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I'd recommend lots of dairy and meat, but at your age it's unlikely to have much of an effect, if any.
I can't believe there are so many people who still believe that old wives' tale about weight training causing stunted growth. The theory used to go that stress on the skeletal system caused by the weight could prematurely close the epiphyses, thereby reducing growth.
The problem with that theory, though, is that everyday activities like running or jumping impose equal or greater loads on the skeleton. For example, the impact force of jumping and landing exceeds, on average, 4-5 times bodyweight. So unless you're squatting 4 times your bodyweight, you're more likely to stunt your growth playing basketball than by lifting weights. Of course, there's no evidence that the skeletal structure is incapable of handling that amount of stress.
The only way sufficient pressure could be exerted on the skeleton to pose any risk whatsoever would be improper technique with very high weight which would result in an injury. Children are at slightly higher risk of injury, especially young children. However, even in the result of injury there is no recorded evidence of stunted growth. Do your research and stop spreading these outrageous rumors:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...splay&DB=pubmed
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