[bkoguy07]

I've read around that there is another growth spurt while your in the low 20's (as a male). Have yall experienced this growth spurt? If so how much ya grow during that time frame...

[maynehood171]

Originally Posted by bkoguy07

I've read around that there is another growth spurt while your in the low 20's (as a male). Have yall experienced this growth spurt? If so how much ya grow during that time frame...

Well I'm turning 23 next month and I've been at 6 foot tall since 18-19 so I doubt it unless there is some special people out there who have...I never heard of this "second growth spurt" though so I don't know...

[bkoguy07]

ya my dad hit it to push him to 6'5" but i'm curious to see bout others

[Itchyscratchy]

I know of some people who had growth spurts in their 20's and it seems like it is not that uncommon. I'm only 20 myself so I don't know for sure, but I hope I grow some more im 5'11 now. Ive read that mens growth plates usually fuse at bout 25, but if you think about it a lot of people **** up the chance of growing more by drinking, smoking, eating a ****ty diet once they reach their 20's.

[bkoguy07]

lol well i dont drink or smoke, never have even TRIED IT BUT i am at college so the food selection is the greatest... so i think i might have a chance to grow a lil more maybe based on my genetics as well but i'm curious if anyone else has experienced this...?

[reidhoch]

I was around 5'11 during high school, I kept growing in college and ended up about 6'1. I haven't grown since I was 22.

[opfor101]

they start closing up at around 16 and 17
first the long bones (vertical height)

in your upper teens and in your 20's thats when your frame starts to get wider.

some people have less estro(delayed closure)
so they may experience a spurt later on but
people like me, we're f*cked lol.

im 5'7.5"

[maynehood171]

Originally Posted by opfor101

they start closing up at around 16 and 17
first the long bones (vertical height)

in your upper teens and in your 20's thats when your frame starts to get wider.

some people have less estro(delayed closure)
so they may experience a spurt later on but
people like me, we're f*cked lol.

im 5'7.5"

Haha, I'm right there with ya bud

[Al Shades]

I've researched this topic fairly extensively. I believe the answer is yes for a sizable percentage of the population.

However, you will get different answers depending on where you look and who you ask. There are people who claim that growth plates close at 16-18 (I've even heard 15 claimed), but I don't buy that noise.

You can go to any high school and look at photos of the senior class. There are not very many of them that would be considered tall by adult standards. The "tall" ones among them are generally in the 5'11 to 6 foot range.

If you compare high school seniors to 25 year old males, the 25 year olds WILL be taller, on average. I see members of each group at my gym every day. There are more 6-foot-plus 20-somethings than 6-foot-plus teens.

The chart below documents height percentile by age and demonstrates that many males do continue to grow after 20.

Originally Posted by bkoguy07

ya my dad hit it to push him to 6'5" but i'm curious to see bout others

I'm also curious. If anyone has stories of people who grew in their early 20's, let's hear them. How tall was your dad before his growth spurt and at what age did it occur?

[bkoguy07]

My dad said he was about 6'3.5" tall when he graduated, by the time he was 25, his doctor measured him at 6'5"... so it occur sometime between 18-25...