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I am naturally much taller (by 5+ CM) than my same-gender parent.

9 (13.6%)

I am naturally slightly taller (by <5 CM) than my same-gender parent.

15 (22.7%)

I am naturally the same height as my same-gender parent.

12 (18.2%)

I am naturally slightly shorter (by <5 CM) than my same-gender parent.

9 (13.6%)

I am naturally much shorter (by 5+ CM) than my same-gender parent.

21 (31.8%)

Total Members Voted: 65

[Ajax2thousand20]

Don't push it buddy, 6'5" with 94cm sitting height is 47.95918367346939%
Most  legitimate doctors if not all won't let you go over 50% SHR, 94x100 = 9400 / 0.50 = 188cm
So you see you're already capping your proportions at 190cm, 49.47368421052632% SHR is not that baad, But i wouldn't go over it.

I'm fine with that. 188cm is the bare minimum I want but If I stop at just under 6'3" I'll be plenty satisfied with my lengthening.
But you don't think I could do 2" on femurs and tibias w/o looking strange?

[680]

I'm fine with that. 188cm is the bare minimum I want but If I stop at just under 6'3" I'll be plenty satisfied with my lengthening.
But you don't think I could do 2" on femurs and tibias w/o looking strange?

I doubt that even i wound bat an eye on your proportions if you went for 6'3" and choose correctly between tibias and femurs.
You already have long limbs (like me) so it wouldn't be wise to go overkill.

[Ajax2thousand20]

Well I could probably get to 6'4" but no question I can get to 6'3" w/o looking strange.

[680]

Well I could probably get to 6'4" but no question I can get to 6'3" w/o looking strange.

If i where you, I wouldn't do it tbh. Cause this would mean having an negative ape index.
You could theoretically do it, But at the cost of your current proportions and you won't meet many people at your new height that have less or the same sitting height as you, They would probably sit 2.5-3.5 inches higher than you at the same 193cm height, You know whats best for you tho.

If your Ape Index is not even 1 (Index 1), or negative (Index 2) your friends can call you T-Rex.
If it is near 1 (Index 1) or 0 (Index 2) some Italians may ask you if they can paint you - nked.
If it is more than 1 (Index 1) or positive (Index 2) you can pick up things from the ground without bending your knees to much.

[Taller]

Don't push it buddy, 6'5" with 94cm sitting height is 47.95918367346939%
Most  legitimate doctors if not all won't let you go over 50% SHR, 94x100 = 9400 / 0.50 = 188cm
So you see you're already capping your proportions at 190cm, 49.47368421052632% SHR is not that baad, But i wouldn't go over it.
And most caucasian men have a SHR of: 52-54% (idle) , There are some extremes tho.

LOL'd at all the decimal places. If I were you, Ajax2thousand20, I'd go for 6'3 and a maximum of 6'4, which is what you wanted and were predicted to be when growing anyways. I see no advantage of being 6'5 over 6'4 when you'd look less proportionate and society doesn't prefer one height over the other. 

[Ajax2thousand20]

LOL'd at all the decimal places. If I were you, Ajax2thousand20, I'd go for 6'3 and a maximum of 6'4, which is what you wanted and were predicted to be when growing anyways. I see no advantage of being 6'5 over 6'4 when you'd look less proportionate and society doesn't prefer one height over te other.

Well then 6'3" or 6'4" is it and done with ll! Well I'm glad to be in the clear for it! Didn't want to be over 6'6" even as a pubescent anyway.

[Username]

I know I'm late, but oh well...

Yes, I'm naturally shorter than my same-gender parent, aka. my father. He's about 6 cm taller. My family thought I would grow to become as tall as him, but that didn't happen. I hoped I would, but I'm not allowing it to affect my self-esteem.

Do you have any siblings? If so, what is their height, and how tall are you compared to them? I have an elder brother and an elder sister, and I'm 6-7 cm shorter than my brother and 6-7 cm taller than my sister. According to the formula, adult height for male = (mother's height+ father's height +13 cm) / 2, I'm pretty much exactly as tall as expected. How about you?

[Jack1066]

If you have taller than average parents, you'll often grow up to be shorter. It's called regression to the mean.

[IwannaBeTaller]

If you have taller than average parents, you'll often grow up to be shorter. It's called regression to the mean.

My father is about 178 and I'm about 172 - he was mean height, and I got shorter. Explain that...looks like "regression out of the mean" to me. But I guess outliers exist and genetics can do that to you.

[Username]

I believe it's about the height difference between the parents, not the height of the parents themselves. Generally, the greater the difference, the further your height is dragged down due to your shorter parent.

[Peaceout]

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=3111.0