I'm 18 years and 10 months old and I'm wondering if I got potential to grow..
I'm 6'1 at the moment. I grew 1 inch from the summer of 2013 until now.
I was a late bloomer hitting puberty at around 16. I got some facial hair but I only shave around once every 2 weeks.
So will being a late bloomer and not being fully matured yet give me any potential to grow taller?
I got great genetics. My father is 6'2 and I got uncles from my fathers side who are like 6'4+.
Also got an uncle from my mothers side who's around 6'3. My sister who's a year older than me is 5'10.
I play basketball also which I've heard might contribute in growth.
I eat somewhat healthy and get around 8 hours of sleep every night.

No, you'll be a manlet forever rip

Hi there,

18 years, 10 months is when you're finalizing your growth plates. Your growth plates don't fully seal until age 24. The good news, you're at a great height and you're still young - there's potential for another inch or so.

At your age, I was hitting 5'11". I was in your same boat...
Well, I did read about bar hanging, stretching, swimming, running, NUTRIENTS (calcium, vitamin D and sometimes glucosamine), I started to improve posture as well and stand really tall when getting measured. At about 20, after trialling this for 3+ months, I had my father measure me with a standard measuring tape against the wall; I was just over 6 feet tall. Keep in mind, this was at night time....when you are fatigued/dehydrated the most is at night....you may lose a half inch to a full inch (or more with bad posture if you're lacking the necessary nutrients for extended periods of time, or slouching) at that time until you rehydrate your body and wake up in the morning after a full eight hours.

Now, I'm nearing 26; nothing has changed, but posture+nutrients still play a big part. I may have lost a half inch but I'm at 6 feet tall; in the morning, however at night might measure .5 to .75 inch less.

There's definite hope for you. Keep active, consume the necessary nutrients and you'll be fine.

you will become an 8 foot giant



its true, i saw it in my crystal ball

Ask alpha

you've still got a few years left, i grew a couple inches in my first few years at university.

there's no way to tell my friend, since your 18 the chances are getting lower and lower each day but there is still a chance

one of my buddy's friends had a 2 inch growth spurt when he was 20 but that shits extremely rare

no you will shrink

Most males finalize growing at 17/18. Growth after 18 is usually negligible, people who grow over an inch after their teens is very rare. Personally I was 6ft at 18 and at 20 im maybe 0.25-0.5" taller, and I consider myself to be a late bloomer too.

edit: I'm talking afternoon height, im closer to 6"1 in the morning, if you're 6"0 at the start of the day Welterweight you're more like 5"11.5

This post was edited by dro94 on Jul 26 2014 12:32am

I stopped growing at 13...been 6'0 since then. Everyone thought I'd be like 7feet tall but I just stopped lol