Don’t know why but I seem to be 1.5-2 cm shorter with back against stadiometer compared to facing it directly, I go with facing the stadiometer as I seem to stand with the best posture that way.
I don't know if it's just me or is everybody around me in my life measuring their height wrong lol. All of my friends and everyone I know claim taller than they actually are. I am not sure why this is but I think a lot of people measure with their shoes on nowadays. It's like the only time you actually measure your REAL height with your shoes off and hair pressed all the way down is when you go to the doctors. When I went to the doctor, I measured at only 5'6 1/4"(shoes off and hair pressed all the way down, similar to how Rob measured his height in this video), but people around me in public thinks I'm more like 5'9". My PE teacher also measured me the other day and he measured everyone with their shoes on. With my sneakers on and my hair not pressed down, I measured at 5'10.5" at my hair lol. And that's what my teacher put me as.
probably due to 95% of people sort of lying about their height and often inflating it, it seems like everyone is taller so for instance, many guys claim they're 6'0 and everyone buys it but then when they see a real 6'0 they think he's taller since the fake 6'0 people are shorter, I understand what you mean and yeah, also many people give the height with shoes, I give mine with flip flops since it's an habit of wearing them inside home the whole time lol and due to people inflating their height, if you give your real one it will feel like you're shorter. Even UFC fighters do this, guy claiming to be 6'4 but actually being 6'1, it's ridiculous, nobody checks
Ik what you mean... I’m 6’3 waking up and 6’2.5(sometimes 6’2.25 at heavy days) at night... I claim 6’2.5 or 189cm in real life... Tons of people think I’m 6’4/6’5...but people that tall are very rare.
I always get a much lower measurement every time I have my back against the wall, but I just use a can and a pencil instead of a stadiometer, so that's probably why.
I’m about 173cm facing forward and only 168/169 facing backwards. I think this is for two reasons 1: you have to change your posture unnaturally to measure from the back which reduces your height 2: the slope of your head affects the readings when measuring from the back.
bro in the morning i measure 185 facing the wall and 183 with back against the wall, in the second way i feel like i cant get the right posture and lose 1/2 cm's. finally i discovered that other people got my same problem
I can speak for scoliosis, after the surgery I had I went from 5'7 to 5'9 at night and 5'10 in the morning so a 5 to 7 cm gain. Correction of the curve in your back will definitely make you taller.
whats the best exercises for a curved back, im currently just about 5 feet 9 but have a huge curve in my back from poor posture and slouching all the time, im 22
@@dimitripapadinikolaus yeah.. The measurements against the wall is nt the same as yr back measurement using the stadiometer cz back against the wall you tend to bend yrself abit and nt stretch yrself fully bt the stadiometer whether front or back will enable you to stand at yr tallest
I don't really realize what my true height is, because, facing the wall, I am 181-182 cm, in the afternoon, and with my back to the wall, at the same time of the day I am 176-177 cm and I made an "average" of the heights. and in the end I said I was 179 cm (5'10.5).
Rob, all the floors and walls in my house are pretty flat and vertical, but I still get different measurements everywhere I measure, like anywhere from 2-7 millimeters. Do you know why this is?
A reason why the measurements can be different is that when you are against the wall, you have back support and therefore a better posture and a taller height.
Its a common standard thing. I am usually measured taller facing wall and its my back posture to blame and bc i have a big butt and lose a inch bc i have to lean my head back. If i go to doctors to meaure height i wish you could choose which direction you can be measured then it wont be making me so insecure. Home measurements, at night a little over 177cm at night but against wall im shorter unless i dont put my back against wall and just put my bum against the wall. In morning im 178ish facing wall and against wall simular but if my back is smack against it with my back leaning back, then i lose an inch
@@RobPaul Can confirm, had scoliosis surgery 2 years ago and went from 5'7 (170 cm) to 5'9 (175 cm) after it. Since then I started to be obsessed with my height and tried everything to increase it even further so I bought shoes lifts and with them I reach exactly 5'11 (180 cm). And I still feel short even at 5'11.
I'm 6'1 and I feel tall in Toronto. Yes people are taller but not very often and not very many by not very much. To me 5'8-6'3 are all normal heights common in the middle of those heights and rare on the ends
@@стрелок-ч7р Arabs are not short...the older one are yes but the newer guys are not short at all... I used to live in Iraq all the way up until 18...younger guys there are about 5’9 average,I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s 5’10 tho(already some Arabic countries are reaching 5’10 for example Lebanon)
I'm 1.82 and feel tall in Las Vegas but in NYC and Toronto not at all, very tall people in Toronto, whites are very tall, the tallest person I ever seen was in NYC I saw a 7'3 black guy, he was huge, sometimes I see 7'0 tall people in Las Vegas but not that often, in Mexico I feel tall ASF, people over 6 are not that common 😂
I'm 5'7" 1/3..would have been 5' 9" if I didn't have scoliosis. I was blessed with good looks and above average intelligence...which I prefer rather than tall dumb and not so good looking.
