Meat Leg VS Prosthetic Leg

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Footless Jo

Жыл бұрын

Meat leg vs. prosthetic leg - a clear winner!
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@Amozon28 Жыл бұрын

"I was surprised its less than half" girl its only half a leg its doing the best it can!

@FootlessJo Жыл бұрын

😆😆😆

@j.v3896 Жыл бұрын

@@FootlessJo maybe a stupid question, but do you think it would make a difference to start at the lowest weight and then slowly increase?

@queencupcake09 Жыл бұрын

I laughed at this and then I felt bad 😞

@rc31802 Жыл бұрын

Omg !

@amiegamble1678 Жыл бұрын

It's probably not even half the muscle she previously had. Plus the muscles interconnected to work harder.

@yerpalrj983 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate posts like this, as a parent of a btk amputee. My kid had her amputation at the age of 4 and is 11 now. Thank you for sharing your observations.

@violetskies14 Жыл бұрын

Hope your kid is doing well. I've been disabled since I was a kid so I know how tough it can be.

@cheesycheese8451 8 ай бұрын

Is it alright if I ask about the story? I'm very curious!

@howtorandomoff 6 ай бұрын

@@cheesycheese8451 Yeah, me too

@helensernett9477 Жыл бұрын

Wow. That’s a big difference. I know the joint strength matters on that machine, so it’s not just quad strength. When I had my knee reconstructed it took a long time for me to regain equal strength on my injured side, and it mostly had to do with the recovery of my joint.

@oldvlognewtricks Жыл бұрын

Leg presses also make use of hamstring and glute, since they extend the hip joint - and they often become weak when you habitually stabilise or hold your weight in the other leg

@1234cheerful Жыл бұрын

Thanks for going public about your amputation and prosthetic limb. My mother lost her right leg above the knee due to complications of diabetes in 1971 and rarely met anyone else with an amputation. No social media then so she struggled along with what the doctors, PT and prosthetic makers told her. She felt very isolated. It's great to see what other people can do and try.

@raimerarias9000 Жыл бұрын

it can be isolating, i was born with above the knee amputation and growing up i always was made aware i didn't "belong"... maybe that's why I'm a gymrat now lol

@mdouglaswray Жыл бұрын

I appreciate how mindful and thoughtful your approach is. No man I know would have the wits to NOT proceed when it hurt and change the setting.

@RavensWings11 6 ай бұрын

Yep, same here. It's that male ego...

@tonycrader8978 Жыл бұрын

It's always crazy when you switch things up in training and realize how strong/weak one side is compared to another just because of the way we live.

@nathanielovaughn2145 Жыл бұрын

HIPS! Core strength. Squats and deads. Your power clean form from a previous short looks awesome. Hip hinge is where its at. Go Jo!

@typicallyusual6984 Жыл бұрын

Jo probably already knows this, but for those that don’t, muscle really helps to protect joints and heavily reduces wear and tear and the accompanying pain. If you have joint pain definitely look into physical therapy if you can afford it, even if it’s just minor pain, because it’s much better to nip it in the bud while you can. I have some minor joint alignment issues that’s structural and physical therapy keeps it from becoming a bigger issue down the line. I’ve kinda fallen out of the habit of doing PT during quarantine so I should really get back into it..

@lgrantnelson2863 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of when I broke my leg roller skating. When the cast came off I couldn't walk. A bit of rehab and starting skating again got me off the crutches. You're doing a good job. Keep up the good work.

@jacksacks4693 Жыл бұрын

Recovering from ACL revision, being down for 4 months cost about 25% in mass and loads more in strength. When I started PT, I kept doing everything with both legs to rebuild and hopefully rebalance while prepping for another revision on other knee. Good luck

@sarajayne8214 Жыл бұрын

I have a permanent Achilles tendon injury on one side. I have a weakness that I will never be able to completely "fix". Strength training is difficult on that side. I am glad I saw this video.

