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What age should you start lifting weights

Is doing weights at too young an age bad for you? For the Youngsters on Strength and Fitnesstips. I as a teenager always wanted to be stronger, bigger and lift weights. It would have really helped to be bigger, faster and stronger than everyone else when I was playing rugby. There was a lot of skepticism about wether it’s advisable for youngsters to lift weights while they are still developing. There is not question about it that squats and dead lifts will put a lot of pressure on your back and joints. When you are developing your bones are ligaments are not as strong and you will be much more prone to injury. It’s therefore a bad idea to start doing heavy dead lifts and squats under the age of 16. I do not agree with the fact that it’s completely unadvisable to do any weights when your growing up, ... Read More »

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