2 inches in 6 months success story

Hello my height seeking friends,

If you're as obsessed about height gain as I am then please read the following:

July-September 2010 ( 1 inch)

I grew from 5'7' to 5'9" ( night time height) since Summer of 2010. At first I had some doubts but I started to really see results after 1 month of hard work. The first 2 months all I focused on was purely stretches for the spine.
I noticed after a month my torso was disproportional to my legs. So I completely changed my method and focused on getting my legs longer.

September-December 2010 ( 1 inch)

I started doing a ton of kicking. I would do up to 2,000 kicks a day. I would also use a stationary bike with the seat raised to an uncomfortable level and bike for 15 minutes daily.

December-Present 2011 ( about 1 cm )

I recently started a new method which I've been doing for about 2 weeks now. It takes me over 1 hour of hard work daily. At the end of my routine I'm sweating bullets from exhaustion. I like to start with my stationary bike for the first 10 minutes to warm up and feel the burn in my legs. For the next 15 minutes all I do is stretches for my spine and legs. Next 15 minutes I'll strap on 4 lb ankle weights and purely kick with out resting ( about 50 kicks per minute ). For the Final 20-30 minutes I take off my weights and I'll use my punching bag and kick it for about 250 kicks each leg. After 500 kicks total, I will go and stomp and jump on my feet as hard as I can for about 10 minutes. This is to cause micro fractures in my shin bones. Then I'll strap on 4 lb weights again and do about 10 minutes of jogging. Finally I quickly sit down on the edge of my bed and strap on an additional 10 lbs on each leg to a total of 14 lbs per leg. I use pillows to raise my legs so they don't touch the floor and just freely dangle of my bed. I'll sit there for about 2 hours and I start to feel unbearable pain and a bit of numbness. I re-adjust the weights and rub my legs to get the circulation going and remove the pain. On the hour or so I'll repeat rubbing my legs to a total of 5-6 hours. At around Midnight I take them off I drink about 500 ML of milk and immediately go to sleep. I won't stand on my feet for the next 8 hours till I wake up.

Basically that's my new routine. I've gained just under 1 cm in 2 weeks. I'm not entirely sure if ankle weights while sitting really does stretch your shin bones. I just try to add everything to my daily routine in hopes that every and any little thing helps. I do not take any supplements, I only drink about 1 litre of milk per day. If anyone has anything to add or remove from my routine because it's not worth doing then please let me know. I'm always looking to improve my routine and make it more successful. My goal is to gain 3 more inches by 2012.
Has anyone really been successful with the shinbone technique if so please share your information.

This website has helped me a lot on my success:

I got all my stretches from there.

Remember be careful of injury as I have injured my knee kicking. If you injure yourself stop and see a doctor.

Day 1 stretching

1. Cobra stretch - 10 seconds / 6 reps ---> Child pose 20 seconds
2. Plow stretch - 20 seconds / 3 reps ----> Hug knees - 30 seconds
3. Half Twist - 15 seconds / 3x2 reps---->Hug Knees - 20 seconds ----> Child Pose 20 sec
4. Side Bend - 2 seconds / 3x2 reps ----> Child Pose 30 seconds


Time: 12:30pm
Duration: 20 minutes

Level: Beginner Routine
Score: 8.5/10

How to build an effective height increase stretching routine

There are 4 different types of movements you need to do for a complete stretching session:

1. Extension; such movement includes backbends like Cobra Pose and Camel Pose.
2. Flexion; this movement includes forward bends: Plow Pose, Seated Forward Bend 
3. Side Bend; when you arch your spine to the sides.
4. Twist; you got it, when you twist your spine.

To avoid the risk of injuries you should perform all of the above in a balanced manner and do restorative poses between each set. Restorative poses bring the spine to its initial form. This is important because mixing those 4 movements without an intermediate movement between could potentially damage the discs. 

Best Restorative Pose - Child's Pose

If we follow these principles correctly, an ideal yoga session for height increase should look like this:

1. Back bend > restorative pose
2. Forward Bend > restorative pose
3. Back bend #2 > restorative pose
4. Forward Bend #2 > restorative pose
5. Side Bend > restorative pose
6. Twist > restorative pose

This system pretty balanced. It has two different back bends, two different forward bends, also a side bend and a twist.

Another example:

1.  Touch Toes (Forward Bend) followed by Child's pose 30 seconds (restorative pose)
2.  Cobra Pose (Back bend) followed by Child's pose 30 seconds (restorative pose)
3.  Lying twist (Twist) followed by Child's pose 30 seconds (restorative pose)
4.  Side Bend followed by Child's pose 30 seconds (restorative pose)

The dead hang could also be used as restorative method. 

I advise you to see a doctor before starting any stretching routine and make sure your back and spine are healthy. If you're a beginner, please don't engage in advanced poses. Start with beginner poses and gradually build up the intensity.

For more workout examples check my stretching logs: day 1, day 2, day3, day 4, day 5,  day 1 again

Stretching Journal Clean Slate (1/7/16)

Because I've been lazy as hell for the past month and I didn't exercise as much as I should have, I decided to start over again from today, July 1st. Wish me luck.

