: Effect of muscular excercise on height growth I am 16 years old. .I am a bit less than 5 feet 7 inch.I want my height 6 feet.But I have just joined gym and started muscular excercise of triceps, biceps ,shoulder and chest

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First of all, you seem to disregard your back and legs. If anything is going to set you up for failure, this is it. I know that you want a big barrel chest, proportioned arms, and even a six-pack. But how do you intend to be strong if your back and legs are weak?

To answer your question, though: No. The only thing that can potentially stunt your height growth, is poor dietary choices. Under proper supervision, you should follow a whole-body training program (not just upper body). Besides, working your lower body is going to be beneficial to your upper body goals because of better balance and skeletal development.

Sources:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16437017 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19620931