Dr Augustin Betz (Neunkirchen, Germany) The Betz Institute 2015 Update

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Why should anyone trust you? 100% recovery is impossible

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Quote from: limewalk on November 22, 2019, 01:33:59 PMWhy should anyone trust you? 100% recovery is impossible

Well, you trust whatever you want. I'm just telling my story.
I was very fit and flexible before the surgery (weight lifting since 16 plus Yoga) and one year after I took the nails out I became as fit as before

And who said 100% recovery is impossible?

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Fyi: Constantine is Fine. Im a fellow Gerrman, interested in Surgery with Betz, which is why a reached out to Constantine recently, in order to hear his opinion on Betz. Constantine is fine and has no regrets, even spoke to him on the phone for 30min. The only thing is his walk/ gait (minor hip issue), which is still not at 100% after 1,5y.

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Quote from: BetzLandLiberator on November 22, 2019, 05:18:11 PMWell, you trust whatever you want. I'm just telling my story.
I was very fit and flexible before the surgery (weight lifting since 16 plus Yoga) and one year after I took the nails out I became as fit as before

And who said 100% recovery is impossible?

100% recovery, at least in terms of potential athletic performance, is impossible with current LL technology. Soft tissue will inevitably weaken and lose its original strength after 1.5 cm of lengthening or so.

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on November 25, 2019, 01:12:52 PM100% recovery, at least in terms of potential athletic performance, is impossible with current LL technology. Soft tissue will inevitably weaken and lose its original strength after 1.5 cm of lengthening or so.

Says the guy who never did LL against the guy that did 10cm
I was a much better shape than the average and I continue to do so after my LL.
As i said to the other guy, believe whatever you want.

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Quote from: BetzLandLiberator on November 29, 2019, 07:18:15 AMSays the guy who never did LL against the guy that did 10cm
I was a much better shape than the average and I continue to do so after my LL.
As i said to the other guy, believe whatever you want.

Multiple people who have done LL have also said so.

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Quote from: BetzLandLiberator on November 29, 2019, 07:18:15 AMSays the guy who never did LL against the guy that did 10cm
I was a much better shape than the average and I continue to do so after my LL.
As i said to the other guy, believe whatever you want.
Do you play soccer, basketball, handball, rugby etc., any sports which require high agility?

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Quote from: Siegfried on November 22, 2019, 08:13:38 PMFyi: Constantine is Fine. Im a fellow Gerrman, interested in Surgery with Betz, which is why a reached out to Constantine recently, in order to hear his opinion on Betz. Constantine is fine and has no regrets, even spoke to him on the phone for 30min. The only thing is his walk/ gait (minor hip issue), which is still not at 100% after 1,5y.
If his walking gait is not normal, swaying hip still after 1 and a half year, it may stay that way for a long time
Walking is the easiest thing in our movements

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Quote from: TemakiSushi on December 01, 2019, 11:30:05 AMDo you play soccer, basketball, handball, rugby etc., any sports which require high agility?

I didn't play any of those before LL and I still don't after. But I've been seriously weightlifting since I was a teenager, as well practicing Yoga. I also do HIIT for the cardio portion of my weightlifting training. I also do a lot of hiking and dancing (which requires high agility).

My performance in all of those went back to normal around 2 years after the operation (I only fully recovered after I took my nails out).

The main difference is that is harder to do squats than before due to the femur/tibia ratio (one of the reasons I'm considering doing LL on my tibias). On the other hand I can lift more than before (I assume it's because of the bigger leg muscles now).

So I consider my recovery 100%.

But you do have a point. Maybe if I did play some sports that need more explosiveness I would have a different opinion. But as I didn't practice those before I won't ever be able to compare.

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on December 01, 2019, 10:23:16 AMMultiple people who have done LL have also said so.

And why are their opinions more valid than mine?
It seems you only want to read what validates your already formed opinion.