Thought about mentioning that doing 10cm might not be the brightest idea for his size, but figured since its already been said so many times now that this guy must know what hes getting into.
Stretching during lengthening is what matters more and not months and years before it.
Also, distraction rate is way more important because even the most flexible person lengthens at 1.5mm per day he would end up crippled. The slower you lengthen without risking preconsolidation the best the outcome.
And finally, 10cm on femurs is a tragic idea and your biomechanics will be totally ruined, even if your soft tissues are (relatively) ok. So don't think that much about stretching but be more sensible with your target because if you really lengthen that much you'll have serious problems, no matter how flexible you were.
Quote from: Body Builder on August 16, 2023, 10:42:21 PMStretching during lengthening is what matters more and not months and years before it.
Also, distraction rate is way more important because even the most flexible person lengthens at 1.5mm per day he would end up crippled. The slower you lengthen without risking preconsolidation the best the outcome.
And finally, 10cm on femurs is a tragic idea and your biomechanics will be totally ruined, even if your soft tissues are (relatively) ok. So don't think that much about stretching but be more sensible with your target because if you really lengthen that much you'll have serious problems, no matter how flexible you were.
10cm on femurs isn't necessarily going to ruin someone. Case by case basis.
Quote from: Body Builder on August 16, 2023, 10:42:21 PMStretching during lengthening is what matters more and not months and years before it.
Also, distraction rate is way more important because even the most flexible person lengthens at 1.5mm per day he would end up crippled. The slower you lengthen without risking preconsolidation the best the outcome.
And finally, 10cm on femurs is a tragic idea and your biomechanics will be totally ruined, even if your soft tissues are (relatively) ok. So don't think that much about stretching but be more sensible with your target because if you really lengthen that much you'll have serious problems, no matter how flexible you were.
Giotikas mentioned the effect of stretching only lasted 24 hours when studied. While this would let you lengthen more during the process unless you kept it up for the rest of your life the permanent tightness would set in anyway. Obviously the degree of tightness depending upon how much you did.
Quote from: 1team on August 17, 2023, 02:00:22 AMGiotikas mentioned the effect of stretching only lasted 24 hours when studied. While this would let you lengthen more during the process unless you kept it up for the rest of your life the permanent tightness would set in anyway. Obviously the degree of tightness depending upon how much you did.
The idea is the tendons/muscles will not contract back to their previous state if you're lengthening and will instead grow new tissue.
With that said, it's certainly true that the ridiculous amount of stretching some claim to have done/plan to do on here is absurd. There is no need whatsoever to be stretching 4 hours a day for example. Just like with gym, there's a law of diminishing returns here - your first session in the week has the most value, going to 2 a week is a decent boost, as is doing 3 over 2 (although less so than 2 over 1). After 3 sessions a week there's only very marginal improvement.
Personally, I went to physio (so 1x45 min stretching session a day) and did 2x20 mins sessions at home. That sufficed for 9cm on the femurs and I wasn't walking worse or consolidating less than anyone else there.
Quote from: Legs890 on August 17, 2023, 08:24:57 AMThe idea is the tendons/muscles will not contract back to their previous state if you're lengthening and will instead grow new tissue.
I'm interested to find out how this would work. Any suggested links worth reading?
Quote from: 1team on August 17, 2023, 12:19:05 PMI'm interested to find out how this would work. Any suggested links worth reading?
I've no idea but common sense would suggest the tendons etc grow otherwise the lengthening amounts we see here just wouldn't be possible.
I do think stretching is very overrated on this forum however. The most important thing is genetics which is just blind luck- how much can your body take, since lengthening by itself will also be a form of stretching. Probably additional stretching helps a bit - but not as much as your predetermined genetics. Think how some people can just look at a pull up bar and grow muscle, whereas others work years to still look like crap - same is gonna apply to your predisposition to grow new tendon tissue.
Is there a good way to test my predisposed genetic stretching ability?
I know how lengthening and athletic ability are inversely proportional, but personally I don't mind sacrificing some athletic ability to reach a barefoot 6'0 morning height (from 5'6).
Quote from: Mezo103 on August 16, 2023, 02:59:10 PMWill stretching religiously everyday for years until my surgery help me gain 10 cm on femurs and 6 on tibias?
You only need a few months of stretching before surgery...not years. Im glad I stretched my hamstrings for a couple months before LL it helped a lot.
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