Will we ever look as good as naturally tall men?

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This has been weighing on me a bit lately: Could I ever be a proper 6'1 guy?

Sure I might get the height but will I ever have the look or something resembling the build? My skeleton might not be big enough to carry a tall height off.

So how important do you think this is, even if I somehow lenghten my arms I'll end up with smaller shoulders, hands and width than someone born taller. What do you think, is this something to be worried about?

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Well there you have it then at 6'1 I'll have passed the "sweet spot". Only by about an inch though. It also puts my dream height (or close enough) of 189-190CM out of reach -but I guess I knew that already.

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Thanks man, My legs can definitely handle about 7-9CM more but my arms and shoulders aren't very big. I'm still in my late teens and I'm roughly 20kg lighter than my dad (8CM taller) who is no bodybuilder either, would you say I might fill out naturally or maybe if I gain weight along with my new height?

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Quote from: Bruno Mars on December 05, 2014, 11:22:41 PManything more than 8 cms and you are the freak of nature.

Really?

You're not being sarcastic? I think I have a decent chance to pull of 8CM and there are certainly people with more favorable proportions than me.

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I meant that 8CM is the most I would do without somehow lenghtening my arms as well. My proportions at 186-187 would be less than ideal I'm afraid but tolerable. It's mostly my arms that hold me back if they were only 3CM longer I could probably make it all the way to 190-191 (12CM increase) proportions wise at least.

I would not go higher than that anyway. I would be thrilled to be that tall and also my frame would be tiny as it is.

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Wingspan isn't everything mate what's important is how long your arms are. 7-8CM should be doable though the only problem is that doing that much lenghtening in one segment will be though. I'm also aiming for 186 actually here's to hoping we both get there.

I understand that you don't want to lenghten your arms, I don't either but it's not as crazy as you think -allegedly it's the safest bone to lenghten and only a relatively small increase of 2-3CM will make a world of difference. That is also around the recommended 15% of bone lenght.