Is it actually beneficial to be muscular (esp. in the legs) when one is undergoing the surgery (Stryde femurs)?
Will one be faster on their feet or is it counterproductive bc of the surgeon has to damage more muscle and more muscle mass has to be stretched during the distraction phase?
I haven't found any clear response to this question.
Kind regards and thank you.
It's bad. The more tissue you have to stretch, the more difficult and painful it will be.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on January 10, 2021, 03:06:36 PMIt's bad. The more tissue you have to stretch, the more difficult and painful it will be.
I heard that being active before surgery means you're more likely to regain full mobility afterwards though, and generally more activity = stronger leg muscles.
Quote from: gottagrowfast on January 11, 2021, 12:36:43 PMI heard that being active before surgery means you're more likely to regain full mobility afterwards though, and generally more activity = stronger leg muscles.
Sorry but that is simply not true.
If you have normal legs before LL and everything goes well, you'll be as good as you can get after LL.
Much muscles will make anything harder while lengthening and your rom worse.
Before LL you simy need to be relatively healthy and nornal.
Nothing else is needed.
I'm now preparing to be in the best shape possible once I do my LL coming fall.
Ofcourse this involved lots of stretching, but I'm wondering about muscularity.
As I do a fair amount of fitness I have quite muscular legs. Would it be advisable to stop squatting/training legs altogether for the coming year? Or perhaps do some fullsquats at a medium load once a week, to keep the legs from becoming too weak.
I figure it may be best to keep a bunch of muscle on until months before the procedure, so that I will be able to bounce back quicker during the recovery phase, due to muscle memory.
Quote from: DutchGiant on January 12, 2021, 09:51:31 PMI'm now preparing to be in the best shape possible once I do my LL coming fall.
Ofcourse this involved lots of stretching, but I'm wondering about muscularity.
As I do a fair amount of fitness I have quite muscular legs. Would it be advisable to stop squatting/training legs altogether for the coming year? Or perhaps do some fullsquats at a medium load once a week, to keep the legs from becoming too weak.
I figure it may be best to keep a bunch of muscle on until months before the procedure, so that I will be able to bounce back quicker during the recovery phase, due to muscle memory.
If you already have muscular legs then muscle memory is there and you'll never lose it.
Stop heavy squats and focus on stretching amd flexibility. Big muscles won't help and you already have muscle memory so after LL you'll get back muscles relatively easy if things go well.
Quote from: Body Builder on January 12, 2021, 10:44:32 PMIf you already have muscular legs then muscle memory is there and you'll never lose it.
Stop heavy squats and focus on stretching amd flexibility. Big muscles won't help and you already have muscle memory so after LL you'll get back muscles relatively easy if things go well.
So maybe the ideal is to get big legs and then intentionally let them atrophy back to normal before LL? Would muscle memory help you recover strength in your legs more quickly when you start walking again?
You guys talk about getting strong and muscular legs like getting a CLL done in ~1 year. You don't just get big muscular legs, this is something you have to achieve over several years. I'd like to see someone on this forum going from not being a squatter to around 150kg/335lbs proper (not like a quarter squat) backsquat.
Quote from: Longer on January 16, 2021, 07:58:41 PMYou guys talk about getting strong and muscular legs like getting a CLL done in ~1 year. You don't just get big muscular legs, this is something you have to achieve over several years. I'd like to see someone on this forum going from not being a squatter to around 150kg/335lbs proper (not like a quarter squat) backsquat.
I agree, I'm always reading people who probably have never played any sport talking about bulding muscles as if it is an easy thing to do when you like. That's an hard thing to do and it truly requires a great dedication.
I think flexibility is the most important thing, so keep stretching!
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