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Late growth spurt vs late bloomer

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onemorefoot
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Posted on Dec 15, 2016, 12:49 am
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I have been thinking some things and I cant understand. If you see some athletes like Michael Jordan, Dennis and other, why did the have such a big growth spurt if they werent late bloomers??? Dennis grew a foot!!! At the age of 20 years, I dont get it. They were almost fully developed, then why??? This can be a contradiction of the actual knowledege of human body we know until know. Someone please kill my false hopes.
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Alu
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Posted on Dec 15, 2016, 1:07 am
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Cause genetics are stupid. No other reason. We don't know if they were "fully developed." They just turned out to not have had their plates closed and so BLAM!

Also per the title, they are interchangeable really. However, there are some people who don't reach their final adult height way after their 21st birthday, and Late Bloomer is typically the term used here. 
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onemorefoot
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Posted on Dec 15, 2016, 1:50 am
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Genetics is silly, imagine growing a foot in one year Late growth spurt vs late bloomer, better we stay short.
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The Kaiser
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Posted on Dec 15, 2016, 4:26 am
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Quote from: onemorefoot on December 15, 2016, 01:50:51 AMGenetics is silly, imagine growing a foot in one year Late growth spurt vs late bloomer, better we stay short.

No one said its impossible, but once its happen everyone talk about it because its really rare. Like growing at 25 its rare and one study said its 1 out of 300 (but its possible right?), and don't think you will be that lucky  Late growth spurt vs late bloomer 
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onemorefoot
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Posted on Dec 15, 2016, 5:44 am
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Dont be that sure, Kaiser, Late growth spurt vs late bloomer Late growth spurt vs late bloomer. Yes you are right if I get an inch more I will call it a day.
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:Captain America:
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Posted on Dec 26, 2016, 9:53 am
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Crazy theory but I think as soon as NBA players get a contract they run a vicious cycle of drugs to get them to their final heights. You can see it a lot in their foreheads. Lebron developed a bit of an HGH forehead I think (or someone else, can't remember but I did see a massive difference).

Even 1 inch in pro sports can make a massive difference to your performance and your team. Other atheletes do much more in other sports.

It's happened too many times. What kind of coincidence is it that a lot of NBA players have a growth spurt after turning 18? someone should run a stat model and see if there is any significance vs growth spurts in generally tall people (or people who developed at similar growth rates / heights).
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:Captain America:
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Posted on Dec 26, 2016, 10:04 pm
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Quote from: CaptainAmerica on December 26, 2016, 09:53:04 AMCrazy theory but I think as soon as NBA players get a contract they run a vicious cycle of drugs to get them to their final heights. You can see it a lot in their foreheads. Lebron developed a bit of an HGH forehead I think (or someone else, can't remember but I did see a massive difference).

Even 1 inch in pro sports can make a massive difference to your performance and your team, especially in basketball. Other sport athletes risk much more for much less.

It's happened too many times. What kind of coincidence is it that a lot of NBA players have a growth spurt after turning 18? someone should run a stat model and see if there is any significance vs growth spurts in generally tall people (or people who developed at similar growth rates / heights).
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onemorefoot
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Posted on Dec 26, 2016, 10:48 pm
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This topic is sad, because the trash reality for most of us, is that after 16 most of the people only get an inch or nothing. Even if one day science discovers a new way to increase size, it will be just very expensive and in normal people dreams. I dont think NBA playes reached such heights at late ages because of HGH, was luck(not even  near genetics), and that is the problem.
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Posted on Dec 27, 2016, 11:55 pm
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I'm not sure which player it was (a star during the 70s), but I remember reading an article that mentioned him being 5'9 after graduating from high school before going on to college and hitting 6'4.

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onemorefoot
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Posted on Dec 28, 2016, 12:19 am
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My doubt is: if they had full beard how the reach such heights, is a contradiction.
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