Do I start hgh at 18

[Antiquirom]

So obviously my first course of action was to get an xray. I made up a sob story about how I'm absolutely depressed about my future height and blah blah blah. So they gave me a wrist and knee X-ray. I check the nhs app, wowzers my results are ready! The results only conclude "yeah we did your X-ray" so I have to make a gp surgery doctor's appointment about it. I do and the guy just tells me "yeah about the X-ray it's to check if you have injuries". I ask him if he can check whether the growth plates are open or not. He says he can't doesn't have access to the X-ray films. Is he retarded, why doesn't he have access? The hospital where I got the X-ray from literally said "we are gonna send the X-ray results to your local gp". My god bro.
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Do I just start blasting hgh in hopes my plates are open?

 

[0 bone mass]

Try coping without wasting money

 

[0 bone mass]

your growth plates arent open at 18

 

[0 bone mass]

hgh is cope anyway, it wouldnt have made you taller if you blasted it since the day your balls dropped

 

[Noesis]

your growth plates arent open at 18

Mine are lol

 

[0 bone mass]

No way you made an account 3 years ago and still coping

 

[Antiquirom]

No way you made an account 3 years ago and still coping

I've been on and off this site, didn't pay attention to much. Also started puberty quite late so i have some hope in my plates being open which is the main reason I'd take hgh in the first place, if they were closed I wouldn't give a flying fuck. But height growth is just one of the reasons I want hgh alongside it's gym, recovery and possibly clavicles benefits. And even if the hgh ends up not working it's better than not trying it at all, maybe I could've reaped some benefits if I didn't end up taking it.

 

[0 bone mass]

This was my mindset 2 years ago

 

[0 bone mass]

Just hop on test nigga

 

[0 bone mass]

trust

 

[Antiquirom]

Just hop on test nigga

I'll look like an acne ridden ball shrunken retard with my endocrine system nuked on trt for the rest of my life

 

[0 bone mass]

It’s not that deep, im nearing the end of my cycle, my hairline hasn’t moved, my balls are fine, and my acne’s gone as im taking accutane

 

[0 bone mass]

best decision of my life

 

[ccwb]

your growth plates arent open at 18

Can be, rare

 

[0 bone mass]

you seem slow though, dont take it if youre stupid

 

[Antiquirom]

It’s not that deep, im nearing the end of my cycle, my hairline hasn’t moved, my balls are fine, and my acne’s gone as im taking accutane

Any benefits other than muscle growth that you saw?

 

[Antiquirom]

you seem slow though, dont take it if youre stupid

Im drunk on copium just let me suffer bro

 

[0 bone mass]

Any benefits other than muscle growth that you saw?

idk Im not autistic

 

[0 bone mass]

It obviously can’t change bones

 

[0 bone mass]

frame is wider

 

[Antiquirom]

It obviously can’t change bones

frame is wider

Hmmm I feel like that's only cuz your shoulders grew bigger probably

 

[0 bone mass]

probably, couldnt bother to do an x ray

 

[Antiquirom]

probably, couldnt bother to do an x ray

Ah alright. I'll just stick to blasting hgh for a couple months as copefuel because test is too risky, don't wanna nuke my already ass hair and possibly mess up my endocrine system since doctors here probe you so much if you frequently request tests for specific blood tests.

 

[TheTrueManlet]

So obviously my first course of action was to get an xray. I made up a sob story about how I'm absolutely depressed about my future height and blah blah blah. So they gave me a wrist and knee X-ray. I check the nhs app, wowzers my results are ready! The results only conclude "yeah we did your X-ray" so I have to make a gp surgery doctor's appointment about it. I do and the guy just tells me "yeah about the X-ray it's to check if you have injuries". I ask him if he can check whether the growth plates are open or not. He says he can't doesn't have access to the X-ray films. Is he retarded, why doesn't he have access? The hospital where I got the X-ray from literally said "we are gonna send the X-ray results to your local gp". My god bro.
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Do I just start blasting hgh in hopes my plates are open?

too late

 

[aas_cender]

I'll look like an acne ridden ball shrunken retard with my endocrine system nuked on trt for the rest of my life

take hcg to keep balls. get on accutane. take dutasteride. if you want to improve everything. or stop coping.

 

[Antiquirom]

take hcg to keep balls. get on accutane. take dutasteride. if you want to improve everything. or stop coping.

