Working out young

Your muscles and bones are under enough stress from growing and enduring homone-disturbances.

It's completely normal and healthy to excercise a lot when you're young - in time you body will achieve some standard "size". If you exciercised a lot when you were young you'll have a stronger physic a standard when you're 21 or 28 or 35.

Excercising too much while you're young can result in growth problems, back problems and bad knees.

don't lift, play sports, do some push ups and sit ups, but dont go to the gym and start pushing the iron. I would talk to a sports medicine doctor for concrete answers. I am pretty sure this is a controversial issue that there are mnay views on.

This is not a controversial issue. In the nicest possible way (b/c I don't mean to be rude), but what you just stated is incorrect. Follow here

http://www.google.com/search?q=weight+lifting+stunt+growth&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

The idea that lifting early stunts your growth spurs from the compression on your spine and the hardening of growth plates. If you break your leg at an early age, that has an effect on your growth. Lifting does not and there is no evidence out there to provie it does.

Case in point, Jay Cutler (5'10" #2 bodybuilder in the world), Ronnie Coleman (5'11" #1 bodybuilder in the world), Lou Ferrigno (6'5" Incredible Hulk), and Arnold Schwarzenegger (6'2") all started lifting in their early-mid teens, like 14-16, and they're doing a pretty good job on the height factor. There are far more individuals that prove this including NBA, MLB, and NHL players.

The impression you may get from the number of pro bodybuilders who are only in the 5'6" to 5'9" range is that they're short from lifting so much. A number of pros initially got into bodybuilding b/c they were small guys to begin w/and that had a big influence on them lifting. Not to mention, the shorter you are, the easier it is to put on visible gains.

On top of that, many of these guys have been training for +20 years so, please, don't be scared of getting large. Natural muscle takes a lot of consistency, hard work, and eating the right foods.

The best piece of advise I can give you if you're trying to get bigger is to go to a gym that has a reputation for bodybuilding or atheletic training and ask for references. Most gyms have unqualified staff (even personal trainers w/certifications...you can get those online for $100) and will tell you the wrong thing. It makes me wanna puke when I see a trainer showing someone how to do a 4" squat.

Sorry for the long reply. You struck a nerve w/me. No disrespect intended.

yeah, i was going by what i was hearing when I was that age. I just check it out and yeah, things have changed a little. Thanks for the update.

Little kids with muscles on them dont look proportional. But anyways here some recommenations to getting buff.
First, play a sport.
Second, train your core muscles for 6-8 weeks, not using weights.
Third, start lifting weights, dont just work your bicep and chest, that looks bad. Work every muscle group.
Fourth, Take a week off from lifting every 4 to 6 weeks.
Fifth, Weightlifting is only effective long term don't do it just short term, don't expect any results quickly.

Just some ideas, but hey its you body

Lifting young is not bad at all. I was on a national championship baseball team adn a few football teams between te ages of 14-16 and all the coaches stressed and forced us to lift. I don't think it had any negative effect on me

cock and balls shrink deramatically..

typo

stunts your growth plates when your muscles get to big

b/w 14 and 16 isnt a big deal....its like younger then 13 when things start to get f'ed up

he hit the nail on the head