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[Moose]

im talking about a minimal LL like 3.5 to 4.5cm.

If Adrian Peterson can come back within 9 months of a torn MCL/ACL and almost broke the single season rushing record i don't see why someone who trains rigorously on there legs can become the athlete they once were or possibly slightly faster since you have longer strides? Maybe not right after but a year after surgery? I cant see why it cant be done.


i see 5-7cm seems to be this forums target most of the time but i can see that affecting your athleticism. stretching 2+ inches in a bone gap is friggin huge and could see why it would take awhile for your body to adjust.

[theuprising]

It has a large part to do with percentage lengthened. Maximum recommend percentage of bone lengthened is 20% but ideally you want to be around 15% or even less if you have a good starting height. As your bone lengthens so do all you muscles, tendons etc which means they exert less power on your increased length of leg as compared to original length. The less you lengthen the less chance of permanent damage.

As you mentioned most of the target on this forum is 5-7cm often times more and the guys doing those amounts are usually quite short to begin with 170 cm and below. You have probably also noticed that athletic recovery doesn't come up too often as these individuals are primarily concerned with getting taller rather than what they look like and how well they can move after lengthening.

So to answer your question if you were 185cm doing 5 cm you would be much more likely to get back to 100% recovery than a guy who is 170cm doing 5 cm as the percent of your muscles, bones, tendons lengthened is less than the shorter individual.

 

[Medium Drink Of Water]

I think it's due to biomechanics.  Longer bones in your legs means they're harder to move.  Train all you want, but the muscles may get maxed out by the extreme changes in your body.  There's no way my tibialis anterior muscles are going to get any bigger, for example.  I had to get a fasciotomy on them just to be able to walk for one minute without getting fatigued.

[ShortandStubborn]

  Why can you not get your athleticism 100% back after LL? 

Why do ya wanna regain your athletic ability by 100% to begin with unless you're a pro athlete?

  I had to get a fasciotomy on them just to be able to walk for one minute without getting fatigued.

Elaborate please.

[Medium Drink Of Water]

I suffered from exertional compartment syndrome in my tibialis anterior muscles after LL.

[Moose]

Why do ya wanna regain your athletic ability by 100% to begin with unless you're a pro athlete?

cuz i really enjoy sports and i want to continue to play to my best potential without being hindered?

[Soopz]

Is it easier to recover from tibia op than femurs? Cheers