Hello guys, I am an 177.5cm / 5'10" adult (21)
I know i may seem kinda like an douche to some of you for wanting more height since i'm on the average side of the spectrum.
The reason that i want to increase my height is that i feel short around my friends and family, it seems that the majority in my family is over 6'0" (183cm)
and my friends are more like 6'3" - 6'4" (190cm - 193cm)
I feel kinda stuck... And cheated.
Can i add 8.5cm to my height without looking weird and disproportionate?
My BIGGEST concern is my sitting height, I don't want to sit next to someone that is shorter or about the same height as me, and suddenly look a lot shorter than they, that would be really AWKWARD and embarrassing!
Since most of you guys have about the same sitting height as me but you aren't going for 6'1" (186cm)
Please don't spare me any criticism, proportion nazi's are welcome.
Height:177.5cm / 5'10"
Arm span: 192cm / 6'4" (I can get up to 194cm if i stretch)
Sitting height: 93cm / 36.6 inches
Current SHR: 52% (it will be 50% after LL)
I want to keep the tibia/femur ratio so i will add 4.25cm in both for a total of 8.5cm.
By the way, i think i am an endomorph based on my stats - (20 inches shoulder to shoulder)
NO pictures at this point, use your imagination.
At this point you better have brain lengthening than LL, just settle for 6'0, more than that there's no point of lengthening , more than 6'0 u Just want to show up or compensate for something else
Keep in mind you're comparing yourself to people who make up less than 1% of the population. It is not you who is short, it is they who are unusually tall. Don't let that affect you so much. With that in mind:
I wouldn't take sitting height into much consideration. Average people don't measure each other's sitting height or examine and judge your proportions. I got an unusually short sitting height, even for my stature, but nobody has ever commented on it and I never even noticed it until I paid attention. Even then, I just sit up straight and none can tell because most slouch.
4.5cm to each leg section wouldn't cause many problems at all. But you do understand how time consuming and expensive CLL is? No walk in the park. At your height I'd at most consider 1, 5.5 cm procedure to get over 6'0". Probably tibias since those you can do external only and recover well + way cheaper.
With your arm span, you could probably go up to 188CM or 6'2 and still look proportional while standing up. Look at Calic's proportions pictures for an idea of what you'd look like. He was 5'6 or 5'7 with a 5'11 wingspan and looks great now at 5'10. However, his sitting height is noticeably short relative to his standing height. You have to ask yourself if that's worth it.
I don't think anyone will have a sitting height that matches that of most people naturally their new height after LL. I notice that most of the people on these forums seem to think that they have long torsos, even though it isn't really true in my opinion, based on the pictures and videos I've seen. People perceive their torsos as long and wear their pants low in proportions pics often just because they want to have long torsos in order to to think that they'll look proportional after LL. Truth be told, after LL most people won't notice a short sitting heigh because there are people who have this build naturally, like this guy:
However, most people your new height are going to sit taller and you definitely will notice it along with a few others who are going to verbally point it out. You'll just have to live with it and be ready to tell people that you just have long legs. It's the truth and it's a safe and realistic way to approach the reality of post LL proportions. Nobody has to know that you did LL.
Also, is your arm span the result of long arms or broad shoulders?
Thank You for All this Helpful Information!
I have reconsidered to go for 185cm / 6'1". This would be best (proportion wise)
Yesterday, I saw a guy thath was about 185cm/6'1 and the strange thing was that he had really long legs and not so tall torso (about the same sitting height as me)
And it is true that its really noticeable but i didn't think it was unnatural or freaky at all. Hugh Jackman is 188cm/6'2" and dosen't seem to be really tall while sitting down. I found an interview with him and his wife (Deborra-Lee Furness) that is noticeably shorter while standing up but is kinda... taller than him while sitting down. I can't tell if he is slouching or not, You can also see his high knees in the video:
I think that my arm span is a good combination of both, Ill upload mockup's later.
Thank you for the positive feedback,
Yes, I am aware of the prices of LL, but i won't just go straight ahead for it. I've got time to save up for LL and do a research on proportions, plus i need to start working out. And the recovery shouldn't be a problem with 3.75cm / 1.47in 2x.
