Will lifting make you shorter?

[enwar3]

Seems logical, right? Seems to me continuous pressure on the cartilage disks in your spine over time would make you shorter. True or false?

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Originally posted by: enwar3
Seems logical, right? Seems to me continuous pressure on the cartilage disks in your spine over time would make you shorter. True or false?

False, regeneration prevents that. Everybody gets shorter even throughout the day. As you sleep and rest, the discs expand again to their natural state and distance. Unless you're damaging them, they will not stunt or reverse your growth.

 

[katank]

Doubt it's very significant. If you want, go do spinal decompression: max hang on pullup bars (w/ straps so grip isn't a limiting factor) or reverse hang with gravity boots.

 

[brikis98]

Originally posted by: SociallyChallenged
False, regeneration prevents that. Everybody gets shorter even throughout the day. As you sleep and rest, the discs expand again to their natural state and distance. Unless you're damaging them, they will not stunt or reverse your growth.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: SociallyChallenged

Originally posted by: enwar3
Seems logical, right? Seems to me continuous pressure on the cartilage disks in your spine over time would make you shorter. True or false?

False, regeneration prevents that. Everybody gets shorter even throughout the day. As you sleep and rest, the discs expand again to their natural state and distance. Unless you're damaging them, they will not stunt or reverse your growth.

Sounds about right to me.

Do you know in the past some people thought a human heart could beat a certain number of times throughout life and to do cardio would shorten one's life (ignore for a moment the math that a fit person will in fact expend less beats over time than an unfit due to lower resting heart rate)?

 

[enwar3]

Originally posted by: SociallyChallenged

Originally posted by: enwar3
Seems logical, right? Seems to me continuous pressure on the cartilage disks in your spine over time would make you shorter. True or false?

False, regeneration prevents that. Everybody gets shorter even throughout the day. As you sleep and rest, the discs expand again to their natural state and distance. Unless you're damaging them, they will not stunt or reverse your growth.

I'm not trying to sound obnoxious, but what about that guy who went into the NFL at 6'1" and came out at 5'11"?

 

[conorvansmack]

Crashing into other people head first causes pretty traumatic spinal compressing, lifting weights does not.

 

[NGC_604]

Originally posted by: enwar3

Originally posted by: SociallyChallenged

Originally posted by: enwar3
Seems logical, right? Seems to me continuous pressure on the cartilage disks in your spine over time would make you shorter. True or false?

False, regeneration prevents that. Everybody gets shorter even throughout the day. As you sleep and rest, the discs expand again to their natural state and distance. Unless you're damaging them, they will not stunt or reverse your growth.

I'm not trying to sound obnoxious, but what about that guy who went into the NFL at 6'1" and came out at 5'11"?

I didn't think this was even a serious thread....

Not sure what happened there, not familiar with that story. But it sure as hell had nothing to do with proper weight training. If the guy got into the NFL, then he had most likely been training since he was young. If he dropped 2 inches from a few years in the NFL, then how tall was he when he was in high school and college? If the guy really did shrink two inches, it was probably football related injuries that did it.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Originally posted by: enwar3

Originally posted by: SociallyChallenged

Originally posted by: enwar3
Seems logical, right? Seems to me continuous pressure on the cartilage disks in your spine over time would make you shorter. True or false?

False, regeneration prevents that. Everybody gets shorter even throughout the day. As you sleep and rest, the discs expand again to their natural state and distance. Unless you're damaging them, they will not stunt or reverse your growth.

I'm not trying to sound obnoxious, but what about that guy who went into the NFL at 6'1" and came out at 5'11"?

As has been stated, tackling and trauma to the head/neck will cause spinal compression. I've seen guys tackle others with their head or even clash helmets with other players. It's things like that that destroy the fluid-filled discs.

 

[civic2004]

Originally posted by: enwar3
Seems logical, right? Seems to me continuous pressure on the cartilage disks in your spine over time would make you shorter. True or false?

FALSE..... More you do weight lifting...bigger you get by developing muscles. I have been working out and I have noticed good change. So do not hesitate to lift weights if you are planning to. It helps making your body in tone as well as good health.