@Waserehtlol Жыл бұрын

After i hurt my leg and was unable to walk on it for 3 months i went to the gym and could do 25 on my bad leg and 70 on my good. I was shocked how quickly you can lose strength when you don’t move. It’s also motivated me to work for strength rather than my weight

@sarahsovereign4522 Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah Jo! At this, or another similar machine, try with your toes on the top line of that press plate, and as close to the bottom as you feel you can safely go. These will hit bum/back and quads in different proportions.

@jennabrilon1186 Жыл бұрын

Had a similar issue where I had one leg that was stronger than the other, something interesting to keep in mind, it effects your back far more than you’d think! I actually developed a curve in my spine, and some pretty bad back pain until I figured it out. Now it’s a battle of building back to balanced, but at least it’s headed in the right direction!

@samuelklarkson512 Жыл бұрын

Meat leg lmaooo

@cynnicysm Жыл бұрын

meat leg!

@matthewdouglass9185 Жыл бұрын

"The Flesh is Weak" Adeptus Mechanicus

@gottagofastest Жыл бұрын

@@matthewdouglass9185 Turns out it's pretty strong

@sylfae Жыл бұрын

I was struck by a work van as a pedestrian and had extensive reconstruction on my leg and a considerable talus reconstruction. That was two years ago and my surgical leg is still significantly weaker than my non surgical leg, I am still in physical therapy and it’s something that we work on constantly.

@airbots4789 Жыл бұрын

Entirely unrelated, but i am so happy to see someone else who uses meat leg when referring to the leg they were born with

@alexjenkins2657 Жыл бұрын

I love how informative your videos are.

@lisastenzel5713 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know it was safe to use this thing with only one leg. I think it's cool you are gonna strengthen you prostetic side. It does a lot for your hip and lower back as well!! Which might get your need of physical therapy down! Edit: This turned out to talking about me a lot more then I wanted to, so I swichted that part down. Is that crazy? Yes. Needed to use it after an injury in my lower back. It was hell. Like not even 5kg...the pain just killed me instantly. After a few weeks thankfully I was at 40kg. But I wasn't training at that time...when I do my sports I am able to do 80. But I kinda stop at 60-70 usually. Legs are not my weak spot

@poke-talia268 Жыл бұрын

I think it's safer mainly because of the angle and position of the spot where you place your feet compared to where you sit. In her video, the weight machine she is using has the seat set above the stationary foot board. The machine like this I used a while back had you sit below a moving foot board, but it could only move so far towards you. The weights were also set like those in her video. But the one in the weight room at the highschool I attended had you sitting at the bottom, and the foot board could keep sliding down into you if you didn't put the guards back up. It also had a bar to put the weights on to. That one would not be safe to do with just one leg especially because if you couldn't handle the weight, you could be trapped or crushed.

@mswolf3595 6 ай бұрын

I’m a newcomer and I have watched many of your posts and even though this is my first time leaving a comment, I can truly say that you’re an ABSOLUTE inspiration! With respect, you are beautiful, inside and out.

@anime_x1 Жыл бұрын

I love the fact that you were able to share your unique feature with all of us ❤

@shawnwales696 Жыл бұрын

Load bearing exercise is good for your bone density as well as your muscles. Your joints have weight sensing nerves and if you are putting regular loads on your joints it can stimulate bone density. Make sure to take vitamin D and calcium supplements. Your body needs it not just for your bones but also for your heart.

@nicholassmith2660 Жыл бұрын

I'm an exercise science student. Your videos like this are absolutely fascinating! Good to see you adapting and pushing yourself in the gym!💪

@AAIVE Жыл бұрын

you had me at, ‘meat leg’ 🤣

@ajeet16 Жыл бұрын

I love that you call it your “meat leg”😂

@DustyHoney Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing how much your other leg has to compensate, I don’t think most people realize.

@xavimaos Жыл бұрын

The term meat leg is insanely funny

@valee75 Жыл бұрын

Love the term “meat leg” 😂

@tammarastephens3728 Жыл бұрын

Meat leg vs prosthetic leg is probably the best video of all time. 😅 I absolutely love your videos

@hereholdthiswillya Жыл бұрын

it'll also help your spine health, and keep your butt from going flat on one side. things that I was today years old before i ever thought about. thanks for being so open

@davidseverin2849 Жыл бұрын

Way to go Jo! Thanks for sharing.

