They are not totally wrong. They simply confused stunted growth with "spinal compression". When you wake up, you lose a little bit of height throughout the day because gravity is compressing the tissue and tendons around your bones, and when you go to sleep... gravity is no longer compressing the tissue vertically so your tissue recovers...which brings you back to your original taller height by the time you wake up. Lifting weights accelerates spinal compression. So when you are always lifting, your bones and spine are compressed longer in the day than normal people, which may lead to people mistakenly thinking that lifting weights has stunted your growth.
Karl Von it’s mean now your 17 and your height 6.2 im 17 and im been in gym 3 years and my height is 6 feet i think that mean it’s a fake that lifting stunt your growth
Here I am! 5'4 or as I say average girls height, through my training years they always told me this is the reason why im short but I always knew it isn't true, thank you Jeff!
SALTxTHExWOUND its most likely posture. Check how you stand, you might be adding more of a lordodic curve or with head pushed forward. Your cheek bones should hover in line with the clavicle
Man keep up these myth busting videos, you're incredibly intelligent, incredibly resourceful and incredibly informative with every subject you tackle. True gift to be able understand the information you research but it's damn right impressive to be able to relay that information back in communication reaching millions.
I think that it might have been beneficial in this video to elaborate on the fact that a calorie deficit can stunt growth. Considering that the desire to gain muscle mass is often linked with an individuals desire to be lean may meant that some people who do weight training operate in a calorie deficit which would stunt growth. Also, to highlight that weight training will often require you to increase your daily calories to coincide with increased calorie expenditure with weight training. Otherwise, teens could find stunted growth whilst weight training.
Kinda weird as a skinny kid I grew to 5-11 to 6 foot not super tall but not small either maybe if I ate better as a kid if be 6'2 or something who knows
I'm so glad you made this video. I always hated it when people say the reason why I'm so short is because I started lifting at a young age. I always told them that was wrong and showed them the research. Thank you so much Jeff!
I can’t be believe there’s so many 5ft 5 bodybuilders like me.. wow even jeff is 5ft 5 😮.. this just shows that despite being short, you can still be physically very strong and good looking even though your pretty short
Your science, depth of information, and frequency are so appreciated Jeff! Anytime I come upon one of your videos I know I’m gonna walk away with a deeper insight of the mechanics and systems of my body. You’ve always got me thinking. Thank you and keep the great content coming!
No I just got the worst acne you or I have ever seen, got put on Accutane (Roaccutane in the UK) & I believe that closed my growth plates aswell as affecting my testosterone. I wouldn’t recommend it, makes the acne so much worse for a good couple of months first before it gets better!
Hit the myth that calves can't be built. I am not stuggling to build my calves, I believe it is a myth that people are stuggling to grow their calves, they just need to train it like they train any other muscle gruop aswell as let it take time. Just a tip for another myth to dig deeper into
ElliotPRSN it can be built my man. I had this physycal education teacher during school, short white guy old as fuck prolly 50. Kid u not he had the calves of a bull. Veiny and thick. It resembles a cobras back kinda lmfao.
Calf raises from all angles, running, jump rope, footwork drills. You can't change your origin/insertion points but you can make the best of what you got.
Absolutely love this. I am a teacher and basketball/soccer coach. Might have to show this video to some parents in the future when I try to start getting the boys to lift weights.
Another great video, Jeff. I have a suggestion though: I know this is only the third episode, but I don't think you should be afraid to confirm a 'myth', either, similar to the show Mythbusters - where they would either bust or confirm a myth, or even call it plausible.
So glad i ran into this video! I have 2 sons I'm getting into lifting and had the old pseudo-science ideas in my head and this cleared that mess out. Appreciate it :)
It may be a good idea to include what the literature is lacking or what direction the research is going in right now; like with the scientific method. The reason I say this is because the data you presented did not specify what kinds of resistance training. The high intensity, low intensity, heavy loads, light loads, the type of load, etc etc - may play a role in bone growth/ endplates. I'm sure there are other things in that domain that can be researched more thoroughly. Such definitive answers from your videos to the public is 'risky' for lack of a better word at the moment All in all, I like your content! Keep it up. I love the idea of making science more accessible to the public :)
I was 5ft8 from 15 to 17 where I started to lift weight with propre program and diet. At 18 I was 5ft9. No bad posture or kyphosis or measurement taken wrong. Arnold was 6ft at 14 when he began to do some training, his peak height when younger than nowadays was reported 6 ft 2. Steve Reeves began training at 16 at 5ft11, at 20 he was 6ft 1. I dont think I need to keep going.