I have same issue my height just jumps around. In the morning I measured myself facing the wall I am exactly 178.5 and sometimes I am even 179cm (5'10.5) if I had good sleep. In the evenings I can be anywhere between 175.5 (5'9) and 177.5cm (5'10). It is jist crazy how much height can jump. But I am simple man I just claim 180cm when in Europe and 6'0 when in Canada and no one ever qurstions it 😂😂😂😂
I measure 1.80 but in the morning I'm 1.81 and at night 1.79 even though I always say 1.80, I would say 1.81 but then I'm afraid that they'll measure me XD
Whenever I measure myself with my heels, buttocks, shoulders, and head up against the wall I am a half an inch shorter (5’8) then when I measure myself facing the wall (5’8.5). WHAT IS MY TRUE HEIGHT?
I have the same case. When I’m facing the wall I’m like 5’10.5-5’11 but with my back I’m closer to 5’10.5-5’10. I found that if I hold a ruler, book, etc at the line of height and walk into it is the best way to see if u hit ur head against it then u are that tall if not then ur are a little shorter
I measured myself from front and I got 5'11 and when i measured it with my back i got 5'10.5. What's my height? I measured when I woke up in the morning
Hello Rob! I have hyperlordosis and my posture is poor. My current height is 172 cm is there chance my height could increase, how can I correct my posture?
At my doctor they made me measure facing away from it back towards it without my feet or anything against the stadiometer. It felt like I measured slightly shorter because of this, would this make any difference?
@@HarlanDrake I don't think they subconciously lift the heels because I do measure myself and I'm sure my heels is not lifted. I think when you're facing the wall your body is more straight up becuase when you back agaisnt the wall it depends on the wall itself that may tilted and your body and head also tilted a little bit too compare to front facing the wall. I think measure on stedimetor is way more accurate no matter you front face or back against. (as Rob did) And measure with the wall you will easily undermeasure yourself because you can't see how object looks like on the top of your head.
When saying your height, are you supposed to claim the morning height, the evening height or something in between? Until now I've claimed the something in between about 179,4cm (5'10 5/8"), but I'm unsure what is correct. By morning i am about 180cm (5'10 7/8") and by evening i am at about 178,8 (5'10 3/8")
@gulliot dont use those measuring poles becouse i am 6ft tall and it was an inch shorter. And they move from side to side. There a mess. The best way is to use a measuring tape on a wall then stand against it and use a box thats all square and level and you cant go wrong, its impossible. Becouse those daft poles have been measured differently all the time. Then take a small box down to your head, easy.
@@austinsy8056 I read some where on google that measuring tape will measure you shorter I measure about 5’9.5 in the morning and 5’9 at night on measuring tape last time I went to the doctors I got measured at 5’11 with shoes on I was wearing Jordan 3s which I know only give you 1 inch so without shoes I gotta be 5’10 flat
@@subie1019 The concept of "feeling tall" is a pretty bad gauge of one's own height, unless you're 6f 5+ and your shoulders are towering over most people's heads lol. When we're using our eyes to compare our height to others in our environment, we're naturally only considering eye level. You're subconsciously leaving out like 4/5 inches between your eyes and the top of your head. You ever felt shorter than someone and then you catch a reflection and see that you're like the same height or even slightly taller than them? Similar to when you see a photo of yourself and surprised at how tall you appear.
6'4 is tall for Americans because americans ar really short people. In lots of Scandinavian countrys 6'4 is not really tall just a little bit above avarage. Specially now. The new generation of kids in Scandinavia is like 6'2. if you come to neatherland you can find a 6'4 girl on the street in under 5 mins. Also avarage in some European universities is above 6'6. And If you compare 6'4 to some of the animals like a bear or a gorrila 6'4 is not even tall at all.
Im 177/178 with the ruler in the head and 173 measuring with a box and pencil my dad is 174 /173 and i am way taller than him and everybody says that im 177 178 so??
bro you're probably not growing anymore, well you could maybe grow that 1 centimeter more but you could also get 1-2 cm extra height by just stretching and standing up straight.
im like 176cm facing wall at night, 177.5cm facing wall in morning, but for some reason im 174.5cm against wall at night and 176.5cm against wall in morning, which one shgould i claim? 174 or 178 or 176?
I have been measured at 181 cm, 180 cm, 179 cm, 178 cm. I am a 180 cm guy, even though I measured 179 yesterday. I lift heavy weights, so that can impact you and also I can slouch, might possibly have mild scoliosis. I could probably be a true 181 cm when outstretched. Even though I recently measured 180 cm and a bit over and have been 5'11" before and may have decreased height, I always claim 5'11" rather than 6'0".
Mine varies a bit, too. I have been measured three times at the doctor's office. I have measured a solid 71 inches the first time around 1:45 p.m. ; measured 179.5-6 around 11:00 a.m. and 179.6 at 10:00 a.m. At home, I measure over 5'11'' out of bed and 5'10.75'' or 5'10.7'' in the evening. My absolute, rock bottom low has been barely 5'10.5''. My record high out of bed, since 2016, has been 5'11.5''. I just tell people I am about 5'11'' and that seems to cover it.
Hey Big Rob, I was wondering how to make sure my stadiometer is straight. If I pull the rod closer I get a little higher measurement and if I hold it at a distance I get lower measurement.
Had someone else measure me with an aerosol can and I actually measured shorter facing the wall. Measured 0.5 taller with my back against the wall. Weird.
+Rob Paul please could you do a video on measuring yourself on a carpet with a stadiometer vs measuring yourself on a hard floor with a stadiometer to see if there's a difference?
