I met Noah in person at a past Arnold Expo..and I'm
6'6" as well....he was the same height as me...if not
a bit shorter...he wasn't taller....but a lot bigger
:--)

He is a very nice guy.


--- Tyranez <tyranez@...> wrote:

> At least during the first hour of his day anyhow.
>
> The reasoning for this, is that the spinal discs
> expand while people
> sleep.
>
> People who are already taller, who have longer
> spines, expand even
> more-so 1 inch is about average, some folks a little
> more or less,
> and more is typical of taller people.
>
> I am just going to guess, that Noah has also used
> hGH in the past.
>
> I have "no proof" of this, however if he ever has
> used it for at
> least 6 months of his life, his discs would be even
> thicker than in
> most people, and thus the morning expansion would be
> more.
>
> So how much more morning height will thicker discs
> cause, and how
> much of an increase in the rest of the day?
>
> Plenty. hGH use, at even normal bodybuilding doses,
> can in some
> people increase the thickness of the discs by up to
> 2mm, at least for
> the sleeping expansion. That would result in an
> increase in morning
> measurment of up to 1.8 inches, or 4.6cm.
>
> Add to that, that even the normal increase for a guy
> who is 6'6", is
> going to be a full inch, perhaps an inch and a half
> when he sleeps.
>
> So even conservatively, if Noah is already 6'6" for
> his afternoon, or
> after exercising height, his waking measurement
> would be at LEAST
> 6'7". More like 6'7.5".
>
> Now if he has ever used hGH for any time period of
> his life, then his
> morning height could be as much as 6'8".
>
> His compressed (noon, or after exercise) height
> would not have
> increased as much, as the extra growth of the discs
> means little
> after they compress, however there would still be
> some growth, so he
> may have gone from 6'6", to 6'6.5", or even 6'6.75".
>
> The last time he was measured was while he was in
> the Army, and the
> Army would measure guys right after the annual
> APFT's, during which
> the last event is a 2 mile run.
>
> This is actually the WORST time to be measured, as
> the action of
> running compresses the discs, no different than
> tapping a pack of
> cigarettes packs the contents. This can make a guy
> who is normally
> 6'6.5", come up as only 6'6" even. Yes, running two
> miles can
> compress you discs a full 1.2 cm or .5" inch, for a
> couple hours, or
> even until you sleep again.
>
> Not that running is bad for you, but don't short
> yourself a half inch
> by measuring right after you run. The army always
> does this for some
> reason however.
>
> So looking over the math, even if Noah has not ever
> used hGH, he
> still would be a half inch taller on days he had not
> been running,
> and a full inch over that (at least) when he wakes
> up.
>
> SO IMHO it is more than fair to call him 6'7"+, at
> least before
> gravity takes its daily toll.
>
>
>




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