not gaining height anymore!

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DevilWrath
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not gaining height anymore!

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Ok. seriously i don't think i have grown for the past half a year i am 177 cm tall and i want to grow to at least to 180+ ish. is it because i'm lifting weight?
i'm 15 years old and 1 rep max is 40 lbs dumbbell and i am lifting a 20lbs and a 30 lbs...is it gonna effect height growth is i lift weight 4 time s a week and 40 min each time? and is it true that if you lift weight at a young age your bones will become wider than your is supposed to be?
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Weightlifting shouldn't affect growth at all, unless you're seriously lifting way too much, too often.

Realistically, you sound like someone with diet issues.

What do you eat, and what times do you eat?
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well i eat really unhealthy and i eat unhealthy food a lot of times throughout the day. like muffins for breakfast then junk food...and such. but yeah i've stopped two days ago, i decided that if i concentrate on losing fat then i can't eat junk food and unhealthy food. i had a nice 4 small meals today and felt pretty good.
also i just realized that with all that junk food i ate, exercising was pretty much useless...
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You need to structure a little better then.

Obviously 4 small meals is better, but 6 would be even better.

I'd restrict yourself to no more than 400 calories a meal.

Obviously looking to work certain foods into the regime.

Fish, Lean Meat, Whole-grain products, Milk, Low Fat Dairy, Eggs, Nuts, some Soy is Fine, Fruits, Veggies, Legumes, a few herbs and spices to food are fine, or small amounts of healthy Oils, like Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coconut oil etc etc.

I'd go for things like Fruit with Breakfast and also Whole-grains, Dairy, Nuts, Eggs, maybe some Chicken or Turkey all as Carb, Protein and Fat options.

Same kind of things for mid morning.

Lunch, could include stuff like Veggies, Legumes, Rice and Fish into the Mix.

Mid afternoon, keep things the same, perhaps forgo Fish, as it's difficult to prepare for afternnons, and can't really be pre-cooked, or eaten pre-packaged, like Chicken and Turkey. Forget the Fruit, and have other Carb options included in Lunch.

Dinner, same deal as with Lunch.

Mid evening, same kind of options as mid afternoon.

If you include protein shakes, then you could go for one before bed, or possibly half a scoop with Breakfats, don't rely on them as a whole breakfast option.

If you buy one with Carbs like Palatinose, Maltodextrin, possibly Glucomannan, then adjust Carb intake accordingly, especially after workouts, whereas Carb free ones, you want to be looking to add post-workout carb options like Whole-grains products, Rice, maybe a small portion of Pasta sometimes, as examples, all moderate to High GI complex Carbs.
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Post by juan92 »

the exercise want useless, just not as effective as it would be on a healthier diet
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