Last year I was injured in an accident involving a Drunk Driver. I was sitting on the tailgate of a truck in a parking lot and he back his car into my leg. Anyway, before the accident, I was on a very strict regime, of dieting and working out. I was in great shape, probably the best shape of my life. But I was injured pretty bad, and was in the hospital for about 3 months. After I got out of the hospital, I was sent home on convalescent leave for 2 months to heal. Before I ask my question, I just want to let you know the extent of my injuries. My left calf was degloved, skin and muscle, halfway off of my leg, and my left heel was ripped off of my foot. For those of you who do not know what a degloving is, it's when the skin and sometimes muscle, is peeled down or off like a glove. It's been 13 months since my accident, and I'm back to jogging, even running sprints somedays. But I still have a hard time jumping, and doing calf raises, and a few other exercises. I just started my leg routine again, and since I've been off my right leg has gotten weaker, but it's still bigger than my left. I understand that my left leg will never be what it once was, but I still want to get the best out of it I can get. The docs had to take some of my calf muscle off from damage, but I still think I can get it as strong as my right. It will just be overworked. Is that possible?
My leg healed with my foot in a downward position and my ankle was locked, so I had to have an achilles lengthening. Will that have any effect on how strong I can get my leg?
I'm also afraid that I will over work my right leg during my leg workouts, so would it be a better idea to work them 1 at a time like on leg press and leg curl and ext.?
I have no idea how to train my Legs now, need a little help, got plenty of motivation!

I am so sorry to hear about your accident. I believe that with the extent of the damage, it would be more advisable to talk to a physical therapist. GL!

I've done some physical therapy, a lot of stretches, endurance stuff, but I think I've come to a point where I need to build the muscle now. I'm just wondering is there anyway my injured leg will ever be as strong as my right leg again? Like I said, I started working my legs into my routine yesterday, and they are fairly sore. But my right leg is more sore than my left leg is. I'm trying to work back up to heavy weight, and I'm afraid I may be overcompensating with my right leg, but I can't really tell. Heres a copy of my workout.

Squat 1 X 10 @ 225 warm-up
3 X 8-10 @ 300lbs.
Leg Press
3 X 8-10 @ 325lbs.
Leg EXT
3 X 10-12 @ 145lbs
Leg Curl
3 X 10-12 @ 130lbs
Calf Raises
3 X Failure


Like I said, the calf raises I can only get so many in. My left leg is weak, so I have to use both legs, or little weight. :d_biggrin But I'm very motivated, and willing to try anything to help build this leg back up.

What I ment was, maybe you should ask a physical therapist to make you a program?
Advice: give your bad leg a bit more time.