I also want to add that the average male height in my country (whitch is located in eastern europe) by wikipedia is around 5'10" (179cm), but i think that they're using
20-30 years old data. I think that i developed some sort of complex, always comparing myself to other people. I try not to think about it too much but it keeps eating me from the inside. I didn't pay ANY attention to height up till now. It didn't bother me when i was in high school at all, We where 5 boys and 15 girls in my class there was only one guy that was a bit shorter than me, only by like 3-4 cm's. there where only 3 girls that where taller than me. Come to think about it, Most guys that i meet are way taller than 183cm (6'0"). I CANNOT STOP COMPARING my height to other peoples, I went to the mall yesterday to shop for clothes and shoes and i s**t you NOT all the retail guys where one head or more above me and the women's height's where about from 2-3 inches shorter/taller than me. I don't want to tower over anyone, I just want to be in the middle spectrum of heights. I don't want to be the tallest person in a room of 10 guys, That would be ludicrous of me, I just wan't to be in the middle much rather than the shorter side of the spectrum. I realize most of you would trade almost anything to be 177.5cm's. That doesn't cut the cheese for me. "you're only as small as the world will make you seem". I just keep thinking about my proportions because i don't want to overkill it and "ruin" myself. This is why i am here to hear other people's opinions on my proportions. I think that deep inside i wanna hear "you can go for 7.5cm/2.9in", but this might not be true unfortunately. I looked up a few forums in my country in which a few guys had experienced heightism, One guy was 170cm/5'7" and most of the people on the forum encouraged him but there where a few VICIOUS females that said really cruel things like:
"A man who is under 183cm/6'0" is not a man, I wouldn't look at them while walking on the street, I am 177cm/5'10", What man are you? You're more like kindergarteners! "
This kinda made me mad, but oh well its the internet. Some really tall guys where supportive and said that it didn't matter that much. But unfortunately thats not the mindset of everyone.
I understand u want to be taller but why not stop at 6'0, where u can say u're 184 cm tall, which is a cool number imo 
Quote from: 680 on June 07, 2014, 02:43:12 PMI also want to add that the average male height in my country (whitch is located in eastern europe) by wikipedia is around 5'10" (179cm), but i think that they're using
20-30 years old data. I think that i developed some sort of complex, always comparing myself to other people. I try not to think about it too much but it keeps eating me from the inside. I didn't pay ANY attention to height up till now. It didn't bother me when i was in high school at all, We where 5 boys and 15 girls in my class there was only one guy that was a bit shorter than me, only by like 3-4 cm's. there where only 3 girls that where taller than me. Come to think about it, Most guys that i meet are way taller than 183cm (6'0"). I CANNOT STOP COMPARING my height to other peoples, I went to the mall yesterday to shop for clothes and shoes and i s**t you NOT all the retail guys where one head or more above me and the women's height's where about from 2-3 inches shorter/taller than me. I don't want to tower over anyone, I just want to be in the middle spectrum of heights. I don't want to be the tallest person in a room of 10 guys, That would be ludicrous of me, I just wan't to be in the middle much rather than the shorter side of the spectrum. I realize most of you would trade almost anything to be 177.5cm's. That doesn't cut the cheese for me. "you're only as small as the world will make you seem". I just keep thinking about my proportions because i don't want to overkill it and "ruin" myself. This is why i am here to hear other people's opinions on my proportions. I think that deep inside i wanna hear "you can go for 7.5cm/2.9in", but this might not be true unfortunately. I looked up a few forums in my country in which a few guys had experienced heightism, One guy was 170cm/5'7" and most of the people on the forum encouraged him but there where a few VICIOUS females that said really cruel things like:
"A man who is under 183cm/6'0" is not a man, I wouldn't look at them while walking on the street, I am 177cm/5'10", What man are you? You're more like kindergarteners! "
This kinda made me mad, but oh well its the internet. Some really tall guys where supportive and said that it didn't matter that much. But unfortunately thats not the mindset of everyone.
Bro my final height will be 5'11..6'0 in normal shoes. Will i be alright?
Well, You're kinda right but in my opinion it's not worth it. I want to maintain my ratios even if it means spending more money/time, Adding anything less than 3.75cm's seems like a waste to me. I really don't want to look disproportionate, not to others (other people won't bat an eye) but to myself.
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