Frequently Asked Questions

Post your questions on the Tag Board and I'll answer them here!

Will I Grow Shorter if I Lift Weights??
Absolutely NOT!! If your bones were soft enough to be compressible, they should bend rather than break on impact. An analogy; think about your neck bones and your head. Your head rests on top of those neck bones, if a weight can make a bone shorter or prevent growth, your neck would never have grown because your head is weighing the neck bones down for 24 hours, 7 days a week!!
Taking a closer look at weights training, we do not hold up a weight for much more than a minute at a go for each set! In a 1hr 30mins workout, weights are probably only held up for a total of 45 minutes or less! I think even if an external weight can somehow make your bones shorter, this won't really be sufficient to cause that. People only grow shorter when they age and their bones start to weaken. Ironically, weights training can actually prevent this as it strengthens the bones and joints, not just the muscles! I for one, started weights training towards 16 years of age, at a height of 165cm. I continued to grow till I was 19, and grew to 171cm, which is taller than my Dad! Weights training didn't seem slow down or stop me from growing taller.

Will Consuming Protein Supplements Make Me FAT?
No. Body fat is made up of carbohydrates. Only excess carbohydrates that were consumed will be converted to body fat. Protein is a completely different type of macronutrient. If you consume too much, your body will excrete the extras.
On the contrary, a high protein intake can aid indirect fat loss via two different ways. Firstly, protein is hard to digest. Your body will burn extra calories just to digest it. Secondly, they provide materials to build muscle. The more muscle you have, the more calories your body will burn even when resting or sleeping.