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xmShake
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1100 Posts
August 04 2007 14:17 GMT
#21
I suggest your cross your fingers and drink a lot of milk.
stuthedog
Profile Joined November 2006
Burundi262 Posts
August 04 2007 14:17 GMT
#22
well im 5'7" and i only feel short when im around whites or blacks. if im with asians and hispanics im average height.
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
August 04 2007 14:18 GMT
#23
well if you were pre-pubescent, i believe there are some hormonal things the doctors can do for you...

I'd never do it though.

Btw, you need to sleep a lot.
SayaSP
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Laos5494 Posts
August 04 2007 14:20 GMT
#24
On August 04 2007 22:48 Pressure wrote:
milk
at least thats what strafe told me and hes like 202cm (6 8)

im 5 5 its ok man T.T


But Pressure, you're like 13 keke.
[iHs]SSP | I-NO-KI BOM-BA-YE | のヮの http://tinyurl.com/MLIStheCV , MLIS.
FirstProbe
Profile Joined June 2004
1206 Posts
August 04 2007 14:30 GMT
#25
On August 04 2007 23:04 Flying_Llama wrote:
Its pretty funny, some people in my highschool take growing pills that dont do shit. It's just sad, they're so obsessed with their height and stuff and i think sometimes you just gotta accept it. I heard that your height is mainly based on ur genes, diet, excersize and stuff like that. But im not too sure about the genes part because both my parents are kinda average/short (5'8 and 5'5) and I'm 6'0 at 15 so...i duno. You should swim or play basketball and get alot of calcium. I just play alotta sports n i used to take calcium pills which help alot imo....

I guess sometimes ur height is kinda based on luck so even if you dunt grow, dont get too upset cuz theres prob lots of ppl in the world dats shorter/ just like u.


so errr, who's your real dad?
HeadBangaa
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States6512 Posts
August 04 2007 14:35 GMT
#26
You're maximum potential height is determined at birth. A balanced diet will help you attain your maximum potential height.

All this crap about milk. I drank tons of milk every day, and I'm only 5'9" damn it.
People who fail to distinguish Socratic Method from malicious trolling are sadly stupid and not worth a response.
L!MP
Profile Joined March 2003
Australia2067 Posts
August 04 2007 14:44 GMT
#27
as long as you're not malnutritioned or suffering dwarfism, it basically comes down to your genetics. some people are lucky and get a nice height, some are unlucky (you). you will have to live with it.
red.venom
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4651 Posts
August 04 2007 14:50 GMT
#28
On August 04 2007 23:00 FirstProbe wrote:
tough luck buddy
chances are your growth plates have more or less fused...
by the way, did you know that girls tend to be taller at a younger age (c.f. boys), yet end up shorter? - thats cos of estrogen! (both bits)


I grew about 2-3 inches from 17-19. I think dude could easily grow a little more.

However it is all genetics imo. I didnt play sports after first year of high school(And never when I was little), drank soda and ate horrible food and im 6'.
Broom
Nickisonfire
Profile Joined May 2007
United States440 Posts
August 04 2007 14:53 GMT
#29
i am 5'8 and i'm 20.. i feel fine.. i drink probably half a gallon of milk a day for the past 3 years so no i don't believe that helps lol
In life.. you make choices, and you dont look back
PissedOffEmo
Profile Joined March 2007
Canada777 Posts
August 04 2007 15:03 GMT
#30
milk and basketball
Shit happens and then you die
HappyFeetO_O
Profile Joined June 2007
China350 Posts
August 04 2007 15:06 GMT
#31
I'm 5 foot 6, my mom is 5 foot and my dad is 5 foot 9, so I'm set. I like being slightly short tho and it doesn't matter since I only go for asian chicks

There is no way to seriously grow taller. It's your genes, if you're 17 and the nutrients etc that you've eaten in your earlier years haven't made you grow any taller you're probably done.
Bird sings why the caged I know
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9107 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-08-04 15:16:59
August 04 2007 15:16 GMT
#32
I have a friend who was a very short and small kid when he was 14. He started taking growth horomone (through the doctor with his parents.) Now he's 16 and freaking buff and facial hair and basically looks very mature for his age but he didn't get any abnormally large height increase. My mom is a Nurse Practicioner (basically a doctor w/o degree) and she said those hormones tend to speed up your growth (so you'll reach your max height faster, at a younger age) but in general don't have much of an effect on your final result.
AutumnLight
Profile Joined July 2003
Ukraine2488 Posts
August 04 2007 15:17 GMT
#33
hahaha milk fails..im 6"8 and I NEVER drink/drank milk
Pray for War.
fig_newbie
Profile Joined March 2006
749 Posts
August 04 2007 15:17 GMT
#34
How tall are your parents? Where they raised properly, with good nutrition? The reason I ask is that your parent's current height, and their genetic potential height can vary wildly; fi your folks were raised in a parasite infested 3rd world country and theyre only 5'2, they may very well be 6'0 if they were raised in the US. Environmental factors affect a lot of outcomes. Milk in particular is an excellent nutrional source, and WILL help you reach your maximum height.
Don't expect it to do more than that though; if your genetic maximum height is 5'7 dont expect milk to make you any taller. Haji mentioned some hormone therapy, but its prohibitively expensive and its usually reserved for people who really need it. You will continue to grow until about 21, when your epiphyseal plates fuse, so don't stress too much, you have some time to grow still.

Also, if you've seen Gattaca, there really are procedures that break your shins and force them apart to encourage bone growth in between. You'l probably be bedridden for a year and be in excruciating pain and have a fucked up immune system, but its doable. Not really recommended though.
k?
stuthedog
Profile Joined November 2006
Burundi262 Posts
August 04 2007 15:23 GMT
#35
all your theories about growing up in 3rd world countries as causes of height SUCK. how the hell do you explain Africa where everyone's starving and they're still growin up to be 6 feet and over??
merz
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Sweden2760 Posts
August 04 2007 15:34 GMT
#36
I've also heard that if you exercise a lot in your younger years, you can actually stop growing a lot earlier :/

I don't know how long 5"7 is. But I'm relatively short too, i'm around 176 centimeters tall.
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
SoLaR[i.C]
Profile Blog Joined August 2003
United States2969 Posts
August 04 2007 15:36 GMT
#37
You are basically at the age where it doesn't matter much. You will be full grown by 18. sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
InfeSteD
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States4658 Posts
August 04 2007 15:37 GMT
#38
Im 19 almost 20 and im 5'5
Its genetics dude
w/e
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
August 04 2007 15:40 GMT
#39
i love how much bullshit people just randomly spew out like they know what they're talking about
YvoRoK
Profile Joined July 2007
44 Posts
August 04 2007 15:44 GMT
#40

A lot of it depends on genetics and how well you ate in childhood.

If you're 17, I'm afraid there isn't much you can do (without of crazy steroids), to "force" your growth at this point. But 5'7 isn't that short.

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