Permanently Atrophied Calf? Help!
Hello. I have searched the forums for the answer to this question and I hope you can help. I've been running LP for 1 month from a completely untrained state and am making better progress than I could have ever imagined. The problem I have lies with an issue that has affected me over the last year. Due to an old injury i was forced to have a discectomy a little over a year ago. At the time I had a noticeable size difference in my calf muscles. My left calf is obviously smaller that my right one. Now I have no desire for bodybuilder type calves in the least. I'm old enough to be over that type of silly Bullshit. The main concern I have is after a few months of rehab, 6 months of walking, and a month on NLP there is no difference. What has really bought it to my attention is the fact I'm getting ready to add in the power clean to my program. I can not do a single leg calf raise on that leg, have absolutely no pain in it, and have no foot drop as best i can tell. To say all of that I have a few questions. First of all, Will I be able to do power cleans long term as the weight get heavy? If no what would be a suitable replacement exercise? Lastly, do you have an opinions or experiences with EMS devices in an attempt to shock the nerve endings in order to stimulate any type of growth? I'm 36 years old, 5'10" 251lbs around 24% bodyfat. Also since I forgot to include it earlier my ortho/pa's have pretty much said it may grow back and it may not. These are also the same one that told me not to barbell train so I don't put a lot of faith in them. Thanks in advance for your time and thank you and everyone else involved in this site and forum. I'm looking forward to this new chapter in my life.