Lecture on Growing Taller After Puberty

Overview

• Common belief: Height is completely genetic and growth stops after puberty.
• Presenter challenges this belief, providing methods to potentially increase height beyond genetics and puberty.
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Key Concepts

Stress on Bones

• Two Types of Stress: Mechanical and Hormonal
• Mechanical Stress: Related to repeated physical activities such as weightlifting.
  • Example: Arm wrestler Devon Larratt's arm growth due to consistent training of one arm (Wolf's Law).
• Hormonal Stress: Related to growth hormone levels.

Wolf's Law

• Proposed by a 19th-century German anatomist and surgeon.
• Bone in a healthy animal will adapt to the loads it is placed under.
• Increased loading on a bone will cause it to remodel and strengthen.

Optimizing Hormones for Growth

Growth Hormone

• Essential for growth and body repair.
• Optimizing Release: Neurologist Andrew Huberman's Insights
  • Released during the first 2 hours of sleep (slow-wave sleep).
  • Low blood insulin and glucose levels needed during sleep.
• **Tips for Maximizing Release: **
  • Avoid eating 2 hours before sleep.
  • Block blue light exposure 3 hours before sleep.
  • Sprinting: Top speed for 40-60 seconds, rest for 2-3 minutes, repeat 2-3 times.

Testosterone and IGF-1

• IGF-1: Released in the liver in response to growth hormone.
• **Increasing Hormone Levels: **
  • Sunlight exposure: Boosts testosterone and dopamine.
  • Exercise: Resistance training 4-5 times a week, heavy weights, 6-9 repetitions until failure.
  • Sleep: Quality determined by melatonin; supplement with magnesium and ashwagandha.
  • Diet: High-protein diet; avoid soy and estrogenic plant-based proteins.
  • Fasting: Occasional fasting to increase hormone levels.
  • Maintain a lean body.

Mechanical Stress for Growth

• Cycling: Use a stationary bike, adjust seat height to stretch legs.
  • Cycle for 10 minutes a day at a comfortable pace.
  • Gradually increase seat height.
  • Causes microfractures in the shin bone, promoting growth.
  • Best done before sleep to avoid gravitational compression.
• Additional Activities: Vigorous activities like football or sprinting with ankle weights.
  • After cycling, go to sleep with ankle weights, legs hanging off the bed frame to stretch bones.

Conclusion

• Combining hormonal optimization and mechanical stress can potentially increase height by 3-4 inches in the first year.
• Importance of consistency and following the methods carefully.
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