Quote from: RealLostSoul on January 16, 2023, 06:33:11 PMof course consolidation will take longer for you but that‘s not the thing that causes your duckass. To me personally it sounds very strange that you stopped crutches 3 months POST clicking at home, why so late? I stopped crutches at home entirely when I was at 6cm. At like 8.5cm I only used 1 crutch outside and sometimes when it wasn‘t too icy even only hiking sticks. All that helped me to actively fight duckass. If you are on crutches you are in a passive posture that pushes you into duckass.
I know a person that did 10.5cm and 4 weeks post clicking he was walking 100% normal with 0 duckass. Only with less stamina than before, obviously and no sports yet. 8 weeks later he sent another video and it really looks so normal. Fast and perfect gait.
I think it comes down to stretching and training. Am I remembering correctly, you did 2hours of stretching during lengthening?
That‘s sadly just not enough. Especially for 11-12cm. You would need 4h minimum, no days off. Even at only 12/13 clicks (0.6-0.7mm/day) you need 4h.
Not meaning to be offensive by any means but from my personal experience something feels a bit off with your chronology.
I personally end up at 11cm and I am at the very last few days of clicking. Only need one crutch for stairs and steps now as I need to wait a bit before I can do these unassisted but that‘s it. Duckass is slightly there but no backpain at all and it‘s only a bit visible without clothes. No wide legs at all, very loose it band (soft release was definitely enough lol). Stamina is very low. Can only walk max 45min outside before being fatigued. But muscle strengthening will become my next step soon.
I appreciate your feedback, but the thing you have to understand is that where are not all the same. Our bodies react to this procedure differently, and different people have different problems and issues. No two stories are the same and cannot be compared directly. There is a diary here on the forum from years ago where two friends lengthening at the same time and did around the same amount of lengthening. One of the friends developed duckass and wide legs, while the other friend did not. The one that did develop these complications also spent like three times more the amount on stretching than the other guy. There is no right or wrong here, just different bodies reacting differently.
I am glad you are have been able to walk better than me, have less duck ass than me and been able to stretch as much as 4 hours every day. But if you have read all of my posts I didn't stretch for "only" 2 hours every day because I didn't want to, but because that was the limit my body was able to handle. Believe me when I say I tried and I wanted, there is nothing wrong with my power of will. In my 20s I played sports at a very high level, so I know what pushing my body to the limit feels like over years. I even prepared three months in advance, stretching every day.
I have had weeks where I have fell a sleep on the sofa for hours at random times in the day because I was completely exhausted. If you can't stay awake enough hours it doesn't matter how much time you spend on stretching if can't do anything else.
For months at my physiotherapist at the time I stopped clicking I had such bad duckass and poor range of motion because of it as well as the stiffness we used to strap myself to the bench with belts using the electric motors to pull me flat. We did this until I screamed in pain until I couldn't handle it. Read that again, I was so stiff that me pushing while be used all of his power and body wright wasn't enough to stretch me. The only thing that worked was an electric motor.
You may think my story is strange, but believe me - you where never even close to how bad I was. And if you where you'd have a little more sympathy and understanding. You wouldn't saying things like "that's so strange, because I didn't have those problems".
Here is a photo of me strapped to the bench.
https://freeimage.host/i/HauJrHxEDIT:
And also dude, just found your diary. You are 21! And am close to 40 now, that's gonna make A HUGE DIFFERENCE! There is no comparing our stories.
