Here is my problem. I have a leg that is longer than the other, so when I squat, I tend to put more weight on my shorter leg, which place my hips unequally. It doesnt hurt but I know it can cause problems in the future. Obviously, it wasnt doing that until recently where I started to put heavier and heavier for my squat.
Is there someone with a similar experience that can share their tricks? I don't wanna stall at the weight I am now just because of this.. (I love strength training)

Thanks in advance!

One leg further in front of the other

Have you checked with a medical professional to confirm that your leg is longer? In many if not most cases, it's pelvic/hip tilt that people think is a longer leg. It if it's tilt issue, you need to know if it's solvable via an adjustment (by a chiropractor) or a lot of stretching (in the case of musclular imblance), or if it's more deeply structural (which it probably is if it's pronounced), in which case you may have surgical options. In some countries there are hormonal treatments, mostly for kids.

I recommend that you see a chiropractor first, because chiropractors are decent diagnostically, and, more importantly, they can prevent a lot of unnecessary surgeries. You'd be shocked at the number of people I know who were told they needed surgeries and then found out they just needed an adjustment (mostly for spinal stuff, not hip stuff, but hip stuff too). Your M.D. should be your next visit if the chiropractor tells you there is no non-surgical solution. Your M.D. will take a look, and if it looks like it's a hip/pelvic thing, may refer you to a hospital or to a specialist for x-ray or other imagery. This will help define the issue, and from there you may be referred to a physician. In some cases your doc would refer you directly to a surgeon if the solution is obvious.

If it's truly a case of a shorter leg, which is indeed possible, you may or may not have surgical options. I just brought up the hip/pelvic tilt stuff because that's often what's really going on.

Ya should have specified. It was measured on xray - one of my leg is 2.5cm longer than the other. Nothing to do about it, I got orthesis but thats about it.



Wont that cause an imbalance ?

This post was edited by Betrayed on Oct 3 2016 06:22pm

Counter balance

Wow a 1 inch difference seems like alot

It is. Its like 1.4 cm difference between the femur and 1.1cm between the shinbones for a total of 2.5cm

Maybe it's my basketball background but I've only seen cases like pelvic tilt, hip tilt (or other structural difference), club foot, long fingers, long arms, that sort of thing.

One idea would be to work with orthotics measured for use with squat shoes. The idea for squat foot position involves actually wanting very little space between the floor and the feet. There may be a solution but you'd want to consult with an MD in sports medicine. Might have some XP in solving for the squat.

Surgically speaking the options are probably very limited with a vertical disparity but it's worth getting a few opinions just in case. Some surgeons have some pretty sweet procedures but I'll admit this is tricky business because it is structural relative to the leg and not the hips. You may want to look into hip surgeons or other surgeons who work with people who have had hip surgeries to correct discrepancies if you're looking for a different opinion/set of options. At the very least they will have seen something like what you've experienced.

Dr. Victor J. Runco (Google him if you want) is a leg discrepancy guy, but I think he works with runners, in which case he's probably seeing cases of muscular and hip discrepancy, not true leg length discrepancy.

Klokov has the same thing, solves it by having a stance that is uneven.

Dat push press:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Klokov

sonofabitch is strong.