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i started lifting freshman year in high school (im a junior now) but i would lift for a while then stop.. then lift for a while then stop. i started in sept last year and kept at a slow pace of only lifting like once or twice a week then i kept up till about 2 weeks ago when indoor track ended. so im prob weaker by now, but my max ever was 215 once Cool

. still not really close to my body weight (235), but im only 16, so i have many more years of getting stronger ahead of me. ive been buggin my mom to buy a membership to a fitness center place nearby so i can work out everyday but shes been lazy and hasnt gotten around to it yet Confused

I need to like, start working out. I used to be like 5'10 and only 150, but now I'm 5'11 and 190. I got like zero exercize once winter break started. I sorta quit DDR, so I got kinda chubby and stuff Sad

At least you're not the scrawny little toothpick kid like me, lol

I miss toothpick days.

Forum Scout Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 69 Location: socal

yeah being a part of a gym is so much easier than trying to do it at home w/ a set of old weights and a bench lol. And you get to work out so much more than just ur arms and chest. Also the one i have has like everything a pool, track, bball court and i have a couple friends who joined too so it makes it that much easier with motivation.

Forum H4xor Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 1164

Studies have shown that weight lifting a lot during the early years of your life can massively restrict bone growth, and strength later on in life.

/me pokes trance with a white stick

yes, you are correct td... but when i started i was at the end of that young age time. if you lift a lot as a small kid speaking younger than 12 or 13 then yes your stength will be impaired later on in life. i started liftinfg freshman year, 14 years old... and i didnt get very far. i started at lifting 90 lbs and worked up to only 115 lbs doing 3 sets of 10 each time only in freshman year. it was last year at age 15 that i really started to get serious with lifting and got to lifting about 180 lbs for a max (up to about 140 3 sets of 10 normally) at age 15 i had pretty much slowed down in growing ( i have only grown about 1/4 inch since last year) so the restricting of bone growth and strength doesnt really apply to me, right?

after typing this i realize that this is getting off topic, so should we start a new one on this subject?

Forum H4xor Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 1164

Well I wasn't pointing any fingers at you so I'm sorry if u felt singled out. I know I didn't stop growing till about 17, so there you go.

lol, didnt feel singled out dude. i was just tellin u a personal comment about your comment Laughing

you better watch out dude. im gonna be after that car Very Happy