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Is the back of the feet against base plate the standard way in your eyes with back to the wall Rob and has it always been in your eyes? Because I think from experience (although I haven't tested this since I was about 16, 35 years ago) that having your feet slightly away from the wall, say by 2 to 3 cm, in the back to the wall position, gives you more height. This is basically because everyone has a bum, and it causes forward rotation (lean) unless your hips are set up right (hamstring / psoas / quad / ab / Lower back ratios). On the other hand facing front you have more space, due to the forefoot distance and an obvious optimum could be between 2 and 10 based on your two measurements and my observation; 2-10 is less than anyone's forefoot. But my question is if back to the wall, which as you said is more common, why should our heels touch the wall, as it's not optimal? It should be whatever position is comfortable in order to straighten the legs and back and get the best height, no? In other words I'm suggesting that measuring in the middle of the day is one thing, but anything reduces height even further actually seems to be non - standard in that everyone has a different hip body structure - and foot length. Maybe we should measure any way that gives the best height (without visibly leaning back or tilting head), otherwise our foot and hip proportions interfere.
Obviously with toes forward you can stand straight, but I'm not convinced that the standometer reaches far back enough on the head if you have long feet / feet commensurate with people over 5 ft 10
No position is correct or wrong. Back against the wall is just what most doctors use for some reason. Your tallest height is always correct, even if it is facing the wall.
I measure myself on wall so while measuring I stand straight but I tilt my head backward to get the wall and metric numbers does it's undermesure me as I not getting straight measurement and it not getting the top of head ❓
@@kawazaki23 if that’s your height at the end of the day...yes definitely... Most western countries are 175-178 average... A man who’s 185cm is definitely noticeably taller than most and IMO the start of tall. Also remember averages are not taken at night...so if you were to be included in the average height study you would be measured as 186cm most likely... But yeah a night time 185cm is start of tall in most western countries...tho for the the countries that are 175cm tall starts at 183cm. For the few countries which are 180-181cm average I’d say tall starts at 188cm and not 185cm...but at 185cm you should feel above average everywhere except Netherlands where you’re only taller than average by about 2cm which is negligible difference. Still tho 185cm is one of the most aesthetic and best heights for a man...I’d hardly complain at that height.
I am 5ft 4.5ins facing stadometer (measured by nurse, who didn't allow me to stand fully straight). Back against the wall (by me and my tape measure) 5ft 6ins. Measured by people and machines between 5ft 4.5 and 5ft 7ins, go figure.
When i measure myself from the front why does it say 5’11.8 but by the back of my head when I measure myself it’s only 5’11? Why would this be? Are you actually taller from the front of your head?
Our skull does curve and in some cases if a person measures with a small object and it doesn't quite reach the highest point of our skull, then it may be undermeasuring. Of course measuring against a wall could also mean you stand better one way, and then the other way you aren't quite standing as tall as you think.
rob why you officialy claim 173.2-173.3 cm as height if 10 hours out of bed you are 173.7 cm???? Is it 10 hours enough for reach low height? So how you claim 173.3?
In my opinion: yes. Since everyone's height fluctuates during the day, I'd claim whatever I measured at some point during the day. Now, if you claimed anything over 6'1'' that would be pushing it.
That happens to me too man. I guess you don’t know how high the top of your head is above eye level. What I do is use a tape measure to measure myself facing a mirror in the bathroom and place my foot on the metal end of it so it doesn’t retrieve up. I grab the other end of it with my hand and hold it up.
just check your bmi (body mass index) it tells you what weight is a healthy weight and whats overweight or underweight. you can be overweight though and not be fat depending on how much muscle you have
@@RobPaul LMAO THANKS...THAT MAKES SENSE...I swear i was close to 5'9 but googling the cm conversion keep saying i was 5.7 something something and i was so shocked i was so short lol...
Hi. i have a job interview and they will measure my height because of the height requirements. So is there anyway to gain 1cm? Please tell what to do to get taller a little bit
I just measured right now facing the wall as Rob does in the video it's 12;00am I got 175.9 and 1.75.5 back. Now out of bed it's 8:00 AM (8hours of sleep) and I'm 1.76,6 hollysh, I think I'm still growing I remember I was 1.74 in 2018 now I'm 22, maybe I'll grow an inch taller before 25
What about wingspam facing the wall vs back against the wall ? My wingspam is about 1 cm longuer when i face the wall but i have noticed that sport teams mesure it with the back against the wall.
Don’t know why but I seem to be 1.5-2 cm shorter with back against stadiometer compared to facing it directly, I go with facing the stadiometer as I seem to stand with the best posture that way.
Rob Paul cheers rob yeah I think it is a posture thing feels more natural facing it tbh
@@jordandavies9591 true
I can relate same
Yeah mean i measure myself with back against the wall and 5 mm to 1 cm shorter than facing the wall i don't know why
This is because when you have your back against the wall you may bending it in a point to match the wall and it will make you shorter
Addicted to height OK I WISH FOR A STANDIOMETER FOR CHRISTMAS
lol
I don't know why but when I measure facing the wall, I am 1 cm taller but when backing against the wall, I am 1 cm shorter
213 same! What’s more true?
Mee 2 183half or 185 😂
Same wtf, I'm 192cm facing front and 191cm facing forward!
Yep same
Same......
