Leg Help Please

[Jigfish]

A little history about myself to fully understand what I need to do. After being wounded in Afghanistan, I spent 8 yrs. in a wheel chair and had 9 back surgeries, 3 disco-grams and 3 milo-grams. My weight got up to 280lbs. After all the surgeries I have limited standing and walking with help of a battery in my RIGHT hip. My weight is down to 230lbs. I'm wanting to compete this summer in a body building show to prove to myself life is not over.

I have developed a fairly nice frame but my left leg is developing nice but the right leg (side with my battery) is way behind and is not developing like the left. I need help with this.

Should I drop the weight when doing the left leg and do less reps and do higher weight and more reps with the right? Please help.

[mtpockets]

No advice

But will bump ya and wish you the best of luck

Someone will have your answers

Thanks for your service

[silverlightning]

as a fellow gulf war veteran i salute you. i would do leg presses one leg at a time and also leg extensions and split squats on the smith machine to bring up the right side. i would add more volume i.e. sets and reps to the right side until its up to par with the left side. hope this helps and GL.

[Old-Time-Lifter]

as a fellow gulf war veteran i salute you. i would do leg presses one leg at a time and also leg extensions and split squats on the smith machine to bring up the right side. i would add more volume i.e. sets and reps to the right side until its up to par with the left side. hope this helps and GL.

This ^^

And thank you both for your service and sacrifices. God Bless!

[Garage Rat]

No.
There is scientific evidence that working an uninjured limb has effect on the "injured limb".
Do a search.
Im not sure if it would work for you if you have nerve damage on your right side but i don't think it would hurt.
Also in bodybuilding you need to be balanced in your physique.
If you just work your good side and forget about you injured side i think that it would be that much worse.
Have you discussed any of this with your doctor?
He may have some advice for you that could help.
Anyway keep training hard and keep focused on your goal.
Best of luck to you.