be taken into account on that basis??
I mean OCD does mess up your brain, thats why I’m thinking it could have affected the release of growth hormone or God knows what.
Apart from height though, I’m other developed sexually and physically (broad shoulders and muscles).
Could anyone plzzz help me with this???
teenage height growth?
hey guys,
so i just recently turn 16 and i still really want to grow. plenty of people told me girls stop growing at 16 and im only 5″5. i am taller than both my parents right now. my brother is about 5″9. so is there any hope i’ll make it to 5″8?
also, is it true tea stunts growth because of the caffeine it contains? and what are some things i can do to make myself grow taller in addition to stretching, jumping, sleeping as much as possible, and drinking milk?
thanks so much and happy holidays:)
-girl
Will vigorous weightlifting 5 days a week stunt a 13 yr. old’s growth/height?
My brother is 13 and he lifts a lot of weight to get strong for football. He is 13, 5′ 8, and 121 lbs. He wants to be 6′ 4 for football because height is a definite advantage. What should he do?
Its not a weight issue, he is pretty slim. I just want to know if he vigorously lifts weights now, will thatt effect how tall he will be
I was 160lbs at that age lol its been awhile since Ive been that small
The National Strength and Conditioning Association says that weightlifting in and of itself isnt the thing that hurts training teens
Its the lack of knowledge and direction that leads to muscle imbalances and injury
What will my height be? Stunt growth?
Right now I’m a half an inch over 5 feet. My mom is 4 11 and my dad is 6 2. I’m 14 right now and i had a growth spurt 4 years ago and grew 6 inches in a year. What (guesstimate) on average will I grow to be. I’m a gymnast and want to be elite and for that, being short helps, so is there anything you’ve heard of that stunts your growth? I know smoking does but I’m not going to try that. Thanks!