Being a late bloomer is a blessing and a curse

[casadebanho]

Starting puberty later on can be benefitial as it has been shown in studies that men who start puberty at later ages tend to have longer growth spurts

I was 4'8 (142cm) at 14yo, which actually made my teenage life absolute hell

But the bright side is that I am still growing (6'2) in height at 21 (gonna turn 22 in September)

Just saying this because I know there are a lot of 15/16 year olds on this forum, so don't lose hope

 

[Deleted member 7725]

where tf did you read this? everyone who ended up being tall at my school was tall since middle school. giant growth sputs are a meme as far as I'm concerned.

 

[casadebanho]

Age of onset of a normally timed pubertal growth spurt affects the final height of children - PubMed

Final height is influenced by both height and the age of onset of the PGS in normal maturing children. A normal but early puberty exerts a negative effect on final height. A delayed PGS exerts a positive effect on final height.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

@LooksOverAll

Also basing it on my own experience and the experience of my cousins (they were all short in middle school and all ended up 6'3 and above)

 

[casadebanho]

Age of onset of a normally timed pubertal growth spurt affects the final height of children - PubMed

Final height is influenced by both height and the age of onset of the PGS in normal maturing children. A normal but early puberty exerts a negative effect on final height. A delayed PGS exerts a positive effect on final height.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

@LooksOverAll

Also basing it on my own experience and the experience of my cousins (they were all short in middle school and all ended up 6'3 and above)

I also read another article about this, not being able to find it now but if I do I will link it here

 

[Growth Plate]

mom is 5'4.5" dad is 6'0"
I was always avg/slightly above avg height but I stopped growing by the end of 8th grade
5'7" ever since and I will remain the exact same height from the beginning of highschool through the end of highschool and my entire life
Just lol at my luck

 

[Deleted member 18694]

194.5CM shoes off over here.

Growth spurt hurt my damn kneecaps at one point when I was 15

 

[casadebanho]

mom is 5'4.5" dad is 6'0"
I was always avg/slightly above avg height but I stopped growing by the end of 8th grade
5'7" ever since and I will remain the exact same height from the beginning of highschool through the end of highschool and my entire life
Just lol at my luck

You know how there was always that kid in 6th grade who had facial hair and grew much earlier than all the other kids, but then ended up at like 5'3/5'4 and then didn't grow any more than that?

I actually knew a lot of kids like this, I think that having low testosterone as a kid actually makes you taller in the end (as long as you got the genes for it of course)

 

[casadebanho]

194.5CM shoes off over here.

Growth spurt hurt my damn kneecaps at one point when I was 15

There was one year where I went from like 142cm to 162cm in few months and felt a lot of leg pain

 

[Growth Plate]

You know how there was always that kid in 6th grade who had facial hair and grew much earlier than all the other kids, but then ended up at like 5'3/5'4 and then didn't grow any more than that?

Believe it or not, I didn't start puberty early though. I wasn't like that 6th grader you described. My growth chart shows I grew at the same rate and at the same time as everyone else. It just stopped early jfl

 

[Deleted member 1901]

I wish I grew 18 FUCKING INCHES after 14.

 

[Deleted member 1901]

Believe it or not, I didn't start puberty early though. I wasn't like that 6th grader you described. My growth chart shows I grew at the same rate and at the same time as everyone else. It just stopped early jfl

Did you develop gyno during puberty?

 

[Growth Plate]

Did you develop gyno during puberty?

No, and it would've been obvious considering I was always lean and underweight asf

 

[casadebanho]

I wish I grew 18 FUCKING INCHES after 14.

It's actually very eye opening to have such a growth spurt, being the one of the shortest kids in my entire school gave me a special empathy for short men

Whenever I see a tweet/tiktok making fun of short men it makes my blood boil because I get reminded of all the years I got bullied

 

[Chinlet Ascension]

It's actually very eye opening to have such a growth spurt, being the one of the shortest kids in my entire school gave me a special empathy for short men

I'm not tall, but I did grow 5 or 6 inches in a year and it is amazing how differently you get treated.

I will never believe this meme that women are these kind and nonjudgmental people. Men are kinder and less judgmental than women, easily.