@danjohnston9037 Жыл бұрын

gotta love her grit

@ilshaguides Жыл бұрын

Also keep in mind that muscles work in systems of energy transference - even though the press is _primarily_ for your upper leg, the lower leg, and how it works with the upper leg does a _lot_ of work in the movement. So it's not necessarily that it is *as* weak as you think it is - you are simply quite literally just missing some of the muscles used in the energy transference. So when you work out, be careful not to compensate with bad form, just remember the muscle that is there, *is* still working, it's just doing it alone now.

@duncanrussell2734 Жыл бұрын

Its amazing to see your journey, but one thing to note. Please be careful locking out your knee completely on leg presses, it can be incredibly dangerous and ive seen it first hand break someones leg.

@FootlessJo Жыл бұрын

I’ve actually seen a few comments noting that I had no idea! Thank you!!

@duncanrussell2734 Жыл бұрын

@@FootlessJo I never imagined youd actually see this! I know you probably wont read this next part, but youre an inspiration lots of folks look for but may not realize exist. You bring lots of positivity and a look inside to realize what everyday life is like for an amputee

@cloroxbleach8808 Жыл бұрын

wow, this is so interesting! for some reason, i thought the prosthetic side would be stronger because it „works harder“ to make up for the difference, but seems like it’s the exact opposite. Never too late to learn something new! Thank you for sharing this

@kaylanotkyla Жыл бұрын

defs gotta try out leg extension too, and backwards dead mill!! gets the quads working again. i had a knee injury that had me disabled for a while but with the right physio and strength and mobility training, i’m back to where i was thankfully. it took a lot of bad days, but seeing the numbers go up is so fulfilling!!

@Arcticstar0 Жыл бұрын

I only injured my knee, but used a crutch for a month cause I had a holiday booked already. When my physio assessed the difference after my surgery, he concluded I lost 60% of my muscle mass in that quad compared to my good leg. It really does go away when you favour one leg, let alone are missing one.

@michaelrhine3152 Жыл бұрын

This’ll probably help your running A LOT

@somerandomguy4149 Жыл бұрын

Wow that is crazy 🤯 but hey never give up. And dont worry about what people think at least your out there trying. And that is all that matters keep up the good work. We are all rooting for u much love.

@RentonThunder Жыл бұрын

Good to hear you are taking care of yourself

@Serenity_Dee Жыл бұрын

Okay, your left leg is about three times as strong on the leg press as your right leg. The cube root of 3 is about 1.4422, and the reciprocal of the cube root of 3 is about 0.6934, which tracks with your right leg being about 70% the width of your left leg. The square cube law continues to work!

@mikerouch416 Жыл бұрын

Good work!

@601salsa Жыл бұрын

Your vids are so inspiring and humbling. I only have a spine pain issue but weight strength training on a amputated side is nothing short of the feat of atlas considering everything you have to think about each day.....❤ best wishes for your future

@gamergirlgametheorist3078 Жыл бұрын

My fave workout machine! Real nice if you want to work out your legs but feel like youre just having fun in a rocking chair. Good luck strengthening that leg

@thecomputerguy6335 Жыл бұрын

Part of that strength difference is that you don't have the muscle function around your knee that would be helping provide half the effort as you have minimised aid from the muscles on the lower leg on that side

@parzivalgt3623 Жыл бұрын

You just answered the biggest question I had LoL

@z-rex8530 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, keep it up!

