RB - Femurs with Dr. Betz - March 2021

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Congratulations man, 7cm is amazing!

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Congratulations RB!

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Congratulations champion! We're proud of you!!!!

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Quote from: RB on June 08, 2021, 06:48:59 AMThanks man appreciate the support!

I haven’t officially measured since duck ass would be taking some height away but prior to surgery I measured exactly 163 in the afternoon so if my lengthening is accurate, once I improve my posture I should be roughly 170.1cm

Congrats RB!

A note on measured height. You tend to lose 1mm for every cm lengthened due to the curviture of the femur. If you lengthened 7.1, you should expect around 6.4 in increased height after you recover from duckass.

Since I've been tracking my measured height vs clicks, there is already a 7mm difference, not all attributable to wide-legs. So I'd lengthen to 7.8-8cm, to guarantee youself a final height of 170.

Regardless, congrats on such a huge milestone.

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Quote from: chasing_higher_dream on June 08, 2021, 08:29:44 AMWow, I was eagerly waiting for this update from you

I am happy that your height neurosis is at bay now! Overall, I felt you had a smooth experience and I am glad of it.
The tough part is done! Going forward, I wish you the best of luck for the consolidation phase.


Quote from: Zatoichi on June 08, 2021, 08:31:40 AMThis is fantastic news! Great to hear about the positive outcome.

I know the process must have felt like forever for you, but I've followed this diary from the first post, and it seems you've completed in no time at all!

Good luck with consolidation and getting back to normal.
Quote from: TheAlchemist on June 08, 2021, 02:10:03 PMCongrats RB!
Quote from: Johnp86 on June 08, 2021, 03:26:55 PMCongratulations man, 7cm is amazing!
Quote from: PerfectBody on June 08, 2021, 05:56:32 PMCongratulations champion! We're proud of you!!!!

Thanks guys! The support means a lot

Quote from: SirStretchAlot on June 08, 2021, 11:30:36 PMCongrats RB!

A note on measured height. You tend to lose 1mm for every cm lengthened due to the curviture of the femur. If you lengthened 7.1, you should expect around 6.4 in increased height after you recover from duckass.

Since I've been tracking my measured height vs clicks, there is already a 7mm difference, not all attributable to wide-legs. So I'd lengthen to 7.8-8cm, to guarantee youself a final height of 170.

Regardless, congrats on such a huge milestone.

Thanks man!

That's a good point regarding the curvature of the femur and something that I was aware of but didn't really factor in. Even if I lost a bit and am in the 6's I am still fine with that as the few mm's lost aren't a huge concern to me and can round myself up to 5'7. I will consider continuing but at this stage I am just so over the whole process and happy to be finished that I will likely stay at 7. 1mm seems like a lot to lose per cm, is that 100% confirmed to happen?

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Well, there is indeed some minor loss when you lengthen femurs and is very much individualistic. There is a thread talking in depth regarding this: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=66448.0

Though, IMO, I highly doubt that there would loss of 1 mm for every cm. During lengthening you do not have a proper posture, hence its hard to measure the real height.

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Quote from: chasing_higher_dream on June 09, 2021, 07:34:14 AMWell, there is indeed some minor loss when you lengthen femurs and is very much individualistic. There is a thread talking in depth regarding this: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=66448.0

Though, IMO, I highly doubt that there would loss of 1 mm for every cm. During lengthening you do not have a proper posture, hence its hard to measure the real height.

Very interesting. There is no doubt some minor loss but I agree that when posture is corrected, the loss would be minimal and close to the distracted amount. I've decided to stay at 7. I'm only on day 2 of consolidation and I already feel so much better.

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Also, if anyone knows of some effective strength exercises to help resolve duck ass, that would be much appreciated. I know I need to target the glutes especially but they are a very difficult muscle group to work on when you're a cripple haha.

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I think it's also important to measure after recovering posture. Another user I talk to said he did 7.8 and was only like 6.8 after lenghtening. A few weeks later he is like 7.4. It's impossible to have your full height when you finish lenghtening. In my case, being a healthy young guy, last year I lost like 0.7 cm because of months without much activity during lockdown, and I got it back one month after.

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Quote from: RB on June 10, 2021, 01:02:29 AMAlso, if anyone knows of some effective strength exercises to help resolve duck ass, that would be much appreciated. I know I need to target the glutes especially but they are a very difficult muscle group to work on when you're a cripple haha. Engage your glutes at all times when walking and push your hips forward during every step. Duckass is a normal compensation due to weak glutes and your intent to narrow wide legs. You'll find that once you push your hip forward, glutes are much easier to engage and your wide legs will return, though this is necessary.