It's seems this myth will never die, but I will try again to kill it. The whole notion of growth being stunted by weight lifting is pure myth. It didn't stunt the growth of David Robinson, Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Vick, etc. They all started lifting in their early teens, and all have gone on to be well over 6' tall and star in some professional sports. Dave Draper and Arnold Schwarzenegger started lifting very young and both are 6'1" or even taller. So the answer is no,...