Height increasing journey

All well and good except ...

This is a public forum. As such, people are allowed to share whatever opinions they like. You may agree with some and disagree with others, but all are welcome in this thread and in others. Criticism is how things change and grow for the better. If an idea can't hold up against criticism, it's likely not a good one in the first place. Personally, I'm interested in this and will be posting both support and criticism where and when necessary, so that anyone else who takes this journey will be armed with the best knowledge and awareness possible.

 

I'm looking forward to your updates. I'm very curious about these things, so please keep it up because it's hard to find people who try this and actually keep updating.
I know a psychologist who treated a patient who changed his personality due to depression and this patient's appearence has changed a lot, including his eye color.
I'm about 5 foot 9 as well. I wish I was taller.

 

Hey though, if this thing manages to work (though proving it is another matter) share your experiences. I wouldn't mind being taller, but being my size gives me "cute" points. For some reason, girls want go "aww" instead of "let's bang". Maybe with some more inches under my belt that would change? Shrug.

 

I just began meditating. I would rather focus on PIED recovery than growing taller. I'm thinking about joining you.

Are you sure it is necessary to listen to binaural beats? I find them irritating. Ever heard of the Solfeggio frequencies?

 

Okay so I'm going to give you some advice if you're serious about this. First of all, you're 18, that means there's still hope for you to grow taller. A lot of people get suckered in by a lot of the things that you mentioned in your first post but don't realise that once your growth plates have sealed, growing any taller is simply impossible.

Growth plates can seal any time from like 16-17 to 22-23 depending on you. If you've grown a couple of inches in the last three years, it's safe to say yours probably haven't closed yet: So you're in luck. However, we also don't know how long you have to keep growing, so it's important that you get the most important variables dealt with if you want any chance of success.

The two most important factors for how tall you will grow: Sleep, and nutrition.

Your height is governed largely by the levels of hormones you have during puberty. Every night you get low sleep, or every day you don't eat enough of certain macronutrients, your hormone levels will be lower than optimal. Lower hormone levels, means you're growing less.

So make sure you're getting at LEAST 8 hours of sleep a night. If you really care this much about your height, I even recommend 9-10. HGH or human growth hormone is released during sleep, and that's when your height actually grows. If you're getting anything under 7-8 hours currently, you're severely stunting your maximum height.

Take it from me too. At 11-12 I was one of the tallest out of the people my age, but I barely grew since then because in my teen years I started poor sleeping habits - sleeping 4-6 hours a night etc, pulling all nighters. I also didn't eat enough. As a result I'm 5'7 now, when realistically I'd have likely been 6'2+ if my growth had kept up at the rate it did before I started getting poor sleep.

Second, make sure you're getting enough dietary fat. Around 0.4g per lb of body weight should be a minimum. For example, if you weigh 150lbs, you should be getting at least 60g of dietary fat. Go too low on dietary fat and your body won't have the building blocks needed to produce testosterone, another hormone involved in your height growth.

Next up, make sure you're eating enough to begin with. Just like your body needs to be in a caloric surplus (i.e. eating more food than you expend in energy) to gain muscle, the same is true if you want to gain the most height possible during puberty. If you're dieting or eating less than you expend each day, that'll stunt your height gains, and you won't get as tall as you would have eating in a surplus. This doesn't mean pig out and get fat, just make sure you're gradually putting on (small) amounts of weight.

Next up, work on posture. While this technically won't make you *grow* any taller, it can immediately add anywhere from 0.5-3+ inches to your standing height. You see, when you stand straight against the wall, and measure yourself as 5'9, that's one thing.. but when you're walking around, if you have bad posture, you're probably only standing 5'6 or 5'7. So by fixing posture (sitting less, doing stretches etc) you can ensure that you always appear as tall as you are, rather than losing a couple of inches.

Also, ignore fads like growth hormone boosting supplements and the like. They're just out to steal your cash. None of them will have any effect since most of them don't actually increase HGH levels, and the ones that do, do so at such a minimal level that simply sleeping an extra 5-10 minutes a night would have a greater HGH boost effect.

Finally, if your height really bothers you, consider getting raised shoes. These can add ~2-3 inches to your height, so your 5'9 can become 5'11 or 6'0. Obviously this doesn't affect your real height, but if you feel insecure about your height, and feel more confident being taller, and you have say a job interview or some other place where that confidence could help you? Then go for it!

Hope some of this helps

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Also you mentioned genetics and the like in your post and I just want to encourage you not to worry: Many people end up significantly taller than both their parents. I have a couple friends whose parents are very short, both around 5'0 to 5'2, and yet they're 6'0 to 6'3. While genetics play a role in height, it's more your environment (sleep, diet, etc) than anything else.

 

Mate, I wish you luck! It's funny because I am too trying to grow more. I am currently 5'6 and only 16 years old. The things is that I have been 5'6 since 8 grade, so I have little hope of growing more. My father is 5'8 and my brother is 5'9. my mom is 5'5. I am positive that I can grow, but like you, every guys is 5'9 or 6' feet. I feel left out because I am the only small guy in my grade. There is another guy my height, but he is considered a "papi", and I got to say that he does have the looks in his side. I been thinking about the possibility that maybe, just so maybe; MO has been doing something to my height growth. I don't know, it's just a theory.

Well, you can do it mate, I believe in you! Please share when you see an increment in your height!
(Sorry for the bad english, it ain't my native tongue)

 

I used to want to be bigger - if not taller - than I am. More manly, so I thought. But this is all appearances.
There are big advantages to being lightweight, especially if you have a real life, involving doing stuff.
You don't need as much food. Fit into smaller spaces. Don't kill yourself climbing ladders or building roofs. You're faster, having less mass.

Turns out I had a gluten allergy my whole life, and din't know it. This kept me thin, no matter how much I ate.
Now I like being thin. It took a long time, but liking what you are and how you are, is the best thing going.

I'm around 5' 10", and anywhere from 128lbs. to 150lbs. depending on whether or not I consume wheat, either knowingly or unknowingly.
Strangely, you can get shorter as you age. Gravity wins out, eventually.

 

You bet. Go for it. Avoiding - of course - the pitfall of many, which is obsession.
While you are what you are, there is nothing in that to suggest not aiming to improve on it.

 

Yes. You can grow naturally, if you follow these 5 exercise regularly
5. The Super Cobra Pose
4. Wall Stretch
3. The Table Pose
2. The Hanging Exercise
1. The Bow Down Pose
Here is the link for how to do these 5 exercise and some other tips for how to grow taller
tr.im/how-to-increase-height

 

If anybody is over 24 (age when height growth stops completely) and has got this to work, can you let us know? Because I would love to add another 2-3 inches if possible.