@@Hersovyaci thought you were saying it was bad since it wasnt a significant amount of height gained. like for example my friends brother was 5'8 at 15 and now he is 6'3 at 17. unless he was a late bloomer or something
I started lifting at 13 and before that I worked on the weekends with my Dad's construction company. I lifted bricks, wheel barrowed all day. Now I'm 6'4 my mom was 5 ft and my Dad 5'8. Both my parents were from poor families and my mom from a 3rd world country. The stress of exercise never hurt me and because we were in a country (Canada) that gave us lots of food I grew to fill my full potential. I started my son lifting at 7 (mostly to teach technique) now he is 10 he loves his body and is growing strong. These days we worry too much but these lazy kids playing fortnite will end up being the ones who have early back problem, are smaller and weaker
Please do one on drinking too much water. I drink a gallon a day, some days slightly over, and the comments I receive about wrecking my kidneys is crazy. According to most, anything over 64oz a day is slowly killing you. Never mind the fact that I lift 6 Days a week and add in 20 minutes cardio most days. Or that my proteins are around 1.2 grams of my body weight. My doctor even said to keep water around a gallon. Please bust that myth!!!!
Brandon William Thanks, Brandon. I agree and definitely do. That’s why I fluctuate between 1 and 1 1/2 gallons daily. But some people think that’s deadly. Maybe in a short period of time, yes. But it takes me a full 16 hours to slowly get it all in. Anyhow, thanks for the response.
hmmm, honestly, not convinced. If we look at many gymnasts we can see that they are short in hight. Someone told me that the growth hormones support the muscle growth rather then the hight growth if heavy training happens at an early age. . ... not sure if that is true.
Having been a competitive gymnast for many years, it is very common for young competitive gymnasts to grow after they retire from the sport. I think this is less due to growth “stunting” and more to the extreme level of training in competitive gymnastics that tends to keep gymnasts very lean, which can potentially delay development. That being said, many tall individuals have trouble succeeding in gymnastics so they tend to be weeded out early on. It is certainly an advantage in the sport to be of small stature.
Super interesting, mate! I have 3 kids (4, 2, and 9mos), and would love to get them into lifting/fitness early. I didn't start until I was 25, and it's a lot of 'catch-up' that way...
Interesting! This could have a follow up about weight lifting young destroying your knees and joints. I saw a video about a 10 year old training to be a weight lifting Olympian one day and the comments section was full of people saying how unhealthy this was. In this instance, knees and joints were people's main concerns, not growth.
my friend is 5'5 and he never wanted to do squats or overhead press because he thought he would never grow. but now he's 16 and says he wants to be at least 5'11 still same height tho ._.
@Bipolar Capybara its more that its a deep insecurity and he doesn't want it to progress. if you were short you would understand why he wouldn't take that risk. either way from what i've read he could do body weight squats and that shouldn't effect anything
Thanks for clearing this myth. Jeff, please can you make a video on cardio session after resistance training, and how does it impact on our resistance training or hypertrophy ? For example, if a person wants to gain muscle mass, while at the same time wants to loose a belly fat.
Soreness is due to lactic acid. produced in cell respiration. But it does show how much you're putting stress on your muscles. Breaking muscle fibers and making them stronger by eating is pretty much the goal of working out. Cell Respiration basically produces atp or energy for ur body. When you're using your cells they need energy and keep producing that energy. Once a stage in Cell Respiration reaches to a point of anaerobic respiration, it's similar to fermentation that yeasts do except this time instead of alcohol, it's lactic acid. Also I'm no doctor.. this is all from those hours i spent learning general biology.
First of all I would like to say amazing job with all of your videos, keep up the good work! 💪🏼 could you make a video talking about the hype of apple cider vinegar in regards to weight loss and health benefits? Would be great 😌
Hey Jeff, I recently subbed so if this has already been covered but I’ve been hearing about the OMAD diet, you should do an explanation or mythbust Monday on it!
Hey Jeff. How about doing a myth busting video on common artificial sweeteners? I know you just did one on sugar but the questions are different, particularly because they are in a plethora of supplements, diet sodas and low calorie foods you’d find in the supermarket therefore applicable to gym goers. So I think you could explain how different each is: ace k, aspartame, sucralpse, stevia, erythritol etc and bust the myth that they cause cancer and link these to the exaggerated rodent studies done on in the 80s. But I think it could be worth mentioning that consuming them might make people crave sweet foods more! I am also curious about whether there can still be an insulinogenic response from the sweet taste in some individuals. An example is how some people feel extremely hungry and get kicked out of ketosis immediately after consuming certain zero calorie sweeteners. Anyway, let us know what you think!
Great video, Jeff! Keep em coming! Maybe you could cover the common myth of cardio killing gainz? Maybe stating how much cardio is too much and how to complement a weight lifting routine with cardio so that they don't overlap? Thank you!
returninghero I believe he did a video on a similar topic, search his uploads because I remember one on cardio and cardio timing relative to weight training
No bro, someone making money making absurd videos on the internet said it was a myth. Next week, Jeff Nippard disproves the existence of the internet and the sun itself by declaring them myths.
Rekt., he's making super short videos with a combination of just making stuff up (uh it's a myth originating from the chinese!) and misquoting actual studies (actual studies do not say it's fine for kids to lift if they have an adult present. They say it's fine if you have a professional specifically trained in training children/teenagers after they've been evaluated by a doctor to make sure they don't have certain medical issues that might be a problem).
if you look at young athletes in high school usually they might be very muscular like dk meatcalf and zion Williamson but they still grew to be 6’4 and 6’5 and reason why most body builders are short is because they put on mass easier to a smaller frame
@@alsavid1165 they put on muscle at the same rate what i meant is shorter people are able to fill out their frame much easier because there muscles don’t cover much area as a bigger frame does
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! For the past 3 years I've been thinking that I fked up my height by training at a young age and it was so depressing... Finally free of this sht, seems like it really wasn't my fault after all, just genetics.
