Lazar Solovich, Papasolia, what age do you recommend to start gym?

That depends on if you're doing it right or not.

I don't think the age really matters.

You can do it really young, like nine, eight, but light weights, maybe hanging from the bar,

doing pull-ups and body weights.

So it depends on what you consider gym or just physical activity and physical

competency. But in terms of like pushing to failure and heavy strength training, you need to have

your joints more developed. It's just safer that way. It doesn't mean you can't learn how to lift

when you're 12, 13, but you don't really, you're not trying to bulk up when you're 12 or 13.

Once you get like 13, 14, 15, 16, you can slowly, I would say, progress.

Some people train really hard, but there is a risk of things like joint damage and overuse

because you're growing through growth spurts. So your bones are changing. They're growing.

And if you do a lot of localized damage and trauma and inflammation, and it can affect, I'm sure,

I mean, to what extent and to what studies and to what people are aware of how much it affects,

I think it's more rare that it damages the growth plate.

It stunts your growth.

I don't think it does that unless you have real trauma.

But don't forget, your bones are growing anyway. So they're changing length. So when you're doing heavy lifting and your

bones are getting longer, your form changes or it gets more awkward or might encourage different,

you know, if you have bad form, it might encourage different adaptations. But I think doing a lot of

exercise like

dead hangs and overhead activities, really great for the shoulder joint while it's forming,

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