Will I reach at least 5'8 tall?!


Question: Will I reach at least 5'8 tall?
Do you still get a growth spurt when your 16-17? I am a male and turned 16 the April that just passed by this year. I weighed about 125 lbs. And I am currently 5'5. i've been more hungry nowadays. I want to know if ill hit the 5'8-5'10" mark. My dad is 5'7 my mom is 5'0 but my older brother reached the 5'10 mark. I'm very healthy active athletic and drink loads of milk because of my fitness class i have this semester. I wanna ask if i will hit the 5'8-5'10 anytime soon or at least when i'm growing. Thanks!

Answers:

Your parents are short but if you are 5'5" at age 16 you still could grow more over the next 2 to 3 years. I think you could at the most be 5'8".

I was 5'0 at your age and grew over the next 2 to 3 years another 3"s. So I got to be 5'3". Good luck



Impossible to tell however if you get an x-ray you can check if your growth platelets are still open and if they are you are still growing, if not you're done. A lot of people grow until even twenty so you never know. But if you've been 5'5 since you were like 10 you might have been an early bloomer and be done already.



It all depends on genetics. Most men grow until they reach around 20-21 years of age, so you have some time yet. Nobody can predict how tall you'll be and there's nothing you can do about it, so just let nature take its course.




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