Leg length differential

[Jessee Schoetzow]

Hey Joe. Love the app, and appreciate all the hard work you put into it. The question I have is about how to avoid lower back muscle strains while doing any lower body bilateral work. I have a 1 inch leg length differential from a car wreck years ago, and any time i do lower body work with both legs at the same time, (squats, deadlifts mainly), i strain my lower back. I assume its due to my pelvis shifting at the bottom due to my longer leg reaching bottom first? Should I just do all unilateral lower body and forget heavy squats and deads to avoid injury? What exercises would you recommend for going heavy unilaterally? I’ve thought about a heel insert, but because it was my femur that shattered and shortened upon healing, the heel lift would raise that knee and my knees would be uneven. Sorry for the rambling. Been lifting for about 15 years and can’t find a way to fix this. Thank you sir

[Joe]

Hey Joe. Love the app, and appreciate all the hard work you put into it. The question I have is about how to avoid lower back muscle strains while doing any lower body bilateral work. I have a 1 inch leg length differential from a car wreck years ago, and any i do lower body work with both legs at the same , (squats, deadlifts mainly), i strain my lower back. I assume its due to my pelvis shifting at the bottom due to my longer leg reaching bottom first? Should I just do all unilateral lower body and forget heavy squats and deads to avoid injury? What exercises would you recommend for going heavy unilaterally? I’ve thought about a heel insert, but because it was my femur that shattered and shortened upon healing, the heel lift would raise that knee and my knees would be uneven. Sorry for the rambling. Been lifting for about 15 years and can’t find a way to fix this. Thank you sir

[Jessee Schoetzow]

Thanks, Joe. Really appreciate the response. I think I will program all single leg work for about 2-3 months for lower body with some of the exercises you highlighted and go from there. Probably throw in some heavy sled work as well. I will let ya know how it goes. Thanks again.

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