Here's a pic of my calf muscle. I only work my quad muscles but my calf keeps growing and the same thing is starting to happen to my biceps.
wow. it's huge
I guess if you will wear shoes with small heels (boots and clarksons) it will lower the growth rate. I guess the growth is because the muscle is under constant tension (because of the complex tendine structure) and it makes him "feel" like you are doing isometric training on him non stop.
The same is with the biceps and brachialis muscles. They connect with a tendon that is somewhat similar to the achilles one (a big single tendon) to the other end thus when you stretch it, it exerts alot of force which your arm muscles need to stand against
I'll take that theory. Makes sense. I specifically avoided shoes with any type of thick sole or cushioning because they felt like cheating during recovery. Learning to walk in flat shoes was way harder but I feel like I need to stick to flat shoes until I regain all my flexibility. Plus they just look so much better; it's just a shame I haven't found a very comfortable pair.
Even before I developed my height complex I wore timberlands, blandstones and clarksons... I just love their style (and so do the ladies 
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It's probably a mental thing for me. I spent so many years trying to boost my height with shoes and now I have this opportunity to wear anything I want. I'll wear boots every once in a while but I think that the 10 pairs in my closet will last me the rest of my life.
Hello IAmReady, I have been following your diary closely as I believe your limb lengthening decisions have been close to optimal in regards to the doctor chosen, recovery, proportions and balancing risk/reward so for this, congratulations. As I understand it, you finished arm lengthening approximately a month ago and approximately 7 months since full weight bearing on your legs - how has your recovery been concerning both your arms and legs? Is there much pain or weakness and do you notice improvement from week to week? Thank you for this informative diary.
^ Also, when you get around to answering that, did you do internal or external tibias? I've read this thread a few times and never found an answer
Quote from: CaptainAmerica on February 10, 2017, 10:52:31 PM^ Also, when you get around to answering that, did you do internal or external tibias? I've read this thread a few times and never found an answer
If I had to guess, I would assume he went with internal tibial lengthening for three reasons.
Firstly, if I remember correctly, he posted pictures and videos of his movement and proportions which he has since deleted. I don't remember there being any external apparatus.
Secondly, most diaries concerning external lengthening of the tibia actively mention the method used, including the issues and scarring whereas IAmReady hasn't leading me to believe he has had internal rods.
Thirdly, I believe Paley prefers (only?) uses internal methods for lengthening as seen in IAmReady's femoral and humeral lengthening.
Of course, IAmReady will answer this question and I could be completely wrong, but in the meantime I would lean towards internal tibial lengthening.
Regards.
Quote from: 682 on February 10, 2017, 11:01:31 PMIf I had to guess, I would assume he went with internal tibial lengthening for three reasons.
Firstly, if I remember correctly, he posted pictures and videos of his movement and proportions which he has since deleted. I don't remember there being any external apparatus.
Secondly, most diaries concerning external lengthening of the tibia actively mention the method used, including the issues and scarring whereas IAmReady hasn't leading me to believe he has had internal rods.
Thirdly, I believe Paley prefers (only?) uses internal methods for lengthening as seen in IAmReady's femoral and humeral lengthening.
Of course, IAmReady will answer this question and I could be completely wrong, but in the meantime I would lean towards internal tibial lengthening.
Regards.
Wow, nice deduction Mr. Holmes work, yeah now that you say that I 100% believe he did internal tibias. Lucky that he didn't end up with any knee pain.
Quote from: CaptainAmerica on February 10, 2017, 11:04:13 PMWow, nice deduction Mr. Holmes work, yeah now that you say that I 100% believe he did internal tibias. Lucky that he didn't end up with any knee pain.
Thank you sir. After some re-reading, I also found these excerpts within the diary by IAmReady which confirms that he internally lengthened his tibia.
On page 6, post #170 where he commented 'I was basically saying that people are apprehensive about getting their tibia lengthened internally because of some rumors of knee pains or complications and that the Paley Institute can really become the go to place for internal tibia if they make some key changes'
And on page 8, post #228 asked 'If you are doing tibia internals, arent you afraid of permanent knee pain?' to which he replied in post #229 with 'I lenghten .50mm a day. As far as knee pain, I think that once the rods are out I can't imagine a scenario or a reason why my knees would hurt.'
I hope this has answered your question adequately.
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