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Austin316 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 390) |
posted July 11, 2000 12:18 AM
  
I am 6'1 and I feel short, even though I am above average. I really wish I could grow to 6'4. I'm 18 so whats the chance of growing at least another inch. Or are you pretty much done at 18 IP: Logged |
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bignate73 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 1167) |
posted July 11, 2000 12:22 AM
i sometimes wish i was, just because im 5 9. which is a sucky height if you like tall chicks (5 8- 5 10) they like the tall guys over 6 ft because they have to wear heels and be another 3 inches taller. hehe. makes a guy 5 9 look like hes with his mom. hehe. well maybe not quite. im happy at my height though. i only have to pack muscle on a shorter bone. hehe. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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MrMuscle Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 1238) |
posted July 11, 2000 02:00 AM
im 6'2 and its plain hell trying to add enough mass to this tall frame. id gladly give away some inches... ------------------ "...damn you for not giving my TEST" - Metallica "After this show i'll be fat and happy again.....If i make it to the show...." - Lee Priest IP: Logged |
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Capt'n_Crunch Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 1050) |
posted July 11, 2000 02:33 AM
You bastard, complaining about being over 6'  , Im 5'9 and I hate it, I wish I was 6'7..... as for your question, yes you can keep growing, lots of guys dont stop until they are around 21 yrs old; when I graduated high school, I was 5'7 (measured for football stats and at doctors) and now at 21 I am 5'9(measured several times) IP: Logged |
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Latimer Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 425) |
posted July 11, 2000 03:02 AM
I'm 6'4 and I'm pretty happy with my height. Sometimes I wish I was like 6'6 or 6'7 though. Chances are you're done growing at 18 but some people do still grow. David Robinson grew like 8 inches or some crazy shit like that while he was in the Navy Academy. IP: Logged |
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scooby Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 126) |
posted July 11, 2000 03:43 AM
I'm 5'10 and wish I was 6'0. Thats the perfect height for me. IP: Logged |
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Natymike Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 286) |
posted July 11, 2000 08:01 AM
I'm 6'4 its been really fucking hard to put on weight, but I'm getting there. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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EliteLifter Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 106) |
posted July 11, 2000 08:30 AM
i�m 5"10 and i i�m below the average height right now... 6"1 is the perfect height to me, just above the average... Whats up with all these 6"4 guys wishing they were 6"7? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Dlady27 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 581) |
posted July 11, 2000 08:35 AM
I am only 5'4 now, at 130 lbs. I wish I were about 5'7 then my body would look more leaner! IP: Logged |
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ThePitbull Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 504) |
posted July 11, 2000 11:05 AM
You ungratefull bastards.(LOL) I would be as happy as a pig in shit at those heights. I'm only 5'4" and not gettin any taller. Never stopped me from doing anything I wanted though. Mr. Muscle, if you figure out how to give some away, I'll take it! Pitbull IP: Logged |
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mightydog Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 437) |
posted July 11, 2000 11:18 AM
No matter how tall you are, I think most of us guys would like to add an inch or two...Everywhere! Hehehe. IP: Logged |
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BigWh1tey Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 155) |
posted July 11, 2000 11:24 AM
DLADY , thats the old joke " im not fat , im short for my weight " IP: Logged |
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Fish Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 588) |
posted July 11, 2000 11:26 AM
I am 6'1, and yes being taller would mean I would need more mass, but I would still take a couple extra inches if I could. ------------------ "Obsession is passion. Use it. Make it your strength." -by Puc IP: Logged |
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FlexB Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 548) |
posted July 11, 2000 11:45 AM
I am 5'10". 198lbs now. Perfectly happy with my height. IP: Logged |
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Puc Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 580) |
posted July 11, 2000 12:16 PM
5'8", wishing for 5'11" Chicks have it made, slap on some shoes and gain 3" Maybe I'll move to texas and wear boots. Puc IP: Logged |
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JohnnyO Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 100) |
posted July 11, 2000 12:25 PM
5'8".. sure it would be great to be taller, but I stopped worrying about that a long time ago. I used to think I was going to be SO TALL because my 5'8" used to tower over all the other 10 year olds. See what happends when you gloat too much? IP: Logged |
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studcj Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 1047) |
posted July 11, 2000 12:37 PM
My dad was 5'10 coming out of high school. Two years later he was 6'1. (20 yrs old) Now I am 5'10, and I just graduated this spring. If I don't get to be 6'1 like him, I'm gonna be pissed. IP: Logged |
