why am i so tall

[needto]

so, im not very tall (6'0, maybe 6'1 at 15)
but my parents are 5'7 and 5'3, my sister is 5'3, my brothers are 5'7 and 5'6. does anyone have an explanation beside me having 'good puberty' or genetic recombination
...or my mom having me with someone other than my dad, which ive confirmed isnt possible.

 

[itissoover]

Same diet as brothers?

 

[needto]

Same diet as brothers?

basically same, mine maybe even worse
i was chubby till 12 and after covid ended started training lightly

 

[itissoover]

basically same, mine maybe even worse
i was chubby till 12 and after covid ended started training lightly

W genetics in general, but height is so multifaceted- sure your gene expression may of been more ideal but also factors such as better sleep diet, less cortisol. A classic debate from 2023-24 on here was about high sugar leading to increased IGF-1 causing height growth so potentially your "worse diet" benefitted you in this sense.

 

[Catopkh]

Your height could reflect traits from grandparents, great grandparents, or even further back. Im 6'3 at 15 but my dad is 5'8 and mom is 5'5, my sisters both are 5'5. My grandpa tho was 6'1 and great grandpa on fathers side was 6'2, But cheating is still possible.

 

[needto]

Your height could reflect traits from grandparents, great grandparents, or even further back. Im 6'3 at 15 but my dad is 5'8 and mom is 5'5, my sisters both are 5'5. My grandpa tho was 6'1 and great grandpa on fathers side was 6'2, But cheating is still possible.

everybody, and i mean everybody in my family is short
it is true that they were quite malnourished though so there might be something behind that

 

[needto]

W genetics in general, but height is so multifaceted- sure your gene expression may of been more ideal but also factors such as better sleep diet, less cortisol. A classic debate from 2023-24 on here was about high sugar leading to increased IGF-1 causing height growth so potentially your "worse diet" benefitted you in this sense.

ive had really bad diet and sleep until i was about 14, only then have i realized the importance but ive only grown ~7cm since then, so i don't know if it had any impact on earlier growth

 

[itissoover]

ive had really bad diet and sleep until i was about 14, only then have i realized the importance but ive only grown ~7cm since then, so i don't know if it had any impact on earlier growth

Shame, you sold your development could've been around 193cm and ideal. But yeah gene expression beats lifestyle bro, water found in lake.

 

[needto]

Shame, you sold your development could've been around 193cm and ideal. But yeah gene expression beats lifestyle bro, water found in lake.

ay it aint over yet, trust
i still have time

 

[Tyler1]

there are several reasons you have to know it yourself we dont know it

I am 185cm and my brother mother father are around 170-175

 

[needto]

there are several reasons you have to know it yourself we dont know it

I am 185cm and my brother mother father are 170-175

blessed bhai

 

[pahadi mogger]

so, im not very tall (6'0, maybe 6'1 at 15)
but my parents are 5'7 and 5'3, my sister is 5'3, my brothers are 5'7 and 5'6. does anyone have an explanation beside me having 'good puberty' or genetic recombination
...or my mom having me with someone other than my dad, which ive confirmed isnt possible.

You are tall because you gave your genes room to breathe for once.

Every family line has generations of famine, stress, and malnutrition hiding a huge hidden growth potential. Your parents did not give you tall genes. They gave you limited genes. You were born into a cleaner environment, ate more protein, had fewer enemies in the form of infections, had more light, and had better recovery. That alone can change how growth hormone and IGF-1 do their work.

You were also probably more sensitive to androgen production at puberty. Even if your diet was bad, you probably had a strong GH pulse pattern at night and high aromatase efficiency, meaning higher estrogen slower. That put off growth-plate fusion

You are not a marvel child. You are the sterility group for what your bloodline was always capable of if it was not starving or stressed for a century.

Height is not random. It is the body saying, "for once we have had enough resources given over us to finish the blueprint."

 

[itissoover]

blessed bhai

how old are you now? if sub 19 i could see you at least reaching 190cm and the jump from 185-190 is massive when taking the bell curve into account.

 

[needto]

how old are you now? if sub 19 i could see you at least reaching 190cm and the jump from 185-190 is massive when taking the bell curve into account.

15, had early puberty though
will start arimidex and hgh very soon