I think people look at athleticism after LL from the wrong angle.
Here is an example:
Person A is very fit and exceeding in sports.
Person B is average or below average in that regard.
If we put a number behind their skill, let's give person A 80 points, and person B 40 points.
80 points mean that person A has never fully utilized 100% of what he is capable in terms for exercises, but only 80%.
For person B it is 40%.
After LL, people assume that every person will never get back to their relative 100% level.
For person B, it means to go back to only 40 points (his previous 100% mark), and for person A it means to reach 80 points (his previous 100% mark)
But what if both, person A and B, decide to put in 90% effort training, which causes a normal person to get to a level of 90 points in terms of fitness, putting in effort like never before, effort that far exceeds their effort before LL.
Isn't is obvious that person B will reach a level much higher than ever before, and that person A will also get back to over 80 points?
If a person is fit just by working out 5 times a week 10 min each for over 15 years, that person can easily double this amount of training after LL.
Instead of getting back to 100%, that person will inevitably exceed his previous all time high level.
What some consider a decent fitness level after LL for person B, is for person A a level that he will never drop below.
You guys all think you are at 100%, but that 100% has always been a variable, not an absolute mark.
Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on May 23, 2020, 07:04:39 PMSoft tissue can grow, but the growth process during LL is inferior to natural growth of soft tissue during childhood/puberty. That means the soft tissue will be stretched and won't perform as well as it had originally. I have found the statement from an LL doctor I talked about earlier, and I remembered correctly. It was from Dr. Birkholtz:
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=4227.msg65432#msg65432
Sorry to break it to you, but LL will be a compromise between becoming taller and losing some physical performance/integrity.
Probably means that it was not studied if that switch exists.
Maybe the switch is the HGH, who is lower at a higher age.
If I can get the surgeries that I need, I will tell you how it goes.
@LLprime2 you make a phenomenal point! This is how I look at it and how I believe most people should too.
It's no doubt that LL will alter the body tissues etc. and things won't be the same. But I knew for a fact that prior to my LL I wasn't as mentally strong and wasn't training anywhere near my fullest potential in fact I doubt anyone prior to LL really is. The "reason" a person has for getting LL done should serve as a big motivational driving factor for the future enhancements in their quality of life on the other side.
The sheer amount of effort required for a successful outcome in any type of orthopedic surgery strengthens one's work ethic and especially something as involved as LL. Also, assuming spirits are still high post-LL (as they should be if all goes well with recovery and they are religiously aggressive with a thorough physiotherapy routine), that person is going to be willing to train harder, and thus as a result, will reach a higher level of fitness/athletic performance.
This goes for most things in life, what doesn't kill you can certainly make you stronger. It just might take a more strategic approach of working hard in a smart direction.
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