I don't know if it's just me or is everybody around me in my life measuring their height wrong lol. All of my friends and everyone I know claim taller than they actually are. I am not sure why this is but I think a lot of people measure with their shoes on nowadays. It's like the only time you actually measure your REAL height with your shoes off and hair pressed all the way down is when you go to the doctors. When I went to the doctor, I measured at only 5'6 1/4"(shoes off and hair pressed all the way down, similar to how Rob measured his height in this video), but people around me in public thinks I'm more like 5'9". My PE teacher also measured me the other day and he measured everyone with their shoes on. With my sneakers on and my hair not pressed down, I measured at 5'10.5" at my hair lol. And that's what my teacher put me as.
probably due to 95% of people sort of lying about their height and often inflating it, it seems like everyone is taller so for instance, many guys claim they're 6'0 and everyone buys it but then when they see a real 6'0 they think he's taller since the fake 6'0 people are shorter, I understand what you mean and yeah, also many people give the height with shoes, I give mine with flip flops since it's an habit of wearing them inside home the whole time lol and due to people inflating their height, if you give your real one it will feel like you're shorter. Even UFC fighters do this, guy claiming to be 6'4 but actually being 6'1, it's ridiculous, nobody checks
Ik what you mean...
I’m 6’3 waking up and 6’2.5(sometimes 6’2.25 at heavy days) at night...
I claim 6’2.5 or 189cm in real life...
Tons of people think I’m 6’4/6’5...but people that tall are very rare.
I used to claim 5’10-5’11, sometimes even 6ft but only coz I had big hair. I’m not even that tall but 5’8 (173cm) is ok I guess.
It's clear that most people lie about height including women
Yeah I've heard people claim 6 foot when I've been measured as 5'10.25 and im taller than them lmao
I always get a much lower measurement every time I have my back against the wall, but I just use a can and a pencil instead of a stadiometer, so that's probably why.
Same for some reason I measure noticeably lower looking away from the wall than looking at it
@@jordandavies9591 same here, in the morning i measure 185 looking at the wall and 183 looking away from the wall
always 2 cm shorter back against wall for some reason
When measuring heights, how does the accuracy compare between your new stadiometer and your old stadiometer?
Sir tailor tape is accurate for height or we should go with stadiometer
@@arushimathur4632 stadiometer is way more accurate , roll tape measure comes in second place and the loose tailor tape come third place in my opinion
I’m about 173cm facing forward and only 168/169 facing backwards. I think this is for two reasons
1: you have to change your posture unnaturally to measure from the back which reduces your height
2: the slope of your head affects the readings when measuring from the back.
Yeah I’m 173cm facing the wall and then I’m 171cm facing backwards, it’s so annoying and I just don’t get it.
electri202 I think if you do it with a studio meter you will get your back and front the same as your height facing the wall
@@electri2024 173 real height for you unless if you are growing atller
bro in the morning i measure 185 facing the wall and 183 with back against the wall, in the second way i feel like i cant get the right posture and lose 1/2 cm's. finally i discovered that other people got my same problem
@@marianellosello8198 you can say 185 thats your real height
I think the front is more valid ...
I’m obsessed with height cause girls always reject guys shorter than 1.8m...
@Kenney Ken 7 dont lie him bout that💀
Can I gain height from lumbar lordosis/hyperlordosis correction Rob if so how much ?
@pepe what's your age
I can speak for scoliosis, after the surgery I had I went from 5'7 to 5'9 at night and 5'10 in the morning so a 5 to 7 cm gain.
Correction of the curve in your back will definitely make you taller.
whats the best exercises for a curved back, im currently just about 5 feet 9 but have a huge curve in my back from poor posture and slouching all the time, im 22
2:18 paper: I'm getting off the chair
Im like 5’6.5-5’7 facing backwards and 5’7-5’7.5 facing forwards thats is because it depends on the posture but in general i self-claim 5’7
Facing Forward 175 and 174 facing backwards :/
With the back to the wall and measure with a pencil you will probably undermeasure yourself.
really?
@@dimitripapadinikolaus yeah.. The measurements against the wall is nt the same as yr back measurement using the stadiometer cz back against the wall you tend to bend yrself abit and nt stretch yrself fully bt the stadiometer whether front or back will enable you to stand at yr tallest
that happenes to me all the time, thats why facing wall is better
I'm obsessed with height and I keep measuring myself at around barely 5'9 or a little under 5'9.5
I'll just say I'm 5'10 lmao.
Lol I’m 16 and exactly 185cm
Hoping to grow to 190cm
So you lie.
I normally get 172-174cm at different times of the day. I just go with 173 or 174 depending on how I feel
Litteraly the same with me. I measure at 176-176.5 in the morning and 174-174.2 at night. I just say I’m 175 (5’9 flat)
I don't really realize what my true height is, because, facing the wall, I am 181-182 cm, in the afternoon, and with my back to the wall, at the same time of the day I am 176-177 cm and I made an "average" of the heights. and in the end I said I was 179 cm (5'10.5).
Same
You are 181-182 cm
Same
Bruh I measure an inch shorter with my back against the wall
Same
exactly
I think you definitely have lumbar lordosis
Rob, all the floors and walls in my house are pretty flat and vertical, but I still get different measurements everywhere I measure, like anywhere from 2-7 millimeters. Do you know why this is?
A reason why the measurements can be different is that when you are against the wall, you have back support and therefore a better posture and a taller height.
Why do most people measure with their back though? Is it a rule, or is it just the common standard thing to do?
