Hi guys,
I would like to open this topic for those who have done LL to update on their athletic ability post surgery so everyone could have a better idea of what to expect.
I did approximately 7cm, and it has been 2 years now. I am progressively back to play sports now. It is still quite difficult, I am no where near 100% of my old self. The new legs still struggle to carry my body the way it used to.
I am testing myself through a variety of test, and sprinting is one of those.
100m sprinting record: my best record for now is 18s which is pretty pathetic I think because I am in a fairly good shape with relatively low % of body fat 
( I think I was able to hit between 12s-13s when I was in secondary school. I regret that I did not do this test right before LL)
So for those of you who have not done LL, you should test your ability, then make a comparison post surgery to see how much you have recovered.
I dont know if I would ever be back to my old self, but I am training hard for it. I only started to get back in training recently, and I hope that the result will keep getting better.
I think you should not worry too much about this until you get your rods out.
Quote from: Want-3-inches on July 22, 2021, 06:05:25 PMI think you should not worry too much about this until you get your rods out.
I am not planning to get it out any time soon to be honest. What is the difference of having it inside?
It is recommended to have them removed because the long term risks of the rare earth magnet are unknown.
And many report feeling more light and agile after removing them. This could improve your 100m speed.
Okay and what’s your current weight and physically are you healthy? Were you atheistic prior to the surgery? Do you go sprinting on a daily or why does your previous sprint speed matter?
Even if it’s for someone who plays sports 2 years is still pretty fresh post a normal fracture talk less of LL.
There are a lot of factors that goes into recovery beyond what you previously were capable of doing. Because every single circumstance has changed not just your legs getting longer. You could have gained or lost weight which could make a difference.
Let’ say you ran occasionally prior to recording your time, of course you’ll be significantly faster than you attempting to match the same speed following a major surgery.
you still dont understand. you will never be 100%. you messed up your leg apparatus with this surgery.
you traded some more height for athletics. the long term consequences are unkown.
deal with it and stop crying. you made your decision.
Without an hard training I don’t think is nowhere possible to even get close to the original abilities. 2yrs is still pretty early but it’s the right moment to try to push more. This surgery is devastating you have to learn everything again and without hard activities you can’t expect nothing better than your slow run, muscles are just messed up after lengthening and they require an high intensity work out.
You will never be 100% as before,probably not even 90%.
Only a fool thinks that he will be as functional as before LL, especially after 7cm.
Personally I don't run nowhere as fast as before and my balance is a bit off and generally I am nowhere as capable as before in athletic performance that have to do witth feet.
But I really don't care as lomg as I am taller I walk normally, I can walk quite big distances and I dom't have any major pains.
Being taller is much more important for me than being good in sports as I was never a professional athlete nor I wanted to become.
Yeah, this is serious surgery with life long deteriation in leg strength, discomfort/pain levels and flexibility - now I struggle to pick up any weight unassisted from a full squat (or as close to a full squat as i can get now). I now have to hold onto the stair rail whilst walking down/up stairs two steps at a time - b4 CLL I could jump the last 4 steps down easily, and could take 3 at a time upwards.
It has been 2.5 years since my 8cm CLL LFem. and 5 years since RFem CLL 5.3 cm.
Quote from: AimHigh on July 23, 2021, 01:43:16 AMYeah, this is serious surgery with life long deteriation in leg strength, discomfort/pain levels and flexibility - now I struggle to pick up any weight unassisted from a full squat (or as close to a full squat as i can get now). I now have to hold onto the stair rail whilst walking down/up stairs two steps at a time - b4 CLL I could jump the last 4 steps down easily, and could take 3 at a time upwards.
It has been 2.5 years since my 8cm CLL LFem. and 5 years since RFem CLL 5.3 cm.
Even 2.5 years later you can't do weighted full squat, can you atleast squat an empty barbell? As someone who likes to workout this is concerning and makes me very doubtful to do this surgery or not.
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