Will my height keep growing after 16?

lietruth · 2017-02-09T18:57:58+00:00

Yes. Usually by a few inches- slows down until you're 21.

Sleep lots, eat lots, and exercise lots.

Herdsengineers · 2017-02-09T19:50:42+00:00

I was 5'11" at 16. I ended up being a shade over 6'2".

It's different for everyone though. I knew a guy in HS that was 6' at 13. He ended at 6'3". Another was 5'8" at 16, and he ended at 6'2" too.

Hell, my son has spouted almost 4" in the last year. Kid hit 12 years old and is suddenly shooting up with a vengeance.

Adamantyte · 2017-02-09T23:15:52+00:00

My brother in law hit 6'2 when he was 13 and then stopped growing. You never know.

jsalathe · 2017-02-09T19:48:05+00:00

I grew an inch in my twenties, but one of my good friends stopped grow at a short 16.

Bottom line, ask your dad how he grew, it is probably how you will grow too.

Whiteout- · 2017-02-09T20:17:19+00:00

Depends. Ask family members when they stopped growing. I stopped at 13 at a towering 5'6" but I know people who had a spurt of a few more inches into their twenties.

Elfclan30 · 2017-02-09T21:57:26+00:00

Eternasphere · 2017-02-09T22:20:37+00:00

My dad used to be 5'9 and with old age shrunk down about 3 inches. My mom is like 5'5.

I've been 5'9 since i was 16 and it's never changed. I don't have a single relative that's taller than 5'9, so i don't expect it to change.

If you have any tall relatives you still have a chance. Ask your dad if he had a spurt after 16.

Anything's possible until you're 21.

tepper2 · 2017-02-09T22:56:01+00:00

Slightly
Your height is a minor factor in the overall SMV equation.

Pitchfork51 · 2017-02-09T23:56:18+00:00

I had the weirdest growth spurt ever. At 15 I jumped from like 5 3 to 5 11 and never grew after that.

I was so uncoordinated it was ridiculous for like a year.

full_package · 2017-02-10T05:13:40+00:00

My older brother kept growing till the ripe age of 21.

I, on the other hand, grew 15cm between measurements on my 14th and 15th birthdays. My mom took off to another country few months before that and my diet went to zero. Haven't gained a cm since.

Eat your carrots, kids.

theredpill22 · 2017-02-10T10:16:36+00:00

I grew from 5'8 to 6'3 from the age of 17 to 20.

A friend of mine was 6'1 first year of high school and now he's still the same at 21.

abdada · 2017-02-09T19:00:40+00:00

I stopped growing at 17 and then in my 30s I gained 2 inches.

max_peenor · 2017-02-09T19:02:23+00:00

Yes. If you are concerned, go to a doctor. There is still some time left, but not a lot. I have a friend with a son with a serious problem. They put him on drugs that halted puberty (technically you are still in it) and then hardcore growth hormones; they do this combo because apparently it dramatically reduces cancer risk, or at least that was what I was told. The kid shot up 5" in a couple years. Problem solved. It will feminize you for a while, including loss of hair, but it'll all come raging back when you are off the drugs. I doubt that kid regrets it now, but HS could be a little rough.

Title	Will my height keep growing after 16?
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Date	February 9, 2017 6:56 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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