Because you couldn't manipulate your height as much as front measurement
Its a common standard thing. I am usually measured taller facing wall and its my back posture to blame and bc i have a big butt and lose a inch bc i have to lean my head back. If i go to doctors to meaure height i wish you could choose which direction you can be measured then it wont be making me so insecure. Home measurements, at night a little over 177cm at night but against wall im shorter unless i dont put my back against wall and just put my bum against the wall. In morning im 178ish facing wall and against wall simular but if my back is smack against it with my back leaning back, then i lose an inch
Rob, do you think it's possible to regain some lost height after a disc injury?
@@RobPaul Can confirm, had scoliosis surgery 2 years ago and went from 5'7 (170 cm) to 5'9 (175 cm) after it. Since then I started to be obsessed with my height and tried everything to increase it even further so I bought shoes lifts and with them I reach exactly 5'11 (180 cm).
And I still feel short even at 5'11.
@@thefastestmind2159 shoe lifts + shoe insoles will make u like 6-2
@@thefastestmind2159 damn, I got exactly the same surgery. I went from 5'9 1/2 to 6'0 1/2
Can't believe so many claim front measurements are more accurate. Back against the wall ensures your body is 90 degrees, so obviously more accurate.
I'm 6'1 and I feel tall in Toronto. Yes people are taller but not very often and not very many by not very much. To me 5'8-6'3 are all normal heights common in the middle of those heights and rare on the ends
so wut's the average height of man and woman in toronto ?
Probably cause Toronto is mostly Indians and Arabs
@@стрелок-ч7р Arabs are not short...the older one are yes but the newer guys are not short at all...
I used to live in Iraq all the way up until 18...younger guys there are about 5’9 average,I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s 5’10 tho(already some Arabic countries are reaching 5’10 for example Lebanon)
184 cm here and i'm taller than about 90% of guys or more in italy
I'm 1.82 and feel tall in Las Vegas but in NYC and Toronto not at all, very tall people in Toronto, whites are very tall, the tallest person I ever seen was in NYC I saw a 7'3 black guy, he was huge, sometimes I see 7'0 tall people in Las Vegas but not that often, in Mexico I feel tall ASF, people over 6 are not that common 😂
Every time I measure in front I measure 0.5cm taller than measuring back
Rob Paul I didn’t know that. I wish I could measure my height by myself at school or hospital
@@ethandrake659 same, why does someone else have to do it.
I'm 5'7" 1/3..would have been 5' 9" if I didn't have scoliosis. I was blessed with good looks and above average intelligence...which I prefer rather than tall dumb and not so good looking.
Hi Rob, Which way is the accurate method of height measurement that I can go by, facing the front or back?
I need this measuring device!
It's like 200 dollars
I have same issue my height just jumps around. In the morning I measured myself facing the wall I am exactly 178.5 and sometimes I am even 179cm (5'10.5) if I had good sleep. In the evenings I can be anywhere between 175.5 (5'9) and 177.5cm (5'10). It is jist crazy how much height can jump. But I am simple man I just claim 180cm when in Europe and 6'0 when in Canada and no one ever qurstions it 😂😂😂😂
I measure 1.80 but in the morning I'm 1.81 and at night 1.79 even though I always say 1.80, I would say 1.81 but then I'm afraid that they'll measure me XD
Whenever I measure myself with my heels, buttocks, shoulders, and head up against the wall I am a half an inch shorter (5’8) then when I measure myself facing the wall (5’8.5). WHAT IS MY TRUE HEIGHT?
I have the same case. When I’m facing the wall I’m like 5’10.5-5’11 but with my back I’m closer to 5’10.5-5’10. I found that if I hold a ruler, book, etc at the line of height and walk into it is the best way to see if u hit ur head against it then u are that tall if not then ur are a little shorter
@@joshlettiere3363 lol for everyone back is lower than front but for me there is 1cm difference (back is higher)
Thank you for clarifying ! I was too bothered by this before!!
I measured myself from front and I got 5'11 and when i measured it with my back i got 5'10.5. What's my height?
I measured when I woke up in the morning
I would say 5’10 or 5’10.5
@@willumleask1645 I’m 6’1 in front and 6’2.5-6’3 behind ????!??
@@willumleask1645 that makes no sense what you said.
I feels weird being tall/short u know.
Hello Rob!
I have hyperlordosis and my posture is poor.
My current height is 172 cm is there chance my height could increase, how can I correct my posture?
189cm facing, 187 with my back to the tape measure. Which one do I claim?
188 is safest to claim but whichever one you prefer is what your allowed to claim
Rob can you please upload the video that shows height measurement comparison with the new stadiometer vs the old stadiometer?
At my doctor they made me measure facing away from it back towards it without my feet or anything against the stadiometer. It felt like I measured slightly shorter because of this, would this make any difference?
I'm 3cm taller from the front. 173-174 from back while 176-177 from the front. Why is this?
I'm still asking to myself that dude
@@HarlanDrake I don't think they subconciously lift the heels because I do measure myself and I'm sure my heels is not lifted. I think when you're facing the wall your body is more straight up becuase when you back agaisnt the wall it depends on the wall itself that may tilted and your body and head also tilted a little bit too compare to front facing the wall. I think measure on stedimetor is way more accurate no matter you front face or back against. (as Rob did) And measure with the wall you will easily undermeasure yourself because you can't see how object looks like on the top of your head.