I started weightlifting a littlebit at home when i was 13 and i had already been wrestling and comepting for many years so i already had a decent muscle development. However when i started weightlifting people told me that was the reason im so short. But really ive been shorter since i was a small kid and i also resemble my mom alot and she's like 5'2. Im 16 and im around 5'3-5'4 and the doctors estimated i would grow till anywere from 5'6-5'8. I quit wrestling after 12 years and now im weightlifting full time, its going really great and im progressing fast in all compound movements, im also building muscle but im just looking to get a bit more shredded for this summer.
It's entirely possible that you resemble your mum more-so than your dad in this respect, yet the distinction between 5'2 and 6'0 is considerable. Through observation, the majority of people do take after their father/a hybrid. Even if you take after your mother, it's quite right that you should expect the upper-end of 5', like 5'8+. The key reason for why females are shorter is due to higher oestrogen than men, so, all things considered, you shouldn't be near your mother's height. You're 16. I stopped growing at 16 and, honestly, I attribute that to heavy lifting (5-7 days a week for approx. 6 months) to help with rugby. I suggest an x-ray to check your growth plates, just for closure. I'm not trying to worry you! Whatever happens, happens.
Enigma B yeah well ive talked to doctors and they say im still growing but im growing pretty slow. Like basically my height and my face is more resembling my mom. Its not like im under developed and shi like i feel im almost gonna peek in my testosterone levels soon. All of a sudden i started growing chest hair and listening to death metal while deadlifting
respect every video and research u have made and i wanna thank u for your helpful information. also ive missed those vlog-type workouts u were uploading
Really nice video! Could you do a video to protein combining and if plant proteins are incomplete ? I am convinced this it is just a myth. But would be great to hear it from you. Nevertheless, keep up the good work!
Based on my no evidence opinion. I think weight lifting or just stenuous exercise does stunt growth because I had always been taller than my brother and I was growing quickly and doctor said I was going to be quite tall, However when I started doing calisthenics, I started growing a lot more slowly, I know this is normal because I am 16 but everybody is reaching me in height (many classmates and even my younger brother) I have no evidence to support that this has been caused by calisthenics& weight lifting but I find it quite possible During this time I have eaten well and slept enough, also no alcohol or drugs I think industries or youtubers just say its a myth to get more money by teenagers purchasing programs or watching youtube And believe me,I was the first one to tell my parents it wont stunt my growth and show them videos like this
Carlos González Barco i have a freind who start lifting at 16 and now he is 18 and in that time he grow about 3-4 inch and he is taller than his father and his older brother . we grow at night so the only think who effect owr height is nutrition or bad injuries .
Bro what. Calisthenics is basically built around the pullup and dip right? Well pullups decompress the fuck out of your spine which would be the opposite of what would stop growth. Take this, my brother and dad BOTH weightlifted and now years later so do i. My brother is 6 inches taller than my dad and I'm starting to be taller than him too. All three of us did weightlifting in our youth
Enjoying the recent uploads, Jeff! Just a question, have you been considering doing a science video about occlusion training? Would be really interested in that myself.
Love the video Jeff! My nephew is a little on the bigger side but I assumed that myth was real so I never brought him to the gym with me but this changes everything! thanks for busting this myth!
Hey Jeff, great video and great series! I have been reading contradictory things regarding BCAA, including some stuff pretending to be science backed and explaining that it can be detrimental to your gains as it would lower the availability of other amino acids in your blood (from what I understood). I feel like it could make a great video subject if you were looking for one. Cheers!
Strength training does not stunt growth…. however, maximal lifting (highest weight amount you can lift one to three times) may put you at more risk for injury to the growing areas of a child's body. Therefore, max lifting should be discouraged until after puberty.
Love the content as always, one thing I hear people tell me is that even though actual whey protein isnt bad for you, the other ingredients companies put in the powders are. Now i've tried to research these ingredients but it's difficult to find credible sources (Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey). If there's enough to talk about you could do a myth bust monday on that!
Wished i had started lifting early but english classes demanded my time and nowadays they are way more worthy than a pair of dumbbells would have been. Anyway, thanks for the scientific literature. I would appreciate if you can do a video, or if you already have one share the link, explaining you methodology of investigation as well as your thought process while researching through a pile of scientific literature , it would be of help especially for an undergraduate student like me. Cya Jeff!
Hi Jeff ! I love your videos and thank you very much for such in depth science regarding proper fitness training and a healthy lifestyle you provide everyone for FREE. My question for today would be: "How many seconds does a rep last/take for the optimum muscle growth ?"- I have seen guys in the gym, beasts, aesthetics...all kinds, that either do VERY FAST reps or VERY slow reps and they (i guess eventually? ) got results as per their body is showing. Looking forward for your next vid and hopefully this question will be answered in the near future or in the comments! Kind regards, Adrian from Germany.