@darylm7239 Жыл бұрын

Love your posts!!! You are such a strong woman!!❤

@CatchThesePaws Жыл бұрын

Is this recent? It’s so good to see you’re doing well! I know it’s odd coming from a stranger, but I hope you take the positive vibes all the same :)

@HanaTheRussell Жыл бұрын

Damn that’s wild! Good to know

@funkyfemsel2112 Жыл бұрын

New perspective on leg day

@Jim.Frantzisson Жыл бұрын

What ever the weight is keep going and stay motivated You are an inspiration to us all

@boredombear4237 Жыл бұрын

Makes sense that leg is half the size of the other. Hope your training goes well

@oldvlognewtricks Жыл бұрын

I’d also be interested in the difference in range of motion - the video only showed the end range, and I wonder how the mobility is balanced

@ToadboyVlogs Жыл бұрын

My homie said he got a leg up in life...I didn't realize that he stole it till now

@ashrowan2143 Жыл бұрын

As some people have already said try avoiding extending your leg all the way when you push up on the machine, keep a slight bend in your knee to avoid injury

@danielday2190 Жыл бұрын

You go little Wonder woman You're awesome and I'm also a right leg amputee too and I have to do stuff to help strengthen up so I'm more equal you have a great day

@Snake1366 Жыл бұрын

Now how I know how Anakin felt with the force.

@Chuck_84 Жыл бұрын

👏🏾👏🏾 keep going it will get stronger 💪🏿

@kawaiilotus Жыл бұрын

Always do things in split sets that separate out the left and right side of you, when things are more even you can go back to doing things in unison

@fragilefleur Жыл бұрын

I have uneven strength in both sides from a bunch of issues with spine, arthritis and tremor that’s greater in my left hand. I didn’t even realize the weaknesss til I started PT again recently for neck pain and realized letting it go and favoring my right and guarding left for hands and opposite sides for legs bc I need a knee replacement. It is very frustrating to me but watching you I see that you are just working on it and I wonder the feelings behind this. You are doing great to prevent injury from too much compensation as much as you have control over. Go girl go!! 🎉

@sarahchrisco1394 Жыл бұрын

This is probably because you've either had it longer or it's made different, but my brain kept thinking about my uncle's prosthetic leg and how painful it is from him to just WALK let alone do THIS.

@kyala04 7 ай бұрын

You should definitely do stability training on that side, it’s the best way to help even out weakness on one side and it’s a great way to help prevent injury. A KZfaq channel called SquatUniversity makes many videos about stability training

@heyysimone Жыл бұрын

Never thought id read the word "meat leg" but here we are

@queencupcake09 Жыл бұрын

Seeing this journey take place would be interesting to see. It could also motivate other amputee people to exercise!

@seankeegan5868 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@brookestamey8379 Жыл бұрын

I have to use that for PT too and it is defiantly different with normal vs bad leg.

@brookestamey8379 Жыл бұрын

Keep going! It gets better and you got this!

@natalieharrington7728 Жыл бұрын

Good job! Just a quick tip - don’t hyperextend ur knees on the leg press. It leads to injury and it’s just a rule of thumb to not fully extend ur leg straight. I know first hand, just trying to help!!

@soimsha. Жыл бұрын

Not only that, it will help keep your legs the same size too

@soupCONSUMER Жыл бұрын

Yes of course there will be a strength difference, but it also has to do with leverage in a way. In this machine your left leg has full control over the lower area and therefore can lessen the stress on the upper area, while the prosthetic leg has very little control over the lower area making it akin to trying to lift a squat bar from the edge instead of the middle.

@croaklikeatoad4384 Жыл бұрын

On seated leg press I tend to use my calf quite a bit, it makes sense that missing muscles would decrease your overall capacity

@briangillespey2246 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately i kinda figured it would be work out the prosthetic side to even it out as much it will allow you to

@caraevans2609 Жыл бұрын

I’m paraplegic and I love that I can do these leg presses. I totally understand!

@justindian1508 Жыл бұрын

Good luck with your goals 🤠

@jacquesc0usteau Жыл бұрын

Go Jo! You’re gonna smash that goal now you know! 30lb is still a great start

@Rosaline842 Жыл бұрын

I never thought about the fact that for an amputee, their non-amputated limb would have to compensate that much for one that’s only partially amputated. It’s obvious but it just never came to mind.

