Sorry brain picking again!! FOR VETS!

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To daylight

The quote is is from walk6 diary and the Dr is talking about tibia limits.

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Seriously??

If you hate your height at 172 then you'll hate it at 175. I can barely tell the difference between myself and people that are 2 inches taller than me (5cm). You will see no difference after 3cm. Do 4.5cm and wear your 3cm shoes. That will be noticeable.

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I am about 171cm, I will also be doing about 4cm may even stick to as low as 3 and maintain my athletic abilities. Recently I came across Amir Khan's wiki, and was quiet surprised to know that he is mere 174. From then onwards 174 it is. IMO 3 cm makes a lot of difference especially going from 5.7 - 5.8 to 5.9. I am hoping to get LL done by Dec 2016 at the latest

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Interesting thread, I'm currently deciding wether to do 4 cm or skip the surgery altogether, I don't believe this is worth it for only a 3 cm gain although I am 3 cm below average so it is tempting.

Quotes like these:

QuoteYou are taking a huge risk with your health, so always keep that in mind. I went in understanding that I may never fully return to my pre-LL form athletically. But, now that I am in the process of recovery, this fact has hit me quite hard. I was extremely athletic before LL and I really really miss the aspect of out-sprinting people, going all out in the gym, etc. I feel like one part of my identity is currently gone and that may be the reason that I feel down at times.

Quote I´ve talked to an oerthopeadic who works with the precise 2 and he told me that he can´t imagine anyone going back to 100% after an amount like 2-3cm´s!

Really makes me question if it is worth it at all.

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I’m a bit confused here. If no one can recover from 2-3cm than what can we say about those going over 5cm? I believe it’s up to each individual’s body.
The shorter you are the more valuable those 3cm are…they are definitely important for someone around 168-173.

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Quote from: 5.7to5.9 on November 27, 2015, 01:50:31 PMI am about 171cm, I will also be doing about 4cm may even stick to as low as 3 and maintain my athletic abilities. Recently I came across Amir Khan's wiki, and was quiet surprised to know that he is mere 174. From then onwards 174 it is. IMO 3 cm makes a lot of difference especially going from 5.7 - 5.8 to 5.9. I am hoping to get LL done by Dec 2016 at the latest

Get a ruler and actually stare 3cm in the face.. Is breaking your legs, paying upwards of $50000, having a recovery time of several months.. AND still risking your athletic abilities worth it? People who break their bones due to real life accidents (with no lengthening) still lose athletic abilities sometimes. You don't know how your body is going to react. I don't mean to sound rude or nasty, but it seems a bit narrow minded. Especially if you get out a ruler and look at 3cm face to face.

Going from 5"7 (171cm) to 5"8 (174cm) is literally a little over an inch... One inch does not make jack s**t of a difference.

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Quote from: Keep Growing on November 27, 2015, 03:41:46 PMI’m a bit confused here. If no one can recover from 2-3cm than what can we say about those going over 5cm? I believe it’s up to each individual’s body.
The shorter you are the more valuable those 3cm are…they are definitely important for someone around 168-173.

Realistically you will recover just fine. Better than anyone that does 5cm or over ever could.... I'm 168. My gf is 173. I have a friend that is 173. It is barely noticeable. And that's 2 inches! You guys are talking about an inch. You yourself won't even notice a difference. It's just a number. In real life, 1 inch is insignificant. 2 inches is barely noticeable. 3 inches and higher is where it becomes truely noticeable.

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Quote from: Deads on November 27, 2015, 03:46:27 PMRealistically you will recover just fine. Better than anyone that does 5cm or over ever could.... I'm 168. My gf is 173. I have a friend that is 173. It is barely noticeable. And that's 2 inches! You guys are talking about an inch. You yourself won't even notice a difference. It's just a number. In real life, 1 inch is insignificant. 2 inches is barely noticeable. 3 inches and higher is where it becomes truely noticeable.

I saw on your thread about wanting to be 5'10 that you were planning on doing 4.5cm tibia and 5.5cm femur?

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Yeah

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Quote from: Deads on November 27, 2015, 09:57:16 PMYeah

5'10 is the shortest "average height" in my opinion, 185 is the tallest. That's for young people of european heritage.