Well that was a quick one! (And yes that's what she said) I can't believe people still believe exercise stunts growth, now instead of trying to explain it I'll refer them to this video :D
I’ll tell you right now what will stunt growth! Lack of adequate nutrition, sunlight exposure, physical activity and optimal sleep! So make sure you or your kids adhere to that!
allstarmitchell - Jeff covered this in his supplements video at about 2 minutes 40: ua-cam.com/video/IR5jW9iNNiw/v-deo.html. Hope this is what you were after.
Thanks you just helped me so much I was waiting for somebody to answer this because I was scared to start lifting but now i can lift without fear thanks
That video frequency tho. Respect man, keep it up !
Fred Rigz you stole my comment
I love how the most unfit parents that clearly never worked out in their lives claim that this shit is true
The fact that this got explained in less than 4 minutes should really emphasize how wrong that theory was. Damn, that science bro.
The internet is fictitious and doesn't exist.
Look at the speed I disproved the internet's existence bro!
Radical Islam you're a fucking moron. He's literally agreeing with Jeff. Consider reading the comment next time.
Paul Rivers 😂
Rekt. Thank you sir 👊
They are not totally wrong. They simply confused stunted growth with "spinal compression".
When you wake up, you lose a little bit of height throughout the day because gravity is compressing the tissue and tendons around your bones, and when you go to sleep... gravity is no longer compressing the tissue vertically so your tissue recovers...which brings you back to your original taller height by the time you wake up.
Lifting weights accelerates spinal compression. So when you are always lifting, your bones and spine are compressed longer in the day than normal people, which may lead to people mistakenly thinking that lifting weights has stunted your growth.
To bad my growth was already stunted before I got into weight lifting :( 5”5 feels
Ryan Craig that must suck
Ryan Craig i feel your pain im only 5 11
Alpha Ryan try not to be a douchebag just because you can
not a bad thing in my opinion man... makes it easier to look extremely muscular if that's a goal
Jeff Nippard that is true my man! But dunking a basketball would be pretty cool lol
Parents still think weight lifting stunts growth... 😒 Too bad I'm short so they won't listen
Been weightlifting for 2 years now since I was 13 years old, I grew 5 inches in a span of 2 years, now I'm 5'11". I see no problem here lol.
How bout now
How about now
@@sharr8304 grew 2 more inches since this comment
but stopped weightlifting a few months ago
Karl Von it’s mean now your 17 and your height 6.2 im 17 and im been in gym 3 years and my height is 6 feet i think that mean it’s a fake that lifting stunt your growth
Here I am! 5'4 or as I say average girls height, through my training years they always told me this is the reason why im short but I always knew it isn't true, thank you Jeff!
God bless this video, next time someone tells me don't lift you wont grow, I wont have to explain but just tell them stfu and watch Jeff.
Sticky Jax jeff cavalier yeah. This jeff just googles shit.
U K None of this is Google. It's scholarly research in college databases lol
U K you realise Jeff Cavalier's profession is literally based off the same science Jeff is using?
I’ve been lifting for 3 years... I used to be 6’0” and now I’m 5’11”... without shoes on 😂
SALTxTHExWOUND its most likely posture. Check how you stand, you might be adding more of a lordodic curve or with head pushed forward. Your cheek bones should hover in line with the clavicle
Or the recorded 6ft might be incorrent or current recorded 5ft11 might be incorrect 😂 .
Haha yeah my mate lost an inch or 2 when he started lifting too 😂 maybe the same for me I haven't really kept a close watch on my height
Spinal conpression from squatting
i'm 6"3 go lift to you pass out.
Man keep up these myth busting videos, you're incredibly intelligent, incredibly resourceful and incredibly informative with every subject you tackle. True gift to be able understand the information you research but it's damn right impressive to be able to relay that information back in communication reaching millions.
I think that it might have been beneficial in this video to elaborate on the fact that a calorie deficit can stunt growth. Considering that the desire to gain muscle mass is often linked with an individuals desire to be lean may meant that some people who do weight training operate in a calorie deficit which would stunt growth.
Also, to highlight that weight training will often require you to increase your daily calories to coincide with increased calorie expenditure with weight training. Otherwise, teens could find stunted growth whilst weight training.
Actually wrong. It depends if that teenager has a high amount or a low amount of body fat(stored energy)
So a surplus which im trying to do will help me get taller?
@@fare528 wait so do I just burn calories and build muscle but keep my daily calorie intake the same or do I cut, I'm skinny fat so idk
Kinda weird as a skinny kid I grew to 5-11 to 6 foot not super tall but not small either maybe if I ate better as a kid if be 6'2 or something who knows
I'm so glad you made this video. I always hated it when people say the reason why I'm so short is because I started lifting at a young age. I always told them that was wrong and showed them the research. Thank you so much Jeff!
I'm only 4'11'' and people have attributed my lack of height with everything from lifting weights to drinking coffee. Perhaps, i'm just short..
Jasmine Smith
It's definitely genetics, lack of nutrition in your childhood, or both. I'm 6'3" and I drank coffee all the time when I was a child.
