Do you train your calf after ACL reconstruction? 🦵 Great take always on calf progression after ACLR by Christman & Jayaseelan, 2025, Few highlights:A study on rats found significant gastrocnemius atrophy just 7–10 days after being non-weightbearing post-ACLR. In humans,…
Fantastic to get the opportunity to share knowledge and experience about ACL rehabilitation! Yesterday, I hosted an ACL workshop at @fitogsundskanderborg in collaboration with @idraetsfyssen. The workshop is based on my experience from Aspetar, where our ACL team as well…
When Does Rehabilitation End vs. When Does Performance Start? Managing ACL rehabilitation is a collaborative process involving members of a multidisciplinary team (e.g., medical, performance, and technical staff) at different stages to optimize the return to play (RTP) process. Although…
Physical activity during my wife’s pregnancy – the dad perspective. With my new title as “Dad/far/Papi” and speculating on how to kickstart my own training routine again, I reflected back on some of the notes I took in my wife’s…
The last week has been an incredible week. I have attended The World Leading Aspetar International Conference on ACL rehabilitation “The Complete guide to the Athletic ACL” with an outstanding line up of speakers. I am proud to have been…
Most of this blogpost is based on below study by Weakley et al. 2021. See all the references at the end of this article. Introduction Athletes perform resistance training to develop strength, power, and lean body mass. To achieve…
Reference Schoenfeld, B. J., Fisher, J. P., Grgic, J., Haun, C,T., Helms, E T., Phillips, S, M., Steele, J., Vigotsky, A, D. (2021).Resistance Training Recommendations to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy in an Athletic Population: Position Stand for the IUSCA.International Journal of…
Just finished my Bill Star old school 5×5 program 28-12-2020 1RM 118 kg 28-12-2020 1RM 118 kg
My shoulder press progression Just finished my Bill Star old school 5×5 program 28-12-2020 1RM 50kg shoulder press 18-1-2021 5RM 45.5
My back squat progression Just finished Bill Star old school 5×5 program 28-12-2020 1RM 118 kg 24-01-2021 2RM 111kg 4-2-2021 3RM 114kg 17-1-2021 4RM 108.9kg 04-01-2021 5RM 104kg 19-1-2021 7RM 81.5kg 21-1-2021 8RM 88.5kg Share this:
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