sasquatch Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0VnRHUUEWoHe didn't do the best, but I still thought this was interesting. I didn't know gymnasts that tall could make it to the olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0VnRHUUEWoHe didn't do the best, but I still thought this was interesting. I didn't know gymnasts that tall could make it to the olympics.He was in finals, that is impresive achievment.He is one of biggest gymnast they are or the biggest at this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasquatch Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Yea, it's pretty cool.I wonder who the tallest ring specialist is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Haha even before I watched the video I knew you were referring to Alexander Shatilov from Israel... however just a small correction - he's 6 feet tall, not 6"1! Small difference but still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 It's been said before, time and time again, that men tend to lie about their height by an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasquatch Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Oh I just put 6-1 because that's what wikipedia says.I always say I'm 6-4 1/2 because that's what the Docter said I was, but whenever I measure myself, it says i'm 6-3 1/2.I still always say 6-4 1/2 though. What Blair says is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Rawley Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Your height changes throughout the day as your spine compresses. Most people are at least a quarter inch taller than when they wake up and hydration (the intervertebral disks contain a lot of water) can play a big part of how tall you are at any given moment. When I was regularly Oly-lifting, I was half an inch shorter than previously, then I regained some of that height back when I quit lifting. Airborn guys sometimes lose a full two inches of height after years of jumping and hard landings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasquatch Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Your height changes throughout the day as your spine compresses. Most people are at least a quarter inch taller than when they wake up and hydration (the intervertebral disks contain a lot of water) can play a big part of how tall you are at any given moment. When I was regularly Oly-lifting, I was half an inch shorter than previously, then I regained some of that height back when I quit lifting. Airborn guys sometimes lose a full two inches of height after years of jumping and hard landings.Interesting. I knew people were taller when they first wake-up but I didn't know about all the other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razz Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 you can prevent this by hanging from your toes from a bar and stretching your spine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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