Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on February 10, 2023, 10:44:15 PMBud, Im literally doing the lengthening....I understand how it works. Your ass needs to go out to completely close your legs if you have mild wide legs. It sounds like you had something more severe.
But as I mentioned and we agree on: hip flexors and quads are definitely what causes duck ass in a way where you cant shift your position to fix it.
If you want to solve duck ass while walking normally with legs close together, you really need to solve both hip flexors and IT bands.
You specifically didn‘t want to get an It band release right?
Also in my case since at the end of lengthening i have had no wide legs and free range of motion in the lateral movement (crossing my legs no problem etc) but duckass regardless in what position(no difference if i have my legs together or apart… Unless sitting which bends the knees thus shorten the hip flexor and therefore fixing it). It‘s been a bitch to get rid off tbh. Takes much longer than I thought.
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Nah I got the IT soft release. I do get tight IT bands but its manageable so far. I have to work at it though.
Yeah it sounds like the hip flexors and/or quads got you. If you go to one knee and bend backwards, this stretch just doesnt loosen up the flexors anymore? Or is more quads or both?
Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on February 10, 2023, 11:01:56 PMNah I got the IT soft release. I do get tight IT bands but its manageable so far. I have to work at it though.
Yeah it sounds like the hip flexors and/or quads got you. If you go to one knee and bend backwards, this stretch just doesnt loosen up the flexors anymore? Or is more quads or both?
Both for me. And even though i stretch a lot the progress is veeery slow. I hate it. It‘s the biggest factor holding me back.
Quote from: RealLostSoul on February 11, 2023, 12:15:17 AMBoth for me. And even though i stretch a lot the progress is veeery slow. I hate it. It‘s the biggest factor holding me back.
Obviously hypothetical, but if you knew this in advance - would you lengthen less?
Quote from: hippo60 on February 11, 2023, 12:45:04 AMObviously hypothetical, but if you knew this in advance - would you lengthen less?
Can‘t say for sure. I‘ve seen people that did less and also have it. I think the amount where I wouldn‘t have had it at all would be too little for me to do the surgery in the first place.
The thing is for me it‘s not noticeable with any clothings (it‘s less than stand taller now for example) but even if it‘s slightly there you get backpain when walking for longer. So that‘s the main culprit. If that goes away which I think it will in a few weeks I am pretty good and can call myself recovered for everyday life.
So in the end I am happy with my decisions and wouldn‘t change anything. I am still very early in consolidation.
If for whatever reason it stays for longer, lets say many months or perhaps years then definitely YES. It‘s pretty awful and the backpain is hindering in recovery (could walk much longer but need to quit it soon every single day bc my lower back hurts too much)
Quote from: RealLostSoul on February 11, 2023, 01:05:03 AMCan‘t say for sure. I‘ve seen people that did less and also have it. I think the amount where I wouldn‘t have had it at all would be too little for me to do the surgery in the first place.
The thing is for me it‘s not noticeable with any clothings (it‘s less than stand taller now for example) but even if it‘s slightly there you get backpain when walking for longer. So that‘s the main culprit. If that goes away which I think it will in a few weeks I am pretty good and can call myself recovered for everyday life.
So in the end I am happy with my decisions and wouldn‘t change anything. I am still very early in consolidation.
If for whatever reason it stays for longer, lets say many months or perhaps years then definitely YES. It‘s pretty awful and the backpain is hindering in recovery (could walk much longer but need to quit it soon every single day bc my lower back hurts too much)
Got it! When did you finish lengthening?
I'm going to be getting a more agressive ITB release, not quite a full ITB release, but i've asked for deeper cuts and more of them in my ITB band. I've asked for this to be as aggressive as possilble, i don't mind reduced mobility anyway, if it means the ITB bands won't be super, super tight.
Everyone who has lengthened over 7cm has flown to greece to get Giotikas to cut their ITB, and unanimously in 5, 6, 7, diaries there is significant improvement once the ITB is cut.
I get for a weight bearing nail you do not want to do the full release immediately, but imo, i am going to get them to kindly go as aggressive as possible.
Stretching will always remain the most important part no doubt.
Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on February 10, 2023, 11:01:56 PMNah I got the IT soft release. I do get tight IT bands but its manageable so far. I have to work at it though.
Yeah it sounds like the hip flexors and/or quads got you. If you go to one knee and bend backwards, this stretch just doesnt loosen up the flexors anymore? Or is more quads or both?
your progress is stunning,
If you could go back and get a more aggressive soft ITB release, i.e. more cuts, deeper cuts, (not the full ITB mind) would you have considered it?
Quote from: hippo60 on February 11, 2023, 01:52:24 AMGot it! When did you finish lengthening?
2 weeks ago. The other leg a bit over a week ago (fixed small discrepancy at the end).
Quote from: RealLostSoul on February 12, 2023, 01:57:23 AM2 weeks ago. The other leg a bit over a week ago (fixed small discrepancy at the end).
ha ok, you weren't kidding about being early in consolidation 
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