Femurs growth with Stryde in Barcelona

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Quote from: Ahd1978 on May 09, 2021, 09:06:29 PMHey brother I’m pulling to 7.5 cm

I know stiffness

Do you have a theragun mini at home. If not try to get it massage your stiff muscles it helps a lot.

Also what I have tried are warm baths and then last 2 minutes hot water on legs and then stretches makes huge difference to relax muscles.

Besides that it’s just time on your side that will make stiffness go away

You are done. Now it’s easy part.

I’m a week behind but tagging along.

My walk is similar to yours so it’s normal I guess

It's not recommended to use Theragun / massage gun during lengthening or initial stages of consolidation.
Theragun like most other massage guns is based upon percussion therapy and the hammering motion of these guns can further damage your pulled/lengthened muscles and can hinder healing broken bones.
Checkout this article: https://www.cnet.com/health/fitness/sprains-strains-and-injured-veins-when-not-to-use-a-theragun/

IMO, Static stretching and foam rolling is the best way to go.

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@FSchez

You seem to have an anterior pelvic tilt a.k.a. duck ass (https://backintelligence.com/anterior-pelvic-tilt-fix/) due to tight hip flexor muscles.
IMO, "Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch Against a Wall" is the most potent form of stretching to stretch those tight hip flexors.
You can see the exercise here: https://www.popsugar.co.uk/fitness/photo-gallery/37955292/image/37955286/Kneeling-Hip-Flexor-Stretch-Against-Wall

I wish you best luck for your consolidation phase.

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Thank you both very much !!
Any advice is welcome at this time 😁
@Ahd1978
I practice hot water baths when my legs are very tense and it helps me to stretch better ...
It is true that with 7.5 cm the muscles become very tense, in my case the hip flexors ...
I'm glad you have already achieved 7.5, Congratulations !!
It is a matter of time and effort to correct our "duck ass".

@chasing_higher_dream
Lately I am focusing my exercises on stretching the hip flexor muscles, so I will add to my exercises the one in the image that you have advised me.
Thanks to the 2, really😉

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Muy bueno fschez 💪🏻

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Thanks guys about the gun

At paleys they have been using the gun pretty regularly

So much so I was suggested by physio to buy the mini one.

However physio did say not to use on bone and just abductor area quads when they are tight

Calf muscles and shin area

I honestly wouldn’t have made it without gun.

Also I am taped strongly.

But in middle of night when lower calf or shins get tight gun is true saviour

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Hi guys!!
Today I don't have much time to write but my right leg no longer hurts at all and my left leg loses tension every day.
There is still a lot of work to be done, I know this is only the beginning of the recovery but little by little I can walk with my back straighter.



This video is from today, my walk can still be improved, but it is more acceptable than the last days ...

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Hey dude, In hindsight what would you have done to prevent duckass? Do you think an extreme level of flexibility before the surgery would have helped? Which stretches would you recommend?

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Quote from: Want-3-inches on May 12, 2021, 08:34:25 PMHey dude, In hindsight what would you have done to prevent duckass? Do you think an extreme level of flexibility before the surgery would have helped? Which stretches would you recommend?

I think I should have stretched the hip flexor muscles and the fascia lata tensors, which are the only muscles that I did not work before the operation ...
It depends on the initial position you have, because before the operation I had a slight hyperlordosis, my physiotherapist advised me to correct when I visited him a few days before the operation, but there was less than 1 week to do it ...
I thought I was quite prepared and quite flexible, in fact my quadriceps and hamstrings have not suffered much tension during the distraction. The problem is in my hips and the outer area of ​​my thighs ...

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Quote from: FSchez on May 13, 2021, 09:12:48 AMI think I should have stretched the hip flexor muscles and the fascia lata tensors, which are the only muscles that I did not work before the operation ...
It depends on the initial position you have, because before the operation I had a slight hyperlordosis, my physiotherapist advised me to correct when I visited him a few days before the operation, but there was less than 1 week to do it ...
I thought I was quite prepared and quite flexible, in fact my quadriceps and hamstrings have not suffered much tension during the distraction. The problem is in my hips and the outer area of ​​my thighs ...

Thanks for the advice! Do you think if I can do these, then duck ass shouldn't be a big problem?

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Quote from: Want-3-inches on May 13, 2021, 09:43:04 AMThanks for the advice! Do you think if I can do these, then duck ass shouldn't be a big problem?





They seem like good exercises, surely if you manage to improve the flexibility of your hips by achieving those positions you will be quite prepared. The yoga position "the cobra" and "the cat" is also very good to prevent hyperlordosis ...
In the StrydeNailChallenge diary, on page 11 there are many exercises with posted videos that are sure to help you.