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markkemax Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 91) |
posted July 11, 2000 01:28 PM
Being tall is a plus, I aways get noticed above the crowd, I can see where i'm going, all that stuff. But you try adding muscle mass to a 6'6" frame, its tough. In the winter I'm 250lbs and in the summer 235lbs about. but no matter how much weight I put on I still apear slim in street clothes. It bites. One other thing you short people complain about you want to be taller, Well I'll give you a taste of what it's like. Looking for clothes and paying twice as much as shorter people do. You buy ME a pair of jeans. Try getting tall jeans that fit weight lifters thighs. I havent owned a pair that fit in 2 years. And you dish out $65.00 for a single pair if you can find them. Buy the way that's a 38 inch inseam. I'm not complaining but being tall has some draw backs....But I can live with them. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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tray renfro Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 676) |
posted July 11, 2000 01:41 PM
if i could only be 6'2. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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45Plates Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 346) |
posted July 11, 2000 02:55 PM
I'm 6'5", I'm with MrMuscle it's a pain in the ass trying to pack on mass that is noticible; but I wouldn't give it up. Plates IP: Logged |
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Romeo Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 395) |
posted July 11, 2000 03:01 PM
im 5'11" im happy but of course i wouldnt mind being 6'2" im going to buy stilts right now damit peace romeo IP: Logged |
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The Whole F/N Show Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 205) |
posted July 11, 2000 03:25 PM
People talk about how much taller they want to be. I say why give a fuck or even think about how tall you are? It's not like there's anything you can do about it anyway. As long as I can get laid on I regular basis by attractive women I figure I'm tall enough. And it's laughable that someone over 6ft would feel short when the 'average' man is 5'9". IP: Logged |
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Rexie317 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 339) |
posted July 11, 2000 03:42 PM
I'm round 5'9" right now and am due for my growth spurts soon. Hopefully I'll finish off betweeen 5'11"-6'1". Height doesn't make a big difference for alot of things except reaching for stuff. Other than that though it doesn't count for much. Most of hard hitters in sports are short and have extremely powerful legs. I say fuck the height and work the legs. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Digga Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 69) |
posted July 11, 2000 04:24 PM
You bastards! complaining about being 6 ft! Jeez Iam freakin 5'5" and all I ever hear are short jokes. If I was only like 3 inches taller I would be happy. Of course there are benefits, I personally have a fairly easy time gaining size, but that might be my genetics. Also I have the same size arms as my friend who is about 4 inches taller, but my arms look a hell of a lot bigger because of my body proportions. Rock on short people! Lets here it for the little buy! Oh yeah, Rock on Lee Priest!! Digga IP: Logged |
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Frackal Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 524) |
posted July 11, 2000 04:37 PM
I'm 6' even and happy with it. I don't want to be any taller, or any shorter. IP: Logged |
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Stumpy Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 200) |
posted July 11, 2000 05:43 PM
Digga, you're a tall mofo! j/k... I'm only 5'2", and used to hate it, but then one day, when I was like 18, it dawned on me that worrying about shit you CAN'T change is useless and not very productive. So I'm what FlexB would call "a freaky Oompaloompa", 5'2", 170lbs, with a bodyfat of 8%. I'm a "well-adjusted little guy": it's all about being HAPPY with yourself, 'cause nobody wants to be around a sourpuss! Peace IP: Logged |
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Basement Dweller Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 40) |
posted July 11, 2000 08:23 PM
I'm 6'4"-6'5". And that's plenty. Shoes, clothes, cars, doorways, women, furniture....it must get kinda freaky when you pass 6'6" or so. Nothing fits. The world was not built for tall people. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Big Buck Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 220) |
posted July 12, 2000 09:05 PM
I wish I was a little bit taller, wish a was a baller...6' but wish I was like 6'4" ------------------ IP: Logged |
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drivebyposer Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 29) |
posted July 12, 2000 09:17 PM
I have very little sympathy. I am only 5'6" tall and hate it. But i can lift more that taller people. Sorry we are all unhappy with where we are at- that is why we are in pursuit of better physiques via weightlifting. IP: Logged |
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Future One Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 16) |
posted July 12, 2000 09:21 PM
I used to think like that too, that I wanted to be taller, but not anymore. At 5'7", my 16" arms look bigger on me than on some guys over 6', but It's not enough, I want at least 17" arms, but 18" would be awesome... IP: Logged |
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mystic_hormones Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 111) |
posted July 13, 2000 01:04 AM
