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Okay, the disparity is not that huge, but to be brief...
Partial patellaectomy, right knee, from years ago that was never completely rehabed. Couple surgeries over the years to shave down some bone when it catches. Still a bit weaker (and louder) than the other leg. Currently, no trainer or PT.
Now that I've been cutting, the differences are becoming obvious to me. The depth of muscle is missing in the injured leg.
Shall I do single leg exercises only until both legs are the same? Shall I throw in extra sets for the weak leg to compensate? Or maybe I could add extra leg exercises on my cardio interval days?
Not sure where to begin.
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How often do you do legs now and what does your leg workout look like? Is the injured leg weaker or just smaller than the good leg?
If the injured leg is noticeably weaker then I would avoid heavy squats b/c that lag could put pressure on other parts of your body, including your good leg. I wouldn't avoid working your good leg though, but instead focus on single leg exercises for your leg workouts. This means lots of lunges (static/dynamic/walking) and step ups (with a progressively higher step).
As your bad leg strengthens up start adding squats back into your workouts. When I rehabbed my ACL is was a 'feel' thing for me as to when I could start doing heavy squats again. The doc had cleared me to do whatever so I just felt my way back from there.
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If you have a choice in exercise selection, I would stick to single leg variations, and add an extra set for the weak/small side. Depending upon length of time since surgery, you might not see a huge gain (ie my husband had ACL surgery x 2 back in the mid 1980s and his surgery leg is noticably smaller and will likely after 20+ years stay that way) in size, but strength should return with concentrated effort.
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If you have a choice in exercise selection, I would stick to single leg variations, and add an extra set for the weak/small side. Depending upon length of time since surgery, you might not see a huge gain (ie my husband had ACL surgery x 2 back in the mid 1980s and his surgery leg is noticably smaller and will likely after 20+ years stay that way) in size, but strength should return with concentrated effort.
I do, and will do.
Yes, I figured my leg would stay chicken-like in aspect after all this time, but who knows?
Thanks for the help, both of ya.
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One regular leg, one chicken leg...
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