On your next video could u do the difference between lying down and standing height
2:41 So, if you faced forward and read your height, it'll look like you got shorter because the front of your head is less than the back of your head
That’s why keeping your head straight is important so you’re measuring from the highest point of your head
Kisa 02 So would you recommend measuring while facing away from the stadiometer?
When saying your height, are you supposed to claim the morning height, the evening height or something in between? Until now I've claimed the something in between about 179,4cm (5'10 5/8"), but I'm unsure what is correct. By morning i am about 180cm (5'10 7/8") and by evening i am at about 178,8 (5'10 3/8")
you can claim 179 cm because u are that height most of the day
@gulliot dont use those measuring poles becouse i am 6ft tall and it was an inch shorter. And they move from side to side. There a mess. The best way is to use a measuring tape on a wall then stand against it and use a box thats all square and level and you cant go wrong, its impossible. Becouse those daft poles have been measured differently all the time. Then take a small box down to your head, easy.
I heard stadiometer are accurate and tape measures aren’t
When I measured myself with a tape measure I was 168cm but the stadiometer I was 171cm
@@sibongilexaba1742 lol same
@@sibongilexaba1742 yeah same here do tape measurements measure you shorter than a stadiometer?
@@austinsy8056 I read some where on google that measuring tape will measure you shorter I measure about 5’9.5 in the morning and 5’9 at night on measuring tape last time I went to the doctors I got measured at 5’11 with shoes on I was wearing Jordan 3s which I know only give you 1 inch so without shoes I gotta be 5’10 flat
This man has best use of height measure device ...full money refund
Rob, would you class someone who's 6'4, really tall or tall?
bro that's very tall even in Netherlands
Pretty sure 6'4" is tall everywhere.
Super George 181cm isn’t that tall anywhere in the world other than Southeast Asia, even in Korea at 181cm I didn’t felt tall
@@subie1019 The concept of "feeling tall" is a pretty bad gauge of one's own height, unless you're 6f 5+ and your shoulders are towering over most people's heads lol. When we're using our eyes to compare our height to others in our environment, we're naturally only considering eye level. You're subconsciously leaving out like 4/5 inches between your eyes and the top of your head. You ever felt shorter than someone and then you catch a reflection and see that you're like the same height or even slightly taller than them? Similar to when you see a photo of yourself and surprised at how tall you appear.
6'4 is tall for Americans because americans ar really short people. In lots of Scandinavian countrys 6'4 is not really tall just a little bit above avarage. Specially now. The new generation of kids in Scandinavia is like 6'2. if you come to neatherland you can find a 6'4 girl on the street in under 5 mins. Also avarage in some European universities is above 6'6. And If you compare 6'4 to some of the animals like a bear or a gorrila 6'4 is not even tall at all.
I’m 3mm taller facing the wall
Im 177/178 with the ruler in the head and 173 measuring with a box and pencil my dad is 174 /173 and i am way taller than him and everybody says that im 177 178 so??
Your dad is shorter than that or your just measuring yourself wrong
i think the ruler is more accureate as long as its straight
My height is 170cm I want 171cm plz suggest me
Just 1 cm you want ?
Lol 😂
Shoes
Stretch
I measure my height facing the wall all the times but now doing back 6'5 big boy
You lose atleast 1 cm as time passes in whole day
So you’re about 5’8.5” then or 174 centimetres tall 😛
That's good
im 176cm facing backwards but 180cm facing forwards
That’s impossible. You are doing the measurement wrong backwards
Hi rob i am 184 cm tall and 18 years old and 6 Months is there any chance to grow to 6 Ft 1 185 cm
Dude thats literally only 1 cm your alright just stand up straight
@@toomuch6690 hahaha !
bro you're probably not growing anymore, well you could maybe grow that 1 centimeter more but you could also get 1-2 cm extra height by just stretching and standing up straight.
@@SocialistFinn1 hes only 17 he could still grow especially if he is a late bloomer
Thank's I measured myself at 195,8 cms with front measurment. So I'm a legit 196 cms ! It's great !
@Lester Burhnam Hi I have a question how tall were you at 17 years ?
@@yoshio981 About 194. 195 at 18 and reached 196 around 19.
im like 176cm facing wall at night, 177.5cm facing wall in morning, but for some reason im 174.5cm against wall at night and 176.5cm against wall in morning, which one shgould i claim? 174 or 178 or 176?
@@willsgaming1481 176 is the best compromise for you I think
I have been measured at 181 cm, 180 cm, 179 cm, 178 cm. I am a 180 cm guy, even though I measured 179 yesterday. I lift heavy weights, so that can impact you and also I can slouch, might possibly have mild scoliosis. I could probably be a true 181 cm when outstretched. Even though I recently measured 180 cm and a bit over and have been 5'11" before and may have decreased height, I always claim 5'11" rather than 6'0".
So you are 5'11.25
Mine varies a bit, too. I have been measured three times at the doctor's office. I have measured a solid 71 inches the first time around 1:45 p.m. ; measured 179.5-6 around 11:00 a.m. and 179.6 at 10:00 a.m. At home, I measure over 5'11'' out of bed and 5'10.75'' or 5'10.7'' in the evening. My absolute, rock bottom low has been barely 5'10.5''. My record high out of bed, since 2016, has been 5'11.5''. I just tell people I am about 5'11'' and that seems to cover it.
