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Can pull up exercise (at a younger age, say, before 15 years old) increase height? My guess is yes, since weight lifting could decrease height (Or that is another myth?) If yes, by how much?
Why do you think this? By what means? Doing a quick google search all that comes up are crackpot looking websites.jobyts said:My guess is yes
Greg Bernhardt said:Why do you think this? By what means? Doing a quick google search all that comes up are crackpot looking websites.
I don't know why either. You may have to provide a legitimate reference to where you got that idea.jobyts said:Now, I don't know why I'm comparing gravity with bone stretch.
That's cool! So why don't we lie down on the floor and stretch all our 4 limbs into 4 or 2 directions ?Mike Dacre said:Hanging from either your arms or your feet does reverse the pressure on the inter-vertebral disks (the compression pressure has now become an expansion pressure), and so it makes sense that it will increase your height. However, this increase is likely to be very marginal at best, my guess is on the order of a millimeter or so in the time frame that pull-ups are usually done for (a few minutes at most).
The end result is that you will have an expansion pressure on your inter-vertebral disks for a few minutes, no pressure on the disks for the 8 hours a day you are lying down, and regular compression pressure for the other 16 hours.
So no, doing pull-ups won't make you taller, and frankly doing weights won't make you shorter either using similar logic. Any height change from any exercise is likely to be from spinal injury or curving, and not from anything else. Certainly there is no way that the length of anyone's bones will change, in the absence of a bad break.
Well, for the same reason we don't yank on our socks to lift ourselves off the ground. It doesn't do anything.Silicon Waffle said:That's cool! So why don't we lie down on the floor and stretch all our 4 limbs into 4 or 2 directions ?
Same thing as lying on the floor and stretching?Silicon Waffle said:I think height increase machines do the same thing, don't they ?
I don't understand how Pull-ups could increase your height.Greg Bernhardt said:Here is some anecdotal evidence. I've done 20+ pull ups 3-4 times a week for several years and I'm still the same height :)
Mark44 said:I don't understand how Pull-ups could increase your height.
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There is no scientific evidence to suggest that pull up exercises can increase height. Height is primarily determined by genetics and there is no exercise or activity that can significantly alter a person's height.
Pull up exercises do not directly affect growth plates, which are cartilaginous discs located at the end of long bones. These growth plates are responsible for bone growth and are primarily influenced by genetics and hormones. However, regular exercise can promote overall bone health and development.
Yes, pull up exercises can help improve posture and make a person appear taller. This is because pull ups strengthen the muscles in the back, shoulders, and core, which are important for maintaining good posture. By standing up straight, a person can also appear taller.
There is no specific age at which one should start doing pull up exercises to increase height. However, it is important to practice proper form and technique to prevent injury, especially for younger individuals whose bodies are still developing.
As mentioned before, pull up exercises do not directly increase height. However, incorporating pull ups into a regular exercise routine can promote overall bone and muscle health, which can contribute to a taller appearance. The number of pull ups one should do depends on their fitness level and goals. It is important to start slow and gradually increase the number of reps and sets as strength improves.