ㅤღنورღ ㅤ what's is "One tub of pre workout" I'm being honest.
ㅤღنورღ ㅤ I'm 12 I was just asking. Jeez
Damn I realised how lucky I am to be 6ft3 at 13
@@maskedman9582 give me 3 inches so i can reach 6 ft im 5’9
I can’t be believe there’s so many 5ft 5 bodybuilders like me.. wow even jeff is 5ft 5 😮.. this just shows that despite being short, you can still be physically very strong and good looking even though your pretty short
Shorter people can lift more than taller people for some lifts as well because the weight is moving less distance
saw this and i was like "HEY MOM , COME HERE RIGHT NOW!!"
Your science, depth of information, and frequency are so appreciated Jeff! Anytime I come upon one of your videos I know I’m gonna walk away with a deeper insight of the mechanics and systems of my body. You’ve always got me thinking. Thank you and keep the great content coming!
No I just got the worst acne you or I have ever seen, got put on Accutane (Roaccutane in the UK) & I believe that closed my growth plates aswell as affecting my testosterone. I wouldn’t recommend it, makes the acne so much worse for a good couple of months first before it gets better!
So lifting weights affected your growth plates or the accutane shit?
Hit the myth that calves can't be built. I am not stuggling to build my calves, I believe it is a myth that people are stuggling to grow their calves, they just need to train it like they train any other muscle gruop aswell as let it take time. Just a tip for another myth to dig deeper into
ElliotPRSN it can be built my man. I had this physycal education teacher during school, short white guy old as fuck prolly 50. Kid u not he had the calves of a bull. Veiny and thick. It resembles a cobras back kinda lmfao.
Calf raises from all angles, running, jump rope, footwork drills. You can't change your origin/insertion points but you can make the best of what you got.
Yeah sure but insertions are super critical with calves. Its massively genetic
Absolutely love this. I am a teacher and basketball/soccer coach. Might have to show this video to some parents in the future when I try to start getting the boys to lift weights.
Another great video, Jeff. I have a suggestion though: I know this is only the third episode, but I don't think you should be afraid to confirm a 'myth', either, similar to the show Mythbusters - where they would either bust or confirm a myth, or even call it plausible.
So glad i ran into this video! I have 2 sons I'm getting into lifting and had the old pseudo-science ideas in my head and this cleared that mess out. Appreciate it :)
It's almost Tuesday in my country India. Thanks Jeff.
It may be a good idea to include what the literature is lacking or what direction the research is going in right now; like with the scientific method.
The reason I say this is because the data you presented did not specify what kinds of resistance training. The high intensity, low intensity, heavy loads, light loads, the type of load, etc etc - may play a role in bone growth/ endplates. I'm sure there are other things in that domain that can be researched more thoroughly. Such definitive answers from your videos to the public is 'risky' for lack of a better word at the moment
All in all, I like your content! Keep it up. I love the idea of making science more accessible to the public :)
Great video, simple and doesn’t overload with unnecessary info
I was 5ft8 from 15 to 17 where I started to lift weight with propre program and diet. At 18 I was 5ft9. No bad posture or kyphosis or measurement taken wrong. Arnold was 6ft at 14 when he began to do some training, his peak height when younger than nowadays was reported 6 ft 2. Steve Reeves began training at 16 at 5ft11, at 20 he was 6ft 1. I dont think I need to keep going.
are you saying weight lifting is bad?
@@josiahday210 quite the contrary, how did you read it to come up to that conclusion
@@Hersovyaci thought you were saying it was bad since it wasnt a significant amount of height gained. like for example my friends brother was 5'8 at 15 and now he is 6'3 at 17. unless he was a late bloomer or something
Oh shit, that intro though. How does a dude send his upload frequency through the roof while simultaneously IMPROVING quality? Great stuff man!
I started lifting at 13 and before that I worked on the weekends with my Dad's construction company. I lifted bricks, wheel barrowed all day. Now I'm 6'4 my mom was 5 ft and my Dad 5'8.
Both my parents were from poor families and my mom from a 3rd world country. The stress of exercise never hurt me and because we were in a country (Canada) that gave us lots of food I grew to fill my full potential. I started my son lifting at 7 (mostly to teach technique) now he is 10 he loves his body and is growing strong. These days we worry too much but these lazy kids playing fortnite will end up being the ones who have early back problem, are smaller and weaker
what types of food do you eat in what quantity and quality
postscript: I have an anemic cousin
The Fortnite thing is a personal Attack becasue I workout and play Video Games.
So it looks like it didn't stunt your growth. 6ft4 a big difference form 5ft8. Were other people in your family that tall?
Or maybe your mom wasn't being very honest.
Please do one on drinking too much water. I drink a gallon a day, some days slightly over, and the comments I receive about wrecking my kidneys is crazy. According to most, anything over 64oz a day is slowly killing you. Never mind the fact that I lift 6 Days a week and add in 20 minutes cardio most days. Or that my proteins are around 1.2 grams of my body weight. My doctor even said to keep water around a gallon. Please bust that myth!!!!
