How do people grow taller?

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Former England soccer goalkeeper Peter Shilton used to hang weights from his legs as a youngster to try and grow taller after short-sighted coaches told him was too short to ever be a good goalkeeper.

 

Hell, I'm only 5'7" and I'm not complaining. Being short has its advantages (as already pointed out, we live longer).

And don't think it limits the number of girls you can have. I've been in relationships with girls ALOT taller than me (one was six foot at least) and the height issue only made things more interesting.

 

It's not always fun beig tall... short people get long hair in so much shorter time.

 

I'm 6'3" now and all I do is sit on my ass in from of my computer...oh, and I drink about 4 gallons of milk a week.

 

I just talked with my mother about my birth and I was 61 cm tall when born, poor mum..
Makes me wonder who my father is, prob some handsome hillgiant..

@Kitrax, yeah milk (and peanutbutter) are the secrets to growth

 

How old are you? Eating at critical periods during your adolescence is essential for growth. Otherwise, try human growth hormone (hGH). Works wonders in the right amount. We have heaps in the lab, it makes cells divide like mad.

Oh yeah, milk - go hard on the milk, it's nearly the perfect food. Sleeping is also good (real deep sleeps, not cat-naps), learn to keep a regular sleeping cycle, as most of your hGH is made at a certain time when you sleep (probably during REM).

 

I don't understand why any would want to be too tall. All the seats are to small, you regularly bump your head on doors and ceilings, and your bones grow far faster than your joints or muscels which leaves you with very painful joint problems.

I have grown to 5' 11", at least 2-3 inches of that last year. And I am only 15, please make it stop

 

I'm 6'2" and all I ever do is smack my head on.... well everything, and the worst thing is, I'm 20 and still growing, I'm gonna be brain dead by the time I'm 22, being tall sux!!

 

You bastard!
I wish there were some way of giving unwanted inches from tall people to me. I would like being a 6'11 basketball player!

 

I don't know about eating a lot, but weightlifting definetly WON'T make you taller (maybe wider). Stretching will help you grow taller, the best way to stretch would be swimming. I think eating healthily helps too. Basketball is also a good ideea ('cause of stretching).

 

Don't forget people, the taller you are, the more it hurts when you fall down. A swift kick to the knees from a short person will do that to ya

 

Another thing about being tall is that seats, pants, cars ect are all to small to fit your legs. for over three years it has been painful to lift my self from a crouching or sitting position using only my legs.

I recantly had to drop the soccer team i tried out for becuase I simply could not endure the pain caused by the running.

 

I'm 15 and 180 cm (I THINK that's 6 foot) and I want to stop because I want to be a pilot and you need to fit in the cockpit.

 

Haha, thanks for all your advice guys. Your personal stories are cool too. Keep the good stuff coming!

 

There was an urban myth about that the increased height of my generation (I have a lot of friends that are over 6') was caused by growth hormone in Chickens. I appear to have missed out as I'm only 5'9''.

There was a news story a year or so back about a teenager getting surgery to make her legs longer as she wanted to be an air hostess.

 

Growth hormones. You can get them from your doctor if he feels you need them.

And, supposedly, getting kicked in the ass helps too.

 

In that case, you were obviously banged on your head or a good dog.

And when did you last see your doctor? Did he feel anything? Feeling you needed a kick in the ass?

 

Funny thing, I never got my ass kicked. So maybe that is the cause for me being 5 cm shorter than the average dutchie.

But I think that you'll grow a couple of inches next time I see your face, MoN

 

I'm 6'4 right now at 18, and the thing is I never really drink milk. I've never liked it much, and can't remember the last time I've drank it. I have been drinking some calcium fortified orange juice ever since I was 14, but I was 6'0 by then, so I'm not really sure what did it. Neither of my parents are as tall as I am, and my grandparents aren't too tall either.

[ October 08, 2004, 00:53: Message edited by: Fiatil ]

 

It's all genetics, man.

Genetics and a healthy diet.

Genetics, a healthy diet, and good posture.

Yeah, a good posture helps. You're never gonna get tall if you keep slouching like that!