height gain exercises

[AussieShane]

hey guys.

wonderful news so far.
I posted earlier asking if it was possible to gain height after you've reached your adult age.

You can't 'grow' as in, Human Growth hormone will not at all vertically increase you after your growth plates are ossified. However you can still 'gain'.

The 'height gain after adult age' exercises i've been doing have been showing results. Although not much, i still feel every millimeter counts.

over 6 weeks ago, i started at 173.6 cm. Now i stand at exactly 175 cm (5'9) flat. In both instances, i was measured at afternoon time.

The exercises routines focus on taxing your upper body through flexing the spine and stretching the spine as well as working the supporting muscles. As theory goes, if you do more of this, the epiphyseal plates (spinal plates) can increase in thickness as well as more liquid being held within the plates.

So basically
1. Posture is improved to be as vertical as possible
2. plates hold more liquid with the more exercise you do.

And that's how height is gained.

none the less, i'm astonished. I'd wish i could make it to 6 ft but obviously that's not possible but apparently adults have gained 2 inches.

[AussieShane]

lol ok, i take it no one else has height issues ?

[Indian Summer]

Well, I thought this was interesting to read, in any case.

[Jasmiana]

*raises hand* I have serious height issues. I'm only 5ft 3ins (female btw) and I absolutely HATE it. I would give anything to be taller...I dream of being 5ft 8ins *sigh* I would be very interested in knowing exactly what these exercises are!

[coley]

When I was doind yoga 5 times a week, or interspersing it with pilates I felt that I was taller. I knew I was walking correctly, as opposed to with a hunch. As a hairdresser, I make a conscious effort to push my shoulders back as I work otherwise I'll be hunched over in a few years.

[jAded]

Your height can vary throughout the day?!

And I'd love to be taller. I'm only 156cm. But I have a good friend who's 175cm and prefers my height so grass is greener or something.

[TheWaldo]

i have height issues as well. im 4'10" and 16. and im pretty sure im not gonna grow anymore, seeing as how i havent grown an inch in 3 years. man what id give to be a little bit taller...

[AussieShane]

Your height can vary throughout the day?!

And I'd love to be taller. I'm only 156cm. But I have a good friend who's 175cm and prefers my height so grass is greener or something.

Absolutely does..

if you wana experiment, measure ur height at night.
And then measure ur height the next morning immediately upon waking up.
you'll probably be 9 - 25 mm taller in the morning.

this is because when you sleep, you're laying down flat and there's much less vertical force affecting the plates. So your plates de-compress.

[AussieShane]

*raises hand* I have serious height issues. I'm only 5ft 3ins (female btw) and I absolutely HATE it. I would give anything to be taller...I dream of being 5ft 8ins *sigh* I would be very interested in knowing exactly what these exercises are!

It's basically a series of stretches similar to yoga, but it's more kinetic.

i've currently been doing it twice a day. In the morning and in the evening.

In the morning

Cobra 10 x 20 seconds


Super Cobra 10 x 20 seconds


Bridge 10 x 20 seconds


Bow Down 10 x 5 seconds


Touch toes 10 x 10 seconds



those are the basic ones. I do mix the exercises around sometimes by adding other stretching exercises such as the Twist etc. except those are the basic five which hit all parts of the back.

In the evening, I usually reduce the volume (so i do 10 seconds of each rep rather than 20) followed by hanging off a chin up bar. i also do leg stretches. Leg stretches wont contribute to height gain but i do them since i workout before.

In the evening, after the stretches .. I usually hang from the chin bar for 6 mins but my arms are able to support that length of time. A good idea would be to start hanging for 10 seconds and then incrementally increase the time.

The other thing to know is that the height is obviously gained in the spine. Not the legs or the neck.

[Poppy]

I would like my legs to get longer, not my back. :-/

[Jasmiana]

I'll take any height gain I can get, spine or otherwise!

Thanks so much Aussie, I'll be sure to give those exercises a go :rockon:

[Keggan]

Hey there, I think by plates you mean the discs. :) I would say get your spine and pelvis checked by a chiro because if you have any misalignments of the vertebrae of the spine/a curved spine/scoliosis/pelvic imbalance then obviously you will not be as tall as you could be.