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First let me say I am definitely shorter. But I believe that is a result of poor posture, lack or exercise for long periods and plain old aging. I am 60.
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If so, this was the correct answer in that thread:
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Originally Posted by JONOV
Why are Weightlifters (in the true sense of the word, meaning people who train for Olympic Style Weightlifting) short? They tend to be short for the same reasons basketball players tend to be tall, and Marathoners skinny, and gymnasts short. It is a simply physyics equation that makes them more likely to be able to life heavy weights proportional to other people of the same weight class with different heights.
Now, on the more casual and amateur levels, you see more body types represented (just as you might at a Marathon.)
somone here said you can be shrink due to heavy weight lifting such as Deadlift, Barbell squats...
Is this TRUE?
I am short, I don't have any height to give away...
I'm 61 and have been 6'4" all my life. Give me another 10 years and I'll let you know if there is any shrinkage.
I believe villageidiot is implying he has not lost any height over his lifetime, therefore providing evidence that weightlifting does not decrease height, at least in his case.
I believe villageidiot is implying he has not lost any height over his lifetime, therefore providing evidence that weightlifting does not decrease height, at least in his case.
Now I understand what he meant...sorry villageidiot for my lack of understanding....
I don't think a person actually shrinks in height due to lifting weights. I think their fully body picture is off now because of small joints. Bodybuilders shoulder monitor their full body image because body parts/joints that were average or small size before lifting weights, now look even smaller (hands, head...and I am sure the penis is another). Those parts/joints don't grow while everything else did.
Were you implying there is other shrinkage I need to worry about?
Maybe not, but I am just answering your question now, I heard that people's height is getting shorter when getting older....(e.g. 25 yrs old vs. 75 yrs old)
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