I actually remember being 13-14 years old, 5” and wondering whether the small amount of weight training I’d been doing was the reason I was so small. Now, I’m a 5’9 individual who weighs roughly 160-70 lbs and is the size that he is (height) because of family genetics. There is no research supporting the idea that lifting weights/bench pressing will slow an individual's growth down. In fact, lifting weights has been shown to actually increase testosterone which is a hormone that can improve an individual’s ability to put on mass and make strength gains.

I’m gonna have to say no on this one dawg.