1. Cat&Cow Stretch - 10 sec / 5 reps x2
2. Cobra Pose - 15 seconds / 5 reps 
3. Plow Pose - 30 seconds / 4 reps 
4. Bridge Pose - 10 sec / 5 reps
5. Half Twist - 10 sec / 5 reps x2
6. Side Bend - 3 sec / 10 reps x2  

As you can see I experiment a lot with poses, number of reps, holding seconds and sequences. I don't like to have a rigid routine, it bores me. I don't think those details matter anyway. As long as you follow the scheme presented here you should be fine, aka an equal amount of forward and back bends in every session, and don't forget about twists and side bends. Remember to breath and stretch yourself to the maximum, in the limit of safety of course. The most important thing is to maintain intensity within your sessions, don't let your body adapt, constantly push forward.

Success story from a Law Of Attraction forum. "5-6 inches in 3 months", too good to be true?

Hey lovely people :)

I grew around 5 to 6 inches tall in 3 months, all thanks to the lovely Universe who responded so quickly to my desire. I am getting quite some PMs asking me how I did it. So I thought I will share it in a post here as it will be helpful to anyone who needs it, and anyone can access this even when I am not online and hence not able to respond to PMs immediately. I am copy pasting my story, which I just shared with one of our members in a PM.

Before telling you what and how I manifested my desire, I'll share a small incident with you. It makes me smile every time I think of it. A couple of days back, my boyfriend's mother came home. After talking casually for a while she suddenly exclaimed 'Hey you look really tall. Is it because of your dress?' I said 'No I have grown tall really'. She kinda made fun of me and said 'Oh ya right! How can you grow at this age (I am 21 years old)?' I just smiled and said 'Its possible'

The reason I am telling you this is, most people have preconceived notions about everything, EVERYTHING! Can you believe that?? They tend to believe that there is a limitation in everything which includes our physical growth. They also believe that physical growth, especially height, is by large beyond our control. When living in the midst of such people, we also tend to absorb those beliefs subconsciously. Has this happened to you? It definitely happened to me. So once upon a time, I truly believed that after puberty girls' growth becomes slow. And guess what, I actually stopped growing pretty much after puberty! I was 5' 2" and the tallest in class when I was 11 years old (that's when I attained puberty) and by 18 years I was just 5' 3"!! I hadn't grown more than an inch in 7 years because I believed that was not possible.

Then I learnt about LOA a couple of years ago and started manifesting many things. Only a few months back I decided to increase my height with this knowledge. Here is what I did:

I got clear with how tall I wanted to grow. I wanted to be 5' 9". I decided NEVER to think that I am short. If someone commented that I am short I would just ignore it. I decided not to 'try' to grow tall because then I would just keep attracting 'trying'! So I started acting 'as if' I am tall. I would just close my eyes and feel nice, proud and confident because of my new height I was about to get into. I am not very good at visualization so I instead focused on 'feeling' taller rather than 'imagining' myself taller.

Then I did some stretching exercises (which was a part of my dance warm-up sessions anyways) just to convince my mind that I am taking rational steps. I didn't spend much time exercising though.

That's it. After a while I totally forgot about growing tall. I got busy with other work and stuff. Suddenly people started telling me that I look taller. So I checked my height and I was 5'8"!! Just one inch lesser than what I wanted. But now I feel this height is good. 5'9" could have looked a little manly for me. That's my story. Feel free to ask me anything more!

All the best

Lots of love

Angel

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How to perform Cobra Pose the right way and increase your height

As I explain in this post, Cobra pose (Bhujangasana) is a backbend. Backbends are important in a stretching routine for height increase. They are also the most demanding type of stretches, and if you don't perform them correctly you might injure yourself.

This is the right way of doing Cobra: 

• Lie on your stomach with your body completely stretched 
• Firmly press the legs (thighs and tops of the feet) and the pubis into the floor.
• As you inhale start lifting your chest by straightening the arms. Always keep the shoulders away from the neck (don't shrug). 
• Lift from the lower abdomen, and never stretch the arms fully, that will only hurt your lower back.
• Hips, thighs and knees should stay on the ground.
• Keep the back of the neck long and your legs active as you continue to broaden your collar bones and roll your shoulders back and down.
• Hold the pose 10 seconds if you're a beginner. In time you should work your way up to 30 seconds. 
• Breath easily. On an exhalation release your torso down to the starting position. 

Yoga pose performed correctly, shoulders down and pelvis on the floor 

Here we have celebrity Kate Hudson performing Cobra pose the wrong way. She's shrugging her shoulders and lifting her pelvis up.

How Often You Should Stretch if You Want to Grow Taller, How Much and When

How often

Most height increase success stories out there show that consistency and perseverance are key factors for success.

A lot of succes stories indicate that the sweet spot is 6 days of stretching a week. Some people even do it every day, but you shouldn't do that. There should be at least a day a week reserved for recovery.

How much

Start with 20 minutes sessions if you're a beginner, then gradually work your way up to 1 hour. This is of relative importance though. Some people like to exercise faster some slower. My advice is to take your time and don't obsess over how much time you've spent on the yoga mattress. It is more important to exercise correctly, focus on the breathing and finish your stretches.

Also always listen to your body. That is the best indicator of a good workout or a lazy one. Don't focus too much on counting the seconds or the reps. In the end it's all about intensity and aiming for a satisfying workout. Soreness the next day is a sign that you are on the right track.

When

Mornings, after you wake up. This is not a golden rule though, but I have a theory that stretching in the morning will have a stronger impact on your spine than stretching in the evening for example. In the morning the spinal discs are loosen up and filled with liquid, raw, more responsive. Whereas later in the day your spine is already flexible and compressed from the gravity and all the movements you've made during the day. So logically mornings are ideal for an effective back workout.

You will probably notice this by yourself, stretching in the morning feels a lot more intense and painful.