Andrew Huberman· PhD
It is false when you're talking about just lifting heavy weights.
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It is false when you're talking about just lifting heavy weights.
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uh I'm I'm not necessarily saying that you should be loading kids up with enormous weights there's no need for that but there is certainly nothing to suggest that you shouldn't do resistance training when you're a kid
I want to dispel the myth now that it stunts growth. I mean, there's been this myth around forever that, you know, the training, if you do resistance training early on, it will stunt your growth. Zero evidence.
I would think the opposite because growth hormone increases with resistance training...