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Hi docs, would lifting 15 pound weights at 10 stunt your growth?

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Unlikely: Lifting 15 pound weights should not affect growth. There is some concern that extremely heavy weightlifting in children can damage the growth plates, but the weights that are worrisome are much much greater. The concern is around "power lifting" and not for conditioning weights as you describe.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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