On: Weight Training Is the Best Exercise for Bone Strength

[dpark]

> I'm also a bit sceptical about monstrous squats - enough of those and you'll compress the discs in your spine and end up shorter!

No you won't. You're only spending a few minutes under the bar per day, even if you're a serious powerlifter.

[Boothroid → dpark]

A quick google doesn't resolve it either way it seems, perhaps I'm wrong, but I don't think there is clear evidence.

[dpark → Boothroid]

There's literally no evidence. If lifting heavy weights made you shorter, there would be plenty of evidence.