can i get taller by losing wight and build muscle can i get taller ???
2006-09-04 21:49:16 · 16 answers · asked by erick s 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It may be possible but improbable. You're height is based on the growth of your bones.
2006-09-04 21:50:36 · answer #1 · answered by MikeG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
actually building muscles at a young age can stop you growing.
if you exercise outdoors, maybe basketball, and eat lots of dairy products and/or calcium+vitamin D supplements... you might just gain a couple of centimeters.
it's all down to the bone structure and how you develop it. furthermore, after a certain age (21) you stop growing.
2006-09-05 04:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by hypocondriac#1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you loose weight you might grow taller beacause your bones won't support as much weight. But if you build up muscles they will pull your bones closer togheter and keep them more tight to one another and you won't grow in height anymore.
2006-09-05 04:55:57 · answer #3 · answered by impossibilityoftruth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I read somewhere that the average guy is finished growing vertically at like 23 or 25, I'm not sure. It may be 18 lol.
2006-09-05 04:57:49 · answer #4 · answered by Shuan G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Height and weight are two totally different things. True, gravity has alot to do with the amount of mass something or someone has, but if you lost weight I don't think that it will have enough effect on your height for anyone to even notice.
2006-09-05 04:54:34 · answer #5 · answered by bratchild 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way; But if you're obese and lose lots of weight you will certainly look taller.
2006-09-05 04:59:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Eric, you won't get taller -but you WILL look like a millions bucks!
2006-09-05 04:52:49 · answer #7 · answered by Temple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as you're below 20 years old, your long bones still continue to grow but on minimal process, except for certain factors and disorders like acromegaly, dwarfism.
2006-09-05 04:53:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, drink milk it helps bones grow.
2006-09-05 04:55:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but do pilates to have long muscles like winsor pilates
2006-09-05 05:13:36 · answer #10 · answered by moh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