 

[oldcelloser]

15/16 year olds on this forum

they should be expelled tbh

 

[Deleted member 24293]

Starting puberty later on can be benefitial as it has been shown in studies that men who start puberty at later ages tend to have longer growth spurts

I was 4'8 (142cm) at 14yo, which actually made my teenage life absolute hell

But the bright side is that I am still growing (6'2) in height at 21 (gonna turn 22 in September)

Just saying this because I know there are a lot of 15/16 year olds on this forum, so don't lose hope

Bro, I’m 5,8 and a half on the dot (doctor checkup) I’m 16. she said I’m pretty much done growing but my dad is 6,0 - 6,1 and my mom is 5,7 and my dad had his 2nd growth spurt when he was 17. You think there’s hope for me?

 

[gribsufer1]

well im 15 and 6"2 so same result less suffering

 

[Deleted member 8869]

Starting puberty later on can be benefitial as it has been shown in studies that men who start puberty at later ages tend to have longer growth spurts

I was 4'8 (142cm) at 14yo, which actually made my teenage life absolute hell

But the bright side is that I am still growing (6'2) in height at 21 (gonna turn 22 in September)

Just saying this because I know there are a lot of 15/16 year olds on this forum, so don't lose hope

most are not late bloomers

 

[chris182]

Starting puberty later on can be benefitial as it has been shown in studies that men who start puberty at later ages tend to have longer growth spurts

I was 4'8 (142cm) at 14yo, which actually made my teenage life absolute hell

But the bright side is that I am still growing (6'2) in height at 21 (gonna turn 22 in September)

Just saying this because I know there are a lot of 15/16 year olds on this forum, so don't lose hope

How much did you grow after your 17th birthday?

 

[casadebanho]

How much did you grow after your 17th birthday?

I'm now 6'3 (23yo), was around 5'7 at 17yo

 

[zXX]

Starting puberty later on can be beneficial as it has been shown in studies that men who start puberty at later ages tend to have longer growth spurts

I was 4'8 (142cm) at 14yo, which actually made my teenage life absolute hell

But the bright side is that I am still growing (6'2) in height at 21 (gonna turn 22 in September)

Just saying this because I know there are a lot of 15/16 year old's on this forum, so don't lose hope

growth spurts rely on your environment, your lifestyle and genetics. You eat a lot and sleep a lot, you will probably grow. You eat little and sleep like shit you will probably not grow much. Eating, sleeping and working out help your body produce the optimal amount of testosterone in order to grow. While this is not the only factor it certainly does help

 

[chris182]

I'm now 6'3 (23yo), was around 5'7 at 17yo

When did you start to grow baby chin hair's and how much did you grow after you started growing chin hair?

Just asking because I'm in a similar situation with delayed puberty and it's similar to yours

 

[casadebanho]

When did you start to grow baby chin hair's and how much did you grow after you started growing chin hair?

Just asking because I'm in a similar situation with delayed puberty and it's similar to yours

Well, I actually got my first chin hair at that exact same age (17)

 

[chris182]

Well, I actually got my first chin hair at that exact same age (17)

Bit of a late reply but I was 4'8 at 14 too (based medical records).

Now I'm 5'5 1/2 at 17 and 1 month. Started growing chin hair like 2 months before turning 17.

I'm predicted to be 5'8.5 -5'9 range. My genetics kinda weird bc i'm like you (late bloomer) but i got shorter parents (dad is 5'7 tops)

U think I can grow to 5'8.5 - 5'9 range? Also did you have alot of fat on your cheeks? Saw people saying late bloomers loose cheek fat 18-20. the amount of cheek fat i have is like justin beiber at 15 lol

 

[casadebanho]

Bit of a late reply but I was 4'8 at 14 too (based medical records).

Now I'm 5'5 1/2 at 17 and 1 month. Started growing chin hair like 2 months before turning 17.

I'm predicted to be 5'8.5 -5'9 range. My genetics kinda weird bc i'm like you (late bloomer) but i got shorter parents (dad is 5'7 tops)

U think I can grow to 5'8.5 - 5'9 range? Also did you have alot of fat on your cheeks? Saw people saying late bloomers loose cheek fat 18-20. the amount of cheek fat i have is like justin beiber at 15 lol

Yeah, i would say that if you somewhat follow the same growth pattern as me, you are very likely to hit 5'9.

Yes, I've had a lot of buccal fat my entire life, only started going away when I turned 22

 

[DR. NICKGA]

Starting puberty later on can be benefitial as it has been shown in studies that men who start puberty at later ages tend to have longer growth spurts

Yepp, thats true

Slower development are also associated with being more smarter

-- dr. Nickga