Body building during lengthening phase?

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Is it possible to maintain muscles (upper body) during the lengthening phase?

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No.

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I think other's have stated that since they relied on their upper body to move around perhaps you could benefit and sustain that strength.

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Quote from: Alu on July 10, 2016, 09:11:13 PMI think other's have stated that since they relied on their upper body to move around perhaps you could benefit and sustain that strength.

I guess it depends how much you use your wheelchair compared to walker

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Quote from: patientdad on July 10, 2016, 08:50:56 PMNo.

Because? You can do most of the exercises on a bench or in the sitting position.

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on July 10, 2016, 09:24:50 PMBecause? You can do most of the exercises on a bench or in the sitting position.

Most femur patients have complained that even just sitting, much less sitting while holding weights, is extremely painful after a few minutes.

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You're paying $100k for the procedure, why take any chances in messing it up?  Besides, even sitting, you press your feet against the floor.  I don't think any doctor would recommend it.  Wait out your time during lengthening and consolidation, then slowly work your way back.

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I maintained my upper body pretty well through LL. not intentionally, but just from using the walker and then crutches all the time. unless you have a super ripped upper body to begin with or never walk during lengthening and lay in bed all day, then I think you won't lose much upper body strength.

if you mean intentionally working out your upper body while lengthening like at the gym, then I would avoid doing that too often so your body can focus on healing your broken and stretched legs

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You should be able to maintain your current muscle mass in the chest and shoulder area without having to train them specifically just by using your walker and using your arms to scoot across the floor if you don't feel like walking. Even if you could, you wouldn't want to tear up your muscles in the upper body through a workout routine when its already expending a ton of energy trying to repair your legs. You use up many more calories when your bones are trying to repair than you would otherwise. Not sure what your daily caloric needs are with CLL, but there was an article out there that showed a person who needs 2,000 calories a day need to boost it to 6,000 calories daily when recovering from a hip fracture.

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6000 calories?? 

My gosh that's a lot. I do 5000-6000 when bulking, but that's with 6-8 hours of weekly lifting time too. Can't imagine trying to eat that much while immobile...