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« on: November 03, 2011, 03:09:01 AM » |
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I was wondering, does basketball and pullups help you grow taller as a teen?, btw im 14 and im 178cm.
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2011, 03:25:29 AM » |
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Not at all! There is nothing you can do for your height except eat right and pray you have a really tall ancestor.  |
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2011, 04:07:06 AM » |
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It's a myth, basketball makes you taller? No, they choose tall kids to play it. Pullups make you taller? Not really, most gymnasts are ~170cm
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2011, 02:01:09 PM » |
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Genetics make you tall.
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« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2011, 01:10:43 PM » |
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I just came across thread and it reminded me of this myth when I was young. Trust me Basketball and pullups wouldn't make you taller. It is decided by your genes..
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2011, 01:54:55 PM » |
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I wonder how toll Muggy Bogues got thru basketball. Or rather, how small he was before? |
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« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2011, 04:52:38 PM » |
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MATE COS IM 15 AND 6,4 DONT MEAN MIDGETS ARE SHIT AT BASKETBALL COMPARED TO ME , IVE SEEN SMALLER PEOPLE THAT CAN JUMP 10 FT
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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2011, 04:59:23 PM » |
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When I was growing up, my dad used to always tell me to hang (from pullup bars, etc) a lot so that I would get taller, haha. He even had a rope ladder made and hung from the balcony for me to climb.
Of course its a myth, and height is only decided by your genetics, but back in those days these types of myths got around faster and lots of people bought into them, my dad included. My elder bro was quite short, so my dad was worried about me. Regardless, (thanks to someone tall down my ancestry) I grew up to be taller than my dad, lol.
If anything, all that hanging and climbing gave me some upper body strength at least.
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« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2011, 02:19:56 AM » |
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height is all genetics, nothing that i know of will promote height
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« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2011, 03:16:58 AM » |
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height is all genetics, nothing that i know of will promote height
HGH will |
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« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2011, 03:18:43 AM » |
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does that work after youve fully grown say after the age of like 21. im not asking for me im more than happy at 6ft, just interested
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« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2011, 07:47:24 AM » |
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tbh this post is ridiculous , of course basketball doesnt make you taller , small people can play too you know
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« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2011, 08:18:36 AM » |
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It is just a myth as all of the others said it...
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« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2011, 08:24:13 AM » |
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Height is not entirely genetics, it is also nutrition. Just hundred years ago a standard height of a man was way shorter than men today. And this was because the nutrition used to be very one-sided filled either with just grains or just fruits etc and in many cases they didn't eat enough either.
So if you want to maximize your growth, eat a lot and versatilely.
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« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2011, 09:45:38 AM » |
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Height is not entirely genetics, it is also nutrition. Just hundred years ago a standard height of a man was way shorter than men today. And this was because the nutrition used to be very one-sided filled either with just grains or just fruits etc and in many cases they didn't eat enough either.
So if you want to maximize your growth, eat a lot and versatilely.
itll be very hard to not grow due to nutrition. i highly doubt any one in a developed would not grow from lack of nutrition |
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