Brandon William Thanks, Brandon. I agree and definitely do. That’s why I fluctuate between 1 and 1 1/2 gallons daily. But some people think that’s deadly. Maybe in a short period of time, yes. But it takes me a full 16 hours to slowly get it all in. Anyhow, thanks for the response.
Lori Meglino - I used to drink 2 gallons a water or more for many days in a row. I didn’t die. 🤷🏼♂️
hmmm, honestly, not convinced. If we look at many gymnasts we can see that they are short in hight. Someone told me that the growth hormones support the muscle growth rather then the hight growth if heavy training happens at an early age. . ... not sure if that is true.
JamesREDX gymnasts are short because of physics. It’s easier to control short limbs than long ones.
I also believe gymnastics plays a role.
Having been a competitive gymnast for many years, it is very common for young competitive gymnasts to grow after they retire from the sport. I think this is less due to growth “stunting” and more to the extreme level of training in competitive gymnastics that tends to keep gymnasts very lean, which can potentially delay development. That being said, many tall individuals have trouble succeeding in gymnastics so they tend to be weeded out early on. It is certainly an advantage in the sport to be of small stature.
Yay! Short and sweet to the point, thank you! I checked on the length of the video and was so relieved :)
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Much love from india, jeff :)
Both Jeffs are my workout inspirations and mentors!
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Super interesting, mate! I have 3 kids (4, 2, and 9mos), and would love to get them into lifting/fitness early. I didn't start until I was 25, and it's a lot of 'catch-up' that way...
Interesting! This could have a follow up about weight lifting young destroying your knees and joints. I saw a video about a 10 year old training to be a weight lifting Olympian one day and the comments section was full of people saying how unhealthy this was. In this instance, knees and joints were people's main concerns, not growth.
I started training when I was about 5-10 I'm now 6,2 I can't speak for everyone but my height didn't stop growing
my friend is 5'5 and he never wanted to do squats or overhead press because he thought he would never grow. but now he's 16 and says he wants to be at least 5'11 still same height tho ._.
+Santiago Trestini 😂😂😂
@Bipolar Capybara its more that its a deep insecurity and he doesn't want it to progress. if you were short you would understand why he wouldn't take that risk. either way from what i've read he could do body weight squats and that shouldn't effect anything
How tall now
This proves my mom stopping me from lifting at a younger age is the reason I'm only 5'5'' *sigh*
Thanks for clearing this myth. Jeff, please can you make a video on cardio session after resistance training, and how does it impact on our resistance training or hypertrophy ? For example, if a person wants to gain muscle mass, while at the same time wants to loose a belly fat.
myth busting that soreness does not equal gains?
Soreness is due to lactic acid. produced in cell respiration. But it does show how much you're putting stress on your muscles. Breaking muscle fibers and making them stronger by eating is pretty much the goal of working out. Cell Respiration basically produces atp or energy for ur body. When you're using your cells they need energy and keep producing that energy. Once a stage in Cell Respiration reaches to a point of anaerobic respiration, it's similar to fermentation that yeasts do except this time instead of alcohol, it's lactic acid. Also I'm no doctor.. this is all from those hours i spent learning general biology.
read the first line and i wont be reading anymore .... humans dont produce nor have lactic acid .... that is all
First of all I would like to say amazing job with all of your videos, keep up the good work! 💪🏼 could you make a video talking about the hype of apple cider vinegar in regards to weight loss and health benefits? Would be great 😌
Started training when I was 15. Now 17 and 6ft 2. Has not affected my height at all
what was your height at 15? have you grown taller since this comment?
I wish I could like a video more than once..
I’m 15 and I was worried about this, but not anymore! Thanks Jeff
Hey Jeff, I recently subbed so if this has already been covered but I’ve been hearing about the OMAD diet, you should do an explanation or mythbust Monday on it!
Your editing is impeccable
Hey Jeff. How about doing a myth busting video on common artificial sweeteners? I know you just did one on sugar but the questions are different, particularly because they are in a plethora of supplements, diet sodas and low calorie foods you’d find in the supermarket therefore applicable to gym goers. So I think you could explain how different each is: ace k, aspartame, sucralpse, stevia, erythritol etc and bust the myth that they cause cancer and link these to the exaggerated rodent studies done on in the 80s. But I think it could be worth mentioning that consuming them might make people crave sweet foods more! I am also curious about whether there can still be an insulinogenic response from the sweet taste in some individuals. An example is how some people feel extremely hungry and get kicked out of ketosis immediately after consuming certain zero calorie sweeteners. Anyway, let us know what you think!
His girlfriend, Stephanie Buttermore (check out her UA-cam), did one on the 20th! It's pretty good.
thanks for showing the sources and all the scientific points that you've mentioned
Great video, Jeff! Keep em coming! Maybe you could cover the common myth of cardio killing gainz? Maybe stating how much cardio is too much and how to complement a weight lifting routine with cardio so that they don't overlap? Thank you!
returninghero I believe he did a video on a similar topic, search his uploads because I remember one on cardio and cardio timing relative to weight training
It does kill gains you shill
wrong
Tane it doesn’t, it just tends to put you in a calories deficit and people don’t realize. Re-eat those calories and there’s no problem.