@JoeBlowe01 Жыл бұрын

I never thought someone would call it a meat leg lol

@leahbateman5545 Жыл бұрын

When I had back surgery and had to get leg strength back after learning to walk again I was surprised at how weak my legs were compared to before and 3 years later I'm still working on it but I know ill get there and so will u

@bendeywendy8065 Жыл бұрын

I've really noticed the past few weeks how much slimmer her right thigh is now compared to her left

@sluna6434 Жыл бұрын

Not amputee but I had 7 surgeries on my right leg and the strength difference is REAL, I'm going to start working at it now but I ended up injuring my left leg because it was overcompensating way too much when running

@user-nj1ll9uw6m 6 ай бұрын

Keep up the positive attitude beautiful ❤

@italalamsberg5424 7 ай бұрын

I had the same problem! With my left leg 40 and my amputee leg it was only 20… Now I’am bussy to built up my quadriceps for my amputee leg😊

@TreadWalkin Жыл бұрын

Meat Leg LOL. I knew this was one of your shorts even before looking beyond that. Love the humor. There is a movie that this reminds me of. I'll edit if i can find it.

@ryla22 Жыл бұрын

Make sure to be careful about over extending your knees, they can be bent backwards with surprisingly little amounts of force. I had my knee be bent backwards about 50° or so by only approximately 100lbs. It is not fun at all, and I couldn't walk for almost a month. It took about 2-3 years to fully heal

@dougallen852 6 ай бұрын

I'm a bk amputee and have been weightraining for years, I do leg pressing, squating and deadlifting (moderate weight) with no issues and it has built my prosthetic side strength up alot compared to not doing it at all. I would strongly suggest you mention to your prosthesis you are pressing weight so you have prosthetic that's much stronger to withstand the stress.

@richardhill2643 Жыл бұрын

80 kg left leg, 30 right! But if i do too many reps, it hurts my left hip (I also had a total hip replacement seven years ago) My left thigh muscles are very noticeably bigger than my right, and my left calf is huge! A cycling friend of mine one day looked at my left leg and commented “I wish I had legs like that!”, to which I replied, “Yeah, I wish I has two legs like that”! It does get easier with time as your whole body adjusts, but I think the most important thing is to find a good prosthetist, one who listens to your needs and builds accordingly.

@schoo9256 Жыл бұрын

I was so sure that there was going to be a plot twist and your prosthetic side was going to blow it out of the water. I forgot we don't live in the future and also you did not, in fact, get a full titanium cybernetic replacement for your entire skeleton.

@izzyt2226 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried one legged sited squats it's great for strength and stability

@beckyw8871 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love that machine

@grandmackdady Жыл бұрын

this is good to know that i will need to work on my left leg so it will be able to be close with the meat leg

@ASPCTpl Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@Astigmaniac Жыл бұрын

I thought prosthetic legs would be stronger but then again, it is the muscle that does the work which isn't there on the prosthetics. thanks for sharing this

@maximilianwalker5961 Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry but I laughed at the fact you call your unamputated leg “Meat Leg” 😂

@heathjones7002 Жыл бұрын

I am a RBKA also..godspeed!

@eggieo6659 Жыл бұрын

i had this same experience i have chronic issues with one leg on top of generalized joint pain and rhag leg can barely hold my weight

@stuckbiscuit3796 Жыл бұрын

Mind my ignorance but what are the potentials that she hurts herself working out with that particular machine on that leg? Is it the same as a normal? They're quite dangerous on non amputee legs so I'm curious, thank you! Love your content

@DWPersianExcursion Жыл бұрын

Love and blessings ❤️

@wdwerker Жыл бұрын

I wonder if low impact reps or more weight would build strength better? Probably a question for your experts/trainer.

@billywhite8033 Жыл бұрын

At first I thought that the prosthetic would be stronger because it’s made out of more durable materials but as I watched it I figured out that there’s no muscle in it so it won’t have the same strength as the other leg. Interesting

@tehmuse1521 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if there's a ratio or percentage that could be used to help people feel ok with the fact that one side will always be stronger without increasing muscle in one side