We are similar height just claim 5’11, if you’re 5’11 out of bed you’re probably 178 range at your lowest. I guess it depends
At 181 cm, you can consider that as 5’11-1/2”
Hey Big Rob, I was wondering how to make sure my stadiometer is straight. If I pull the rod closer I get a little higher measurement and if I hold it at a distance I get lower measurement.
Because you're pulling it towards yourself
Had someone else measure me with an aerosol can and I actually measured shorter facing the wall. Measured 0.5 taller with my back against the wall. Weird.
Yeah that's weird actually cz most people including me will measure ourselves taller facing than against the wall
+Rob Paul please could you do a video on measuring yourself on a carpet with a stadiometer vs measuring yourself on a hard floor with a stadiometer to see if there's a difference?
Facing the wall I get around 5’10 but my eye level is between 5’6 $ 5’7
Rob Add the boxers Joe Frazier,Sonny Liston,Rocky Marciano,Joe Louis,Marcos Maidana,Yuriorkis Gamboa,Arturo Gatti,Julio Cezar Chavez Sr,Khaosai Galaxy,Keith Thurman,Marvin Hagler,Miguel Cotto,Nassem Hammed and Nonito Donaire,Tommy Hearns...Add the ufc fighters José Aldo,Urijah Faber,Demetrious Johnson,Cody Garbrandt and Chad Mendes...Add The Soccers Players Romário,Douglas Costa and Madson Formagini...The Bodybuldier Shawn Ray(claim 5'7)
Is the back of the feet against base plate the standard way in your eyes with back to the wall Rob and has it always been in your eyes?
Because I think from experience (although I haven't tested this since I was about 16, 35 years ago) that having your feet slightly away from the wall, say by 2 to 3 cm, in the back to the wall position, gives you more height. This is basically because everyone has a bum, and it causes forward rotation (lean) unless your hips are set up right (hamstring / psoas / quad / ab / Lower back ratios). On the other hand facing front you have more space, due to the forefoot distance and an obvious optimum could be between 2 and 10 based on your two measurements and my observation; 2-10 is less than anyone's forefoot.
But my question is if back to the wall, which as you said is more common, why should our heels touch the wall, as it's not optimal? It should be whatever position is comfortable in order to straighten the legs and back and get the best height, no? In other words I'm suggesting that measuring in the middle of the day is one thing, but anything reduces height even further actually seems to be non - standard in that everyone has a different hip body structure - and foot length. Maybe we should measure any way that gives the best height (without visibly leaning back or tilting head), otherwise our foot and hip proportions interfere.
Obviously with toes forward you can stand straight, but I'm not convinced that the standometer reaches far back enough on the head if you have long feet / feet commensurate with people over 5 ft 10
173.8cm Rob Paul about 5 feet 8 1/2 inchs same as Jackie Chan 5'8 1/2 (174cm)
5'8 is pretty good though
Whats the correct position tho????
No position is correct or wrong. Back against the wall is just what most doctors use for some reason. Your tallest height is always correct, even if it is facing the wall.
face up im 5'71/2 face back im 5/6/1/4 im confused but i know im 5/7 cuz my dad is 5/6
A big difference...the floor/wall could be sloping.
I measure myself on wall so while measuring I stand straight but I tilt my head backward to get the wall and metric numbers does it's undermesure me as I not getting straight measurement and it not getting the top of head ❓
rob , did your posture when measuring standing a bit erect, or in a super relaxed posture?
Standing tall here, but not 'busting a gut'...
@@RobPaul i see, thanks for the reply
im 5'3.5 facing forward and 5'4 3/4 i guess facing backwards?? like close to 5'5
whats mike tysons real height, some say 5'9 or 5'10 or 5ft'11, wtf is it lol he was smashing guys over 6ft 2 all the time
I think 5'10 is accurate so he's average but he looks shorter cause he always fought tall opponents.
Mike is 5'10", and possibly a smidge over it.
He was 5'11 1/4 in the 80s but in the 90s, his height decreased as he got older too 5'10
im 168.7 cm and 16.4 years old, how much do you think i'll grow, my dad is 168.5 and my mum is 153
Youll prolly be 170 to 172, it really depends on genetics and when you hit puberty
I am stuck in 170 since I am 15 my father is 172 and my mom is 160
How tall are u now?
I am 5’9 from front but 5’7.5 from back
Which one to believe?
Go with 5’9. Also check if you have lumbar lordosis. It can cause problems while measuring and can also reduce your actual height up to 6cm
So which 1 is correct I use a dvd case and a tape measure and always end up at 187.9 in the evening but that’s when I measure the crown of my head
Jungle Bug123 I am not Rob, but I also measure myself that way. Your height seems to be near perfection though! :D
hi do you think 185.5 cm barefoot is tall height
Jungle Bug123 what’s your morning height?
@@kawazaki23 if that’s your height at the end of the day...yes definitely...
Most western countries are 175-178 average...
A man who’s 185cm is definitely noticeably taller than most and IMO the start of tall.
Also remember averages are not taken at night...so if you were to be included in the average height study you would be measured as 186cm most likely...
But yeah a night time 185cm is start of tall in most western countries...tho for the the countries that are 175cm tall starts at 183cm.
