Hi guys,
Thanks for what you do here. 2 questions, one post.
First, I tore my quad about a year ago while squatting. It was a muscle belly tear and it’s taken this long to fully rehab. I am fairly confident that it is good to go and have had zero discomfort/wonkiness in about 2-3 months. That being said, I have lost 60-70 pounds on my squat over the year (my 1 rep max is where my 5’s were when I tore it). My intention at this point it to just try to add 5 pounds every week to my e1RM and program based on that and try to scratch my way back up.
So this week, my @8’s were based on 455, next week, I would try to hit my RPE numbers based on 460.
Is this a good approach?
2nd question. Through all of this rehabbing and lots and lots of squatting, I’ve figured out that I have about a ½” leg length discrepancy. My left femur (which is the quad I tore) is shorter than my right. Basically, if I’m hitting depth on my right side, my left hip is just at parallel.
Should I be concerned about this going forward and do you think this had any contribution to the injury?
Thanks again for all the info and guidance you all provide.