Is it bad to lift weights when you are young? ADVERTISEMENT 658 viewsJune 9, 2013 0 Stephen June 9, 2013 0 Comments Hi, my name is Stephen i’m 16 years old and am quite small for my age and have started lifting weights and found my knees and elbows have been hurting i am not sure if this is because of the weight or if lifting weights to young is bad for you? 7 Answers ActiveVotedNewestOldest 0 Rose0 Posted 0 Comments It is not bad. But don’t pay much attention to it. Just do exercise correct, that’s all. You are viewing 1 out of 7 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login