pop quiz I am 4"10" and have a pro card. Who am I? a) minime b) gary coleman c) a 2nd grader d) a really short dude be quiet all of you who wish to be taller. look at flavio buccianini. Take a good look...down. are you tall enough now? enough said ------------------ IP: Logged |
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1 Mistake Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 246) |
posted July 13, 2000 01:13 AM
Heh,heh- sucks to be 5'6" like me!! Given the choice I would like to be aruond 5'10" But at 206 lbs and lean,I feel good about myself.....and it doesn't hurt that i got a fly wife who has been in M&F and Musclemag!!! J IP: Logged |
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MrMuscle Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 1238) |
posted July 13, 2000 02:57 AM
yeah, hell yeah, id give away a couple of inches just like that. why? well listen to this. im natural, and im planning to compete, but in Norway we dont have "natural" competitions, so i have to compete agains people that are using gear. being this tall, i will have to compete as a heavyweight..and lets face it, i have to weigh a HELL of a lot to look big..im shredded now, and i look in the mirror and i think "FUCKm 2 inches lower and i'd be HUGE" but give me 5 years and we will see oh yeah, and im all legs...so i CANT forgett leg days..or else i'd look even MORE ridicoulous(spelling?!?!)... ------------------ "...damn you for not giving my TEST" - Metallica "After this show i'll be fat and happy again.....If i make it to the show...." - Lee Priest IP: Logged |
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Vitaman Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 415) |
posted July 13, 2000 06:23 AM
I would like to be 6' but I guess I will have to settle for my 5'8" height ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Jay-T Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 200) |
posted July 14, 2000 02:04 AM
I am 6'2 and wish i was like 6'3 or 6'4 because i still feel short. ------------------ quote: IP: Logged |
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MARITIME STEEL Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 13) |
posted July 16, 2000 12:17 AM
i'm 6'5, and it does suck trying yo put on mass but i'm getting there and my hockey coach wants me to ''trim up'' so i can be faster but i just hit and fight anyway so the size is good. IP: Logged |
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Rexie317 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 339) |
posted July 16, 2000 12:28 AM
Yeah Maritime: Hitting in hockey is the shit. That sux that your coach wants you to trim up. Mine wants me to add mass as long as I work on speed and endurance while I do so. I'm not a bruiser, but can duke it out. Not a speedster, but can move. Not pure goal scorer, but can put it in the net. I'm a Michael Peca player. Defensive wizzard. Hes only got like 2-3 inches on me in height, so when I top off (round that height according to my doctor) I'll put the finishing touches on becoming the next Peca. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ethertek Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 88) |
posted July 16, 2000 01:55 AM
I'm 6'1" and I like it! IP: Logged |
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E M T Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 94) |
posted July 16, 2000 06:08 AM
Capt'n, You said you've grown two inches since high school. Were you using any gear during this time period? Just curious because many say gear will stunt your growth. [This message has been edited by E M T (edited July 16, 2000).] IP: Logged |
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sauce Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 118) |
posted July 16, 2000 09:28 AM
im 6"and wish i was taller.taller is better and stronger more manly.at 18 its possible to grow a bit taller but it depends what stage youre at at your physical development IP: Logged |
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thermo Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 89) |
posted July 16, 2000 06:28 PM
yea im 5'9 180-185 wish i was about 6 -6'3 IP: Logged |
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lc576 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 32) |
posted July 16, 2000 06:55 PM
gotta say I am very happy, 6'3 and weigh 240. Any taller it would suck because you wouldn't fit in anything. Even at 6'3 it's tough driving most cars. Any taller and you can't add mass. IP: Logged |
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powerbuilt Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 39) |
posted July 16, 2000 08:03 PM
im 6'0, maybe a few inches taller... IP: Logged |
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blackhaus1 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 679) |
posted July 16, 2000 08:40 PM
I am 5'8 and with shoes on like 5'11...it sucks to be a tall chick b/c theres so many short men out there!!!!!! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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missgalaxy Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 116) |
posted July 16, 2000 09:16 PM
i wish i was a little bit taller, wish i was a baller, wish i had a girl who looked good, i would call her, wish i had a rabbit in a hat wit a bat .........sumthin sumthin sumthin??? Sorry that song just came to mind when reading your post. IP: Logged |
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jonnyfive Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 12) |
posted July 18, 2000 01:13 AM
I'm 6'2", and quite frankly I'm pretty fucken happy. Their aren't really any girls that a too short for me, and rarely there is a hot girl who is like 5'11" and makes me feel short. So maybe 6'3 would be perfect, but 6'2" is pretty damn good. IP: Logged |
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