Heavy Squats makes you SHORTER...
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Buy the hang upside down board thingy advertised late at night to counter the squats. It is suppose to make you taller.:laugh:0
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Don't do it. I was almost 6 feet before I started squatting, now I'm only 5'2". It's just crazy.0
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I did end up shorter because of a direct result of my scoliosis.
My GP never told me that it can actually make the curve worse :noway: .. Well, apparently it can. :sad:0 -
hmm....that's funny. I've been doing heavy squats since March. Last time I was at the doctor's office she measured me at 5'5" - I was 5'4.5" the last time I went (and all growing up I was closer to 5'4 3/4". My thought is the extra weight I've lost and the new confidence I have - I'm standing up with better posture now. So for me, nope, didn't get shorter, but am standing taller! (And my squats are currently at 160# which is heavier than my bodyweight...they're not crushing me!)0
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Well, considering that I do up to 175 squats a day, based on this theory, I figure I'll basically be non-existent at some point...
Sometimes, the BS is just laughable! :drinker:
why on earth are you doing so many reps?0 -
Cartilage is kind of like a sponge. When you compress the cartilage, the fluid is expelled from it. When pressure is released from the cartilage, the fluid is sucked back in and fills it back up. Unlike a sponge, however, cartilage is a little more dense and it takes a little longer for the fluid to suck back in. This might cause a slight difference in height temporarily, but nothing that I would think would be significant.
Generally, it is accepted that strength training prevents the loss of calcium in the bones which is really the only clinical way to cause a significant reduction in height.0 -
When playing football in HS I used to do squats all the time.
I'm 6'6.... and if I was taller I must have been sasquatch!0 -
Well, considering that I do up to 175 squats a day, based on this theory, I figure I'll basically be non-existent at some point...
Sometimes, the BS is just laughable! :drinker:
why on earth are you doing so many reps?0 -
Spinal compression.
Think about it. Your spine was designed to hold up your body weight. Without strengthening your back, and throwing heavy weights onto your shoulders, your spine will be taking most of the load.
It was never designed to regularly hold such weight on your shoulders.
Spinal compression is temporary.0 -
I think if that were true, then half the people in mfp would be "little people". Except the ones who were already short before they started. They would be dwarfs.0
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Sounds legit.0 -
as everyone has already stated, there can be a slight difference from start to finish of your reps. but you'll get that back while you sleep.
in fact, many ppl who lift heavy in complex movements, find that they measure TALLER b/c their posture improves so much when the body has the proper muscle structure.0 -
Sounds legit.
Strong first post has been quoted0 -
Well, considering that I do up to 175 squats a day, based on this theory, I figure I'll basically be non-existent at some point...
Sometimes, the BS is just laughable! :drinker:
why on earth are you doing so many reps?
Out of all the comments, this is the only one that caught my attention...why?!0 -
Well, considering that I do up to 175 squats a day, based on this theory, I figure I'll basically be non-existent at some point...
Sometimes, the BS is just laughable! :drinker:
why on earth are you doing so many reps?
Out of all the comments, this is the only one that caught my attention...why?!
THIRDED?!0 -
pretty sure anything that makes your back stronger gets you to stand up straighter and therefore you get taller. Also you start walking proudly and occasionally peacock.0
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This is genius.0
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Well hell. At 5'3 I definitely don't want to get any shorter. I better stop.
NOT.0
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