View Full Version : Am I Done Growing In Height At 16 ?
Dimario
November 1st, 2012, 03:11 PM
Well I'm 16 and 6 months & 5"9.5 - 5"10 , but im pretty skinny weighing about 136 lbs . The reason i'm concerned with my growth is because when I was 13 about to turn 14 I had a growth spurt going from 5"1.5 to 5"6 ever since then I've been growing at a very snail slow pace . I have signs of the near end of puberty like for example , pubic hair growing on my medial thigh , little hairs on my chest , a very well amount of facial hair on my upper lip & chin , and also hair on my stomach , legs & arms , but the thing is that i still kinda have the body of a 14 year old & my hands still look the same when I was 14 also which looks very strange to me which leads me to believe i have stunted growth . My dad is 6"3 & my mother is about 5"5 . I've also talked to my father about this matter and he told me he as well was 5"9 when he was my age then when he turned 17 he shot up to 6ft by the time he was 21 he was 6'3 . So based on the facts that I gave you do you think I'm pretty much done with puberty or do you think that I still have a long way to go ? My Armspan Is 5"11.5 / 6"0 If That Means Anything
IAMWILL
November 1st, 2012, 07:52 PM
No one can say for sure, but I'll bet you will probably surpass 6'0" at some point. I'm the exact same as you are, my dad is 6'0 and my mom is 5'4, and I'm about 5'8 now. I grew 7" from freshman to junior year, and am still growing albeit slower now. I'm 17 and 5 weeks now. Usually guys grow until about 21 or so, so you still have plenty of time.
With regard to your armspan, the good news in generally hands and feet grow first, followed by your arms and legs, so having your longer arms may be a sign that you are about to grow. Your armspan should be the same as your height.
Wesl3y
November 1st, 2012, 08:30 PM
Everybody is different. Statistics may say your done growing, but it isn't always accurate. My dad didn't grow taller until his junior year when he was about 5'8 and now he is 6'2. He hit puberty when he was 12 so by all means wasn't a late bloomer. So there is still a chance you could grow, because your body doesn't follow what statistics say it will do.
chronic06
November 1st, 2012, 09:25 PM
at 16 i was 5'10" for since i was 15. then i had a growth spurt shortly after turning 17. i'm now 6'0". that's just me but my point is that you might not be done growing in height just yet. i thought i was done but turns out i wasn't.
Jaseeee
November 4th, 2012, 12:08 PM
Naaa you've probably got more to go
djt55
November 4th, 2012, 12:30 PM
Maybe hard to say for sure. I started growing a lot at about 15 and im now 16 and about 6ft in height. Hoping i will get to 6ft 1.
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