What about intensive gymnastics training?
Is it just shorter people with talent that tend to train more at high levels?
Bodyweight stuff is a lot easier to do when you are short.
Great video and feel free to do a myth bust on hcg Targeting fat
Solid video! Maybe consider using a lapel mic for better audio and less room reverb
Short and to the point. I will now try to share this video with my young friends.
Also, subscribed.
But can injuries from weight training stunt growth. Messed up lower back, hips, damaged ankles etc
Andrew Cramer “is safe provided they’re given proper technique and progression”
Andrew Cramer Yes, yes they can
No bro, someone making money making absurd videos on the internet said it was a myth. Next week, Jeff Nippard disproves the existence of the internet and the sun itself by declaring them myths.
Paul Rivers he's not declaring shit. He's using actual scientific facts and historical evidence.
Rekt., he's making super short videos with a combination of just making stuff up (uh it's a myth originating from the chinese!) and misquoting actual studies (actual studies do not say it's fine for kids to lift if they have an adult present. They say it's fine if you have a professional specifically trained in training children/teenagers after they've been evaluated by a doctor to make sure they don't have certain medical issues that might be a problem).
Great video! I’m so happy there is someone around who goes really in depth in damn near everything about fitness! Love everything you post!
Thanks Jeff! Just had a discussion with someone about this. Just gonna send them your way.
Awesome work! I love the way your content gets more and more informational.
Awesome topic, thanks for the amazing work your are putting in!
Thank you for telling us the truth!❤
if you look at young athletes in high school usually they might be very muscular like dk meatcalf and zion Williamson but they still grew to be 6’4 and 6’5 and reason why most body builders are short is because they put on mass easier to a smaller frame
Thats not how it works lol 😊
@@alsavid1165 they put on muscle at the same rate what i meant is shorter people are able to fill out their frame much easier because there muscles don’t cover much area as a bigger frame does
@@alsavid1165how does it work?
@@Calisthincenjoyer height as nothing to do with lifting
I am 5.7 feet and i am 15 years old..i usually do weight workout..2 to 3 times a week...it is just a myth that weight lifting will stop your height..
How tall now?
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! For the past 3 years I've been thinking that I fked up my height by training at a young age and it was so depressing... Finally free of this sht, seems like it really wasn't my fault after all, just genetics.
Can you tell why you felt that?
Your videos have helped a lot man. I work in data analysis and the science, information based approach you take is greatly appreciated.
Loving this series, Jeff, thank you for all your content!
I really love your video's by the way. Extremely well informed and edited. Very accessible while delivering amazing content.
I started weightlifting a littlebit at home when i was 13 and i had already been wrestling and comepting for many years so i already had a decent muscle development. However when i started weightlifting people told me that was the reason im so short. But really ive been shorter since i was a small kid and i also resemble my mom alot and she's like 5'2. Im 16 and im around 5'3-5'4 and the doctors estimated i would grow till anywere from 5'6-5'8. I quit wrestling after 12 years and now im weightlifting full time, its going really great and im progressing fast in all compound movements, im also building muscle but im just looking to get a bit more shredded for this summer.
How tall's your dad, pal?
Enigma B he's 6'0 so i definently feel i resemble my mom more, at least in my length
It's entirely possible that you resemble your mum more-so than your dad in this respect, yet the distinction between 5'2 and 6'0 is considerable. Through observation, the majority of people do take after their father/a hybrid. Even if you take after your mother, it's quite right that you should expect the upper-end of 5', like 5'8+. The key reason for why females are shorter is due to higher oestrogen than men, so, all things considered, you shouldn't be near your mother's height.
You're 16. I stopped growing at 16 and, honestly, I attribute that to heavy lifting (5-7 days a week for approx. 6 months) to help with rugby. I suggest an x-ray to check your growth plates, just for closure. I'm not trying to worry you! Whatever happens, happens.
Enigma B yeah well ive talked to doctors and they say im still growing but im growing pretty slow. Like basically my height and my face is more resembling my mom. Its not like im under developed and shi like i feel im almost gonna peek in my testosterone levels soon. All of a sudden i started growing chest hair and listening to death metal while deadlifting
Great video! For the upcoming ones: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day / Carbs at night make you fat
Absolutely loving this series. Thank you for all the value, Jeff! =)
respect every video and research u have made and i wanna thank u for your helpful information. also ive missed those vlog-type workouts u were uploading
god bless you Jeff , just what i needed!
Short and sweet, keep it up Jeff🙌
Really nice video! Could you do a video to protein combining and if plant proteins are incomplete ? I am convinced this it is just a myth. But would be great to hear it from you. Nevertheless, keep up the good work!
