Does Bench Press Stunt Growth
So how come nobody ever had answered your question or you were to ashamed to ask.
Does bench press stunt growth. Make sure you stretch your muscles good. They will feel sore and weak but it will go away and you ll be stronger and you will tolerate the soreness after you have worked out for a few months everyday. Any physical activity in your age is good activity and since you are going to the gym three times a week i must presume that someone is supervising what are you doing.
In fact lifting weights has been shown to actually increase testosterone which is a hormone that can improve an individual s ability to put on mass and make strength gains. However performing the exercise using poor form or too much weight. There is no research supporting the idea that lifting weights bench pressing will slow an individual s growth down.
I m gonna have to say no on this one dawg. It won t stunt your growth it will make you stronger. Oh there is no way that working out can stunt your growth.
Work hard but don t put too much weight on or you ll hurt yourself.