Does weight-lifting affect vertical growth?

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: Ranger X

Originally posted by: iskim86
cool. thanks for the reply.

here's my next question: until what age do men usually grow up to? I'm 18 right now, and I'm still shorter than my dad. am I going to grow more?

also, are there any exercises or a particular diet that can help my growth?

thanks

You're most likely not going to grow any more, although I wouldn't throw out the idea of you possibly growing some more until you're in your early 20s. They say on average the male child is about 3 inches taller than his dad. If you're shorter than your dad, blame your mom.

i dont usually ask this on a "they say" statement...but who the hell says that?

 

[Atomicus]

my friend tried body-building at 12 and went on through his junior year in HS.... he's only 5'8" and he blames the body-buidling

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Ranger X
They say on average the male child is about 3 inches taller than his dad. If you're shorter than your dad, blame your mom.

That is a completely bogus statistic. If males were, on average, 3 inches taller than their fathers, that means that their male grandchildren would be on average 6 inches taller than their were. As you can see, this would get WAYYYY out of hand in just a few generations.

In 100 years, people would be about 15" taller than they are now. In 1000 years people would be 150" taller.

In reality, people are a few inches taller than they were thousands of years ago.