What's test gonna do for me apart from making me look like an ogre. My traps are already quite large from ego lifting, it's swallowed my neck quite a bit and makes my frame look even narrower than it already is. My face jaw is quite wide compared to the upper section of my face, if I take test it will increase my facial muscles making me look uncanny. Only thing I can think of that it would help with is my physique overall but what's the point of looking even more stubby as a man let and ruining my aesthetics.

 

[pfl]

 

[aas_cender]

What's test gonna do for me apart from making me look like an ogre. My traps are already quite large from ego lifting, it's swallowed my neck quite a bit and makes my frame look even narrower than it already is. My face jaw is quite wide compared to the upper section of my face, if I take test it will increase my facial muscles making me look uncanny. Only thing I can think of that it would help with is my physique overall but what's the point of looking even more stubby as a man let and ruining my aesthetics.

GH will make those bigger features worse. Especially face. Makes your head bigger. Test makes you a man. GH has a higher chance of fucking up aesthetics. Test is fine to have high usually. There are many ways to avoid sides like acne etc. And just.. stop training traps.

 

[Antiquirom]

GH will make those bigger features worse. Especially face. Makes your head bigger. Test makes you a man. GH has a higher chance of fucking up aesthetics. Test is fine to have high usually. There are many ways to avoid sides like acne etc. And just.. stop training traps.

Interesting, I may have to consider it then. But I dont even hit traps, sometimes near the end of the reps of certain exercises I ego lift a bit like maybe shrugging a bit to get the weight up during cable lat raises or rows.

 

[jakejacquino]

hgh is cope anyway, it wouldnt have made you taller if you blasted it since the day your balls dropped

Read a study

 

[0 bone mass]

Read a study

link a study nigger

 

[aas_cender]

NOTE: I formatted this with AI for an easier read but I compiled the research. Don't be put off by em dashes...

If growth plates are closed and the goal is maximum physique improvement, the most reliable driver of size, strength, and recovery is increased androgen signalling. The problem is androgens don’t grow muscle evenly — they amplify what already responds well. If you naturally have large traps, a thicker neck, or strong facial musculature, those areas usually grow faster than lateral delts or lower lats. More signalling = more trap dominance, more neck thickness, potentially more facial heaviness. If you’re clearly androgen‑sensitive, your whole strategy has to focus on controlling where growth shows visually. If you have no signs of that sensitivity, this matters less — but distribution is still not selective.

Train for structural correction, not just hypertrophy. Suppress shrug mechanics and shift tension into lateral delts and lower lats to widen the frame. If shoulders elevate during raises or rows, traps will dominate no matter what hormones do. Keep scapulae depressed and neck long. Strict lean‑away cable laterals with the shoulder pulled down, or chest‑supported rows that remove torso movement, help redistribute width instead of stacking more mass onto dominance.

Posture strongly affects how big traps look. Elevated shoulders and forward head posture keep traps semi‑contracted all day, exaggerating any growth. Chin tucks and thoracic extension lower resting shoulder position so added muscle doesn’t sit bunched around the neck.

Body composition also changes perception. Higher anabolic signalling can increase upper‑body and facial fullness in some people, especially with body fat or fluid retention. Staying lean preserves contrast between shoulder width and neck height — proportions matter more than total size.

Compound differences mostly affect speed, fullness, and side‑effect profile — not where muscle grows. Testosterone drives the most total growth and recovery, which also means the most potential to exaggerate trap and neck dominance if those areas are responsive. “Drier” aesthetic‑leaning compounds (like primobolan‑type or anavar‑type profiles) usually produce less fluid retention and slower visual change, so the look can appear tighter — but they still act through androgen pathways, still suppress natural production, and still grow muscles that respond easily. They don’t selectively fix proportions.

Anything that increases total anabolic signalling can magnify androgen‑sensitive areas. Lower water retention may look cleaner, but structural growth patterns are driven far more by genetics, posture, and mechanics than compound choice.

So the best theoretical route for physique change is whatever most effectively increases anabolic signalling — but only if posture, training mechanics, and leanness are actively managed to prevent trap‑dominant overgrowth from defining the silhouette. Otherwise you just become a larger version of the same imbalance.

All options carry trade‑offs: endocrine suppression, lipid changes, fertility impact, and unpredictable cosmetic response depending on individual sensitivity.