10 cm on my tibias?

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Hi, I think I'm going to do 10 cm on my tibias at the Russian Scientific Centre using the Ilizarov external fixators (though I'm strongly considering Dr. Barinov, as he does LON). Now, I'm wondering if I will be able to return to weight lifting 6-7 months after the operation, as I am an avid weightlifter and swimmer. Also, will 10 cm permanently affect my athletic ability (mainly lower body strength)? Thank you.

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Quote from: Taller on August 14, 2014, 01:59:20 PMYes, RGKey looks fantastic. But, he had exceptionally short legs and a very big, broad upper body to begin with.

I have very short legs and an extremely large, broad-shouldered, long upper body (2 inches longer than the average 5'10 man). Here is a picture of me with 10 cm added to both the tibias and femurs (20 cm total).

So I don't think proportions will be a problem (I could care less about arm length); I'm just wondering about athletic ability.

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How are you doing my old forum  friend 

I plan on doing the lengthening with Dr. Guichet using his internals; he claims I can make it to 10 cm, figuring I am very athletic. What do you guys think? Would 7-8 cm be better?

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Quote from: GROWtalORdieTRYING1 on September 13, 2014, 08:31:29 PMvery well said kilokahn.

I think 1 point to add which this thread has not mentioned (correct me if it has been mentioned)

is that like tall from old forum  stated.

he got it think it was 11cm on femur and then had to go back and get an additional surgery for tibia because of the disproportional difference which would have resulted in arthritis in old age.

the reason I mention this is because I get the feeling that people who are aiming for 10 cm are doing so to maximize the outcome of 1 surgery because they don't want to get 2 surgeries.

however as I just stated if you lengthen that much in 1 section you HAVE TO then get the second segment lengthened or you will develop arthritis.

so lengthening this much to avoid getting 2 surgeries defeats the purpose because then you have to get a second surgery due to the change in proportions.


TALL FROM old forum

I definitely plan on lengthening the femurs 10 cm, too if you guys think it's safe. What do you think?

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Quote from: Sweden on August 14, 2014, 02:48:31 AMYour muscle will never be explosive again after 10cm.

There is do much more to it than just bones and muscles.

It's frightening to see individuals totaly believe that 10cm is easy or that they wiLL Forumully recover. Christ!!

Being stronger after LL doesn't say more than the actual person can push more weights at the gym. Anyone can do that but jumping high or doing backflips is something different which he will never be able to do again.

To kick fast is also impossible after LL or to do a spinning round kick bc your longer leg breaks up the speed when you're spinning.

Not that you need to be able to do this, but 10cm is devastating for your body. It will also look very weird.

You might be right. My proportions can handle it, but it might be too much to recover from. I think I'll just go for about 7.5 cm on my femurs, then another 7.5 on my tibias to reach just under 6'1.

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Quote from: Slim_tim on October 23, 2014, 02:57:37 PMNo your torso is short and you are not broad shouldered, just fat and stocky. Want proof? stand on a stool and mask your legs..Not so broad now are ya.
Also your wingspan is borderline midget i see a max increase of 6 cm before you start to look unproportional.

No offense, buddy, but you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. First off, my torso is huge: I have a 98 cm sitting height (there average 5'9 man has a 91 cm sitting height). Second, I have a 23-24 inch shoulder breadth--and the average man has a 18 inch shoulder breadth. Third, I'm 11.6% bodyfat (Bod Pod tested), so I'm nowhere close to fat). Fourth and finally, my wingspan is 68 inches (about 1.5 inches more than my height), which is not "borderline midget" in any sense of the word.

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Quote from: GROWtalORdieTRYING1 on October 23, 2014, 10:30:16 PMim confused. you said you were a stripper? are you sure you were not just pretending to be a stripper because its the internet?

also I don't want to offend you. but you are a little chunky, and your arms and upper body do not look long. perhaps if you take a different photo we can see better. take the photo in underwear only.

I can see you have got some muscles but you also have a lot of body fat.

sitting height means nothing. fat but = massive sitting height.

Oh lol you were going off the picture. Nah, that's an old picture from when I was bulking for a powerlifting contest. I was 26% bodyfat then.

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No it doesn't. There is a golden ratio measurement from my feet to navel compared to my navel to head.

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I guess I could. I might upload one tomorrow; I can't right now, because I'm in the gym.

Here is actually an older picture of me back in June:

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Lol thanks

And, yeah, it'll probably wreck some havoc on my lower body (I should be able to maintain my upper body), but I should be able to get back all of my lower body strength in about six months or so after my bones have consolidated. "Muscle memory" (really just the previous stretching of the fascia) should get back my lower body muscles pretty quickly.