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Is it likely/possible that I will still grow a significant amount?
I'm 17, male, white (Russian, English, German) pretty active (I do a lot of weight training) and only 5'8". I'm really insecure about my height (I know I'm not that short but still) and I feel like I won't even grow to be average. As a youngling (isn't that an awesome word?) I was always a little taller than most of my friends but by high school, I was the shortest. My mom is only 5' tall and the women on her side are all short but the men are kind of tall/above average. My dad's a bit above average and I believe his side if the family is for the most part. Is it likely that I'll hit a growth spurt or something, or will I be stuck at chin height for most other guys?
For the record, I have been working out since I was hardly a teenager but there is no evidence whatsoever (in fact, some against) to suggest that weight training inhibits growth. It is just a myth.
3 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
To say that "Typical human males don't stop growing until they're between 21 and 25" is utter rubbish. MOST human males have already FINISHED growth at 20 and only a few go on to 21 and only VERY FEW - NOT MOST - go on for a short while after those ages - and that's usually only because of a medical problem.
Bearing that in mind, you still have - in theory at least - about 3-4 years of growth still left to do - and we KNOW that weight training doesn't inhibit growth - what it DOES however do is slightly damage joints before they have properly formed so standby for some arthritis in years to come - and btw, growth spurts DON'T exist so you won't be "hitting" one of those.
- 8 years ago
It seems like you got a medium between the heights of your mom's side and your dad's side. But typical human males don't stop growing until they're between 21 and 25, so you've got a while yet.
- rhodes51166dbLv 48 years ago
a significant amount? no, not at 17. at that age you've grown more or less as tall as you're going to. maybe another inch at most
