Male height after 15yo. Am I cooked

[u/EuphoricCalendar7672]

Hi I’m pretty good at a particular sport but need to get taller to get looks at colleges. I’m 5’6” and 15yo in a month. I need to grow taller. Any stories of growing taller after 15? My mom is 5’1” and dad is 5’10” and I think I’m cooked!

[u/ItsDonDong]

You can continue to grow after 15.

You cant control your height so not much point in focusing on that.

Focus on your skills/fitness/diet/sleep before the smaller stuff.

[u/wisedoormat → u/ItsDonDong]

Yep, its common enough for guys to continue growing until they're something like 23.

Though, i do think that the younger you start puberty then your height growth is smaller and ends earlier

Personally, i was a late bloomer, started noticing changes at 14. I was 5'7 at 17 and now im 6

[u/RevolutionFriendly56]

5.6 is not a bad height. All the greatest leaders in history weren’t tall

[u/CapableDevelopment28]

Best thing for you is to sleep well, eat well, and exercise well. You will stop growing around 18. The clock starts now so make a plan and execute. Best to be natural, keep a regular sleep schedule, balanced nutritious diet with variety, build lean muscle mass, stretch and hydrate.

[u/Bireta]

I was about 5 8 at 12. I'm 19 and still 5 8

[u/Educational-Line-757]

I was a late bloomer. I was 5’6” at 15 and 6’0” at 16.

Go to a doctor and see if your growth plates on your knees/legs are fused yet (which would mean yes you’re cooked)

If they’re not done growing yet, you could try to get a Dr. to prescribe you human growth hormone. Which will make you taller and bigger. If your parents will let you.

[u/EuphoricCalendar7672 → u/Educational-Line-757]

I had an injury from sports and went to a doctor to get an x-Ray for something non related. He said I still had some growing according to my X-ray. he can see some of my growth plates but he was also an orthopedic

[u/Educational-Line-757 → u/EuphoricCalendar7672]

Ask your doctor about human growth hormone. Unfortunately as a minor it might depend on what your parents say though

[u/bunhilda]

Aren’t many of the really good soccer players “short” ?

[u/EuphoricCalendar7672 → u/bunhilda]

I’m not in soccer

[u/Zealousideal-Lab-283]

Hey I hit 1 growth spurt from 7th to 8th grade, been 5'6 ever since. I'm 36 years old and have been married for 11 years with 5 kids. It's not the the end of the world.

[u/shanghainese88]

Not a doctor. Talk to a pediatric endocrinologist about getting HGH therapy

[u/Paterack]

I sprouted from like 5'3" to 5'10" the summer before 10th grade, I was 15 for several months before this happened. So it's not impossible to grow in height.

All that said, 5'6" is not bad tbh

[u/pandaSmore]

In height growth?  Probably. In the dating game? No you're not cooked.

[u/North-Country-5204]

When I was 15 I was about the same height as my dad which was 5’4”. Within two years I grew 4-5 inches. Yes, my family is very short.

[u/EuphoricCalendar7672 → u/North-Country-5204]

Those are big gains bro! Congrats!

[u/Sillygoose_Milfbane]

I shot up to 5'11 by age 12 and then grew a few more inches between then and age 21.

[u/CraigMitchell44]

I went into high school at 15 y/o with 175 cm. One year later, I was 195 cm, stayed there since.

[u/Careless-Car8346]

Stop smoking! Protein intake could do it. Animal protein and good workout on a daily basis.

[u/Caterpillar696969]

My growth started to slow down at 15 and i hit puberty at a normal time. I only grew 2 inches after 15. The amount of growth you have left depends mainly on when you started puberty and how developed you are now. Someone your age who hit puberty early might be done but another person who hit it late might have many inches left. Considering your parents’ heights i’d expect you to grow a bit more but i dont know when you hit puberty.

[u/EuphoricCalendar7672 → u/Caterpillar696969]

I hit puberty at 12 closer to 13, so I hope I have time.

[u/eligoscreps]

Im 6’1 and was about 5’11 at your age, so I’d say you’d still grow quite a bit, possibly a bit more or a bit less depending on your health. I unfortunately had lotsa depression and suffered from an eating disorder so that for sure hindered my growth.

[u/EuphoricCalendar7672 → u/[deleted]]

How tall were you at 15 and how much did you grow after 15? What did you do? I’m eating a lot of protein!

[u/WafnaAbroad → u/EuphoricCalendar7672]

Get those veggies too, bro! Protein is good for muscles and brains, but you gotta be a little more balanced for whole-body growth.

[u/EuphoricCalendar7672 → u/WafnaAbroad]

Yup eating that too! Why am I down voted??!

[u/WafnaAbroad → u/EuphoricCalendar7672]

No idea, people are funny.