For the few countries which are 180-181cm average I’d say tall starts at 188cm and not 185cm...but at 185cm you should feel above average everywhere except Netherlands where you’re only taller than average by about 2cm which is negligible difference.
Still tho 185cm is one of the most aesthetic and best heights for a man...I’d hardly complain at that height.
Rob is 6ft3 1.90 m or 1.91? I went from 188cm to 189cm I’m 6ft2
6’3 is 190.5cm to be specific...
But yeah at 190 or 191cm just claim 6’3...
At the age of 16 I was 170cm. Today, at the age of 20, I am 177.5cm. Can I increase an inch more in height.
@@sanjoykundu9197 im 176cm at 17 can i reach 180cm ?
I am 5ft 4.5ins facing stadometer (measured by nurse, who didn't allow me to stand fully straight). Back against the wall (by me and my tape measure) 5ft 6ins. Measured by people and machines between 5ft 4.5 and 5ft 7ins, go figure.
When i measure myself from the front why does it say 5’11.8 but by the back of my head when I measure myself it’s only 5’11? Why would this be? Are you actually taller from the front of your head?
Our skull does curve and in some cases if a person measures with a small object and it doesn't quite reach the highest point of our skull, then it may be undermeasuring.
Of course measuring against a wall could also mean you stand better one way, and then the other way you aren't quite standing as tall as you think.
When I face the wall I get 6 ft 1/4 inch. Back against the wall I get somewhere between between 5 11 3/4 and 6 on the nose
I’m short af and I’m confused with my height all the time haha
How tall are you?
Brig. Gen. Georgii Isserson 164cm
Front measurement is more accurate imo
most definitely backheight is more innacurte
Sir I want to increase 1cm height by cheating in physical test give me suggestions
Just tiptoe a little bit and hold as much breath as you can (gutbusting)
Why lie about height in the first place 🙄
Big Rob is the biggest so this video is moot
I think Rob is 174 at morning and 173.6-173.8 before bed
Man the lengths a height scientist goes to for the advancement of height measurement.
rob why you officialy claim 173.2-173.3 cm as height if 10 hours out of bed you are 173.7 cm???? Is it 10 hours enough for reach low height? So how you claim 173.3?
maybe 173.7 is his low height on a good day. he can claim 174 cm too but rob is a very honest man so he prefers to round it down to 173 cm
i saw one of his videos and hes actually 175 out of bed and 173 ish at night
Rob add Stevie Ray vaughn claim 165 cms
how does the boots height and weight machine work?
Here we see Big Rob sporting the Christmas-PlayStation jumper!
Rob Paul fair enough, Cool jumper though!
Hello everyone, I'm 6 foot tall, 1.83,5 do you guys think I can claim 1.84?
SuperFast yes but ideally claim 6’0.25 but 184 is fine
If you are a legit 183.5 cm in the afternoon then yes.
SuperFast if at night yes you can or just say 6ft
SuperFast yes, you completety claim that you are 184 cm, I'm 176.5 cm and I claim that I'm 177 cm
In my opinion: yes. Since everyone's height fluctuates during the day, I'd claim whatever I measured at some point during the day. Now, if you claimed anything over 6'1'' that would be pushing it.
It makes sense to measure from the front because when you meet someone you’re face to face not talking with the back of your heads
Same I thought bud
hlu.nike air max 90 height in cm plz sir
Rob try take a photo with kit harrigton
Ive been told im 5'9 but when i try to measure myself at home im im 5'7
That happens to me too man. I guess you don’t know how high the top of your head is above eye level. What I do is use a tape measure to measure myself facing a mirror in the bathroom and place my foot on the metal end of it so it doesn’t retrieve up. I grab the other end of it with my hand and hold it up.
You should start a series of weight during the day.....eating different things...weight difference overnight etc 🙂
So, what is the real measure ???
When someone asks you for your hieght, what do you say? 174 or 173?
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You Should Be 5'8 Always
I'm 5'11'' and a half inch... what would be my accurate weight?
just check your bmi (body mass index) it tells you what weight is a healthy weight and whats overweight or underweight. you can be overweight though and not be fat depending on how much muscle you have
167 lbs
how tall are you Rob? Are you 5 foot 7, because i searched in on google 174 cm in feet, and it said 5.7?
Rob Paul thank you Rob for teaching me the maths of Height :)
@@RobPaul LMAO THANKS...THAT MAKES SENSE...I swear i was close to 5'9 but googling the cm conversion keep saying i was 5.7 something something and i was so shocked i was so short lol...
Hi. i have a job interview and they will measure my height because of the height requirements. So is there anyway to gain 1cm? Please tell what to do to get taller a little bit
I just measured right now facing the wall as Rob does in the video it's 12;00am I got 175.9 and 1.75.5 back. Now out of bed it's 8:00 AM (8hours of sleep) and I'm 1.76,6 hollysh, I think I'm still growing I remember I was 1.74 in 2018 now I'm 22, maybe I'll grow an inch taller before 25
Yeah you can actually grow in the twenties if you try
@@promo2099 how do u try
What about wingspam facing the wall vs back against the wall ? My wingspam is about 1 cm longuer when i face the wall but i have noticed that sport teams mesure it with the back against the wall.
Rob Paul so facing the wall is the most accurate way of mesuring wingspam ?
Look at the NBA combine. Wingspan measurements are taken with chest against the wall.