How much does height depend on genes?!


Question: I've asked a similar question before, regarding my height. Many people said that height doesnt completely depend upon how hard I gym, but also on my genes.
If i consider my family ... my dad, his cousins, most of my cousins ... etc. are quite heavily built, but not tall ... say an average height of about 5'7". Some are 5'6", whereas few are 5'10". And i'm a about 5'6?". I grew taller by ? inch in just 2 months, as i hit the gym regularly.
I'm 18 yrs. & 10 mnths old.
So how tall could i grow by the age of 21-22 ?
(about 5'9" atleast?)


Answers: I've asked a similar question before, regarding my height. Many people said that height doesnt completely depend upon how hard I gym, but also on my genes.
If i consider my family ... my dad, his cousins, most of my cousins ... etc. are quite heavily built, but not tall ... say an average height of about 5'7". Some are 5'6", whereas few are 5'10". And i'm a about 5'6?". I grew taller by ? inch in just 2 months, as i hit the gym regularly.
I'm 18 yrs. & 10 mnths old.
So how tall could i grow by the age of 21-22 ?
(about 5'9" atleast?)

Sorry hon they say by 18 you are mostly done with your development n e way,genes are big factor tho, if your father isn't tall you most likely won't b but ther iz recessive genes that can date back to a grandfather who was lengthly gifted so betta start prayen dat grampz waz tha jolly green giant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it is largely in your genes. science has shown heavy work loads or poor nutrition like slaves had to endure could cause stunted growth, but nothing has ever been shown to increas it beyond what your genetics are set to do. i am surprised at how many people believe various things like weight lifting or whatever can help you grow taller. there has never been any study showing anything like this. as far as medical science goes, how tall you will be is programmed into you geneticly at birth. ask your doctor, he will confirm what i have just said. there are a ton of urban legends on all sorts of stuff out there, and people will believe what they want, but however tall you will be is completely controlled by your genetics, unless you have done some very extreme work or starved yourself so badly that you stunt that growth.

hi well as the latest research says that height is depend on ur genes and the depend on ur parents height. gym is not that much going to affect ur height. height depends on ur growth hormones secreting from endocrine gland. and i think as u thin ur in ur 18th and u still will gain height and weight both till ur age 22-25 till that age u will get height of course.





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