Based on my no evidence opinion. I think weight lifting or just stenuous exercise does stunt growth because I had always been taller than my brother and I was growing quickly and doctor said I was going to be quite tall, However when I started doing calisthenics, I started growing a lot more slowly, I know this is normal because I am 16 but everybody is reaching me in height (many classmates and even my younger brother)
I have no evidence to support that this has been caused by calisthenics& weight lifting but I find it quite possible
During this time I have eaten well and slept enough, also no alcohol or drugs
I think industries or youtubers just say its a myth to get more money by teenagers purchasing programs or watching youtube
And believe me,I was the first one to tell my parents it wont stunt my growth and show them videos like this
Carlos González Barco i have a freind who start lifting at 16 and now he is 18 and in that time he grow about 3-4 inch and he is taller than his father and his older brother . we grow at night so the only think who effect owr height is nutrition or bad injuries .
momo the great of course you can Still be tall and keep growing while lifting, I did/do too, just not at the same rate
Bro what. Calisthenics is basically built around the pullup and dip right? Well pullups decompress the fuck out of your spine which would be the opposite of what would stop growth. Take this, my brother and dad BOTH weightlifted and now years later so do i. My brother is 6 inches taller than my dad and I'm starting to be taller than him too. All three of us did weightlifting in our youth
And I think your an idiot
Enjoying the recent uploads, Jeff! Just a question, have you been considering doing a science video about occlusion training? Would be really interested in that myself.
Love the video Jeff! My nephew is a little on the bigger side but I assumed that myth was real so I never brought him to the gym with me but this changes everything! thanks for busting this myth!
I like this mythbust mondays. How about Protein Absorption limit myth?
I hope this message gets out there. I get so tired of hearing that it stunts growth. As if it fuses the spinal column.
Hey Jeff, great video and great series! I have been reading contradictory things regarding BCAA, including some stuff pretending to be science backed and explaining that it can be detrimental to your gains as it would lower the availability of other amino acids in your blood (from what I understood). I feel like it could make a great video subject if you were looking for one. Cheers!
Strength training does not stunt growth…. however, maximal lifting (highest weight amount you can lift one to three times) may put you at more risk for injury to the growing areas of a child's body. Therefore, max lifting should be discouraged until after puberty.
That’s a copy pasted from google
Love the content as always, one thing I hear people tell me is that even though actual whey protein isnt bad for you, the other ingredients companies put in the powders are. Now i've tried to research these ingredients but it's difficult to find credible sources (Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey). If there's enough to talk about you could do a myth bust monday on that!
Fantastic info. Thank you for doing the work
Another great video! Thank you Jeff!
Wished i had started lifting early but english classes demanded my time and nowadays they are way more worthy than a pair of dumbbells would have been. Anyway, thanks for the scientific literature. I would appreciate if you can do a video, or if you already have one share the link, explaining you methodology of investigation as well as your thought process while researching through a pile of scientific literature , it would be of help especially for an undergraduate student like me. Cya Jeff!
Hi Jeff ! I love your videos and thank you very much for such in depth science regarding proper fitness training and a healthy lifestyle you provide everyone for FREE. My question for today would be: "How many seconds does a rep last/take for the optimum muscle growth ?"- I have seen guys in the gym, beasts, aesthetics...all kinds, that either do VERY FAST reps or VERY slow reps and they (i guess eventually? ) got results as per their body is showing. Looking forward for your next vid and hopefully this question will be answered in the near future or in the comments! Kind regards, Adrian from Germany.
Jeff, keep this coming! The GROWfessor!
I think a really good one would be how low to squat. Parallel or ATG, and their benefits.
Well that was a quick one! (And yes that's what she said) I can't believe people still believe exercise stunts growth, now instead of trying to explain it I'll refer them to this video :D
I’ll tell you right now what will stunt growth! Lack of adequate nutrition, sunlight exposure, physical activity and optimal sleep! So make sure you or your kids adhere to that!
Can you do a water or hydration science explained video? Pros and cons, how much you should drink, and if you body weight has anything to do with.
Love this video. Can you please do a video on whether caffeine affects weight lifting? Thank you so much
allstarmitchell - Jeff covered this in his supplements video at about 2 minutes 40: ua-cam.com/video/IR5jW9iNNiw/v-deo.html. Hope this is what you were after.
Dang, I have wondered about this a whole lot. So cool. Thanks!
I think I speak 4 all of ur subscribers when I say we legit "NO HOMO" LOVE YOU MAN ❤
Loving your videos Jeff. Would love to see a video of you explaining Nootropics or supplements for the brain, I'm sure others agree!
Damn sure are glad to hear it come out of your mouth Jeff.
You should cover the myth on spot reduction
Farzana Chowdhury its not a myth. Just misinformation
I would say the topic of weights stunting growth is "just misinformation" as well, but I was still very interested in seeing it covered.
how does lifting impact GH, IGF, T, E, and cortisol?
Jeff please talk about powerbulding and the best way to go about it. Cheers!
dope video jeff keep it up 🔥🔥 you should make a video on the effects marijuana can have on your body whether it be positive or negative
Another great video, as usual. Perhaps you could make one on "your workout shouldn't last longer than 45 min"
Jeff (AKA) the "Canadian Colossus", dropping more of that juicy, delicious, science backed FACTS! LOVE IT
Thanks you just helped me so much I was waiting for somebody to answer this because I was scared to start lifting but now i can lift without fear thanks
Great video.... Where do you collect all your data?
I love these keep them coming