Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

How to get taller as an athlete

15 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker debunks the notion that any specific foods can increase height, explaining that height is primarily determined by genetics and the timing of growth plate closure. While nutrition cannot make you taller, it can support overall bone and muscle health, helping you maximize your existing stature. The speaker advises athletes who feel undersized to focus on controllable factors—strength and speed training combined with proper nutrition—to improve performance and health rather than chasing height gains.

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What foods do you need to be eating to get taller? Sadly, guys, that just doesn't exist. Now, food can help you get stronger, and you can be focusing on the right types of food to give your body the best chance to continue to grow and be healthy if it's got more growth in it. Your bones have growth plates in them. Some close faster than others, and there's not much you can do about that. Now, you can make your bones stronger, you can make your muscles stronger, and you can make your body as healthy as possible working with the height that you have. Some people are just genetically gifted to be 6'8" and some people are gonna be 5'8". It's totally okay, but control the controllables. If you feel like you are undersized, then you gotta be working on your strength. You gotta be working on your speed. And a lot of that needs to come through strength and speed training paired with proper nutrition. Focus on those things and you will be setting yourself up for a lot more success than if you're just trying to get yourself to be taller.