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hollandaa

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how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« on: September 14, 2015, 04:08:22 PM »
http://s772.photobucket.com/user/melmalkie/library/ hi guys, im a 5'8 guy who wants to get taller. how much of lengthening can be possible if you look to my proportions? can i lengthen up to 5 inches to become 6'1? 
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Medium Drink Of Water

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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2015, 04:10:52 PM »
You could probably do that and look fine.  Your legs look kind of short, but those baggy shorts are probably contributing to the appearance of shortness in the legs.
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2015, 04:16:01 PM »
good to hear that. yes the funny thing is that my sitting height is the same as my friend whose maybe 6'1/6'2. but if i stand up my legs dont look very short and his dont look very tall. it confuses me
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2015, 04:17:13 PM »
I'd rather do 3 inches If I was you, less is usually better when it comes to long term recovery.
5'11 isn't that short, even in a country like the netherlands, I assume you're from there due to your name.
You'd need a lot of money and time for 5 inches btw.
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2015, 04:21:31 PM »
yes im from holland. 6'1 is my dream height. so i have to lenghten each bone by 6 cm. the only thing im afraid from is looking like an alien with extreme long legs.
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2015, 04:35:31 PM »
and would i not be very unproportionate if i only lengthen one segment by 3 inch? isnt it better to do 2 surgeries to look more proportionate?
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2015, 05:14:32 PM »
As usual I'm the conservative. My leg length look similar to yours, perhaps even slightly shorter, and I will not lengthen more than 6CM max to stay in proportion.

I would aim for a gain of 5-6CM, but that's just me.
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2015, 05:43:39 PM »
Quote from: Uppland on September 14, 2015, 05:14:32 PM
As usual I'm the conservative. My leg length look similar to yours, perhaps even slightly shorter, and I will not lengthen more than 6CM max to stay in proportion.

I would aim for a gain of 5-6CM, but that's just me.

i think it also depends on your current height. if youre just 5 foot with my proportions, lengthening 6 cm could get you out of proportions. but if your 6'2 with my proportions 6 cm will do nothing. but i dont know whats the maimum for my height (174 cm morning and 172,5 at night)
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2015, 07:42:43 PM »
What is your wingspan ?
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2015, 11:30:06 PM »
What's you inseam? (crotch to floor barefooted)
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2015, 06:30:00 AM »
Quote from: Alu on September 14, 2015, 11:30:06 PM
What's you inseam? (crotch to floor barefooted)

never measured my inseam, but i wear jeans with a length of 76 cm. and i can say theyre a lil bit too tall for my legs. my sitting height must be around 97 cm then.
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« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2015, 02:51:07 PM »
my inseam calculation was totally wrong, ive measured my knee height and it contained around 50 cm.
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Re: how much of lengthening do you advise me if you look to my proportions?
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2015, 03:44:00 PM »
Measure your inseam by putting a book up your crotch ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)    like this: 

Then you calculate your ratio like this inseam/height. I've got a 46,5% ratio, general consensus is that anything more than 48% is pushing it.
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